this fan isn't completely silent, but it is an extremely quiet fan with only a small amount of "wind blade" sound, no motor or gear sounds.
the motor of the fan is very quiet, i personally cannot hear it at all.
my friend's fan ran smoothly with a lot of power and minimal noise (from the fan head, not the motor).
seems well built and the priced for a good fan with a hefty motor.
lots of oscillating fans squeak where the hinge and the motor meet.
i'm comfortable with this because it's relativly easy to take the motor apart for a simple cleaning about once every 9 months [or so].
lasko had to recall over 5.6 million fans due to a possible motor malfunction in feb 2006.
only had a problem once (we buy two new ones a year), when the motor emitted some funky smell upon first use.
rectangular steel box, 2 braces holding the motor (one end only).
the motor was complete dead so i went back to exchange for another unit with the same model.
the motor housing is real heavy duty and the quality of everything from the blade irons to the blades is great!
the motor bearings are lubricated with an oil tank which you must fill from provided oil--a bit unusual but easy to do.
pros: keeps going and going and going cons: motor may last forever but the rest of it doesn't the bottom line: nice fan, overpriced.
pros: the most powerful fan motor around.
the motor housing is cast iron (over 40 pounds!
last years model had a more powerful motor though.
tall, watch measuremen, loud motor.
pros: 3 different speeds, ionizer, remote-control, oscillates well, very powerful, sleek cons: none the bottom line: this is an excellent fan that is easy to use, and combines a three-speed
the original fan i bought says that i bought it in 1998, which atonished me considering how hard i worked it before one of the fans motors decided to not worked any longer during the end of the
the fan motors did not have an annoying hum like the holmes model.
no digital display and temperature gauge like some other models, but it makes up for it with it's high quality motor.
fairly quiet fan motors.
fan motors seem to be pretty powerful and robust
by noise, i mean air 'white' noise and not motor noise.
however, the blades, motor, fan grill, primary housing and extensions are metal, which is all that matters to me.
the other problem was a piece of rubber gasket hanging out of the motor assembly that caused a click on each rotation of the fan.
the quality of this hunter fan/light is excellent; the colors are rich, the motor almost silent, and the look is very classy.
it is well made with two motors, cleanly made die castings and it is quiet.
the only complaint i have is the motor is a little noisy for a $300 fan.
also, the vornado appears to more durable & better designed than the other fan; it's smaller & takes up less space than the box fan, yet is heavier, probably because it has a sturdier motor.
and, unlike some other "high-velocity" fans, the motor does not overheat.
upon describing the problem, she stated the motor was bad and e-mailed an rma.
the bigger they are the less noise is made by the moving air [the motor is very quiet].
we use it in a motorhome, and wall mounting would make this fan work much better for us.
but, after just 2 weeks of use, the motor apparently burned up --- i had it on the lowest speed, and came into the room to a noticeable plastic-electrical smell, and the blade was barely turning.
rather than run the hvac, we used a swamp cooler at night positioned in front of the 20 inch window until its motor died earlier this year.
motor is very quite and has enough power to circulate the air through out the whole room.
some compressed air in the motor area will help keep it clean and help it last longer, too.
the one for my desk will never make it there: it's too big (a foot wide) and even on low it's too loud for the cubicle environment; not neccessarily irritating motor noise, but just loud windflow
and the pointy blades,honeywell black ht-800 quiet motor and turbo swirrily cage can get dirty, but that doesn't infect the high-volume air flow.
after using them for a few months, the motor starts to seize up, the blades rotate very slowly and the most ungodly noise comes out.
the quiet and powerful 3 speed motor gives efficient air movement and cooling.
the only sound it makes is the air moving, the motor is silent as well as the oscillations.
while not totally silent, the "whispering" motor is not bothersome.
solidly built, cord comes out of the base (not the motor) and great design.
now this dimmer says not to use it with motor-operated appliances, but i've had no problems with the fan or dimmer overheating for the last 4 hours.
it's motor is very quiet on either of the 2 fan speeds.
located on the back of the motor housing.
the fan no longer oscillates completely, turns half way and makes clicking sound; found a small broken piece of plastic on the floor after minimal use (around 100 hours); fan motor still works; i
the strength of the fan motor is excellent and placing it in my basement window can ventilate even my upstairs rooms!
i have not seen fans like this for many years and their motors at high speed are very strong as window fans used to be.
the back edge of the motor sticks out approximately eight and one half inches from the face of the window.
lasko said i can order a new cord and motor.
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