Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #101611 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: Black
• Brand: Honeywell

Features

• Turbo grille for enhanced airflow and maximum comfort
• 3-speed manual control so you can vary the breeze to suit your needs
• 90° tilting head lets you position the fan for the greatest satisfaction
• Child resistant with safety speed controls and stable base
• 11Hx10Wx7D"

Customer Reviews

Quiet? No. Powerful cooling? YES!
If you think of this fan more in the air circulator class of significantly more expensive/larger metallic blade fans and not just as a traditional 'box' fan it suddenly starts to make a whole lot more sense. This is NOT a fan to be used if noise is at all a concern. And really, should anything labeled 'Mega Turbo High Velocity' be thought of otherwise?? They can only be expected to do so much to set your expectations after all. Even by loud fan standards, this thing is LOUD. But if cooling is your primary concern then it's pretty much impossible to beat this unit for the price.

I know the previous reviewer complained about the shape of the blades. It is a noiser blade design. But like the aircraft rotor design it borrows from it also allows for MUCH faster rotational speeds than traditional petal blade fan designs and therefore creates significantly greater air circulation. Seriously, if you're wanting to move air, what better company to do that than one that designs jet engines? I've always joked that if I could lash together about 10 of these that I could probably get airborne.

I use this fan for tasks like cooling my home gym during workouts, for a quick cool off after working in the yard, cooling my garage/shop when working on projects and when laying out on our back deck getting sun. You can point this thing at you in 100+ degree high humidity heat and feel ok because it moves so much air.

Another thing worth noting is the long term durability. I've had one of these for over 5 years now and recently bought another one as I was tired of moving the old one around the house so much. We have other fans, but if I need major cooling, I won't settle for anything less than this. These newer ones are actually notably quieter than its older sister model, but still loud relative to other fans. Living in the Deep South though, I need a fan more for my overall comfort and not for my ears sensitivities. This one's top notch in that regard.

Poor Blade Design - Very Noisy Like a Propeller Airplane

The blades on this fan are similar to those of a propeller on an airplane. As such, it sounds like a P-51 Mustang. It is somewhat unclear what Honeywell/Kaz engineers where thinking when they designed the flat, rectangular blades. It may have been an experiment in consumer psychology where noise correlates to the perceived volume of air being moved. In any event, sculpted blades, which are common on typical fans, are far superior.

Another questionable feature of this fan is its power switch. Instead of having a basic mechanical switch, there is round, slightly depressible button that allows the user to cycle through the high-medium-low-off modes. It has been difficult on some occasions.

Despite its shortcomings, this fan is quite powerful. If you don't care about ambient noise, this product may be worth considering.