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Perfect for a dorm room, playroom or anywhere that would enjoy a pop of color, Lasko’s 20-inch Cool Colors box fan comes in fun colors likefuchsia. It features three quiet speeds, Save-Smart technology for energy economy and an easy-carry handle. With a slim profile and weighing just over 7 pounds, this model is easy to move around and is very popular among teens and college kids. 3-Speed Lasko Box Fan Premium Box Fan with Energy Efficient Design and Carrying Handle. With a no-tools-needed assembly as well as easy-to-use, top-mounted controls, this box fan features patented Blue Plug safety fuse technology that helps to keep you and your home safe. This box fan includes 3 fan speeds to help control the airflow, making it perfect for living rooms, bedrooms, dorms, and garages.
The Rowenta Turbo Silence Extreme VU5670 was the sturdiest, best built and easiest to adjust of the pedestal fans we tested, and with the tallest extension, it should be more usable in larger spaces than the other towers. A box fan’s size affects how large an area it can cool and how quickly it can clear a room of dust, smoke and odors. Lasko Box Fan Most standard box fans measure 20 inches by 20 inches, but you can find smaller 10 inch by 10 inch models and larger industrial models that measure at least 24 inches by 24 inches. One step up technologically, Lasko’s Weather-Shield Select box fan boasts a programmable thermostat that can turn the fan on or off automatically.
We tilted its head to see how many angles we could direct its airflow in but found the circular motion of the tilt to be choppy and loud, unlike the smooth, silent tilting action of the winning Vornado Energy Smart 533DC circulator fan. The Honeywell also has a small speed dial on the back of its head that only fits the tips of our index finger and thumb comfortably. The dial let us turn it to set three different speeds, and with each turn, we heard a loud clicking sound.
As a result, it removes enough dust, smoke, and pollen from the air to help those with allergies breathe easier. Its weather-shielded motor and 6-foot power cord are the cherry on top. This fan is compact enough to fit on a table or desk, which makes it the perfect work-from-home companion.
We set it in our bedroom window at night when the humidity is low to bring in the cooler air. It works well at circulating the air from the air conditioner. This Black+Decker fan was easy to assemble — that is, until we tried to attach its rear and front grilles together. There is a plastic ring that secures the lasko pedestal fans two grilles together, but we found the fan’s one flimsy clasp on the front grille was not enough to firmly secure the two grilles together. We kept wrestling with the three parts of the fan to make them work; it took us about 20 minutes longer to assemble this fan than it did all the others in our testing.