Big Ass Fans
FROM BIG ASS FANS
A Science Les�on
Everyone knows fans keep you comfy in the summer, but not everyone knows how they
work. Prepare to get schooled by Big Ass Fans! With 80 degreed engineers on staff and
the world’s only dedicated research and development laboratory for large, overhead
fans, we’re the foremost experts on airflow.
COOL YOURSELF, NOT YOUR SURROUNDINGS
IS IT HOT IN HERE OR IS IT ME?
FANS IMPROVE YOUR INTERNAL A/C
SAVE ENERGY. BE MORE PRODUCTIVE.
Have you ever left a fan running to keep the area cool? Sorry to say, it doesn’t work.
Fans don’t cool spaces – they cool you. Airflow from a fan can make you feel up to 10°F
(6°C) cooler than the temperature in a space, and the breeze improves your ability to
regulate your body heat.
As the human body metabolizes sugars, fats and other energy sources, it generates
heat (just like burning gas in a car). This heat can cause problems if it builds up –
symptoms of heat stress range from lethargy to death – which is why our bodies keep
us cool with perspiration and simple convection. We’re our own air conditioners!
Heat leaves our body more quickly when a breeze is present, and when the
surrounding air is colder and drier. While fans don’t change the air temperature, they
reduce humidity and create the breeze. Airflow quickly evaporates perspiration from
our skin and removes the hot, humid layer of air that builds up around our bodies, both
of which make our natural cooling process far more efficient.
Altering the temperature with air conditioners costs billions of dollars in electricity and
releases hundreds of millions of tons of carbon dioxide in the U.S. each year. Energy
efficient Big Ass Fans can save massive amounts of money by supplementing A/C or
replacing dozens of high-speed floor fans.
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