Product Description

O2-Cool, 10", 2 Speed, Battery Operated Indoor/Outdoor Fan, Up To 24 Hours Continuous Battery Life, Pivots For Directional Air Flow, Sturdy Base For Table Use, Portable & Easy To Carry, Folding Design Saves Space, Operates On 8 "D" Batteries (Batteries Not Included), AC Adapter Jack.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #147194 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: GLJ LLC
• Model: 1053
• Dimensions: 3.00 pounds

Features

• Up To 24 Hours Continuous Battery Life
• Pivots For Directional Air Flow
• Sturdy Base For Table Use, Portable & Easy To Carry
• Folding Design Saves Space
• Operates On 8 "D" Batteries, (Batteries Not Included) AC Adapter Jack

Customer Reviews

Considerable Disaster Relief
Having suffered terribly in the tropical heat in the aftermath of a couple of hurricanes last year, where it took from one to three weeks before power was restored, when I found this fan on sale at a local store, I purchased it and what seemed to be a large supply of D cells. I really was surprised, however, when I actually ended up needing to use it for just that purpose. We were without power for a full week (and that was lucky!) and was grateful to have the fan (some others in the region will be without for as much as three weeks! and the weather is warming back up a little... they will be wishing they'd bought one of these). It's simply amazing the amount of pure joy and relief one gets when the power comes back on!

It seems to be a fairly good quality fan, though not particularly robust (in some ways it seems a little delicate, such as the plastic switch and battery compartment cover--but nothing has failed in any way). It provides a fairly full breeze, though perhaps considerably less than half what an AC powered fan of similar size would provide (still it was easily enough to allow me to sleep, even on low setting). It makes a reasonable hum on low with fresh batteries, almost a little noisy on high--however, before long the batteries will weaken and the hum is hardly noticeable). It opens like a book with one side, the base, heavy with batteries, so it's quite stable where it sits. This fan in some ways though, is not a small one. It's around a foot wide (11.5in)--so the U shaped base will require a modest open space (11.5x8in) (probably only packrats like me would even notice that) to put it. The way it folds opens allows you to adjust the angle (up/down), which I did find useful.

The only real problem with the fan is that it is not cheap to run. I found battery prices on store brand D cells to run around a dollar each (give or take, and your mileage may vary). It may indeed still be running after the quoted 24 hours, but just barely. While using it somehwere around half the day (and night), I did have to change out the batteries on the second day--so the claim isn't far off). However, when you actually change EIGHT D cells, you realize how much battery that really is. Plus, if you find yourself without power for an indefinite period of time (such as following a natural disaster), you'll be trying to use it sparingly as you look at your now precious and limited supply of batteries (say 4 sets at $32). After several days, you'll think it really eats batteries and you might find, as I did, that even once most stores have reopened, there isn't a single D cell battery to be found. My usage ended up being about $4 to $6 a day, and when doing without power that doesn't seem so bad (however, had it been hot like last year, I'd have been using twice that running it all the time--possibly on high--and I would have run out of batteries... such a stock would have required at least $80, and more likely $120 or more--just for 10 days).

I considered rechargeable D cell batteries and a solar charger, but found the prices in the neighborhood of $10 each, which would be an $80 option--without the charger. However, very conveniently, it does have an external power socket for 12V--so if you get an adapter cord and have a spare car battery or portable battery package it could be a handy way to run it for longer periods (of course, it would easily work fine in the car with the appropriate lighter plug adapter cord, except that it's relatively large and would really need it's own open seat). I wish they had a rechargeable version with an external battery pack option.

Overall, I think a single person could probably get by with a smaller, less powerful (and consumptive) fan--but it did provide a very comfortable amount of air (useful even when the temperatures didn't reach uncomfortable levels--and seemed well worth the cost). To provide a light breeze for a larger area such as for a whole sofa or queen bed, this is a good way to go (just buy a considerably stock of batteries). Alas, I can't imagine much use for it short of power outages or camping. The best bet would be to have both this fan and a smaller one and use them as required.

An excellent value
This fan performs well and is reasonably quiet when on its low speed. An advantage not mentioned in the product description is that it has a 12VDC power input jack. Add a 12V cable (available from Radio Shack) and you can run it from an 12V cigarette lighter jack instead of the built-in D batteries. This makes it ideal for RVers. It also has both a folding handle and a hook, so you can hang it up if you like.

The next step up from this fan is a Fan-Tastic "Endless Breeze" 14" box fan. The Endless Breeze moves more air and does it even more quietly, but it costs five times as much as this fan--in the neighborhood of $75. For $13-$17, the O2Cool 10" box fan is an exceptional value. I own three.

GREAT air flow !!!!
This fan is great! I use it on the desktop, operated with batteries.It puts out a good airflow.It's great because you can fold it up and down, and angle it.It comes with an adapter(plug in), which is another great option.
I know the anytime we have a summer "blackout" this battery operated fan will do the trick just fine!