Honeywell QuietSet Whole Room Tower Fan-Black, HYF290B

To begin with, no fan is a substitute of an AC system, those that use one need to understand thermodynamics, AC units remove the heat from the room and have super-cooling methods that wouldnt be used in a fan. To get air OUT of a room, you need an exit, an open door, window, etc. I use mine in support of our AC unit, which is all the way in the living room (and struggles to reach my room). Fans are mainly intended to keep the air circulating, but by doing so also slightly (but noticeably in enclosed environments, far more than in open) increase the temperature as a byproduct. However, fans do make it more bearable, and make a significant difference when centered onto the person in question. Its a rather quiet, and tall fan, as opposed to the arguably much stronger, less efficient, and louder box fan that I used to have. This fan does rotate, has multiple settings including ones (that at the lower levels) are little more than white noise, meaning it can be used to give a slight cooling sensation, without being overwhelming, while also staying just loud enough to drown out the disturbances of the night, an owl hooting at an odd hour, birds flying around, etc. Is it perfect, no, in my case my bed happens to be too tall (which I had just set up a day prior to receiving the fan) to make the full use of the fan at night, however the white noise helps with sleeping, and it still does keep a good deal of the heat off at night. I would recommend it to someone who understood what they were looking for in a fan, and what they would be getting. If you are looking for a fan, not an AC unit, this is something that I would recommend.

While the fan is running, its great. I love being able to control the speed with finer granularity than just low/med/hi. At its lowest, it provides adequate air movement with low (but still audible) noise. I keep the fan about 15 feet from my pillow. I also love the small footprint. It fits nicely in the corner between two doors in our bedroom. If only I had an outlet in said corner, but thats my fault, not the fans. That said, I hope you never need to turn on or adjust the fan speed in the middle of the night while your significant other is sleeping. 1. When turned on, the fan starts out at the highest speed before settling down to whatever is set. Meaning its LOUD when first turned on. Not great while trying to keep quiet. 2. The buttons on the unit make a very audible CLICK. Not great while trying to keep quiet. 3. The buttons on the remote ALSO make a very audible CLICK. Not great while trying to keep quiet. 4. There is no way to *lower* the fan speed. The buttons only make it faster and then wrap around after hitting the max. Not great while trying to keep quiet. So yeah. Decent fan. Just steer clear if you expect to adjust it in the middle of the night with a light-sleeping partner.

PROS: +It has a sleep timer feature, while I haven’t used it it’s an option. +It oscillates and doesn’t bump anything. +It has like 8 different intensity/cool settings. +It has a “Refresh” setting, which is useful for growers and smokers. +The “White Noise” setting is useful for many applications. +It is relatively light weight so it’s easy to move when cleaning. +It doesn’t tip over easily.(Though I don’t have pets or children running around, so Good Luck.). +It is slender and fits into most spaces, so it’s great for limited space such as small apartments or lofts. +*It’s quiet enough that it doesn’t set off my gaming headset and it’s sat roughly 5ft away from me. +It does seem to actually help cool the air with its “Cool” & “Power Cool” settings. +It hasn’t started violently shaking. CONS: -It doesn’t have an adjustable height. Basically the only way to elevate it is to set it atop a stand or table. (Though like I mentioned it is relatively light in weight and it doesn’t shake, so a nightstand or small end table is a perfect fix if you have the availability.) -*It isn’t the quietest on some of its lower settings. (I’m hard of hearing and don’t mind noises when I sleep, but even I find it to be a little loud on the lower settings.) I felt the product was worth the money. It has some very simple to follow instructions for assembly. Though there are less than 10 pieces including the remote. worth it if you’re a gamer looking to stay cool, or even just to circulate air throughout an apartment. I would say it Is not durable enough to be used in a garage/shop/barn setting. Though I would buy again.

