Honeywell QuietSet Whole Room Tower Fan, Oscillating Tower Fan with Remote, Black, HYF290B

A Solid Fan, Not an AC Unit
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 wouldn’t 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.It’s 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.

Good product
Happy with my purchase. It is still working six years later. Keeps room cool and is relatively quiet.

We love this fan so much, we now have three of them!
I’ve been through many floor standing fans (living in Phoenix) and I can tell you with certainty, this is the best at any price! Fans from Lasko, Sierra and others are too loud and fail too often. I purchased my first Honeywell floor fan at a national brick and mortar retailer many years ago and I still use it today. I have since realized I can save money and have it delivered to me by getting it here at Amazon.It is super easy to assemble (just push together two halves of the base, place the fan on top and put on and tighten the plastic ‘nut’ that holds it on the base). That’s it.You will need two AAA batteries if you want to use the included remote that has a holder on the top back side of the fan.This fan has many fan speeds, a wind option (where the speed changes randomly, more like wind), a timer and an oscillation mode. It is whisper quiet and perfect for the side of the bed or in a room where it won’t drown out conversation or the TV.Furthermore, I’ve never seen one of these go bad. Living in a dusty environment like Phoenix, fans typically don’t last too long. Dust gets in the motor, they start getting loud and then they fail. I probably had to replace 4 fans (that were much cheaper) in the same time period that I owned my Honeywell fan. Even though the Honeywell fan was more money for a single fan I had previously purchased, trust me when I say purchasing FOUR cheaper fans as they kept failing after about a year or 18 months, is way more expensive. Not to mention the time and effort involved in throwing out the old and getting and setting up another one.So, now I have three of these and I won’t buy any other floor standing fan.If anything changes, I’ll update this review.

Looks very stylish in a room, cools well and is super quiet compared to a normal fan. Can easily watch tv at normal volume and it doesn’t distract from the tv.

This was my 1st purchase of the newer style fan (older style being the caged, rotating 3-plastic-blades with base controls). I wasn’t disappointed, & subsequently bought a 2nd one. The fan does its job very well & because of the height, provides a wider area of coverage than the older style. It also lives up very well to its claim for being quiet. The Sleep mode is extremely quiet, but at a price — the airflow is so minimal that it doesn’t help much unless it’s almost right in your face. The remote is a nice addition & works well. My only real beef is with the base. It’s awkward & clunky & there’s just a TINY space at the very bottom to run the cord through. Whenever I move the unit, the base just doesn’t feel stable (it’s never come off though), & the cord seems to hate being confined to that tiny hole. That aside, though, generally I’m very happy with this fan & have no regrets for “changing over” to this style. Very good product which I HIGHLY RECOMMEND.