Honeywell QuietSet Whole Room Tower Fan-Black, HYF290B

Very noisy at low speeds.

I do like the fan, conceptually, but right out of the box it has a clunky rattle on the lowest two settings, a high pitch whine on the highest setting, and a verity of noises when I turn on the rotate feature. Other than that it’s pretty quiet, and moves a decent amount of air. The remote lacks features, but it’s not a big deal. I’m tempted to buy another one and see if I just got a lemon the first time. (Also, it’s supposed to include a small fan too, but mine didn’t come with one)

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.

Bought 2 of these fans about 2 yrs ago. One the remote never worked, but that fan was in the bedroom and was only ever used on 1 setting. The other fan went to the living room. You would not believe how hard it is to find a fan with so many settings that is actually quiet on the lower settings (although I do not think the higher settings are THAT noisy). So, why the 5 stars and why am I purchasing a replacement? My 88 lbs German shepherd has knocked the living room fan over about 4 times now (and I mean full force knocked over trying to play with the cats) and while it is still going strong, something has broken and it is tilted now. As for the fan portion....still work perfectly well and no issues with the remote. I am getting a new one since it is a little difficult to position it just right with it being tilted. And incase you are wondering if the oscillator still works after all the trauma to it.....yes it does. While I do not use that, it still works. I have complete faith in the quality of Honeywell fans after this!

Ready set summer!!

The fan is fine BUT the base will not get tight because the watcher or what ever you call it will not tighten up it turns some and then just locks

I literally almost cancelled my order of this fan, because after I read the reviews, it seemed like many people felt this fan wasnt very powerful. Because the price was so fair, I did not though, and I am so glad. The people who left bad reviews saying this wasnt a powerful fan... Im not sure if they live in a bottomless pit of fire or something, and thats why it doesnt work - but personally, I live in SWFL, where the temps can get in the 100s, and I think this fan is amazing. Definitely cools well, and has several different modes. If you like it quiet, they have that option. If you like some noise, they have that option as well. As far as I am concerned, this fan was a steal at the price, and I couldnt be more happy. Awesome fan!!

Ive tried two of these fans from Amazon. The motor on the first one made a high pitched whining noise on all speed levels. Very annoying and difficult to sleep with it on, even at the lowest setting. Sent it back for a replacement. The replacement was an improvement but not by much. The lower four settings are nearly silent which is great, but the on higher four settings the motor whine comes back. The fan doesnt move as much air as other tower fans so it lacks the louder whooshing sound that might drown out the motor noise. I think the motor is of poor quality judging by the whine and the number of complaints of it failing within a year. Ive had other tower fans that still have silent motors after years of use. This fan is quite compact so the turbine is smaller and tightly packed with little blades. This may make the fan quiet on the low settings but seems to keep it from pushing a lot of wind on high and generating good white noise for sleeping. It is a new idea I guess but it wasnt well executed or tested before being rolled out. The remote isnt great as others have noted. It has power, oscillate and speed buttons but no way to turn down the bright LED light on the fan. There is a button on the fan to dim or turn off the light but for some reason has five brightness levels. Really on/off would be sufficient. And any change made to the fan settings turns the light on full brightness again. So without a light button on the remote, you need to go over to the fan and press the light button five times anytime you change the fan settings and want the light off again. The multiple speed settings are overkill as well as there is not much difference between the first three, the middle three and the top two. Low medium and high would be fine, especially since the fan doesnt get very high. The fan remote sensor is very sensitive and has a wide range of signals it will accept. Ive found two different tv remotes and my stereo remote all affect the fan in unexpected ways. the same button on my tv remote will sometimes turn the fan on or off, start it oscilating, change the fan speed or have no effect at all. The results arent consistent and even when the remote is pointed away and the fan is facing a different direction, it can pick up stray signals and behave like its haunted. I do like the compact footprint, silent lower speeds when watching TV and the adjustable light. It also doesnt make loud beeping noises when changing settings which I hate on my other fans. It seems Honeywell had some good ideas that stayed half-baked and badly thought through and that carried forward to the design and quality control. For the price, this should be a much better, more polished unit. My second one is going back and Ill look for a different fan.

Great fan super quiet -fourth one Im buying. Ive had three of them for five years still working great just needed another - highly recommend.

This fan is awesome!!! Quite at night and keep my large bedroom cool.