The fans their mission is to move the air. They all do the same, but not all have the same power, nor are they the same. Mainly we are going to find standing fans, which we place on the floor anywhere, and ceiling fans, which are fixed in the room where we place them.
Consumption of a ceiling and foot fan
The first thing to keep in mind is that not all devices will consume the same. you can find a small fan that consumes 30 or 40Wh, while another model can reach 100Wh. However, we are going to do an average and we are going to talk about the most common so that you can compare.
They are generally the ceiling fans those with lower consumption. The usual thing is that they are around 60-70Wh. If we put that they consume 65Wh, to make an average, we can calculate how much we are going to spend during one night if we have it on for 8 hours, for example. We need to know the price of energy, which we can put at €0.20 per kWh. Therefore, 8 hours of a 65W ceiling fan would cost us approximately €0.104.
Instead, the standing fans they tend to consume slightly more. Although the difference will not be excessive, they usually have between 80 and 90Wh of power. There are less, but the usual thing is usually this in a standing one. If we go back to the previous example, for an 85Wh fan we can spend about €0.136 for 8 hours on.
As you can see, ceiling fans are going to use a little less electricity. Of course, the difference is really small and any of them, even a model that consumes more, will use less electricity than any air conditioner.
The expense will depend on your rate
It is very important that you keep in mind that the real consumption The fan you have will depend on the contracted rate. A rate with hourly discrimination is not the same as another in which you pay the same regardless of what time of day you are. That will be decisive to calculate how much you can spend during a month.
For example, if you only use the fan to sleep at night, if you have time discrimination it is very likely that it will be much cheaper to put it than if you have a rate without time difference. At night it is cheaper to spend electricity, just like on weekends. It is at rush hour when it is more expensive.
You will also have to look at other factors, such as the power level to which you put the device. If it has several levels, when you put the lower one you will spend less. Of course, everything will always be marked by the maximum power that that fan admits. The higher the power, the more consumption you could have.
In short, as you can see, it is usually cheaper to put a ceiling fan than to use a standing one. You will be able to save energy in the first case, although the difference is really not very visible. If you use home automation and avoid problems with Wi-Fi, you can even control these devices.
