HoneywellQuietSet Tower Fan (5 Speed Settings, Oscillating 75°, Timer Function, Remote Control) HY254

I first bought this fan a year ago in the UK heatwave and it was a godsend, for the price of it, it really is decent and I've just rebought it again as my son took the 1st one and keeps it on year round in his bedroom and it still works just as well a year later! Its not too noisy or overstimulating which is ideal for me as I like to sleep to quietness, its pretty strong and did a good job keeping us cool without needing yo spend a massive amount! I like that the remote is handy and got a few timers on it that are decent aswell. Definitely recommend.

So, with the summer heat I had to pick up a fan. I checked various price points, and so many products. In the end I settled on this. My first reason was because it's a tower fan, and I wanted something that could cool more than one single concentrated location on my body while working at a desk. My second reason was because of how it looked, it's black, with a somewhat glossy silver top. In the pictures, it didn't look like some cheap plastic, either. So I had decent hopes for build quality. My last reason was the brand, Honeywell. A brand I'd heard some positive things about from friends, so I thought I'd give them a go myself. Suffice to say, I kind of liked this purchase.The fan itself does a good job. It moves a lot of air, and pushes it at a decent force, to where it's aimed. On it's lowest setting, it's easily hitting me at a distance of 8ft (243.84 cm), which is the furthest I can be in this room, which is lovely. As you can imagine, it only gets better the further you go up the fan speed. It was honestly a HUGE help during this recent heatwave. As for its height, it does a good job cooling my entire body sitting down, exactly the reason I got this thing. The only way it could be better is if it had an even lower mode, that was near silent, even if it pushed little air. There are both cheaper, and more expensive fans that can do this, I don't see why this is not true for this too.As for the noise level, it's not so bad. Along with this purchase I also picked up a rather bad air purifier, which also had a sleep mode. That purifier had a small fan, was rather loud, and was quite honestly a crap product. This tower fan in contrast is so much better. It's sleep mode, although being at a volume, is still perfectly reasonable to fall asleep too (unlike the purifier). It's volume, and tone, on the lowest setting presents itself as mere white noise, which is nice (unlike the purifier). Of course, once you turn the fan up, that statement is no longer true, but given the upside of how much air its sending, that's reasonable. One thing that could hinder your sleep though is not the fan volume, but the blue light on top. It's not that bright, and in a shade where it's not that noticeable, but some might find it distracting.The rotational capability is nice, going left to right, which is been nice while in bed. Cooling my head, right to my toes. Though there is some small creaking noise when turning. I'm not quite sure why this is, it's fine when it's not moving, but it could be distracting. One feature I think would also be interesting is the ability to alter the turning radius and speed of the turn. Personally, I find how it turns to be rather quick, and the overall turning radius rather large. So being able to tweak this would be nice.Another feature this fan has, is the sleep timers. You have 4 options to choose from, 1, 2, 4, or 8 hours. I've personally used, and timed the 1 and 2 hours, and found them to be accurate to their claim. I would like some kind of memory for the system, using the timer automatically, but as it stands, this is more than sufficient.The last feature this device supports, is the remote. It's small, and supports the same colour scheme. It does require some batteries, but 2 are provided with the fan. There are three buttons in total, power, fan speed, and turn. This is sufficient for most uses, but more options would also have been welcome, such as a timer, or suggested features I mentioned above. The buttons aren't nice to press, either. They're rather squidgy, making you press rather hard to activate them, often feeling like they should've been pressed, when they have not. Once you get past the squidge, the buttons do offer a somewhat satisfying click, which is the only nice thing about them. What kind of urks me, is that Honeywell know how to implement good buttons, as the ones on the actual fan are nice, it's just the ones on the remote aren't that good. As for remote storage, you'll find that at the back of the fan, on top, just below the handle. It's a nice position, and clips on easily, with it also being easy to remove.As for set-up, this is a fan that's delivered in parts, meaning you, the user will need to set it up. They do offer instructions, but I didn't find that them great. They focus on picture instructions, that can seem kind of misleading, if you don't quite understand what they're going for. I would've preferred step-by-step text instructions, as I found it rather confusing it times. After I made one or two small mistakes, and actually stopped and thought about what needed to happen, I didn't have much trouble. Everything fits rather nicely, with everything I needed in the box.Lastly for build quality. The fan itself seems to be of good quality. I feel like I'd need to put in some effort into breaking this. When not turning, there are no creaks, and only wobbles a little if touched by the user. If I lift it by the handle, I feel confidant, when moving it about, one handed, which is nice. When turning, as mentioned above, there is occasionally an audible creak, but it's nothing major, and there is a small bit of wobble (again, barely worth mentioning). The glossy styling on top is a fingerprint magnet, but as the glossy aspect is so small, it's barely noticeable. Lastly the stand does feel kind of... cheap, it feels like most of the money spent is on the fan, which is good, and thankfully it appears good enough to support the tower fan. Still, I would've liked better.

This fan has a good airflow and fairly quiet even on the highest speed setting. I was surprised at it's cooling properties compared with a conventional fan and can recommend this product.

Ok this is an out of the box review, I've just put it together and switched it on, and I am very impressed.We already have one fan in a similar format that cost about £30. It's alright, but it's a bit wobbly, and a bit rattly, and if the weather is going to be like this we're going to need more than one fan.At £55 this is almost twice the price, but you know what, it's worth it. It's easy to put together, and it will stay solid because it's held together with thumbscrews.It's a little bigger than my £30 fan, and it is SUPER quiet. Even cranked up to 5 (my old one only had 3 settings) the noise is not obtrusive. At full whack you really do get a breeze, you won't often need that but it's nice to have in hand. Most of the time the lower levels will be just fine.There's no rocking at all. Even if you poke it, yes there's a little movement because it's tall, but it's solid on its footing. It's a really good base.And it's got a remote! One thing I've noticed with the old fan is that if you want to change the settings whilst it's oscillating, you have to wrestle with it, and there's always a little worry that you're stopping the rotation motor a little bit. None of that here. Do what you want with it from metres away. There's even a slot for the remote on the back, so if you lose it, it really is your own fault.This is a really well designed product and I really like it. At a premium price, it needs to last a bit longer than a cheaper fan. Time will tell, but the signs are good, it certainly looks like excellent value to me at the moment.

As someone that uses a fan every night to sleep, even in the winter, I can easily say that this fan is the best I've owned.It's now over 2 years since I purchased it, and it runs no different to the day I first switched it on, even after being used for 8+ hours a night, every night. It is very quiet when used on it's lowest setting (sleep mode) and it has never disturbed me in the night with annoying creaks or whirring noises - something which a lot of cheap fans often do. The fan can be set on a timer and it seems to do a good job of switching itself off at the right moment, again without making any noise that would disturb my sleep.As far as power goes, it provides a really strong gust of air on the highest setting (power cool mode). Being a rather tall tower fan, it is capable of creating a much larger stream than smaller circular fans, and has done a great job of providing comfort to my partner and I during the recent heatwave.The design is very modern, using nice materials that feel of good quality. General construction is also good - it feels sturdy when given a light push, with a large base helping to keep it stable.I can't comment on the remote functionality as I do not use it, but it looks simple to use and fits in with the design of the fan.Overall fantastic product, brilliant value for money.