Nice little fan
I'm pretty happy with this little fan so far. I've got one of those houses which was never intended to be inhabited without air conditioning - windows which don't open all the way, dead end hallways with no vent for hot air, and so forth. Surviving summer without AC in this architectural disaster requires a fleet of strategically placed fans. The only functional windows in my living room are a pair of small decorative lights on either side of a picture window. This fan, at approximately 10 x 10 x 6 inches deep, is one of the few fans on the market which will actually fit into the tiny opening of my living room windows. Despite its diminutive size, this little fan manages to air out my entire living room when I come home after work and turn it on. Unlike a lot of vortex style fans, this one seems to pull air from the back and not just the sides, so it brings in outside air when it's sitting on a window sill.
Works almost too well!
My landlord keeps the heat on until May--completely unnecessary in my part of the world. So I need something to keep my apartment tolerably comfortable until then. I chose this fan for the reasonable price and small footprint. I was afraid it would be too small to be effective in my large (20x15) living room, but figured I'd give it a shot. Boy, am I glad I did. 10 minutes on low speed was enough to make my living room almost a bit too chilly! I had to turn it off. So not only is it an efficient cooler, it's energy efficient, because you won't have to run it all the time. It's not silent, but it's quiet enough that my cat will sit next to it. I'll be buying another for my bedroom.
Most versatile fan I've ever owned
This is one of the best fans I've ever owned and I really wish I would have bought one sooner.
We have had the same fan for two years and use it all year round. We use it in the summer to make our AC more efficient and in winter to keep our apartment evenly warmed.
USE: Most people are used to using a fan by having it blow directly at them but THIS IS NOT HOW TO USE THESE FANS! Vornado fans are able to push air much longer distances and thus are great at circulating air in a room. Many of the poor reviews for these fans are because people don't know (or don't bother to learn) how to use it.
NOISE: It's a fan that pushes a lot of air, it's going to be kind of loud. On it's lowest setting it's actually surprisingly quiet and makes less noise than the box fan I have. On the medium and high settings it is quite loud but also pushes a TON of air. This super high setting is great if you need to air out a room for, for example, drying paint, a wet/flooded...
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