First reviewed on August 19th, 2019: I purchased this Honeywell HYF290B tower fan for a hallway in my home. I have window air conditioners in my exercise room and living room, and I wanted to disperse the air a little more evenly as the exercise room stays cold while the hallway is noticeably warmer. I had been using a small box fan to blow air into the room to circulate cold air into the hallway, but it is very old, and I knew there had to be a better option somewhere on Amazon. Tower fans caught my eye because they oscillate, or rotate back and forth. This means it can alternate blowing air into my exercise room and down the hall, which should be great for circulation. In practice, the fan is ineffective because it doesnt blow very hard, even on the highest setting. The name of the fan is Quietset, and in that regard, it excels. It has 8 speeds, sleep, whisper, and calm, all the way up to Power Cool. All of the fan modes are very quiet, but thats because they arent blowing much air at all. I can hold my hand two-and-a-half feet in front of the fan and not feel it blowing on the highest setting. I moved the fan to the center of the hallway, away from the wall, to make sure it wasnt starved for air on the intake in the back, and it still didnt blow very much air. I set it up to test it for a few days and realized the discrepancy between the exercise room temperature and the hallway temperature was greater with this tower fan than with my old mini-box fan. I purchased this tall fan expecting a tower of air, and it simply doesnt provide it. On the positive side, the fan seems to be well built. It has a relatively small profile, and it is very quiet. It includes a remote and 7 levels of power. The light is dimmable, so it may be useful in a bedroom just to keep the air from getting stale at night in a room with no ceiling fan. I cant recommend it for any other application, and I wish I had saved the box to send it back. 2/5 stars UPDATE: June 30, 2020, I moved to a new home in November of 2019 and brought this fan with me. When setting it up, I noticed that the housing wasn’t secure, and one piece of the plastic was pushed in on the side (see updated photo). I didn’t know if this had occurred during the move or prior to it. I pushed it back together so that the sides were air tight and used the fan again. This time, there was a solid stream of air coming out of the front of the fan, which now meets my performance expectations. I have it 15 feet away in the living room and can feel a strong breeze on the highest setting, but it is still quiet enough that it is not annoying or distracting. The best part is that it comes with a remote control, so I was able to program it into my Logitech Harmony 650 and 660 remotes (purchased on Amazon) so I can control it across the room. I am able to see the lights on top to know what speed setting it is on. The oscillation works well. Overall, I am supremely satisfied with the fan now and highly recommend it. 5/5 stars

This fan does its job well. The many different speeds are quite useful to get a range of assistance depending on the current air temp. Even at ~80°F and at the second to max speed this fan could cool me and my room sufficiently. However, within 2 weeks of receiving this fan the servo that oscillates it back and forth started to degrade to the point that on both max points (where it switches direction) the fan shakes/is rickety such that it is too noisy. It still cools well if I turn off the oscillation and stay in front of it, but it doesn’t circulate around the room as well. This is a normal thing that happens to these types of fans but 2 WEEKS?? A little too soon…

I got this for my triplets because it actually his all 3 cribs and is safe proof for the babies there all 2 years old.

Weve been impressed with this fan since purchase nearly three months back. We do have to prop it atop a foot high box for it to be able to blow on us while we sleep (it is tall, but not that tall). Its also virtually soundless unless you use the highest speeds, so perfect for those who wish to keep this in their bedroom like we do. I would purchase this model again without hesitation. That being said, a couple days ago our fan developed a clicking tick during rotation. We could not determine the source, only that the sound stemmed from the motor when rotating the fan about - when it wasnt rotating the noise was absent. Fortunately, we are four days shy of our 90-day-guarentee purchase warranty and so I spoke to amazon tech support. The gentleman who helped me was phenomenal, he went completely above and beyond, even connected me to the Honeywell company. They, too, were also outstanding with their assistance and are sending a replacement fan immediately. So, as I said above, I wouldnt hesitate to buy this model again, or to buy a Honeywell product over all.

