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Best electric fan for home?
wrote in message ... I just started shopping for a good, powerful, electric fan, as electricity costs in the northeastern part of the US are wild. With the heatwaves we've had over the last few years (thank you global warming), I'm tired of running the AC constantly. Anyway, I've checked out the Lakewood HV18C (approx. $50) and the Lasko 4924 (approx $70). I don't think an oscillating fan is necessary as that usually means papers go flying. I've also noticed that it's hard to find a reasonably priced tall standing fan. In addition, many are made of cheap plastic and not the metal I was accustomed to 20+ years ago. The last fan I purchased was several years ago - a Bionaire which is completely plastic, and can't even be opened for cleaning! The insides are full of grime and soot. So much for the clean air company. Any recommendations? We bought a Lasko tower fan a few years ago. It has a remote and a timer, which is great. It doesn't take up a lot of space, which is why we wanted a tower type. It has 3 settings, and oscillates if we want it to. The first one died after one season, and Lasko sent us a new one for free after I emailed them. This one works fine. Our family room gets hot (not vented well), so we set the fan up in the doorway to bring cooler air from the dining room back here. It's not overly loud either which we like. Melissa |
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Best electric fan for home?
Melissa wrote:
wrote in message ... I just started shopping for a good, powerful, electric fan, as electricity costs in the northeastern part of the US are wild. With the heatwaves we've had over the last few years (thank you global warming), I'm tired of running the AC constantly. Anyway, I've checked out the Lakewood HV18C (approx. $50) and the Lasko 4924 (approx $70). I don't think an oscillating fan is necessary as that usually means papers go flying. I've also noticed that it's hard to find a reasonably priced tall standing fan. In addition, many are made of cheap plastic and not the metal I was accustomed to 20+ years ago. The last fan I purchased was several years ago - a Bionaire which is completely plastic, and can't even be opened for cleaning! The insides are full of grime and soot. So much for the clean air company. Any recommendations? We bought a Lasko tower fan a few years ago. It has a remote and a timer, which is great. It doesn't take up a lot of space, which is why we wanted a tower type. It has 3 settings, and oscillates if we want it to. The first one died after one season, and Lasko sent us a new one for free after I emailed them. This one works fine. Our family room gets hot (not vented well), so we set the fan up in the doorway to bring cooler air from the dining room back here. It's not overly loud either which we like. Melissa I like my tower fan too. The silence is the part I value most. Very tall, narrow flow width keeps one spot quite cool. -- Phil |
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