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Best fan for cooling down bedroom?
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So, I live in a one bedroom condo that's 850 sqft in South Florida. The AC is most likely 20 years old at this point, but the landlord does not care and every time it stops working he just sends someone out to 'fix it'. I've been living here for about 6 years. To add to it the condo has vaulted ceilings so that doesn't help.
Anyway, it's been taking longer and longer to cool down the whole place lately, especially the bedroom. I set the thermostat to 70 and it will maybe get to 72 by 4am lol.
I have a ceiling fan in the bedroom that rattles every few minutes and wakes me up, as well as a 10 year old Lasko tower fan that doesn't even blow half way up anymore and also rattles sometimes.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I could get to replace the old Lasko fan? I also use it for white noise to help me sleep so I don't need it to be super quiet. Right now, the fan doesn't help cool down the room at all as it's not really blowing any air. Or maybe could I take it apart and clean it and it would work again?
Top Comment: The Woozoo fans at Costco are super popular right now.
High quality long lasting fan that will do me for years for the summer?
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How good can fans get, any recommendations for a high quality one, or anything simple to cool down a room I guess?
Top Comment: EDIT: This post suddenly seems to be getting a lot of attention from Googlers, so it has been clarified and updated with additional info. Fan collector here. Lots of experience. First of all, it's important to understand that a fan does not cool a room. All it does is move existing air from point A to point B. Depending on the temperature and relative humidity of the air versus your body, circulating the air can help to cool you. But if fans could cool a room, no one would need AC. That out of the way, and assuming you're in the US (you should specify country because offerings are very different around the world), fans are very hit or miss nowadays. Most of them are very cheaply made of course, and not many are truly BIFL like they used to be. If you insist on getting a new fan, you're basically choosing either power or noise level. Fans don't offer powerful airflow at a reasonable noise level anymore. In my experience, of the four major brands left most commonly found at an average big box store: Lasko tends to be louder but relatively powerful and the motors last the longest Honeywell and Kaz tends to be middle of the road, but the Honeywell Turbo fans tend to have motors whose bearings wear out and rattle pretty quickly GD Midea (mostly store brands like Mainstays, also Pelonis) tend to be quiet but weaker, except the 20" box fan, that's quite loud, also decent motors Vornado is pretty good but not what they used to be (they really cheapened out their motors in the last few years) but I've heard they have great warranties and customer service, and truly stand behind their products If you don't mind spending a little more money, there are still some very well made commercial-grade fans under manufacture. In particular the Air King, TPI, iLiving, Ken Brown, and some of Comfort Zone's high velocity series. If you go this route, look for ones with ball bearings or oil ports. The only downside to these is they're intended to move as much air as possible in situations where noise level is not a concern, so it may be too much for a residential use case. Now if you want an actual BIFL fan that's quiet and strong, you have no choice but to go vintage. A lot of people would assume an antique metal finger-chopper, but you may be surprised that one of the best fans you can get in general is a Sanyo (or anything made by Sanyo: Lasko, Galaxy, some Dayton, some Panasonic, some Sears) 12" or 16" oscillating fan from the 70s or 80s. I posted about these; here's what they look like . They have similar efficiency to modern fans, last decades without maintenance, and are relatively common and inexpensive still, not to mention freaking beautiful. Also the blades aren't exposed, so they're safer around children and pets. Finally, let's talk about maintenance, which is just as big a part of BIFL as the product itself. The most important thing you can do is keep the fan clean. When it's all dusty, especially if there's a line of dust/hair on the blade scoop, performance is impacted significantly. In addition, dust can clog up the motor, which restricts airflow over it, resulting in it running hotter than it should, which will reduce its life or even cause it to quit if the thermal fuse blows. A little compressed air goes a long way. The second most important thing is to oil them. The most common problems with fans, such as blades not spinning, spinning slower than they used to, rattling, or squealing, can be fixed by oiling the bearings. As a rule of thumb, blades should coast for at least 10 seconds after turning it off, and the bigger the fan, the longer it should coast. Oiling should be done regularly even if the fan isn't exhibiting any issues as a preventative maintenance. Use the best fix-it resource on the planet to your advantage, YouTube! For oil, you want SAE-20 non-detergent motor oil. In the US, that means 3-in-1 blue bottle, or Zoom Spout turbine oil. Stay cool!
What is the best fan you’ve owned that saved you in the summer?
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Summer is approaching, and the heatwaves are going to come. We all know how bad they genuinely can be especially sleeping at night. What brand or specific fan did you use to survive?
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Best fans vs just basic fan
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Are there fans that are ACTUALLY worth paying premium on? Does any fan do anything different than just a normal basic fan blowing warm air? Any innovation? I've seen Dyson head to head and am Not impressed. Already have an air purifier too
Top Comment: Fans do not cool the air. It will only blow the temp of the air in the room. I purchased a Shark Flexbreeze and am super pleased with it so far. It has an adaptor that attaches to the front and I can hook a mister on that - nice for outside, not inside. Hunter or Air King will likely outlive most. I have several 80+ years old fans that are restored - those are premium in my book.
Best fan for bedroom cooling/sleep?
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Top Comment: I really like Vornado fans. Quiet and efficient but can move some serious air if you need it.
is an Air Circulator just a fan?
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im trying to buy a fan for my living room but alot of the fans i see on amazon are these expensive wifi enabled "air circulator". there are cheaper fans at my local walmart so im probably gonna get one of thoese but i was wondering if they're and different from a nornal fan?
Top Comment: Air circulators are designed to focus air to a point, and push it further. But yes, they are fans in general.
Box, tower, or pedestal, for overnight air circulation as a ceiling fan replacement in a bedroom?
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I'm moving into an apartment that doesn't have a ceiling fan in the bedroom, and I'd like to get a fan that'll do the next best job at circulating air around the room at night. I hear a lot about Vornado as a brand, but what I can't figure out is what form of fan to get. I see pedestal fans, tower fans, box fans - which of these would be the best for what I'm after?
Top Comment: It depends on how much space you're willing to dedicate to moving air. Tower fans are the most space efficient, but they really aren't that powerful or quiet. Works fine for most people in temperate climates who just want things to go from mildly uncomfortable to nice. Pedestal fans will have a little more power and are cheaper but you're losing a lot of space it's easy to knock over or knock into things etc. Box fans, IMO, are for stuffing in an open window to blow air in or out. If you set a pair up to blow air in one set of windows or one side of the house and out another, and especially if you can take advantage of the prevailing wind in your area, that can be excellent.... If you're in an area with low noise pollution and high air quality, otherwise you'll probably never want to open a window if you don't have to. I have one of the Vornado desk air circulators, a 560 in my case but I'd recommend a 660 or 753 if you have the space, set ontop of a shelf in the corner of my room. Works great for me and doesn't use up any floor space. Depending on your apartment's rules on use of wall anchors, you may want to look into getting a garage style wall or ceiling mount oscillating fan like this or this and putting it in the corner of your room. All the benefits of a pedestal without it being in the way. You won't have to drill large or deep holes to mount it, you'll just need to run an extension cord for power, and you will lose no floor space just like you would with a ceiling fan.