I wanted a fan that could circulate air in my office while Im on meetings, without creating a bunch of background white noise. I tried an Optimus table fan, which was too loud to cancel out. I tried another tower fan, a Lasko 42 tower fan, which is equally loud on its lowest setting (but also moves a lot of air). THis one is phenomenally quiet. It is barely audible even in an extremely quiet, sound-isolated library/office room. On its lowest mode it is sufficient to feel a breeze clear across the room, 15 feet away. I wish it was a bit more aesthetically appealing - wood-grain fascia like the Lasko fan, or different color options / combinations that could be more interesting, more pleasing to look at, amid different decors. The remote control is also a very odd thing. Its shaped like a little box, not hand-shaped like any normal remote control, longer and slender. That having been said, it works well. Theres a small rattle noise that comes from the motor - whatever worm gear oscillates the fan back and forth. It seems this should be designed not to make extra noise, and maybe to be greased with some durable grease - white lithium or the like. This would render the entire device effectively inaudible, in all but the quietest environments and to those with the most acute of hearing. All that having been said, it is so quiet and works so well that I felt compelled to write a review. Its just a fan - but it does as it reads on the label. It is very quiet.

I would give this fan 5 stars but I never received the table fan that is advertised with the tower fan. Amazon sent a replacement set with the intent the 2nd tower fan to be returned. Again, it arrived without the table fan. The tower fan isnt the most powerful at high speed but it is WONDERFUL for sleeping. It has 8 speeds and is nearly silent at the lower speeds simulating a gentle breeze. Great for sleeping. It is also more slender than other tower fans so it fits in smaller spaces. I would like to review the table fan but cant seem to get it delivered.....

*TL:DR* Im dinging this review low despite the product being so amazing, because amazons Used Products policy is terrible. Maybe this will get someones attention, who knows. Used Fan was missing locking nut and thumbscrews for the base. I looked at my order here on Amazon and I couldnt find any way to message about the missing parts, when I clicked support on the order I was directed to a page with Honeywells contact information. I ended up ordering a replacement parts from Honeywell, because Amazons only form of support was to direct me to Honeywell. In this case I dont feel its Honeywells responsibility to replace parts that Amazon lost when repackaging this product. Honeywell did so, happily, at no expense to me. I would totally come back and make this review 5 stars if Amazon can step up and provide some actual answers or support for what is obviously an error on Amazons behalf. ***** Bought this fan used and I couldnt be happier with the performance of the fan. Used description said new product with damaged packaging. Sure enough the packaging was in tatters, the Thank you for giving this product a second life - Amazon stickers slapped all over the box was the only thing really keeping it together. Despite the sorry state of the box, at first look the fan sure does look new. Inside the box are a cardboard insert, the Fan (wrapped in plastic), two halves of the base (individually wrapped in plastic), the Remote (wrapped in plastic), and and assembly instruction card. No warranty card, no manual. The instruction card shows step 1 as how to snap the base together, and step 2 shows how to remove the locking nut from the base of the fan. Heres where I run into an issue: There isnt one on the bottom of the fan. I can see the threads where it would be screwed on, and its not there. I go back and check the box, nothing. Step 3 and 4 show how to align the fan to the base and secure it using the locking nut. At this point I figure I just want to see how the fan works, Ill worry about securing it later. And wow, this fan is amazing. Even on its lowest setting the airflow is considerable and the fan is almost completely silent, and on its highest setting the fan is still quiet while pushing out a considerable amount of air. And with 8 different settings you can find the balance that fits for you, mine is probably 6 or 7. The sleep setting was a must, and works as intended with options for 1, 2, 4 and 8 hours. There oscillation setting only goes in what looks to be a 90* angle, but that suits my needs perfectly. There is a button for changing the brightness of the LED on the fan, it doesnt bother me to much at its brightest but its a nice feature to have. (note about a flaw with the remote and this button/feature below) The remote is super handy and works pretty well. One issue I noticed is that there is no light setting on the remote and when you change the fan speed it resets the indicator light on the fan. The light isnt super bright at its brightest, but Im sure it could bother others more than it does me, so I mention it anyways. I cant speak for the range, its across the room from my desk but less than 20 feet away. Overall Im very happy with my fan and Im sure Ill be even happier when its fully and properly assembled with all the proper parts. Currently I have some tie wire carefully wrapped around the threads and gorilla tape wrapped around that to secure the fan to the base. Its pretty sturdy with this temporary fix while Im waiting on Honeywells parts to come in.