Imagine, if you will, a classroom... filled with 30 teenage bodies... hovering at about 80˚. That, review readers, is my classroom. Every. Single. Day. No windows, no respite. However, this fan makes all of our lives just a little more livable. It is quiet enough for classroom use and it really does move quite a lot of air. I literally had it on every day of last semester and am starting into its second semester of use. Will my classroom ever reach a reasonable temperature? It remains a mystery. All I know is that if our beloved classroom pet, Honeywell HYF023W Comfort Control Tower Fan, dies we will all be traumatized until I buy a new one.
**Update: Our pet did perish after three semesters of continuous use, but I don't care. It was worth it. I still stand by my recommendation.
Another reason I bought this fan was for the white noise to help me sleep. In terms of the white noise, I'd give it an 8/10
Video below for fellow white noise listeners & people who are curious to know what the fan sounds like (it's on the highest setting)
Another Update:
Still working as good as the first day of use almost two years ago. Don't want to test fate, so I won't update again unless something abnormal happens. I'm still very pleased with it and feel like it has saved me buying a new room a/c for my office and doesn't use much electricity to keep me comfortable in here. Upgrading my rating to 5 stars from 4. Oh and btw, we have no kids or pets.
UPDATE after 10 months:
This fan has been running virtually 24/7 for 10 months now, just to pull cooled or heated air from the next room that has a big heat pump air conditioner. It was an experiment, just to save the price of putting an a/c in this room. I used it during the winter turned around to blow the low-lying cold air out and pull in the warm air by way of the vacuum created at the top of the door, but during the coldest days I also ran a space heater in here. The fan runs on the mid setting and has kept this room quite comfortable when it's hot outside... and by hot I include 3 days that were over 100º outside. It is NOT ONE DECIBEL LOUDER than when I turned it on the first time. It has not been damaged, even though my wife turns it around occasionally for some odd reason.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
OK I got this on sale from Amazon for $40, so I will judge this item on that price and my beginning grade is 4 stars. It is quiet enough that I can place it at the door to my office and it brings in noticeable cool air from the next room without enough noise to bother me. That's on HIGH speed. On low speed I can barely hear it at all. Reading the other reviews, I must have gotten one of the good ones... there are so many complaints. But this initially is very quiet and does make adequate wind to satisfy my requirements (my office A/C is broken, so I have to suck air from the bedroom).
WARNING! Though the following information might make your (working) fan last longer, it will almost certainly nullify your warranty and ability to return the unit for repair or refund!
Assembly:
This is made of cheap, soft plastic. The screws are adequate in size, but strip out VERY easily in soft plastic, so my advice is to make certain you are assembling this correctly (maybe put it together and then take the screws out one by one and dip them into EPOXY). Then screw them in just until you feel them hit bottom + a half turn.
You might want to put a dob of epoxy on the snap together tabs on the base and pedestal too...easy enough to see where to put it... just for a little more strength. Keep it on the inside of the pedestal and on the bottom of the base and it won't even show... don't use too much. Do this at your own risk... I'm experienced doing this sort of thing and so it's easier for me than for a first-timer.
It is obviously VERY fragile, so handle it carefully while assembling and whenever you move it. I do NOT recommend this or any similar fan for use when there is a toddler pulling up on things, or who likes to "tackle" stuff... find a more substantial fan... maybe even a cat might be enough to pull it down and smash it. Even at $40 it hurts when things break!
For my uses, this appears to be perfect. It might get noisier later or maybe fall apart in spite of the epoxy, but who knows, maybe not. Most fans last me a very long time.
I do like this fan, a lot. It's quite... well just the right "white noise" sound, it doesn't blast you like some other brands. The lights are on top and near the back so you don't see them and they are reddish orange color so they don't bother you during the night. I do love that it's all white and has a wide panel to blow air in the front. I don't mind the height, it is a bit shorter than previous fans that we've purchased from this company, but it still stands above the height of the bed so you still feel the air. I wish it had an ionizer, but it's okay for me that it doesn't since we have one in the room. It went together very easily and fast, it doesn't creak and there are no rattles, etc. I picked the all white one so that it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb in the room and it's light and short enough that if I wanted to put it on a base or a nightstand or dresser I could. For this price, it's a really great fan, especially if you are using it for a sleeping room. LOVE IT
Excellent fan. Had one almost like this but it died so I thought I would give this a try. I thought it had a remote but it doesn't. It pays to read the description. Guess I will just have to get up and walk over and push the button. A lot of work for a retired guy. At least I don't have to bend down as the buttons and indicator lights are on the top. LOL.
The fan works great and on the low setting makes almost no noise. The higher speeds (3 available) it gets a little louder but not unbearable. It will swing about 80 degrees from side to side (oscillate).
You have to put the base together and the pedestal. Both come in two pieces. Everything is furnished including the screws. The only tool you need is a small Philips (+) screwdriver.
I would definitely buy it again.
Feature Product
- Electronic Controls w/ LED Display
- 3 Speeds & Oscillation; For the HY-025 fans the sound level spec at high fan speed setting is 52 dB (+2 dB tolerance)
- 1, 2, 4 & 8 Hour Auto-Off Timer
- Recessed carry handle. Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 7.5 x 32.2 inches
- Easy-to-Use push button controls
Description
The Honeywell Comfort Control Tower Fan is an ideal addition for any medium to large sized rooms. The inclusion of three speeds and an oscillation that allows for widespread cooling make this a performance rich tower fan that features no shortage of installation options. This tower fan also comes equipped with a 1, 2, 4 and 8 hour auto-off timer that increases versatility tenfold. Convenience has also been addressed with the integration of a recessed carrying handle and LED touch button electronic controls. For the very best in accessible and efficient cooling, you can readily rely on the Honeywell Store to feature the most intuitive and cost effective tower fans in today's market.
On the low setting, this fan is completely silent. On medium, it's quieter than a whisper, and on high, it's at about a whisper. It's super powerful and makes me feel cold in the hot summer months. I use it to get some better circulation in my apartment and it works wonders. I love it.
We live in a loft apartment and it gets extreeeeemely hot upstairs so this fan came to the rescue. So far so good! It's also not as loud as I expected it to be and I think it's pretty, which is a bonus for me... hah!
I purchased this fan September 19, 2015 and have used it constantly. It very rarely gets shut off. It's 5/29/2017 and it's starting to wear out. I am pretty pleased with that.
It's quiet, it moves air, and it helps me stay cool.
I had an older version of this fan for about 7 years until the base broke and we decided to replace it. I like having a fan our apartment, which has air conditioning, but the air doesn't circulate very well. This fan works very well to cool a bedroom or small living room! I like buttons and setting options (hi/med/low, timer, rotate) and it is very quiet but still creates a little white noise. My fiancé, who admittedly blasts the AC endlessly, even asked me to turn the fan down because it was making it too cold 😂 so, I would recommend this fan!
This item arrived promptly and well packaged. However, I was not prepared for the minor assembly required. The plastic base comes in 4 pieces and 6 screws that need to be assembled by YOU. (Be careful with the screws -- they are small and can easily be mixed up with all the plastic bags that come with the packaging - I almost tossed mine out. It's not a big deal, but it did take me 20 minutes to put the thing together. Also, once assembled, the fan would not fit back into the carton for storage.
But those are minor issues. I really like the no-fuss design of this fan -- no remote control; all the buttons are easily accessible on top of the unit and clearly marked. The unit runs quietly and on this 80-degree Californian day it cools my rooms nicely. I like it enough that I ordered two more units so I don't have to carry one around the house. (Although it is light-weight and has a good indentation for easy carrying.)
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