Best Floor Fans Android Central 2020

During the heat of the summer, it's more important than ever to be able to keep cool while you're hanging out at home. Not everyone has access to central air conditioning, and there are times you want a nice breeze while you're sitting in the living room. That's where picking out the perfect floor fan comes in handy. While there are hundreds of options to choose from the Honeywell Quietset 8-Speed Tower Fan delivers a stellar experience with plenty of features, without breaking your budget in the process.

Best Overall: Honeywell Quietset 8-Speed Whole-Room Tower Fan

Keeping cool in the heat of summer or during long winter nights is sometimes easier said than done. After all, there are plenty of options for fans, but finding the perfect one for you isn't always so easy. The Honeywell HYF290B Quietset aims to be your new year-round fan with options that anyone will love.

To begin with, there are a whopping eight different speeds that you can choose from. This means you have access to everything from a light breeze to keep air moving to full blast, which feels more like being outside in a stiff breeze. Along with all of the different speeds, there is also a timer that lets you set the fan to run for 1, 2, 4 or 8 hours. The LED panel with buttons on the fan can be distracting at night when you're trying to sleep, which is why you can adjust how bright it is so that you get a good night's rest. It comes with a remote stored at the back of the fan. This allows you to adjust speed and settings from across the room.

Overall the Honeywell Quietset 8-Speed fan delivers a great experience without breaking the bank in the process. It has plenty of features to take advantage of, but not so many that it becomes intimidating. It's also quiet making it excellent at night, and since it's a tower fan, it won't take up much room at all. If you want a tremendous year-round fan to keep you cool, this is one you shouldn't miss.

Pros:

  • Eight speeds to choose from with remote or buttons
  • 1, 2, 4 & 8 hour timers
  • Quiet settings

Cons:

  • Difficult to clean

Best Overall

Honeywell Quietset 8-Speed Whole-Room Tower Fan

Cool and quiet

This fan delivers tons of options, oscillates to keep your room cool and can be timed using buttons or the remote.

Best Value: Honeywell HT-900 Turboforce

Not all fans need to be gigantic affairs that take up too much room, make a lot of noise, and wind up costing way more than you can afford to pay. The Honeywell HT-900 Turboforce might be a smaller model than you are used to, but don't let that fool you. It comes with several handy features that make it easy to set up, and with three different speeds, it can keep you cool even in tight quarters.

This fan is built to be used to compact spaces, which makes it great for a gaming room, or a dorm where space is always needed. It can also be tilted, which means you can set it up on a desk or bedside table to get the most airflow right where you need it. It does lack some features of fancier fans like no oscillation, no remote, and small size, but at this price you're getting one heck of a deal.

Pros:

  • Able to tilt for best angle
  • Three speeds
  • Reasonably quiet even at high speeds

Cons:

  • Challenging to take apart for cleaning
  • No remote or oscillation options
  • Small

Best Value

Honeywell HT-900 Turboforce

A small package with big results

Grab a fan that will keep you cool without taking up much room or breaking your budget.

Best Tower Fan: Vornado 184 Tower Room Circulator

Tower fans are one of the most popular models of floor fans for a good reason. They circulate air throughout larger spaces without taking up a lot of room in the process. The Vornado 184 Tower Room Circulator delivers an excellent example of what tower fans can do, and this one doesn't need to oscillate. This makes it more stable as it keeps your home or office cool as a cucumber.

Instead of oscillating to keep your entire room cooled down, the Vornado 184 Tower uses V flow circulation to get the job done. It has a sturdier base with vents in specific parts of the tower so that each angle of the room receives airflow without the fan itself needing to move. It also has four different speed settings, an impressive 5-year warranty and stays quiet, which makes it great for use during those hot summer nights. One of the only downsides with this fan is that when it gets dusty, it can be quite hard to clean thoroughly.

Pros:

  • Four-speed settings
  • Doesn't make much noise
  • Circulates air up to 100 feet

Cons:

  • Hard to clean
  • No oscillation

Best Tower Fan

Vornado 184 Tower Room Circulator

Keep it circulating

Don't settle for a fan without the bells and whistles. This Tower fan includes remote options, four speeds, and quiet operation to keep you cool.

Best High End: Dyson Hot and Cool HP02

Dyson is well known for their excellent vacuums, but you might not have known that they make a great line of high-end fans. Out of all of their products, the Dyson Hot and Cool HP02 is what a high-end fan is truly capable of. It's got all the bells and whistles from remote options and night mode to being wi-fi enabled. The only real downside to this fan is that it's quite expensive.

To begin with, this fan isn't even just a fan; it's also a heater. This means that when you buy it, you're buying a heater and a fan in one great package. The Dyson Hot and Cool HP02 is the epitome of a smart fan. It is wi-fi enabled and can even communicate with Alexa. The air filter helps to ensure that the air in your home isn't filled with dust, pollen, or other allergens. There are multiple modes like night mode, and remote options so that you can adjust airflow from across the room. It's also super easy to clean because there are no blades, which also makes this a safe fan in homes with children or curious pets.

Pros:

  • Connects to Wi-Fi and Alexa
  • Works as an air filter
  • Night mode stays quiet

Cons:

  • Quite expensive
  • So many options may be intimidating for some users

Best High End

Dyson Hot and Cool HP02

Hot and cool in one package

This fan is what high-end cooling is made of, with tons of features including remote options, wi-fi and even a heater for the winter.

Best Pedestal: Lasko 1827 18″

Pedestal fans are one of the most popular models out there that you can buy. They offer up a degree of adaptability and are often far more adjustable than any other type of fan. While there is a wide variety out there, the Lasko 1827 delivers a great experience that is simple to set up and easy to use.

The Laso 1827 18" pedestal fan might not look like much, but it packs a serious amount of cooling power. There are three different speeds, and all of them are fantastic. However, the higher speeds may be a bit too loud for some users. This fan is also super easy to put together and take apart. This means that when it's time to clean the dust off of the blades, it's an easy process. The 1827 is also super adjustable, allowing you to tweak the face of the fan forwards and backward, oscillate it when it's in use, and move it up to a full height of 55".

Pros:

  • Adjustable face and height
  • Easy to assemble
  • Three speeds

Cons:

  • Top-heavy
  • High speed may be too loud at night

Best Pedestal

Lasko 1827 18"

Adjustable and oscillating

Snag this fan and adjust it to the exact size and angle you need for cooling down your home.

Bottom line

Each fan that made our list offers up different features and sizes so that there is an option out there for every person and budget. Whether you want a no-frills option that cools down the room, or you want all the bells and whistles possible there is a fan here you'll love. However, out of everything we have tried, the Honeywell Quietset 8-Speed Tower Fan delivers the best experience.

This fan manages to bring some great features to the fore like multiple speeds, small size, and remote control options, without costing an arm and a leg in the process. When you consider it also has LED button controls, a timer so that your fan turns off automatically and doesn't take up much room, it's easy to see why it's worth every penny.

Credits — The team that worked on this guide

Jen Karner currently lives in a house with no air conditioning and has spent hours trying to find the perfect fan to help keep cool. You can follow her on Twitter

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