Customer Reviews

Honeywell High Velocity Dual Action Air Circulator Fan

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I was not impressed with the air flow output. I was looking for more bang for the buck. If you you do not need high cooling just mild air circulation then fine, just did not serve my needs. Note the fans are small size.

This is a review for the 8700 model. Actual rating is a 3.5.

This fan is made fully of plastic. The plastic is slightly durable. It does not feel like cheap plastic though, but it doesn't feel like high quality plastic either.

The total height of the fan is 22", and with the handle it is 23" high. There are two fans, both the same size, and each fan is 9" in diameter.

The top fan is stuck to the handle, so in order to angle that fan up or down, you just need to move the handle forward or backward. The bottom fan is on a separate hinge, so it can be rotated up or down independently. You can have one fan facing downward, and the other angled up at the ceiling, or you can have both fans angled up at the ceiling to help with air circulation.

The fans do a good job of circulating the air in a single closed room, like a bedroom, but not in an open room like a living room where it would have two openings (mine has an opening into the dining room and into the front door area/foyer). This fan is mainly for bedrooms about 16' x 16' or smaller. It creates a pleasant constant breeze in a small room.

There are two fan speeds, I or II, and the off setting (O).
Regarding the noise, on setting I, the fans are quiet. I can fall asleep with the fans on setting I. On setting II, the noise is not quiet, but it is not loudy either, but it is noticeable, so you wouldn't want to have it on when you are trying to sleep. And you wouldn't mind it all if you had the TV on or had comapny over, or had something else to do that would muffle out the sound or occupy your mind.

I enjoy my fan. Glad I purchased it for my room, but I think I'll find a more powerful model for the whole house.

Let me just say off the rip I bought this fan at the local Walgreen's only because they stocked it and it caught my eye and I thought it to be very stylish. The stylishness is the top selling point. But I have since come to discover Honeywell makes quality. I have several products by them now and they all impress me. I doubt very seriously that I paid $74 for this fan when I got it because I am much to cheap for that. My guess is about $39 It blows well enough for a small room and plenty when you use both fans. Also you can turn it on its side and use it in the window as well. Cool Beans!

The fan works great. I allows you to point it a the level you what. And both fans are independent of each other so you can point the top part on way and the bottom another way. I have been using it since I got it, nonstop and works just like the day I got it.

We purchased a unit through the manufacturer. We were so delighted with the performance that we purchased a 2nd unit. To our surprise it actually was less expensive with Amazon.

I have been using this item for about two months now and I have noticed a decrease in quality of this item in comparison to another Honeywell Fan I have had for 6 years. This item is not as powerful as the Honeywell HT800 Super Turbo High Performance Fan, Black which I have owned and used exclusively for 6 New England Summers. The current of air that is projected from this item on high equals about the current that comes from my old Honeywell Fan on Low. I am only comparing a single fan on this item to the single fan on my old Honeywell Fan. The size of the electric motors on this item is noticably smaller than the one on my old Honeywell Fan as well.

The flexibility of this dual fan item allows for multi-directional ventilation which is nice to have when coming home to an apartment that has been closed up while I'm at work on a summer day. With one fan pointed straight up toward the ceiling and the other blowing directly on me, I can relatively quickly start to reduce the temperature of my livingroom/kitchen area. The bottom fan on this item is quieter than the top fan, but they are both pretty quiet overall.

The durability of this item seems to be very good with regard to the housing and titling mechanism. I would recommend this item if you are want a fan that has flexible features, but not if you need a very powerful fan for larger rooms.

Do not buy this fan if you are trying to make a room cooler in your home. I bought this and returned it after 2 days as all it did was make my apartment hotter!!

It sounded good, dual action, high velocity, I figured it had to help a little bit. Boy, was I wrong!! If this fan is high velocity, I would hate to see their fans with low velocity!! All it did was circulate the hot air in the apartment and somehow make it hotter.

I would not recommend this fan for purposes of cooling down a room at all!!

This is a review for the 8700 model. Actual rating is a 3.5.

This fan is made fully of plastic. The plastic is slightly durable. It does not feel like cheap plastic though, but it doesn't feel like high quality plastic either.

The total height of the fan is 22", and with the handle it is 23" high. There are two fans, both the same size, and each fan is 9" in diameter.

The top fan is stuck to the handle, so in order to angle that fan up or down, you just need to move the handle forward or backward. The bottom fan is on a separate hinge, so it can be moved up or down independently. You can have one fan facing downward, and the other angled up at the ceiling, or you can have both fans angled up at the ceiling to help with air circulation.

The fans do a good job of circulating the air in a closed room, like a bedroom, but not in a room like a living room where it would have two openings (mine has an opening into the dining room and into the front door/foyer). This fan is mainly for bedrooms about 15' x 15' or smaller.

There are two fan speeds, I or II, and the off setting (O).
Regarding the noise, on setting I, the fans are somewhat quiet like a muffled whirr, but still can be heard well in a quiet room, although I can fall asleep with both fans on setting I. On setting II, the noise is kind of quiet like a muffled whirr, yet it is very noticeable, so you wouldn't want to have it on when you are trying to sleep, but you wouldn't mind it all if you had the TV on or had comapny over, or had something else to do that would occupy your mind. The noise is muffled (since it is plastic) and it doesn't sound like those metal fans because this is a plastic fan.

I enjoy my fan. Glad I purchased it for my room, but I think I'll find a more powerful model for the whole house, maybe the 8800 series or higher.

I love the idea behind this fan. Two fans (both have two speeds), the ability to independently adjust the positions of the fans. Adjustments are limited in their direction but it is still a good idea. Air output is ok but no more than ok. So, why only one star? Because I like to clean my fans. Fans get really dirty after they have been running awhile. The blades are usually covered in dust as are the protective grills surrounding them. That is why most fans are easy to take apart and put back together. NOT THIS ONE! The grills are held in place by 4 recessed screws that must be removed from the rear. I would suggest removing the screws inside a box or some sort of container that will prevent you from losing track of them as the drop out when the grill is lifted off. Once the grill has been removed you are finished removing things because the fan blades are not removable. The back portions of the grills are not removable either. So all you can do is wash the grill fronts and wipe off the rest of the parts (no easy task believe me). Now comes the really fun part. Putting the front grills back on. They have to be lined up in a very specific manner or all of the four holes will not line up with their companion holes on the grill backs. Two will line up easily but the other two won't. Keep turning the grill until all four holes line up. Once you get the holes lined up (I needed a flashlight to actually see the potential unions of the front and back grills) you have to get the screws back into the recessed holes. I suggest needle nose pliers for this part of the job. Once you get the screws into the holes you must tighten them down (no easy task when you can't see the place where the screws engage the threads. I will never attempt to take this fan apart again. I finally took it outside and used Dust Off to clean it as much as I could. If it gets really bad i will send it to Goodwill. The bottom line is that if you are fussy about cleaning your fans (as I am) this is not the fan for you.

This item is great. The noise is background unless you are really sensitive to that sort of thing.