Honeywell QuietSet Whole Room Tower Fan-Black Oscillating Tower Fan with Remote HYF290B

To begin with, no fan is a substitute of an AC system, those that use one need to understand thermodynamics, AC units remove the heat from the room and have super-cooling methods that wouldn't be used in a fan. To get air OUT of a room, you need an exit, an open door, window, etc. I use mine in support of our AC unit, which is all the way in the living room (and struggles to reach my room). Fans are mainly intended to keep the air circulating, but by doing so also slightly (but noticeably in enclosed environments, far more than in open) increase the temperature as a byproduct. However, fans do make it more bearable, and make a significant difference when centered onto the person in question. It's a rather quiet, and tall fan, as opposed to the arguably much stronger, less efficient, and louder box fan that I used to have. This fan does rotate, has multiple settings including ones (that at the lower levels) are little more than white noise, meaning it can be used to give a slight cooling sensation, without being overwhelming, while also staying just loud enough to drown out the disturbances of the night, an owl hooting at an odd hour, birds flying around, etc. Is it perfect, no, in my case my bed happens to be too tall (which I had just set up a day prior to receiving the fan) to make the full use of the fan at night, however the white noise helps with sleeping, and it still does keep a good deal of the heat off at night. I would recommend it to someone who understood what they were looking for in a fan, and what they would be getting. If you are looking for a fan, not an AC unit, this is something that I would recommend. Read more

I've been through many floor standing fans (living in Phoenix) and I can tell you with certainty, this is the best at any price! Fans from Lasko, Sierra and others are too loud and fail too often. I purchased my first Honeywell floor fan at a national brick and mortar retailer many years ago and I still use it today. I have since realized I can save money and have it delivered to me by getting it here at Amazon. It is super easy to assemble (just push together two halves of the base, place the fan on top and put on and tighten the plastic 'nut' that holds it on the base). That's it. You will need two AAA batteries if you want to use the included remote that has a holder on the top back side of the fan. This fan has many fan speeds, a wind option (where the speed changes randomly, more like wind), a timer and an oscillation mode. It is whisper quiet and perfect for the side of the bed or in a room where it won't drown out conversation or the TV. Furthermore, I've never seen one of these go bad. Living in a dusty environment like Phoenix, fans typically don't last too long. Dust gets in the motor, they start getting loud and then they fail. I probably had to replace 4 fans (that were much cheaper) in the same time period that I owned my Honeywell fan. Even though the Honeywell fan was more money for a single fan I had previously purchased, trust me when I say purchasing FOUR cheaper fans as they kept failing after about a year or 18 months, is way more expensive. Not to mention the time and effort involved in throwing out the old and getting and setting up another one. So, now I have three of these and I won't buy any other floor standing fan. If anything changes, I'll update this review. Read more

This fan is by far the best fan I have owned. My favorite feature of this fan is the wireless remote that allows me to turn the fan on from across the room. The remote clicks into the fan for storage when not in use. This fan easily cools my large bedroom without taking up very much space. I have the fan 15 feet away from my bed and on the highest setting can easily feel a strong cool breeze. The fan is quieter than any other fan I have ever owned, even on the highest setting. The fan has an easy to see light to know what speed setting is selected and rotates to cover a large area. The fan has multiple speed settings, osculates, and has a timer option, all of which can be controlled via the remote or the fan itself. Overall I am extremely satisfied with this fan and recommend it to anyone looking for a quiet, yet powerful fan. Read more

It spins a cylindrical tower style rotary fan blade. A lot of different speed settings but I've ran this on high with the oscillate feature on for the past, 3-4 years. I planned on performing a full disassembly and cleaning but after my air purifier taking a lot longer than intended I wasn't in the mood. So I pointed my window A/C unit, a window fan and laid out a towel, I went to work with a vacuum with a brush attachment, then a light mist of 99% alcohol, then a light mist of 2 parts Dawn dish soap: 3 parts very very hot distilled water in a pressurized sprayer, followed by a rinse of cool pure distilled water while it was running and on oscillate. Turned it upside down and shook it out. smacked it a few times then a few more sprays of alcohol and scrubbing the vents with an old toothbrush, I could have used some automotive grease or silicone lubricant on the moving parts, but this thing will probably outlive most of my appliances already LOL... Then I let the fans blow on it for about 10 minutes and unplugged it and now i use it for my basement. Blows too hard now, lol. Hell of a fan. Compared to those big blade stand up fans, window fans, or a box fan, this thing is 1000x better, let me tell ya. I usually have the window fan blowing in, horizontally at the top of my window and this thing blowing toward the window. Seems weird but it works... get this, super quiet, efficient, powerful, fairly tall but doesn't take up much space, very durable (tipped over about 50 dozen times, could probably weigh it down with a thick piece of steel or a steel ring the same size as the one attached, ooh i am going to search that up or make one right now), remote (? I think i lost mine if it has one), overall a super amazing fan. Read more