Sleep comfortably: 35dB noise and 9-hour timer】 This oscillating fan is very quiet and smooth , with a noise level as low as 35 decibels, allowing you to sleep peacefully. Some have filters that trap pollutants, while the Dimplex Ion Fresh Cooling Tower Fan freshens air around it by emitting neutralising ions. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging .

Hannah is also interested in sustainability in the home and has completed a course with the University of the Arts London in sustainable textiles, so she can help cut through the noise on what’s green and what’s not. Tower fans work by blowing air over your skin, making living, working and sleeping more comfortable when the thermometer rises. If you can afford it, bladeless fans take the edge for us, but a regular blade fan is perfectly adequate.

Every model is then scored according to its performance, ease of use, design and product information. Compared to air conditioning, electric fans are cheaper, smaller, lighter, more energy efficient (most costing around 1p an hour to run) and have an instant cooling effect on sweaty skin.

While this is more Take-Back Reviewers than we'd expect to see, the discrepancy in ratings between the Take-Back Reviewers and reviewers who don't have any deleted reviews in their history isn't significant enough to rule out the possibility of it being due to random chance. Even at the top end it only emits 50dB – about the same as a fridge – making it one of the best choices for bedrooms. The Dyson makes my living room feel degrees cooler in an instant by projecting over 290 litres of air a second. American brand Honeywell is one of the biggest names in the world for fans (and heaters), known best for its commercial products but increasingly popular in the domestic space. The item may be missing its original packaging, or the original packaging has been opened or is no longer sealed.Note that fans don’t generate cool air (apart from this Princess model, which houses a water tank), so limit their usage to when you’re in the room and can feel the benefits. This means that even the higher fan speeds are now quiet enough to use while concentrating on work or drifting off to sleep. The products or services listed have been selected independently by journalists after hands-on testing or sourcing expert opinions. Innovative items like robot vacuum cleaners and wine coolers are among her favourite tests to date, and her most notable accomplishment is toasting 360 slices of bread in a determined bid to find the best toaster.

Its controls are intuitive with a responsive magnetic remote that can attach to the fan’s body for safe keeping and a clear digital display. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.Not all fans do this, but some, including every Dyson and the SmartAir, also help to clean the air they're distributing. It’s also very quiet on its lowest settings, with a whispery minimum noise level of 20db and a maximum of 60db (roughly equivalent to the noise from a dishwasher). If you want a fan you can easily move about the house, this lightweight model (the lightest we tested) makes a good choice.