It circulates the air really well compared to the old stand up fan i had. If i point it directly at myself when i sleep i almost freeze even with blankets on. But thats a good thing since the hoise we are renting has a smaller air conditioning unit for the house. My friend showed me the fan and exactly what i was looking for and i give the honor and praise to the Lord for having someone show me about the fan.
This fan manages to move warm air from the next room to the rest of our old house from its perch on the refrigerator. And at low speed it's totally quiet. Perfect solution for our needs!
I picked this fan up to replace a box fan that was moving air from my bedroom into my living room. I was surprised by the performance (It moved more cool air into my living room than the box fan did,) and how quiet the fan was. On low, I would forget that it was even running. I have since moved and the fan came with, I still use it in the same way.
I am a Justice of the Peace and with black robe at outdoor weddings this fan has made a huge difference keeping myself and wedding party cool in the summer months.
Bought 1 unit in hopes it would help circulate the cooled air from a window A/C in the small old house I have. AC unit coud not blow cool air the 30 feet into the living room. A pedestal fan I bought helped some but fell short of my expectations. I plugged in the 630 and set it about 7 feet from AC. Wow! Within minutes you could feel the cool air in the LR. The unit was also quieter than the pedestal. After running the system for 24 hours, I was thoroughly impressed with the units performance....so I went out and bought another one for the Master Bedroom. Although the AC unit in the MB worked ok, addition of the 630 circulated the cool air faster and more evenly. I am very impressed with the 630 and intend to purchase a tower fan in the near term. CONS: This is more of a "nice to have" suggestion as I would have liked even thge 630 to have a remote control.
Pros: Compact size for the air movement it puts out. Heavy, solid construction, nothing like cheapo fans the same size. Padding under the base ensures the unit will stay in place when placed on a slick surface. REALLY moves the air; works great as a unidirectional fan when sitting right in front of it during the hottest part of the day but truly shines when it comes to cooling things down once the sun sets, dropping the indoor temperature much more quickly and efficiently than any combination of standard fans. Very quiet on low and medium settings, only slightly louder on high. Cons: None that I can think of. Don't be fooled into thinking this is just another fan. It is not; the performance is superior to any fan and belongs in a class of its own.
I bought this as a replacement for a Lakewood Kool Operator Jr. (8"), a fan which I've used everyday (and sometimes 24hrs/day for weeks on end), for nearly 20 years. Although the Vornado is a bit bigger, it's not so much so as to be a problem, and it actually seems more robust - which I can only hope to mean another 20 years with this fan. Compared to a cheap one I'd found online, well, there really is no comparison, on low this moves considerably more air than the cheapie does on high, and while a tad louder (vornado on low, cheap one on high), it's not appreciably so. When cranked up to high, it's quite loud - which is what I needed for a whitenoise while sleeping - and why I marked the rating as 5/5 for quiet, as it is quiet, but also produces a volume that I was looking for.