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This fan has exactly what I was looking for in a fan. It moves a lot of air and does it very quietly. It's primary use in our house is in our bedroom while we sleep, so I was looking for a fan that wouldn't annoy the heck out of me but still do its job. The first 3 lowest speeds of this fan are sufficient for this purpose and for me sufficient all the time. The only reason I could think of to use the highest setting is to possibly dry off a wet dog?
While doing research on this fan I noticed there were many complaints about the fan suddenly not working, but I decided I would take my chances on one to see how quiet it actually was.
I've since been using it for the last 3 or 4 months and it has been working fine. One important thing I did notice when opening the box though--one of the papers pointed out that this fan has a fuse built into the cord. To me, this would make a logical explanation of why the fan would suddenly stop working. It would be great if one of the people who this had happened to could confirm or deny this, but my guess is they just returned the fan and wouldn't know.
Bottom line: If you're looking for a good, QUIET, room fan. This is it. Secondly, it pays to read instructions, even for something as simple as a fan.
Edit (2/16/2012): I've now had this fan for nearly a year and have used it all summer and it still works like a champ and is quiet as all heck. Love this fan.
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I originally bought this tower fan in Oct 2012. Of course it was winter, so I basically put it together and tested it. I did notice it was a bit noisy, but figured maybe it needed some running in. Anyway I started using it again this week. On any speed it made a whiny noise on rotation. At low speeds it sounded like a Harley, or as my wife said, when did I buy the helicopter.I needed another fan for kids room and hoped that mine was a lemon. I got another one, a model with less features. The new one is quite as a mouse. I put that in my daughters room.
This morning I called Honeywell. They were prepared to replace it, but they said I had to ship it, which of course was money. They suggested I call the store where I bought it. My experience with customer service in these small stores is not great, hence the call to Honeywell. Anyway I called the store and they said bring it in and they had new ones and would replace it.
The new one is also very quiet. I have been through a lot of these fans, which I now have to throw out. As long as the Honeywell keeps working, which I believe it will, I am completely happy. Nothing is as quiet. I looked at the Dyson, but it's very expensive and has a nasty whiny noise from the motor. Plus I think the Honeywell pushes more air for the same noise levels.
To be honest, I am not sure you need the extra features this model provides. the temp thing is a gimmick and really will never be used. The only real thing is the 8 different speeds, but the cheaper model has 5 which should be sufficient.
Just to add to the review, the new one also started making that whiny noise when it changed direction on rotation mode. I removed the base and the noise stopped, so I fiugured it had something to do with the base vibrating. Finally I figured it out. It was on a carpet and for some reason as it sunk into the carpet, it got worse. I took a plastic cover for the launadry basket and cut it to the same size as the base and put the fan on top. It's been a week and it's dead quite now on all modes. I think if it's on a hard floor it should be fine, otherwise make sure you put something under it.
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I like the white noise of a fan when I'm sleeping, but in my office I want total silence. This fan provides both.I went through a number of standard fans, and even on the lowest setting they moved too much air and made too much noise for my office. This tower fan has "sleep" and "whisper" speeds that are completely silent. And the thermostat is a great feature because the fan only runs when you need it.
I have a second QuietSet for my home. It's eight speed settings offer enough choices to find just the right level of air movement, and the sound created by the tower design is more conducive to sleep than a traditional fan (at least to my ears).
I have seen reviews that complained about the life of these fans, but I have used both for more than a year with no problems.
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I purchased this fan from Target, however it's the same exact one featured here.I must say this fan is one of the best fans I've ever had. When you have it on the eighth and highest speed its not that quiet, but any of the lower settings, such as whisper, you don't hear it at all yet it still effectively cools the room
That's another thing -the room cooling factor. I'm not sure what crappy care these people who's fan died had for this fan, but if you simply place it in the corner or wherever and leave it be it will last forever. It cools my studio apartment (500+ sq.ft.) with no problem. It was a life saver during this recent heat wave where the apartment's air conditioning failed and the room rose to 85 degrees. This fan single handily brought it down to 71 withing the hour on the highest speed.
Rotate it to get the best results for cooling an entire room. If you don't horse around with this fan or take poor care of it it will last forever and I'm a guy who has had stuff crap out on him before. Trust me, don't listen to these fools who say it breaks, mine survived cooling an 85 degree apartment, yours will last too.
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