Originally posted by Tom S. ............The conclusion is during winter months, a ceiling fan will help level out the temps in a confined space, thus saving some money, but will be uncomfortable for most people. ................
Setting the fan to blow toward the ceiling will minimize that effect. As you said, it will circulate the air either way, but there will be less felt air movement. When set to draw from the room, and blow towards the ceiling, the air tends to move across the ceiling, is deflected toward the walls, and has lost velocity by the time it gets to the lower parts of the room.