*Vornado definitely makes a great fan **Fastly.Cool** . We had the older model that was larger and which we liked more, but we are still quite pleased with this product. Recommended!*
I don't think throwing the air wide is meant to be the idea with air circulators. The material I've seen from Vornado indicates that they actually aim to create a more *narrow*, strong column of air than what you'd get with a traditional fan. That targeted stream will then reach the wall or ceiling it is pointed to. The air then bounces from that object and travels down the wall and back towards the room, which is what circulates it around the room.
The digital controls don't work with smart devices. The "dinky" controls on the Vornado vintage model allow you to use a WEMO or other such type of smart plug with Alexa for voice activation.
you should also mention the tornado 6303 is equipped with a brushless dc motor so it has low power consumption, 100 different levels, and 10 years warranty
100 different "levels"? What do you mean? I know it can't mean settings, never more than 3 or 4 of those. What are these "levels" you speak of & how on Earth does a fan have 100 of them???
@@cowafungus8104 It may be two years later, but I'm going to clear this up for you (and anyone else reading). AC motors are what we are used to on fans. They have, generally, three (3) distinct settings: High, Medium & Low. With a DC motor the speed is pretty much continuously variable. Vornado sez 99(!) different settings, and that may actually be true, technically, but from a practical stand point if you turn it to some point on the dial, and it's a little too much, or too little, you just adjust the speed dial a small amount and the fan will increase or decrease by a small amount. Not enough? Do it again. Much better, in my experience. And, uses less energy as well for the same airflow output.
@@cowafungus8104 It may be two years later, but.... AC motors are what we are used to on fans. They have, generally, three (3) distinct settings: High, Medium & Low. With a DC motor the speed is pretty much continuously variable. Vornado sez 99(!) different settings, but from a practical stand point if you turn it to some point on the dial, and it's a little too much, or too little, you just adjust the speed dial a small amount and the fan will increase or decrease by a small amount. Not enough? Do it again. Much better, in my experience. And, uses less energy as well for the same airflow output.
I bought one of those Dyson fans that also had heating. So expensive and took so much electricity to run. So I took it to the office and now my company pays to warm up my cube during cold winter mornings lol.
I have a 16 inch classic brand table fan from 1985 works perfectly for its age made a hell of a lot better than the cheap shitty mainstays fans from Walmart
Thank you so much for this excellent review. I have a Vornado 279 that works great but is super hard to clean. Any tips on that? Easy open and close gans for cleaning?
@@silasmcgee3647 Honestly, I do. Considering the way the Power companies try every trick in the book to charge as much as possible for a Kilowatt Hour.
Vornado's highest quality & strongest flow "vortex-fans" are still manufactured in Kansas. I've had the small type 610 (3-step A/C powered) vortex-fan for more than a decade. If you place it on the floor & point it upwards toward the ceiling, from the corner of any medium sized room, It flows/floods & mixes air so thoroughly around the given space that you may never need to use it more than at the lowest speed setting (nice, quiet, & efficient). They are not cheaply priced fans... but if you buy a USA made Vornado, you will be smiling and amazed every time you turn it on for at least the next decade. Additionally for winter, Vornado makes excellent vortex-fan, room-sized "safe" heaters that work like a charm on cold feet. I bought the China made Vornado, type MVH, not realizing at the time of purchase, that a similar USA made version was also available. Oh well, 'should have bought USA made Vornado heater for a similar price. These two items have been the sum total of my experience with the brand...j
It's too bad Dyson has decided they are really an "air purifier" company and all their fans are getting high $ consumable using HEPA filters built in. I'd pay the extra $ for a smart WiFi fan but they only have purifier versions and they are like $600. Crazy. The main reason for a Dyson is pet friendly - way easier to clean. But again crazy $$$. Oh, and please use a proper calibrated sound meter from a fixed distance and measure power consumption.
@@Lisa-ym1si FWIW I ended up buying a Vornado Pivot3 Clip fan. It is small but I was able to clip it on a book shelf close to my bed and on the lowest setting from 3 feet it is almost silent. I'd prefer a larger more distributed flow of air but I'll probably end up with two of them, one for each side of the bed. I do wish I could change the speed by WiFi and have infinite speed variability instead of just 3 settings. But at least by plugging it into a TP-Link KP303 3 outlet power strip I can turn it, lights, and another fan on and off wirelessly. That handles 95% of use cases - when it is really hot I may bump it up to the next speed setting temporarily. Oh and at $55 it's a fraction of the Dyson cost so I can afford two of them and a power strip and still have hundreds of dollars to spare. You could also try one of the Vornado Energy Smart fans which have a DC motor, have fine speed control, and some come with a remote eg. 5303DC Energy Smart. Nothing like as pretty, not pet hair friendly, but not $$$.
