window exhaust

Overall Rating: ( 2 reviews )

1. ( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: May 16 2008

   I bought this fan over a year ago, and it has worked faithfully with no problems. During the summer months it runs almost all of the time. During the day I set the fan speed to high and at night to low. A lever adjusts the thermostat so you don't have to worry about the digital display going out. That happened to my other Holmes fan. I use the Lasko fan for my bedroom window, and it seems less clunky looking than some of the other ones. It stands vertically in my sliding window. I would buy another one.

2. Posted: Jun 14 2007

   Not a super strong fan, but it works fine so can't complain. No problems with it yet.

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Overall Rating: ( 13 reviews )

1. Posted: Jul 13 2008

   SO HERE IS MY SITUATION. THE fan arrived with the on off speed knob not on the shaft. It will not go on. The shaft is cheap plastic so the knob won't stay on. I bought it from thenerds dot net and they want me to pay return shipping which would cost from $[...]to $[...] depending who ships it because of the large box. I am waiting to hear from them before I dispute the bill with the credit card company and file with the attorney General for fraud. Lesson learned is buy from AMAZON!!! At least they have a return policy you can live with. I know better now. The fan is too noisy on high speed. i have had the fan on for 2 hours. it is about 60 outside and yet the room has gone down from 80 to 78 in 2 hours. When I stand a foot away from the fan the room is as hot as it was before I had the fan on. When I stand in front of the fan it is cool. Maybe it is sucking air in the room but it is not helping cool the room. On top of the crappy performance I have to deal with the low quality of a broken knob and also a rather worthless template to install the brackets. I should have listened to my gut feeling and bought a $[...] box fan and made a bracket to hold it in the window frame so i could easily remove it. Right now I will need to take this 16 poudn fan off the bracket screws to close the window. so with shipping the nerds dot com ripped me blind. I am glad I didnt pay more for it but I might be stuck with it. I wrote to Lasko about this and will see if they can replace it for me or get me a new shaft or knob. MY ADVICE DO NOT BUY THIS FAN. CHEAP JUNK. I DON'T CARE IF 8 people liked it here- this is cheap junk

2. Posted: Jul 2 2008

   It's a nice fan - till it craps out for no reason. Mfr only gives it a 1 yr warranty. What's up with that? Bad value for the price. I'ld be VERY curious what the folks who gave it 4 - 5 stars will say when the fan inexplicably quits working.

3. Posted: Jun 29 2008

   I just bought this product a couple weeks ago at my local hardware store. With the cost of energy going up, I wanted a fan that was energy-efficient. This one draws about 100 watts at high speed, and about 70 watts at low speed. I used a Kill-a-watt to measure the power needed. This is more energy-efficient than my smaller, twin 8" Honeywell fan, which uses about 125 watts and doesn't move nearly as much air. The design makes the fan more efficient at circulating air through your house: I added some removable weatherstripping (rope caulk) around the fan to seal the window. Installation was easy. It seems well-made, but I am a little concerned about durability based on other reviews; I will update my review if it dies.

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Overall Rating: ( 12 reviews )

1. Posted: Jul 7 2008

   I'm returning this fan ASAP! It creates very little air flow/breeze & it isn't powerful at all. You'd be better off with a $10 box fan. I would NOT recommend this fan.

2. Posted: Jun 6 2008

   I have Central Air in my house that is not "zoned" and even the best systems are not energy efficient to run regularly. I only turn it on during the hottest days. So, I bought this fan to use in my bedroom at night. I am one of those folks who is always HOT. I was very surprised at how well this little unit cooled my room. It works especially well if you have two or more windows in the room you use it in. Setting both blades to "exhaust" while the other window is open causes all the cool night air to be sucked right in.. It also works well with one blade set to "intake" and the other to "exhaust." Lastly, as a smoker I can say that it removes most of the smoke and stale odors in the room when used regularly. This unit is thin so the screen can remain down during operation. Easy to install and operate.

3. Posted: Dec 7 2007

   I purchased this fan because I enjoy having my window open and bringing fresh air in from outside in the evening. It's a nice fan. I only have 2 issues with it: 1st--It doesn't pull the air in very strongly. 2nd--Turning it on & off can be annoying. You have to go thur the complete cycle of high then all the temperatures then the low speed and then all the temperatures. Only after going thru all that will it shut off. A simple on/off button would have been nicer.

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