Honeywell QuietSet Whole Room Tower Fan-Black, HYF290B

I am doing my best to save money thanks to COVID-19, so the plan was to avoid turning on the AC for as long as possible. I was drawn to this fan because I wanted something I could move around somewhat easily, and didn’t want it to be an eyesore. I will say this fan is very quiet; you can hardly tell it’s on. Because we have this in the living room, so it’s on while we’re watching tv, and I plan to keep it next to me while I work from home and on conference calls all day, I give it 5 stars for noise level and its sleek appeal. We can have it on full blast next to the tv and it hardly interferes. It’s lightweight and can easily be moved to other areas of the house at any time. However, I am disappointed in its power. The other fan system we have in the house is a window fan, and I think this unit’s highest setting is comparable to the low or medium setting on the window fan. If you’re looking for power, I’d keep looking. But if you need something quiet with a sleek look, this may be the right unit for you. The remote is also a plus for us, since we keep it near the tv in the living room and the remote is kept with our other remotes.

Weve been impressed with this fan since purchase nearly three months back. We do have to prop it atop a foot high box for it to be able to blow on us while we sleep (it is tall, but not that tall). Its also virtually soundless unless you use the highest speeds, so perfect for those who wish to keep this in their bedroom like we do. I would purchase this model again without hesitation. That being said, a couple days ago our fan developed a clicking tick during rotation. We could not determine the source, only that the sound stemmed from the motor when rotating the fan about - when it wasnt rotating the noise was absent. Fortunately, we are four days shy of our 90-day-guarentee purchase warranty and so I spoke to amazon tech support. The gentleman who helped me was phenomenal, he went completely above and beyond, even connected me to the Honeywell company. They, too, were also outstanding with their assistance and are sending a replacement fan immediately. So, as I said above, I wouldnt hesitate to buy this model again, or to buy a Honeywell product over all.

For mild cool air this will do but if you are in a hot room this fan won’t do. The remote is awkward to hold. And if you turn on the fan with the remote, you’ll need to get up and turn off the fan lights. This design is really dumb to be honest. There is a slight sound from the fan motor, it’s not really bad or horrible but can get a bit annoying in a silent room.

Do not buy someone elses problem. You think I will save $$ but then you need to return it for a new one.

This thing is great! I love how many options of speed there are, and the range on the oscillation setting is massive, it truly reaches the whole room. I have this in my master room for air flow/cooling and also white noise at night, and it is super at both. The lowest setting is almost undetectably quiet but still puts out a good bit of air flow. The highest setting is pretty dang powerful for such a small fan, with a still very quiet sound, and really truly cools down the room (doesn’t just move air), or at least feels like it. It’s honestly almost not loud enough, my last fan was way loud so I was used to it. I LOVE the option on top to turn down the light on the display; it can dim it to three or four different levels, the lowest being off- which is super nice for at night. The remote is cool, I need to get batteries for it but it seems convenient. Installation was the easiest ever, you just unscrew the red thing from the base, snap the two base pieces together w/ the cord in the middle, and screw the red thing all the way down. Took like 30 seconds. It looks super nice also, it’s super lightweight but doesn’t look cheap. Hoping it lasts a long long time! 10/10 recommend!

I dont think appliances should ever have blue/green/white/etc. lights on them. Why not red? Red wouldnt keep me awake at night. The blue light on this fan means it joins the air filter and the phone in my bedroom in being covered by a sock or a hat. Kind of silly. Seriously, why not just use red lights? This fan is also very tall, which means that if you are lying on the floor, the air might be too high to reach you. I had to tilt it with a book under the base in order for it to blow low enough for my purposes. The remote doesnt work well at all. This fan is very quiet on the lowest setting, and it has a nice range of settings.

