Regardless of what others have said about it being easy to assemble, it wasn't to ME!! It was NOT FUN putting it together!! There are no instructions for assembly, only a diagram! I almost never figured out that you have to take the plate and screw off the bottom of the base before you can pull up the 2nd pole that connects to the section with the controls! I spent a good 30 minutes just crying off and on in frustration as I tried to fit those two sections together until I decided to take the bottom off and see what happens. There was another pole inside! It did not show ANYTHING in the diagram about pulling up the pole out of the OTHER pole! I was so irked! Also, there are a couple of things that have to be turned the opposite direction than what is shown. No righty-tighty/lefty-loosey! In Germany, I guess they do it backwards from us.
Anyhooooo......I thought by the time I got the thing together, it would not work from all the abuse it was getting before I figured things out! But once it was together, it worked like a dream! Very cool air! It is VERY quiet! On low, I can barely hear a whisper out of it. On medium, theres a bit more air-gushing noise, of course, and high is gushier, but still quiet compared to other fans. When you hit turbo-boost, its the gushiest of all, but still not loud or annoying. It can oscillate if you want, or not, which is done manually with the pull up/ push down knob on the top of the back. The remote uses 2 AAA batteries, not included. With the remote, you can turn on, turn off, change speeds (3 speeds + turbo), and there is a seperate button for the turbo. The blades are light transparent blue, very thin and flexible. You would not think they would do a very good job, but they do! They really put out great air, and this fan is as good as any metal-bladed fan I have ever had, but so QUIET, unlike the metal ones! The grills on this are metal, and easy to fit together. Plus, its easy to take the grill off to clean the fan.
I started to give it 4 stars because of the aggravating assembly, but I love it so much I just couldn't deduct a star! It looks good, has a big heavy stable base, puts out great air, is easy to clean, can oscillate, is height-adjustable,the perfect size, has a remote control, and IS QUIET AS A WHISPER, so what more could you ask for?? THAT IT WOULD COME PRE-ASSEMBLED! THAT'S what!! LOL!
UPDATE: Still cant say enough good stuff about this fan!! Honestly, it has to be the best, quietest stand-fan in the world!! Still no rattling or humming! Just lots of cool, quiet air!! LOVE it, and it was totally worth assembling! Dont hesitate! Buy it! A bit more costly than the cheap ones, but you get what you pay for, and why waste $30-$40 on a fan thats going to drive you so crazy you wont run it?? And if you do run the noisy, humming, rattling thing, it wont put out even a FRACTION of the air as this Rowenta!! BUY THIS!!! You get what you pay for! I paid $116 plus shp, and even though the price has gone up since then, still worth it. Might wanna look around on the internet for it on sale, though.
UPDATE: I HAVE HAD IT 1 & 1/2 YEARS NOW AND ITS STILL GOING STRONG AND IS LIKE NEW! HAVE NOT EVEN HAD TO TAKE THE GRILL OFF TO CLEAN THE BLADES, I JUST DUST THE GRILL WITH AN OLD TOOTHBRUSH EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. STILL LOVE THIS FAN!
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| number of speeds | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| material | Plastic | Plastic | Plastic | Plastic | Plastic | Plastic |
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Failing after barely 1 year of usage!
Update: Rowenta repairs my fan.I got an email from Rowenta stating my fan is still under warranty. They issued a postage paid shipping label.They wanted me to ship the entire fan. I decided to only ship the top portion. (fan, motor, housing, etc). I cost me about $35 for the packaging alone. I used UPS and they destroyed my fan.Scratches, cracked housing bent fins, ect. etc. The service center went ahead and replaced the housing and repaired the oscillating motor. I then received a call to pick up the fan from the center because they don't want to ship it back.I drove about 1hr to get there and pick up the fan. Everything works fine BUT there are scratches all over the fan now. It looks like a used unit. Not sure if they replaced or repaired the fan. The serial number is gone so I don't know.All I know is the fan still works and is still quiet. So I'm happy with that. Not happy that I had to go through all this for a fan I bought for $100.-----------------------Update: Purchased on June 29, 2013.Today, May 11, 2014 the fan is no longer oscillating. Can't believe it's already broken for a fan at this price range. I had fans barely 25% of the cost of this last longer.I have contacted Rowenta to see if they will fix it. I will update this review when I receive a reply.-----------------------I was surprise to see how heavy this thing is. The base it metal unlike all of the previous fans we had purchased. The installation was a breeze. I manage to put it all together in about 10 minutes w/o reading the instructions.The first thing I noticed was the bright blue led. This fan is for our bedroom so it's way too bright. I will put some small decals over the led. First tuned it on and yes, on the lowest settings, the fan is fairly quiet. Great for the bedroom, and perfect to leave on at night. I have tried many fans and returned most of them. The only one I have kept are the window mounted fans that has two fans which allows you to bring in fresh air and take out room air. These however, lack any air flow. They are loud for the amount of air it pushes.The only major flaw for such an expensiveness fan is that there is no timer! Unless I am missing something or not reading the instruction right, I do not see an option to set a timer.Adjusting the tilt of the fan is a breeze. All you do is just tilt it to the angle you wish it to be. Unlike my previous fans where you have to turn a knob to adjust the angle. Which was useless as the fan would point down no matter how tight you turned the knob. This fan just clicks into place.It's a bit overpriced for what we get, but the build quality seems very good. The only thing plastics are the blades, the motor cover, the control panels and a few knobs. This thing is heavy BTW. So moving it up and down the stairs could be a bit of work for some. At the lowest setting, it's is great for sleep mode. You can hear some noise at the higher settings but it's mostly air noise and not the fan or mechanical sound.The remote is a bit bulky for something that only has 3 buttons. We're talking "approximately" 6 x 2 x .5".Compared to another fan I purchased at WalMart, it sounded like a Jet Engine at the lowest settings. One last thing, the design looks a little different than your typical pedestal fans. Almost sleek looking. I like it.
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