@@simonwaddington1866 The issue that I have was with appearance and I love the retro look of this fan so I’m just gonna keep my fingers crossed. Said it’s supposed to arrive tomorrow.
Yeah there’s no way I could afford those there’s actually a Dyson fan made just for Target that’s a desktop one - it’s still big. But I can sleep with the noise it’s very quiet. I think I paid 260. But if this one is just as quiet the Dyson’s going back to the store.
How stupid do you have to be to not learn to understand a "dinky" little knob by testing all 3 speed settings? That dinky knob can last longer and is easily replaceable than those fancy easy to understand buttons. The world is getting lazier and more stupid. Sad.
So true why todays product's don't last long where 50' 60 and 70's was so much better made in quality no plastic last ability and looks sleek it's all plastic made and cheaply done now its just throw away crap. As i am now looking for a decent fan but it just looks like where i am from the UK all the nice looking retro vintage metal looking fans are from the USA we have no retro style at all i just hope we get a proper deal with the USA on not just food but with electric good's as well USA have some really nice products goods out that we don't have
Nose doesn't mean anything unless adjusted for CFM. I.e. sure you can have a very quiet fan if it's not moving any air it doesn't matter. What you want to measure is noise/CFM or maybe RPM.
I got my Vornado VFan yesterday and I am in love with a fan! It makes a soft breeze through my entire bedroom. It was raining all day yesterday, and 70% humidity inside, but I didn't have to turn the fan above low to stay comfortable. Usually I'd feel very sticky. Can't wait for the muggy summer weather now.
You wanna take that back now? Just asking. I don't, because I've got a couple Vornado fans & I freakin' *love* em. Also summer's nearly over now so just get ready for the best weather of the year, well, at least where I live, near the Ozarks.
The way you measure db is wrong. You're basically measuring noise of air movement across the mic. Move the phone out of the air flow path and near the unit above or to the side. Wind over a mic is always loud ..
I need a fan that can cool equipment on the floor. So it either needs to aim downwards, or sit low on the floor and aim forwards. Also, I need very little air flow. Silence (or near silence) is a key factor for what I am seeking. The fan will not be cooling the room; only sending a light breeze over some equipment located directly in front of the fan. Can you recommend a fan that can push small volumes of air, and do so silently? I will be sitting 8 feet away, and do not want to hear the fan, which will be on the lowest setting.
Great stuff on spread. Finally someone smart enough to test dBs instead of just pointing a microphone at the thing. Still looking for someone smart enough too test the watts.
I like the DC powered Vornado fans. I have two of them of different sizes and they are the best fans I've ever owned. They move tons of air and I can adjust them between 1-99 giving me the ability to choose the ideal white noise while I'm sleeping.
If you are comparing quietness of the fans, please shut up, turn the !@#$ background music off and let us hear for ourselves! This ends up being a waste of time.
*Vornado definitely makes a great fan **Fastly.Cool** . We had the older model that was larger and which we liked more, but we are still quite pleased with this product. Recommended!*
Huh. So all the fans produce that same thumping disco beat. That's weird. I would have thought they'd just sound like the wind.
exactly, that UA-cam looping disco music is driving the world insane.
I don't think throwing the air wide is meant to be the idea with air circulators. The material I've seen from Vornado indicates that they actually aim to create a more *narrow*, strong column of air than what you'd get with a traditional fan. That targeted stream will then reach the wall or ceiling it is pointed to. The air then bounces from that object and travels down the wall and back towards the room, which is what circulates it around the room.
You can toss most of these and take a good look at the XPOWER Air Circulator Series.
The digital controls don't work with smart devices. The "dinky" controls on the Vornado vintage model allow you to use a WEMO or other such type of smart plug with Alexa for voice activation.
you should also mention the tornado 6303 is equipped with a brushless dc motor so it has low power consumption, 100 different levels, and 10 years warranty
Vornado with a V
@@SnabbKassa I'm incline to guess that's autocorrect work
100 different "levels"? What do you mean? I know it can't mean settings, never more than 3 or 4 of those. What are these "levels" you speak of & how on Earth does a fan have 100 of them???
