Which is the best fan to keep cool

SwiftFox
SwiftFox Community Member Posts: 1,360 Championing
edited June 24 in Everyday life

Can’t afford air-con so…

At the moment I’ve got ceiling fan, but it’s not as cool as I thought it would be. So which is the best fan?

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  • vikingqueen
    vikingqueen Scope Member Posts: 2,057 Championing

    I've got a bladeless one and its brilliant. Not the very expensive one from the hoover makers…but from a certain German supermarket. Probably all sold out by now but worth getting one if you can 👍.

    I have the larger one that cools my quite large living room or bedroom.

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 495 Empowering

    i have a honeywell tower fan

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 4,221 Online Community Team

    We have a 'wind machine' which I think is also referred to as a high velocity fan. It's very powerful but it doesn't have a tall stand so you'd have to have something to put it on if you wanted it to cool your face. We have ours on top of our bedroom drawers and it keeps us cool in the night. It is a little loud though!

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community Member Posts: 6,239 Championing

    Fans just move hot air around. If you want to cool a room, AC is the only option.

    I do actually have an expensive fan from the vacuum brand (bought on sale at a bargain price!) but I was sorely disappointed with it. The fan function is pointless for me personally. But it does have one upside which I hadn't considered when buying it. It's got such fine filters that it can clear the room of pollen or dust fairly quickly (after closing windows of course!).

    Mine does also have a heating function, which is what I've been using as the sole source of heat in here for the last few winters. So it wasn't a complete waste of money…

  • WelshBlue
    WelshBlue Community Member Posts: 1,423 Championing

    I witnessed Fan Wars in Lidls today … 2 people arguing who was there first for the last Bladeless fan

    I don't know who won. I just walked away thinking just toss a coin … or ask if there's any more in the back

    … I was so tempted to just pick it up, but one head shake from the boss put paid to that idea

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 4,221 Online Community Team

    The great fan wars of 2026 😂 Imagine their reaction if you picked it up @WelshBlue!

  • egiste2r
    egiste2r Posts: 148 Connected
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  • WelshBlue
    WelshBlue Community Member Posts: 1,423 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1134697#Comment_1134697

    I can't tell you how much I wanted to just for giggles, … but that one shake of the head, I knew I couldn't 😁

    I spent the best £1.99 in Home Bargains. a spritzing bottle attached to a battery operated fan

    Bargain; because oh my life it's the best invention ever

  • chatterbox7
    chatterbox7 Community Member Posts: 2 Listener

    Hello im new to scope chat. I have 2 fans going in the winter. So now I have 3. A ceiling one A tower one & I have a smaller double hand fan on the same stand.

    I also have 2 USB hand fans & i am still hot.

    I do run hot most of the year

    The age & meds affect. Lol.

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 8,861 Online Community Team

    All this hot weather must have been difficult for you @chatterbox7! Is it cooling off where you are now?

    I've seen people with fans that they wear around their necks and those look pretty good. Hands free anyway!

  • SheffieldMan1976
    SheffieldMan1976 Posts: 2,944 Connected

    I have a fan blowing on my bedside table in my room, had to unplug it this morning though to put my phone on charge.

    Also, I'll probably have fans at Karaoke night after tea, for some strange reason they actually like my singing! I'm not knocking it though 😅

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