In our opinion there is no other wall mounted centrifugal fan on the market which comes even close to delivering the great performance and features of the Solo. It looks great with its low-glow green digital temperature display and touch-sensitive controls, and we’re also keen on the fan’s tilt feature, where you can push it back by up to 7 degrees to direct the airflow upwards. Look beyond the two-part plastic base and it’s a well-built unit with no hint of wobble, with stylish and straightforward touch controls on the top panel.

These slimline units blast out air from a tall column, giving you the cooling power of a pedestal fan in a lot less space. Fans aren’t generally that expensive to run – even the most powerful models we’ve tested use around 40W when running at maximum speed.For comparison, background noise in an office equates to around 50db and a refrigerator or laptop emits approximately 35db of noise.

Secondly, look for a quiet fan: generally they range between 20dB at low fan speeds to 70dB at high speed. The Kinetic however, delivers up to 9 speed settings for Chilling or Sleeping using only 1 watts to maximum of 18 watts. The Zehnder Continuous Ventilation Fan ensures a continually fresh environment with a constant low level trickle and then boost linked to room usage. You can leave it static and sit dead centre in a blast of warm and cosy air or set it to oscillate to let it warm a larger area. There are also air coolers, which use water evaporation to chill the air a bit, but we cover those in a separate feature.With a Kinetic fan simple tilt the head upwards to circulate the air efficiently with its 90° head tilt function. Although this tabletop fan isn't one of Vornado's Energy Smart products, it's stylish and affordable and can help you keep the AC turned off. Whilst its a energy efficient fan, you can be surprised it can deliver high velocity and an amazingly ultra quiet performance. What’s more, this fan has one of the more usable Natural modes out there, varying the speed but without any extreme changes, along with a sensible Sleep mode that just reduces the speed every 30 minutes. Combining excellent functionality and stylish design, we gave the Icon ECO30s five stars in our annual fan review and highly recommend it.

You can also keep your costs low by using any timer features, which can be set to shut the fan off after a set period. The Vornado 6803DC Energy Smart Medium Pedestal Air Circulator has touch-speed controls with 99 settings that can be set anywhere from a soft, silent flow to full-throttle circulation. In addition, there’s an energy-saving timer that can be set between one and 12 hours that can also be controlled by a remote. Home is where the heart is and the Halo fan brings you cool air in the summer as well as warm air in the winter. As soon as the temperature breaches 20 degrees in the UK, everyone goes looking for the best fan to cool their bedroom or workspace.Bladeless fans can often use less electricity than fans with blades, however, efficiency can vary with each product, and there are many types of cooling fans available including floor fans, desk, mounted, or ceiling fans. Modern fans are more energy-efficient than ever, whether it’s a window fan moving air in and out, bathroom fans removing steam, or ceiling fans keeping people comfortable in the living areas. Whether this actually works or not is somewhat controversial, but the Ion Fresh does a nice job of making stuffy rooms more liveable and – more importantly – proves to be an effective fan. We test every fan for airflow, power consumption and noise output, as well as checking through their features and finding out how easy (or not) they are to use.