@@cowafungus8104 It may be two years later, but I'm going to clear this up for you (and anyone else reading). AC motors are what we are used to on fans. They have, generally, three (3) distinct settings: High, Medium & Low. With a DC motor the speed is pretty much continuously variable. Vornado sez 99(!) different settings, and that may actually be true, technically, but from a practical stand point if you turn it to some point on the dial, and it's a little too much, or too little, you just adjust the speed dial a small amount and the fan will increase or decrease by a small amount. Not enough? Do it again. Much better, in my experience. And, uses less energy as well for the same airflow output.
@@cowafungus8104 It may be two years later, but.... AC motors are what we are used to on fans. They have, generally, three (3) distinct settings: High, Medium & Low. With a DC motor the speed is pretty much continuously variable. Vornado sez 99(!) different settings, but from a practical stand point if you turn it to some point on the dial, and it's a little too much, or too little, you just adjust the speed dial a small amount and the fan will increase or decrease by a small amount. Not enough? Do it again. Much better, in my experience. And, uses less energy as well for the same airflow output.
I bought one of those Dyson fans that also had heating. So expensive and took so much electricity to run. So I took it to the office and now my company pays to warm up my cube during cold winter mornings lol.
love this review! im sold on the vornado
I have a 16 inch classic brand table fan from 1985 works perfectly for its age made a hell of a lot better than the cheap shitty mainstays fans from Walmart
Thank you so much for this excellent review. I have a Vornado 279 that works great but is super hard to clean. Any tips on that? Easy open and close gans for cleaning?
What's wrong with loud fans? Quiet ones don't help me sleep at night and I cant be the only one that tries to avoid quiet models
Double Entendre?
My husband and I sleep in separate rooms for that exact reason. Helps him sleep, too loud for me
Exactly, I have to drown out my neighbor's leafblower
Yep
@@Femiforfun your profile pic worked on me, I thought it was a hair on my screen, tried to wipe it off twice
Hi…what cycle models is the your using? Thanks!
Any chance you tested Power Consumption and Power Factor?
@@silasmcgee3647 Honestly, I do. Considering the way the Power companies try every trick in the book to charge as much as possible for a Kilowatt Hour.
@@AraCarrano vornado has most of their models in DC versions which consume about 1/12th the power of their AC counterparts
Vornado's highest quality & strongest flow "vortex-fans" are still manufactured in Kansas. I've had the small type 610 (3-step A/C powered) vortex-fan for more than a decade. If you place it on the floor & point it upwards toward the ceiling, from the corner of any medium sized room, It flows/floods & mixes air so thoroughly around the given space that you may never need to use it more than at the lowest speed setting (nice, quiet, & efficient). They are not cheaply priced fans... but if you buy a USA made Vornado, you will be smiling and amazed every time you turn it on for at least the next decade. Additionally for winter, Vornado makes excellent vortex-fan, room-sized "safe" heaters that work like a charm on cold feet. I bought the China made Vornado, type MVH, not realizing at the time of purchase, that a similar USA made version was also available. Oh well, 'should have bought USA made Vornado heater for a similar price. These two items have been the sum total of my experience with the brand...j
@Jeffrey Obadal True
What about a wind tunnel?
You need much smaller confetti & a smaller room to see what they can do.
$300 for a concealed squirrel cage fan. LOL!
It's too bad Dyson has decided they are really an "air purifier" company and all their fans are getting high $ consumable using HEPA filters built in. I'd pay the extra $ for a smart WiFi fan but they only have purifier versions and they are like $600. Crazy. The main reason for a Dyson is pet friendly - way easier to clean. But again crazy $$$.
Oh, and please use a proper calibrated sound meter from a fixed distance and measure power consumption.
Agree. I bought one a couple days ago - it does not move the air at all on the low speeds. I’m going to try the vornado next
@@Lisa-ym1si FWIW I ended up buying a Vornado Pivot3 Clip fan. It is small but I was able to clip it on a book shelf close to my bed and on the lowest setting from 3 feet it is almost silent. I'd prefer a larger more distributed flow of air but I'll probably end up with two of them, one for each side of the bed. I do wish I could change the speed by WiFi and have infinite speed variability instead of just 3 settings. But at least by plugging it into a TP-Link KP303 3 outlet power strip I can turn it, lights, and another fan on and off wirelessly. That handles 95% of use cases - when it is really hot I may bump it up to the next speed setting temporarily. Oh and at $55 it's a fraction of the Dyson cost so I can afford two of them and a power strip and still have hundreds of dollars to spare.
