Honeywell QuietSet Whole Room Tower Fan-Black, HYF290B

good not great

Really pleased with this portable unit. It is quiet and has nice controls that are easy to use/push/set to your needs. Slim design means it does not take up space - mine sits right next to the kitchen island for use in the kitchen. No remote control but not needed for my use. 5 star.

I was disappointed when I opened this fan - The base is very cheap and flimsy. It didnt stay together to put the fan on. But once I did get the fan on it seems to hold it. The fan itself is ok. The speeds all work and dont make a lot of noisy even on high. On any speed you can still hear people talking or the TV and you do not have to raise your voice or turn the TV up. It blows out a lot of air as you set it higher and the highest speed can be felt 3 away maybe a little more. It does oscillate and has a dimming feature. The cord to plug it in is 5. The remote that is included is very cheap and small. It does require 2 AAA batteries not included. It worked fine that morning, but when we went to use it that night it did not work. Contacted customer service and they were very nice, prompt and helpful. But they did let me know that the remote was not a warranty item, but they would send me one as a curtesy. Also that if I would have got someone else they might not have sent me a new one. The new remote arrived very fast and works. Over all its an ok fan but when it breaks I would not purchase this one again.

I may have just gotten a defective product, since I own another one of these fans in my workout room and it has been fine. But this one ran constantly for the summer months like a dream. Then we had a hot spell a month or so ago, and when I turned on the fan it was making a god-awful noise. I am really disappointed because the other one has been perfect. Of course I didnt keep the box and as I read the instructions for invoking the warranty I have to pay to have it returned? Thats kind of BS....

The fan is super quiet, and has 8 speed setting, plus it oscillates. Great value for the money.

i had this fan for years now and its still cool and strong highly recommend 10/10

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.

After less than a year of minimal usage the fan is no longer quiet. It rattles and makes a ticking sound, even on the lowest speed setting, and yes the base connection is tight. We really liked how quiet it was in the beginning, since this feature was why it was purchased. Cant recommend it if you are looking for a quiet fan.

To begin with, no fan is a substitute of an AC system, those that use one need to understand thermodynamics, AC units remove the heat from the room and have super-cooling methods that wouldnt be used in a fan. To get air OUT of a room, you need an exit, an open door, window, etc. I use mine in support of our AC unit, which is all the way in the living room (and struggles to reach my room). Fans are mainly intended to keep the air circulating, but by doing so also slightly (but noticeably in enclosed environments, far more than in open) increase the temperature as a byproduct. However, fans do make it more bearable, and make a significant difference when centered onto the person in question. Its a rather quiet, and tall fan, as opposed to the arguably much stronger, less efficient, and louder box fan that I used to have. This fan does rotate, has multiple settings including ones (that at the lower levels) are little more than white noise, meaning it can be used to give a slight cooling sensation, without being overwhelming, while also staying just loud enough to drown out the disturbances of the night, an owl hooting at an odd hour, birds flying around, etc. Is it perfect, no, in my case my bed happens to be too tall (which I had just set up a day prior to receiving the fan) to make the full use of the fan at night, however the white noise helps with sleeping, and it still does keep a good deal of the heat off at night. I would recommend it to someone who understood what they were looking for in a fan, and what they would be getting. If you are looking for a fan, not an AC unit, this is something that I would recommend.

I was initially disappointed in the power of the fan and was intending to return it. But after using it for a few days it grew on me. The fan needs to be within 3-5 feet for it to be felt so the remote is useless to me. It is too quiet for me to be white noise so I still use an old fashioned box fan for that. However, what I do like about this fan is that it takes up less space than a box fan, its quietness helps because I can have it beside me and still be able to hear the television and make phone calls without the noise interfering, and the oscillation feature is nice.