# Which way should I direct a fan while the A/C is busted?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 12, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-should-i-direct-a-fan-while-the-a-c-is-busted/836986 "2019-07-12T21:23:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-should-i-direct-a-fan-while-the-a-c-is-busted/836986/21 "2019-07-24T13:31:36Z")

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Before I got central air in my house, I would put a large fan in the window facing east towards Lake Michigan and suck the air into the house and, on the opposite end of the hall, I had a fan in the window blowing air out. That created a current that kept the upstairs comfortable except on super hot days. I read somewhere that, when the temperature reaches 95 degrees, fans are pretty much ineffective in terms of cooling.

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