Posted by cleanfan00112 on July 6, 2007, 9:22 pm
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?
Posted by Shawn Hirn on July 6, 2007, 10:31 pm
cleanfan00112@nospam.com wrote:
> 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.
My dad has a basic box fan. Nothing special. You can find them in many
stores like Target and Wal-Mart. It probably cost him around $20 and it
does a great job at keeping the air moving.
Posted by nicksanspam on July 7, 2007, 5:41 am
>My dad has a basic box fan. Nothing special. You can find them in many
>stores like Target and Wal-Mart. It probably cost him around $20 and it
>does a great job at keeping the air moving.
About 800 cfm with 100 watts, vs 2470 cfm with 90 watts for Lasko's $50
5155A window box fan.
Nick
Posted by Rick on July 6, 2007, 10:54 pm
cleanfan00112@nospam.com wrote:
>
> 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?
Ace Hardware is the only place I've seen a real box fan of late - all
metal construction with metal blades. The blades are held in place with
a set screw so they can be easily removed for a full cleaning. It also
seemed to have the appropriate holes in the motor housing in order to
keep it oiled. I think it was a Lasko, but the price point was around
$50.00 so you may want to check around for a better prices.
The Lakewood cheapo fans I've bought were nothing but junk. I don't know
if I would consider a "premium" fan from Lakewood.
Rick
Posted by Zilbandy on July 6, 2007, 11:00 pm
On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:22:13 -0500, cleanfan00112@nospam.com wrote:
>I just started shopping for a good, powerful, electric fan, as electricity
>costs in the northeastern part of the US are wild.
Have you given any thought to a good ceiling fan? We just put one in
living room and the bedroom and I don't know why we didn't do this
years ago.
--
Zilbandy
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> 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.