Kitchen & Housewares : Vornado 630B 3 Speed Mid Size Air Circulator, Black

Rating: - Powerful and quiet at first, then odd noises developed.
I really liked it at first.

Talk about moving some air. Worked great for a bit, then the rattling started. First only on the highest setting, then eventually made it down to the lowest. It started out as a vibration then became an off beat clicking. Seems to come from the motor or near it. Drove my wife crazy, light sleeper.

So I exchanged it, and it worked great for a time. Then it started to vibrate, and eventually the same clicking. Frustrated, I went to a local store this time, instead of exchanging it online again and bought a different vornado model. Worked great at first, then after a few days developed the clicking sound again. It isn't the blade hitting anything, if I had my guess I would guess the powerful motor throwing something balance.

Bought that back to the store, exchange. Fourth unit now, quiet stable, I was finally happy. What a great fan.

Last night it started again, all I could do is groan. click, click..space.. click..click..click.. Ack.

Brought it back..

I won't give it less than three stars, the clicking can be lived with. It is pronounced and not timed so it stands out. Not good for a light sleeper but if you can live through offbeat sounds, your good. Other than that, seems solid.

Too bad, I read so many good things about Vornado, I was pumped to get a high quality fan and was willing to pay. They start out really quiet, so if you can get it to stay that way, you will be happy.

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Rating: - It works as promised.
The Vornado does move the air throughout a room, allowing us to keep our air conditioning set at 80 degrees and still remain comfortable. There are two cons that resulted in a 4-star review from me instead of a 5-star.
1. It is not "whisper quiet."
2. The switch to turn it off or set the speed is not conveniently located.
Otherwise, this product works as promised. If you are interested in saving money on air conditioning, this is the way to do it. I look forward to seeing if it works as well moving warm air around the room in the winter.

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Rating: - buy this product
this product works great! on hot days, sometimes it's all that you need to stay cool.

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Rating: - Works well
Not quite as powerful or as quiet (at high speed) as I had hoped, but I am well satisfied with the fan.

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Rating: - Fabulous Fan
This fan is markedly better than the other fans (one standing, one window) in my apartment. Within minutes of plugging it in, I noticed a serious change in the air--it went from stifling to comfortable. I do not have an air conditioner, but right now I'm cool as a cucumber in 80+ degree heat with serious NYC humidity to boot. Oh, and I am the kind of girl who HATES heat and humidity, so my fan standards are high.

After one night of use, I'm a Vornado believer.