Vornado 530 Compact Whole Room Air Circulator Fan, White
$55.87
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The Vornado 530 Compact Whole Room Air Circulator continues Vornado’s superior benchmark performance with a new edge definition design. With its unique signature grill and deep-pitched blade, the 530 moves air up to 65 feet while aerodynamically circulating all the air in a room. The 3-speed control allows for speed selection to meet any circulation need. The compact and convenient size makes the 530 perfect anywhere in the home or office. Use the 530 all year long for added comfort and energy savings in every season. Backed by Vornado’s industry-leading 5-year warranty. Model is made for 120 volts only.
POWERFUL VORTEX ACTION — Utilizes Vornado’s signature Vortex air circulation to more effectively move air throughout the room. No matter where you are in the room, you’ll be able to experience the power of a Vornado fan.
SIMPLE CONTROLS — Easily dial in your ideal comfort level with the integrated 3-speed manual control. Experience enhanced comfort with optimized vortex airflow and efficient circulation, ensuring consistent and effective cooling throughout your space.
MULTI-DIRECTIONAL AIRFLOW — Featuring an adjustable tilt head, this fan provides versatile air circulation by allowing you to direct the airflow precisely where you need it. The ability to pivot and tilt maximizes the effectiveness of your cooling strategy so that you can harness the power of vortex airflow.
OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE — Deep-pitched blades paired with an inlet guide cone, enclosed air duct, and spiral grill help move air farther into the room.
SUPERIOR SUPPORT — Our standards are high, and so are your expectations. If our product doesn’t meet them, we’ll replace it, for up to 5 years. Products designed and supported in Andover, KS.
Built to meet U.S. voltage requirements. Certified, safety-tested, and warrantied for use only in the U.S.
Dan –
Small but mighty!
Been using this fan primarily as a bathroom fan. Don’t let the small size fool you this thing is a beast of an air mover and is quite powerful on high. Know this it’s loud on high but it packs a punch when it comes to high air volume movement. Honestly while I use it in my small bathroom it’s kinda overkill but it’s great for after a hot shower.Noise is fine on low just whispers a bit and on medium it’s still reasonably quiet but not silent at all. Then flip it to high and this sucker lets you know what it’s all about! The fan feels solidly engineered and built and doesn’t feel cheap at all. I like how Vornado designed it in such a way that there’s no cord hanging off then motor area, instead it’s on the base and it appears to be concealed and fed up to the fan. However they did it it’s clever.The fan has a standard 5 year warranty so vornado will replace it if anything goes wrong. I will say this I did notice on and off if not used for a while it’ll spin slower on power up then after after maybe a minute it reaches full RPM. Though not normal I assume it’s just a slight issue with the permanent lubrications. The manual states it’s permanently lubricated so we’ll see how it holds up. I give it a five star rating for its solid construction, powerful airflow, and ease of cleaning.Vornados cost a pretty penny but this is a great fan to introduce yourself to so you understand just what their line of fans is all about. Turn it on and stand in front of it and you’ll see exactly why they cost so much. The so called “vortex” action is no joke so if you aim it at a wall say in a small bathroom (I did not really test much in my bedroom) it’ll surround you in a current of air rushing around you so it does work as advertised. Go with bigger models for bigger rooms. It’ll move air around nicely no matter what and would be great for a kitchen too.I decided to give a few weeks of use before writing this overview review so I could test it out properly and I’m not disappointed one bit. However I’ve seen a lot of people stating this thing having a fairly high failure rate so we’ll see.Regardless it’s covered and if it fails so what it’s got a great warranty. These aren’t ten dollar “throw away” fans folks seriously. I’ve already talked to vornado personally on the phone about concerns I had on my tower fan and they didn’t ask questions they were ready to ship a new one immediately. They don’t play around with this stuff so if you got a problem tell them and they’ll take care of you. I’ve seen reviewers stating it failed after a couple years and just pitched it in the trash. Don’t do that!I would not recommend this fan for an office cubicle unless used on low and maybe medium. Because on high someone’s gonna complain about the noise for sure. I didn’t buy it for quiet I got it to move air and it does that better than any fan I’ve ever used.
