Cooling Fan

TheOne

Any good deals out there on reasonably priced cooling fans (for the house)

B&Q seem quite expensive at approx £30 for a 12" desk fan or £30 - £45 for a 16" Pedestal fan
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Argos however seem reasonably priced
a 12" desk fan from about £15
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or a 16" pedestal fan from about £20
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Anyone used any of these? Are they any good?

chivers1977

We have the 12 inch argos fan. We must have had it well over a year and my husband has had it on every night all night since then. It is really powerful even on the first setting. I don't see any reason why they should be more expensive than this as it seems perfect to me. All of the Argos reviews confirm my thoughts!

geni62

Hi, i'v just ordered one from Dixons, £8.99 free delivery

http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0636251670.1246489468@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccdadehjeihhffcflgceggdhhmdgmh.0&category_oid=&sku=176385&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null

Sorry don't know how to do short links,

kevsan

They have 12inch/30cm desk fans in Focus for £7.49.... if there is a focus still open near you. Other sizes are avaliable.

TomsMom

andrew-b wrote: »

I'd go for one of the tower fans rather than the standard fans in a cage as they don't take up as much room.
Andy

Agree with Andy. We've got a tower fan. Bought it a couple of years ago from B&Q. Looks much neater than a desk/pedestal fan.

Sirbendy

agreed here too. I've got a big tower fan that's an absolute lifesaver..it's 5 years old, I've just regreased the bearings in it (out of warranty, figured a good stripdown service wouldn't hurt), and it's running most of the day and all night..excellent machine.

Towers and squirrel cage based fans seem to shift MUCH more air than a "flat blade" type.

I have one on my desk now, inside the body of a 1980s fan heater..I just cut out the heater coils and electrics to them, and it works lovely! :rotfl: