Honest mentions
Honeywell Quietets Whole Room Oscillating Tower Fan for $ 70: This eight-stage fan is very solid for the price-it has a remote control that nicely pulls into the back of the device and the base is very sturdy even on the rug. However, it was not much quieter than some of the other fans at Low, which is its selling point, and the light body feels cheaper than similar fans, but for the price this may not be a deal breaker.
Peloni’s 40-inch oscillating tower fan for $ 70: This fan is quite winged on the carpet and has a cheap feeling of remote control to be pointed accurate by the fans sensor to operate. However, it exposes one of the stronger breeze I’ve seen to a Tower fan and has worked quietly and reliably based on my home office for months now. The remote control also comes with batteries, unlike other fans in this price range.
Photography: Kat Merck
Vornado Strata for $ 130: Although most Vornado fans are round – and rightly – loved, it seems that the layers have created mixed emotions among online commentators. After using it in my husband’s office for a whole summer, I have to agree that it is a wondering design. Formed like a boxy, high-tech hairdryer, pulling the 18-inch high layer of air and pushing it upwards through a approximately 1-to-14-inch castle in the front, a maneuver designed to mimic a higher tower fan. This rather narrow and very direct stream of air feels somewhat shoveling when you are on its way, but the layers are still an air circulator designed to sit on the floor and not necessarily blow air directly on a user. If you want to feel the breeze, you would feel better with a tower fan.
Photography: Kat Merck
Dyson Cool Am07 Tower Fan for $ 350: Our previous elections for Best Tower fan before they become the best of Dreo’s MC706, Dyson’s iconic ellipse is still worth looking at. It is a beautiful, high -tech statement that fits into any decor, with a small footprint of approx. 8 inches. Its lack of blades makes it easy to keep spotless and is safe for children and pets, and the collection instructions are refreshingly intuitive. That said, it is one of the highest fans tested when they are set at high, and I do not like that it can only be controlled with a remote control that is small and easily lost. It is a solid tower fan, but there are options for higher results for less.
Not recommended
Dreo Smart Air Circulator Polyfan 704s for $ 150: Glowing reviews abound by this attractive smart Piedestal fan, but the first one I ordered died in the process of updating the firmware to connect it to the Dreo app. Recording the replacement required to take video to try to operate the fan and then pack and send the broken fan back to Dreo via FedEx. In the process, I also received several wrong tracking numbers for the new device and was asked to leave an Amazon review containing specific key words. This fan has great features for the money, but with its short warranty in one year (although it can be expanded to two and a half years if you create a DREO account and detect your device) and the trouble created by having to return a defective device -Invested that you were even able to save your original unmanageable, 3-foot long box in the first place-it just isn’t worth the risk. The replacement unit has proved reliable but unmanageable.
Comlife Rechargeable Camping fan for $ 36: This is a popular opportunity on Amazon, which I had high hopes of using during both general trips and camping trips. I loved that it had a light and was rechargeable, and the flexible octopus legs were appealing to their ability to understand a tent rod, hang or let the fan sit stand in a bedside table. However, they broke off after a few months, and a few months after this, the fans’ ability to keep a charge fell down to several hours. It is now in the trash.
Allen + Roth Valdosta outdoor ceiling fans for $ 141: Bought in the hope of cooling the air inside my backyard’s metal-roofed gazebo, this 20-inch fan hangs from a hook and has a stylish, retro mood that perfectly matches my light box Oil-Rubbed Bronze Frame. I had hoped the tab would make it more comfortable to eat outside on hot days, but it does not increase the airflow – especially in comparison with the Hajflexbreeze – and the cord is so short that it requires the use of a permanent extension style that deteriorates the overall Look.
Photography: Kat Merck
Lasko Duo Comfort High Speed fan and ceramic space heater for $ 98: This slim double tower has a heater on the left side and a fan with four speed settings and its own control buttons on the right. Unfortunately, the fan performance is ABYSMAL, with wind speed fighting the top 450 ft/m. It is also higher than many Tower fans of about 70 dB of high. When it opened the box, it had some pretty extreme off-gasing-our testing unit gave up a terrible plastic odor for about a month, even at the times it was turned off. Worse, however, is that there is no tip-over-protection feature for the heater-I knocked it over to test, and it ran with my face down in the carpet for 30 seconds before I got nervous and picked it up.