Temperatures are dropping, leaves are falling and that means one thing: it's time to change the direction of your ceiling fan! Depending on where you live, you might use your ceiling fan year-round.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Temperatures are dropping, leaves are falling and that means one thing: it's time to change the direction of your ceiling fan!

If you think your ceiling fan is only worth turning on in the summer months, think again. There are actually two directions your fan can spin, each one circulating air in an entirely different way.

Most of us flip the switch on our ceiling fans without a second thought. It spins, it cools, it does the job. Simple enough, right? Yet here's the thing: that simple ceiling fixture hanging above your ...

During the summer, when your home feels as balmy indoors as the weather outside, a ceiling fan can help you out with the flick of a switch (especially when paired with an air conditioning unit). But ...