You could also try one of the Vornado Energy Smart fans which have a DC motor, have fine speed control, and some come with a remote eg. 5303DC Energy Smart. Nothing like as pretty, not pet hair friendly, but not $$$.
@@simonwaddington1866 The issue that I have was with appearance and I love the retro look of this fan so I’m just gonna keep my fingers crossed. Said it’s supposed to arrive tomorrow.
Yeah there’s no way I could afford those there’s actually a Dyson fan made just for Target that’s a desktop one - it’s still big. But I can sleep with the noise it’s very quiet. I think I paid 260. But if this one is just as quiet the Dyson’s going back to the store.
I think Dyson designers sacrificed efficiency for "style".
Love their vacuums though!
Is it really male a difference?
Sponsored by Vornando lol
Dyson specializes in making overrated, overpriced, fancy looking garbage.
Hey guy, you're supposed to measure the sound by where the motor and fans are. In the case of the Dyson they're in the base. Your tests suck.
Amazing review
Why are you everywhere?
Kinda, not really tho
How stupid do you have to be to not learn to understand a "dinky" little knob by testing all 3 speed settings? That dinky knob can last longer and is easily replaceable than those fancy easy to understand buttons. The world is getting lazier and more stupid. Sad.
So true why todays product's don't last long where 50' 60 and 70's was so much better made in quality no plastic last ability and looks sleek it's all plastic made and cheaply done now its just throw away crap. As i am now looking for a decent fan but it just looks like where i am from the UK all the nice looking retro vintage metal looking fans are from the USA we have no retro style at all i just hope we get a proper deal with the USA on not just food but with electric good's as well USA have some really nice products goods out that we don't have
100%Agreed! My newest fan is from the early 80's and go down from there.
I thought it was Weird Al for a sec. How disappointment.
Entertaining vid though!
nah a regular pedestal fan is better than this expensive fans
Jesus Christ this video is dry.
You have run out of video ideas
This channel eat d
I’ve always thought that “Weird Al” Yankovic is underrated.
Who else looked at the pile at confetti at the top right at 2:48
Why not add to your review the power consumption of each? Thanks for your great video.
Difficult to believe that wasn't a priority
Design & sound? Meaningless. I only care airflow.
Nose doesn't mean anything unless adjusted for CFM. I.e. sure you can have a very quiet fan if it's not moving any air it doesn't matter. What you want to measure is noise/CFM or maybe RPM.
I got my Vornado VFan yesterday and I am in love with a fan! It makes a soft breeze through my entire bedroom. It was raining all day yesterday, and 70% humidity inside, but I didn't have to turn the fan above low to stay comfortable. Usually I'd feel very sticky. Can't wait for the muggy summer weather now.
You wanna take that back now? Just asking. I don't, because I've got a couple Vornado fans & I freakin' *love* em. Also summer's nearly over now so just get ready for the best weather of the year, well, at least where I live, near the Ozarks.
You didn't address one of the most important things... how easy they are to clean.
That intro gave me Steve Vai + Weird Al Yankovic vibes. 😅
Very hot here !! 🌡️🌡️ need more fans
The way you measure db is wrong. You're basically measuring noise of air movement across the mic. Move the phone out of the air flow path and near the unit above or to the side. Wind over a mic is always loud ..
A ja proponuję kupić sobie na Olx za 15 zł Predom Metrix. Najlepszy wiatrak świata.
I need a fan that can cool equipment on the floor. So it either needs to aim downwards, or sit low on the floor and aim forwards.
Also, I need very little air flow. Silence (or near silence) is a key factor for what I am seeking.
The fan will not be cooling the room; only sending a light breeze over some equipment located directly in front of the fan.
Can you recommend a fan that can push small volumes of air, and do so silently?
I will be sitting 8 feet away, and do not want to hear the fan, which will be on the lowest setting.
Vornado 660 on the lowest setting is silent.
Manual controls = smart plug compatible = automation
Great stuff on spread. Finally someone smart enough to test dBs instead of just pointing a microphone at the thing. Still looking for someone smart enough too test the watts.
where can you buy this
I like the DC powered Vornado fans. I have two of them of different sizes and they are the best fans I've ever owned. They move tons of air and I can adjust them between 1-99 giving me the ability to choose the ideal white noise while I'm sleeping.
ON
If you are comparing quietness of the fans, please shut up, turn the !@#$ background music off and let us hear for ourselves! This ends up being a waste of time.
eh - rather get a sound meter reading, but turning off the music for a sec if a good move.
What is that app name? Can i download that on samsung?