Quietest fan for bedroom
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I have an older version of this: https://www.nsauk.com/product/dual-power-stand-fan...
On lower speed settings, the one I have is almost inaudible, just a little bit of wind noise. Higher speeds it hums, but then all fans do.
Have you considered a ceiling mounted one? they tend to be quieter as the blades are larger so move more air at a slower speed. The smaller the blades, the faster they need to move to shift air, the louder they are.
On lower speed settings, the one I have is almost inaudible, just a little bit of wind noise. Higher speeds it hums, but then all fans do.
Have you considered a ceiling mounted one? they tend to be quieter as the blades are larger so move more air at a slower speed. The smaller the blades, the faster they need to move to shift air, the louder they are.
I had a 25 year old Panasonic table-top fan which was great - pretty quiet, certainly enough on the low setting to sleep with it on. It feels like it was designed for UK voltage and any similar design fans I bought were intended for 110V and ran much faster - and therefore more noisily - on the lowest settting.
After googling quiet fans when the Panasonic finally died I ended up buying a Duux: https://duux.co.uk/product/whisper-flex-smart-fan-...
It's quite plasticcy so doesn't feel as premium as a nice metal table-top fan but it is really quiet. I haven't bothered putting batteries in the remote control or connecting it to my phone - that all seems unnecessary for a fan which is basically left running all the time. The control on the fan is awkward though, like a bad iDrive implementation with a twist knob that you have to press in to select. But that doesn't really matter; it's quiet and that's great. Seems to still be quiet after having it running since last August, so the bearings must be pretty decent.
After googling quiet fans when the Panasonic finally died I ended up buying a Duux: https://duux.co.uk/product/whisper-flex-smart-fan-...
It's quite plasticcy so doesn't feel as premium as a nice metal table-top fan but it is really quiet. I haven't bothered putting batteries in the remote control or connecting it to my phone - that all seems unnecessary for a fan which is basically left running all the time. The control on the fan is awkward though, like a bad iDrive implementation with a twist knob that you have to press in to select. But that doesn't really matter; it's quiet and that's great. Seems to still be quiet after having it running since last August, so the bearings must be pretty decent.
These are very good. Way better than cheaper fans which are generally cheap tat.
Honeywell HSF600WE4 Modern... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07C3B513G?ref=ppx_pop...
Honeywell HSF600WE4 Modern... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07C3B513G?ref=ppx_pop...
Cow Corner said:
What s the fan trying to achieve? Background ventilation or are you trying to cure a damp/mould issue?
Is there access above the ceiling to install a fan, run ducting and ventilate through the roof/soffit?
How big is the room?
What kind of fan are you envisaging? Everyone else is thinking typical cooling fans Is there access above the ceiling to install a fan, run ducting and ventilate through the roof/soffit?
How big is the room?
DavePanda said:
Cow Corner said:
What s the fan trying to achieve? Background ventilation or are you trying to cure a damp/mould issue?
Is there access above the ceiling to install a fan, run ducting and ventilate through the roof/soffit?
How big is the room?
What kind of fan are you envisaging? Everyone else is thinking typical cooling fans Is there access above the ceiling to install a fan, run ducting and ventilate through the roof/soffit?
How big is the room?
im going to be the annoying person, but last year i had air conditioning fitted to the house and its totally worth it. no more summers getting half a nights sleep and they are quiet enough to get the job done. for a grand or two, depending on what you have done, its small money for such a big increase in quality of life in my opinion.
Duux Whisper
I am VERY sensitive to noise and went through a load
Bigger the fan blade the quieter. Best thing about this fan (aside from being whisper quiet) is the natural mode whereby it gently modulates the fan speed so it feels like a sea breeze instead of a constant stream of air.
It also has over a dozen speeds so you can go really low, but the big blades still shift the air.
I am VERY sensitive to noise and went through a load
Bigger the fan blade the quieter. Best thing about this fan (aside from being whisper quiet) is the natural mode whereby it gently modulates the fan speed so it feels like a sea breeze instead of a constant stream of air.
It also has over a dozen speeds so you can go really low, but the big blades still shift the air.
White-Noise said:
im going to be the annoying person, but last year i had air conditioning fitted to the house and its totally worth it. no more summers getting half a nights sleep and they are quiet enough to get the job done. for a grand or two, depending on what you have done, its small money for such a big increase in quality of life in my opinion.
Absolutely this. We have just had the same done with a triple split system to cool three bedrooms.So what you made the world of difference to our health, happiness and comfort.
Moos3h said:
White-Noise said:
im going to be the annoying person, but last year i had air conditioning fitted to the house and its totally worth it. no more summers getting half a nights sleep and they are quiet enough to get the job done. for a grand or two, depending on what you have done, its small money for such a big increase in quality of life in my opinion.
Absolutely this. We have just had the same done with a triple split system to cool three bedrooms.So what you made the world of difference to our health, happiness and comfort.
We had aircon installed in all our ground floor rooms when we recently renovated and it’s been on twice in the last two years. And even then, i think it was me trying to justify the expense!!
I’m glad we did it as we’re future proofed with all the pipes installed but our climate doesn’t exactly demand it (yet!) .
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