Will O. –
I’m a fan…still
I just received this fan a few hours ago. It’s replacing a fan I’d bought about 2 months ago which just died. That was probably the 4th one I’ve had in the last year. I live in a small apartment with no central air. I have a one room portable air conditioner in a living room and that’s pretty much all it cools. The bedroom gets no airflow so I buy fans. I’m in L.A. and when the fan died I went to a few stores and of course, fan’s being a seasonal item, no one had any. I’ve seen pretty decent reviews for the Vornado line so I figured I’d give it a shot. For it’s size, it’s way more powerful than any of the 4 fans I’ve had previously, including a larger floor fan. Construction on this model feels sturdier than the desktop fans I’ve had and it doesn’t have the rattling sounds of the metal desktop fan that just died. For it’s size, price, and power, it’s a pretty impressive desktop fan.Update: I’ve had this fan for a couple of weeks now and it’s the best portable fan I’ve owned so far. I have my computer desk in my bedroom. Prior fans, on high speed, would barely reach where I sit, which is about 9 feet away. With this fan, I can walk by the bedroom door (about 14 feet) and I can feel the breeze. The unit is sturdy, no odd noises or rattling. In my opinion, well worth the price.Update: 10/7/2013 – The fan bit the dust (literally I think). Several months ago the fan began intermittently making a squeaking noise as though some internal parts were rubbing together. I run the fan almost non-stop 24 hours a day and it sits in front of a window. I’d cleaned it a few times due to accumulating dust from the window. It finally seized up. Because I hated having to get rid of it I dismantled it, cleaned it, and put a couple of drops of lubricating oil that I use for hair clippers on the metal rod that connects the blades to the base. This brought it back to life for a few more months. It finally froze up at the beginning of October and I couldn’t revive it. So, for what it’s worth, I had this unit for a little less than 3 years and during that time it was running 7 / 24 at least 90% of that time. Although I wish it still worked, given the environment and that it ran for an estimated 22,000 hours, I think I got my money’s worth out of it.Update #2: Purchased first fan in 12/2010 and a second one for my bedroom in 8/2011. As noted above, they eventually died. In both cases the motor simply froze. I bought this last one in 6/2014. All of these have been the Model 530. The one I bought in 6/2014 has worked fine up until about a month ago when the motor, like it’s predecessors seized up. I was able to revive it and it’s running but if it follows the same pattern as the previous fans it will likely die sometime in the next 6 months. It seems that, at least in my experience, these fans have about a 3 year lifespan. I still don’t know if it’s the dust in the area or that it’s just not designed to be run 24/7 for this long of a time. As above, I probably run the fan about 90% of the time and 100% during the summer months. I’ve been running two fans (one in living room and one in bedroom) for the last 5 years. When the fan I’d purchased in 2011 died I replaced it with the much less powerful Vornado 133. It’s okay but it does not circulate the air in the apartment anywhere near what the 530 does. If this 530 dies I think I’m going test Vornado’s 5 year warranty since I’ve had this one for only 2 years. I’m still a fan and I think I’m getting my money’s worth from these fans but I do wish they weren’t so consistent in failing in under 3 years.
VB25 –
The VORNADO 530 is very similar to the older, US made 180 circulators. The build quality isn’t quite as good as the original (The plastic is a bit stiffer, and motor bearings smaller) but it’s still top notch considering the garbage fans other manufacturers are producing, and expected when moving production overseas. The performance is great on all speeds, and low speed is super quiet. It’s great for a bedroom. High speed moves a lot of air and isn’t overly noisy. It performs just about as well as my 1992 VORNADO 180s, which is the older version of this fan with variable speed. The 530’s fan blade is also very well balanced, and runs with little to no vibration, which is rare nowadays. I’ve read reports of people having these fans seize after a few years of heavy use, I don’t think that will be an issue since I oil my fans when I disassemble them. (It’s not difficult, manufacturers say motor is perma-lubed but it’s not, it’s a wick bearing like almost every fan ever.) This fan being so easy to disassemble for cleaning and servicing for those of us who fix not throw away is a main reason it’s a favourite of mine, even in my assortment of over 10 Vornado fans. I also just had to do a warranty claim on a 4 year old vornado 633 with a defective motor, and the process was very easy. Vornado is helping me out without me even having to ship the defective fan back. Wonderful customer service if needed. Good company with good fans! I paid full price, btw. And more because Canada. So Not a shill review.
Markusvk –
This little guy packs a real punch. The sound is very tolerable- a soft and very steady purr. Definitely moved the air in a medium-sized open space kitchen/ living room and is helping us survive the tropical days we’ve been having in the east coast. Haven’t tried sleeping with it because it moves the air around well enough time set us up for the night.
Rodrigo Garrido García –
Mueve el aire muy fuerte en el nivel 3, en el 2 como para tenerlo cerca si el calor está fuerte, en el nivel 1 es sutil, silencioso para descansar y dormir.Satisfecho con la compra, si pudiera poner 6 estrellas lo haría.
Stéphane –
Plenty of wind! Well made. Only complaint is at level 2 and 3 it is a bit noisy. I gess if you want the power you have to give up something. But at level 1, very quiet.
Mark N –
Small but mighty.We had our air conditioner go down during a heat wave and couldn’t get someone out to look at it right away and got this fan.I went for the smaller model due to the price and intending to use it for the bedroom. I think that was the right choice for us as it does work very well.It does have an odd hum on the low setting but its not bad.It’s not super quiet, but it’s not too noisy, especially considering the amount of air it delivers. The sound is consistent, so we had no issues sleeping with it on.It made a huge difference, and I bought a second one.