Vornado 733 Circulator Linen, 3 Speeds, Black, CR1-0070-06
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Vornado 733 Circulator Linen, 3 Speeds, Black, CR1-0070-06
Customer Review: Don't let the price fool you...this will SAVE you money in the long run!
Summary: 5 Stars
I live in an apartment with a window-unit air conditioner, so feeling the cool air can be a bit of a problem. That's where the Vornado comes in. This item is so powerful that it actually CIRCULATES (not just fans) air around the room; you can feel a nice breeze wherever you're sitting! Because of this effect, two things happen when you have your air conditioning on:
1) You can set the thermostat at a higher temperature and the room will actually be cooler than it would be if you didn't have the Vornado and if you had the thermostat set lower!
2) The Vornado circulates the cool air all over the room, so it effectively turns a window unit into a powerful central air unit!
The last tenant who lived in my apartment had a $60 electric bill for May last year...mine was $30. While he had to set the thermostat to 68 to feel the air conditioning, I can set it to 75 and still feel the same effect WITH a cool breeze...all because of the Vornado!
The unit is barely audible on its lowest setting and about as loud as a window unit air conditioner on the highest setting. But don't let this deter you. Even on the lowest setting, you can still feel a difference.
Customer Review: Excellent fan for home
Summary: 5 Stars
This Vornado is a large size fan (air circulator as Vornado likes to call it). The best way to use this is to draw cool air in or out of the room by creating a vacuum near a window or door.
Also, it evenly cools the room by keeping a small breeze which makes it immediately feel a few degrees lower than still air.
This can be run near air conditioners or heaters to more evenly distribute the hot/cold air so people don't need to sit right by the heater or AC to feel the effects.
If you'll notice, this fan does not have a pole stand nor does it swivel. As such, it is not meant to point directly at people. It's purpose to point in the general direction for cooling or as an air circulator.
Pros:
- Moves a lot of air
- Very durable
- Quiet for size/amount of air movement
- Pleasing to look at
Cons:
- No timer
- Does not rotate
Overall:
- After using this for several months including summer and winter, I am highly pleased with it and would highly recommend it to everyone. For the amount of air it moves, it is very quiet and does the job well.
Customer Review: best fan ever
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't know what other reviewers call LOUD, but this is the quietest fan I have ever owned. Mine is now about 15 years old, and still going like the day it was purchased.
For awhile it was kept in a vacation home in MI where the summer temps can be well into 90's+. Our living/family room had no ceiling fixtures at all, so I needed a fan that you could tilt upward like a hassock fan of the old days (1940's). Not being able to find one of those, Vornado was my next try & I was astounded. Many days it felt like the AC was on.
I even bought 2 floor-stand Vornado's for my 97 y/o mother's condo. Now her AC doesn't need to be on highest setting to get relief from the summer heat, as she has very tall windows facing the lake. And when it gets hot in Chicago, it's HOT.
This fan is my remedy for those days when it is just a little too warm in the house, but not hot enough to turn on the AC.
I agree- it's a little weird that HI Speed is the 1st setting, but that is a minor complaint compared to what this fan delivers. I love mine.
Customer Review: Lives Up to Expectations
Summary: 5 Stars
Having read other reviews here at Amazon on this product, we decided to try this product. Our home has a large, open great room approximately 35' x 30' and 12' high ceilings. Our intent was to give this air circulator a try and if it works as well as other reviews said, we would buy a second one for the same room and point them in opposite directions. No need to buy a second one. The Vornado moves all of the air in the space unbelievably well. Since using the Vornado, we have been able to set our thermostat up by one degree in the summer and still stay comfortable. The unit pays for itself.
As the Vornado website says, this product does not work like a conventional fan. If you stand in front of it, it does not feel like a high velocity fan. It's not supposed to. It's designed to circulate the air in large spaces, not fan the air directly in front of the unit.
Overall, this is a great product. We will be purchasing additional (smaller) Vornados for the bedrooms.
Customer Review: Great Fan!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Was looking to replace an inexpensive fan that simply was too loud on high speed to let us sleep. Once the sun goes down it cools outside but not in the house and we are used to it cooler in order to sleep well. The Vornado can be run on high which really moves the air but does so fairly quietly (you could say very quiet in the city and in the next room quiet in a rural setting).
Owning a Vornado heater I already knew to expect quality construction and wasn't disappointed. A nice feature built into the design is the ability to point the fan level, at an angle, or straight up without any moving parts to shake loose---it is all in the design of the base.
Bottom line; three speeds, really moves the air on high, is quieter at all speeds than any other fan I've seen, and is well designed.