Lastly, the Vornado Energy Smart 533DC circulator fan is covered by a 10-year limited warranty, which is much longer than the 1-year warranties of the Black+Decker BFB09W, the Honeywell HT-900 and the Lasko 3300 circulator fans we tested. The one downside we found was that, technically, the Vornado Energy Smart 533DC was the loudest of the bunch, though all of the fans we tested were quieter than our reference Conair 1875 hair dryer set on low, and we didn’t find even the Vornado’s noise distracting enough while we worked, read or slept nearby in the same room.
We also preferred the Vornado’s silver speed dial, which let us adjust settings with one continuous, smooth, quiet motion, to the controls on the other circulators. The Vornado’s directional settings were easy to select and secure in operation, and while it wasn’t quite as adjustable as the Lasko Wind Machine 3300, it gave us a good range of usable settings. Rubber grips on its underside kept it stable on any setting, and it resisted toppling when we tried to jostle it, unlike some of the other lightweight models like the Black+Decker BFB09W. The Vornado Energy Smart 533DC was lighter than the others we tested, and easier to carry around our testing space, even though it was more sturdily built and easier to adjust than its competitors.Īt 3.44 pounds, the Vornado was significantly lighter than some of the other fans, like the 9.25-pound Lasko Wind Machine 3300.
Some of the others lacked anywhere to stow the remote, meaning it’s likely to be lost.Ī floor fan (which can be placed on a desk or table as well) is easy to place almost anywhere, making it great to have on hand to cool a space like a kitchen, office or bath when needed. The other towers were all stiffer-feeling and more difficult to tweak to a desired position.Ĭontrols were straightforward and easy to use, and the Rowenta’s remote control (which replicates all of the front panel controls) fit nicely in our grip the remote stores in a slot on the back of the head unit when not in use. The head unit was easy to adjust, with soft clicks indicating the four available angles. Once put together, the heavy base, secure connections and solidly built extension rod made it the most stable of the towers we checked out, even though it adjusted to a taller height than the Black+Decker, Lasko, and Honeywell models. The Rowenta was easier to put together than the other pedestal fans, taking us less than 15 minutes to assemble, and it came better packed than any other fan we looked at - there was so much cardboard packaging that it gave us pause, even if it is sourced from recycled materials. The Rowenta Turbo Silence Extreme VU5670 was the sturdiest, best built and easiest to adjust of the pedestal fans we tested, and with the tallest extension, it should be more usable in larger spaces than the other towers. While a pedestal fan isn’t as easy to slip into your decor as a tower, it gives you better coverage in larger rooms since the blades clear your furniture. None of the other fans we tested offered this kind of control, which let us choose whether we wanted to sleep in total darkness or to just dim the controls so they weren’t distracting. The clearly labeled controls and comfortable remote made it easy to click through the settings other models were more finicky and difficult to adjust.Īs a unit that’s likely to be placed in a bedroom, we especially appreciate that the Honeywell let us not just dim its control panel lights but turn them off entirely. The Honeywell Quietset was easier to assemble than the other tower fans we tested, with tool-free construction and a simple connection to the base that was a lot easier to deal with than the other tower models we looked at, and once we put it together, despite the Honeywell’s light weight, it was more stable than its competitors - some other lightweight towers, like the Lasko, wobbled with a push.Įight speed settings - more than the other tower fans we tested - give you the ability to fine-tune, though the three lower speeds were very similar in our testing.
The Honeywell Quietset Whole Room tower fan is well built, quiet and affordable, with a solid, stable build and a beautiful, colorfully laid out control panel that was simpler to figure out and use than the competition. A tower fan gives you great cooling performance with a small footprint, so it’s easy to place in a living room, in a bedroom or anywhere you’d prefer to tuck an appliance out of the way.
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