First of all, let me say what a nice-looking fan this is. I spent too much time picking the decor for my little abode to want to have an ugly fan sitting around! Of course, right now, I have it sitting in the doorway of my bedroom (classy, I know!) because Im seeing how well it cools the room down. As for the rest of the positives: This fan is SOOOO quiet that, at first, I doubted that it would be very cooling. I was wrong. Once I got this assembled (very easy, btw) & figured out the controls (not too hard), I turned my AC off! LOL Being from Alaska, this Iowa heat and humidity is taking some getting used to. Also, Im not very familiar with AC and the costs (except for a horrendous bill in Arizona several years back). My apartment is a nice-sized 1 bedroom, 1 bath, kitchen and living room. There is a ceiling fan in bedroom, but at night, it still can get warm. Since this fan is doing so great at cooling the whole front of the apartment, I plan to put it in doorway of bedroom during the nights. With my AC off right now, I am totally comfortable. Its only 75 degrees out this morning, so I will see how well this helps when the temps rise (the other day, it was around 90). Even if I have to use this in conjunction with AC, I will be able to power the AC down a bit to help with the bill. By the way, having a remote will be super nice - when I get the AAA batteries that were not included. A plus is that the remote stores so neatly in the back of the fan. NOTE: For assembly, its easier it you follow the pictures/directions on the box flap rather than using the booklet. The booklet makes it seem more complicated than it really is.

I bought this fan because it has 8 speeds. The 2 lowest settings on this fan are even lower than the low setting on other fans of this size. Think of them as extra low settings. The lowest setting is like a very slight gentle breeze and I mean very slight. The 2nd setting is just ever so slightly more powerful than the first. I love it. As it goes up by about the 5th setting youre at medium. Its so much better than just low, medium, & high on other fans. It solved a problem I was having because Im super picky about temperature and air flow. I live in So Cal so during winter I like to sleep with the window open to make my room cold to where I can sleep comfortably with a blanket. The problem I have in spring and fall is that Im too warm even with the window open so I put a fan by the window to blow the cool outside air on me. The problem is some nights its too cold with the fan even on low. At times Im too warm or to cold I just cant get right. But now having these extra low settings on this new fan is perfect. I have a couple problems with it. I would give it 4.5 stars if I could but it gets 5 because of the extra low settings that I love. Reasons for 4.5 stars is the price. This fan is kind of light in weight and seems a little cheaply made. Dont get me wrong its not that cheaply made, I just expected a little more for the price. I would say this fan should be more like $45- $50 instead of $67 which is what I paid. Not a huge difference but still. Maybe its the different settings and the control panel that lights up thats driving the price up a little. I also wished the high setting was a little more powerful. This fan is definitely for a small to medium room. Otherwise keep it somewhat close to you. If you have a large room and the fan is at the furthest possible point away from you this fan wont be powerful enough.

I bought this after reading many good reviews of the unit. At first I was pretty happy with it, it was relatively quiet on higher settings but oddly more noisy at lower levels. If you live in a city where there is a constant hum this wont be a problem but in our quiet house the lower levels have an obvious electrical hum due to the speed control circuitry being cheap. After a year or so we started to notice a light grinding/clicking sound. After disassembling the unit to inspect what might be making the noise it was discovered that the sound was coming from the fan motor itself. After cleaning the inside of the unit and using some light oil to try to keep things running smooth I put it back together and decided to just live with it. Recently I bought another one of these and to my surprise the old one is moving about half or less of the air that the new one is. Yes, you might think well he took it apart so he just didnt put it back together correctly and I get that and cannot stop you from thinking that. On the other hand I know my way around fixing things and the fan worked exactly the same before taking it apart as after (just a bit cleaner and more lubed). What this says to me is that the fan motor and/or motor control circuitry on this unit is under-powered and is being worked too hard leading towards premature failure. A good fan should be able to last at least 5 years before any noticeable wear or failure IMO. At this point the fan puts out about as much air on high as the new one does at the white noise level. Pros: decent noise level even at higher speeds good range of speeds remote works well Cons short lifespan (1-2 years) developed clicking/grinding difficult to clean properly without taking the unit apart

This remote has poor range and the buttoms are hard to use. You have to press them exactly right or they dont work. The fan was quiet at first but after about 4 months it started to get noisy.