This fan also features the innovative Wind Ring system, which is designed to provide 20% more air velocity and has a wider, heavier steel body to provide greater stability and durability. We’d like to finish with a quick safety tip – from time to time, we do see people trying to Jerry rig home made air purifiers from box fans and HVAC filters. With 3 quiet speeds, Save-Smart® and easy-to-use top mounted controls, this classic box fan is an excellent choice for any indoor space that needs increased airflow. It also operated quietly enough in the room that we didn’t notice it made much noise while we tested it. But we noticed it was shorter and weighed less than the other pedestal fans we tested, making it less durable and sturdy. We also noticed that it was quite easy for us to pull up on the fan’s rod but have the entire rod lift out from its base when we did so.
Made in America, our 20-inch box fans from Lasko feature all the technological innovation you expect. Discover the best box fans from Lasko, which are durable and economical to run. A floor fan is easy to place almost anywhere, making it great to have on hand to cool a space like a kitchen, office or bath when needed. The Vornado Energy alen breathesmart Smart 533DC was lighter than the others we tested, and easier to carry around our testing space, even though it was more sturdily built and easier to adjust than its competitors. While a pedestal fan isn’t as easy to slip into your decor as a tower, it gives you better coverage in larger rooms since the blades clear your furniture.
This was unlike the dial on the Vornado, which lets you grip it comfortably as you smoothly and quietly rotate it around clockwise and back. We found this Vornado fan simple to set up, as it slid in almost one solid piece out of the box, but we needed to assemble its two base halves together and then screw them tighter together using a screwdriver. A screwdriver was not needed to assemble the Honeywell Quietset Whole Room HYF290B tower fan, which was the easiest tower fan for us to set up.
The Rowenta Turbo Silence Extreme VU5670 was the sturdiest, best built and easiest to adjust of the pedestal fans we tested, and with the tallest extension, it should be more usable in larger spaces than the other towers. A box fan’s size affects how large an area it can cool and how quickly it can clear a room of dust, smoke and odors. Most standard box fans measure 20 inches by 20 inches, but you can find smaller 10 inch by 10 inch models and larger industrial models that measure at least 24 inches by 24 inches. One step up technologically, Lasko’s Weather-Shield Select box fan boasts a programmable thermostat that can turn the fan on or off automatically.
Additionally, this portable fan is built to last with durable steel construction, UV color protection paint and the patented Weather-Shield motor for protection against the elements. It’s a little bigger and heavier than basic box fan models but is still easily portable and unobtrusive. A seasonal favorite for beating the heat, box fans are square-shaped fans usually measuring about 20 x 20 inches that are much more powerful than oscillating fans and are more energy-efficient than air conditioners.
Controls were straightforward and easy to use, and the Rowenta’s remote control fit nicely in our grip; the remote stores in a slot on the back of the head unit when not in use. Some of the others lacked anywhere to stow the remote, meaning it’s likely to be lost. As a unit that’s likely to be placed in a bedroom, we especially appreciate that the Honeywell let us not just dim its control panel lights but turn them off entirely. None of the other fans we tested offered this kind of control, which let us choose whether we wanted to sleep in total darkness or to just dim the controls so they weren’t distracting.