QUOTE(Career26 @ Feb 6 2019, 12:08 PM)
Hello All,
I have never owned a tower fan before and like many of you, I don't also prefer the standing fan & would like to give a try for a tower!.
The pic below is one of the smallest rooms in my apartment. I have just cleaned it and setup as study/office area. I have marked my preferred spot that I would like to have the fan; so that you have an idea of the distance from that point to the study desk. This is also the room I spend my time for leisure reading, meditation and any light activities that needs more focus.
Considering the size of the room and the activities, I
would prefer a fairly quiet tower fan [U](not necessarily has to be pin drop silence but at a reasonably tolerable level) and one which does not take up too much of the floor space. I'm looking at spending about 4 hrs on a weekday (after work) but it will be more on weekends.
From all that I read from various threads, only the one
idoblu suggested - I think it's the Tefal, that sort of appealing but I find it a bit bulkier from the pic. It will be good to have a slimmer ones and a few more other suggestions for comparison purpose.
Look forward to hear some valuable suggestions. Thank you, guys.
Hi Career26, my opinion will be contrarian here so here it is.
Tower fans are great but it's directional and less than ideal. Coming from being a tower fan user for 12 years, the only place where it is useful is blowing around the occupant zone in a sweep not more than 7 feet away. Normally that's where the seats are. I've used towers, mini towers (table top) from Rowenta, Delonghi. The experience and comfort is less than ideal.
Also, the size of that area will require a powerful throw and tower fans are not up to the task. More often than not, for the more powerful throw, the noise level alone could be intrusive than desired.
The best option is to place a omni directional (360°) fan or sometimes called oscillation fan (not all are 360°).
Panasonic and
KDK sells this and it works pretty well. Only requirement for 360° is it had to be installed on the ceiling.
The other brands of oscillation fans are table top like Mistral but these are somewhat ok as well. For comparable price of a tower, the payback in terms of comfort and airflow coverage afforded by a 360° is immense.
Just my opinion.
This post has been edited by halcyon27: Feb 8 2019, 04:34 PM