Comments on: Why I Buy $100 Fans (Review: Vornado)

By: sam.samuel

sam.samuel — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 08:27:33 +0000

I have 2 cheapie floor fans, one from Walmart $17 and the other one was from Family Dollar $20. One is going strong for 6 years and the other for 7, no problems whatsoever. My Girlfriend recently broke the stand for one of them so it doesn’t's stay up to it’s full height, so it now a lower fan i.e. low to the ground but still being used and works flawlessly. Don’t know why people need a $100 fan and why do the cheap fans keep breaking on others.

By: John Goerzen

John Goerzen — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:59:13 +0000

Did you call them for repair?

By: Nancee

Nancee — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:48:20 +0000

I have a Veranado 530. After 1 year, it started making a weird whoosh noise and recently a crackling noise telling me the motor is going. I’ve had it 1 1/2 years. Not very long for such a pricey fan.

By: tom goetz

tom goetz — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:43:30 +0000

Something about that story sounds fishy to me. You probably had a bunch of paper and fabric right next to the heater and you set the place on fire and wanna blame them. Vornado is a reputable company who has been in business for quite a while, so my guess is that you’re just kinda nuts and they probably had reason to prosecute you. If you’re still writing about it on blogs 10 YEARS later, something is wrong…. Just saying…

By: Paul Mellerowicz

Paul Mellerowicz — Mon, 16 May 2011 00:11:33 +0000

Just saw the Vornado fan today at Costco in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. I may be mistaken, but I think it is five speeds. It is $49.99 and has a ten year waranty. One was plugged in for a demo and it runs very quiet on all speeds. Seems to throw a lot of air at high speed. Says on the box will move air up to 100ft.

I think I will buy two tomorrow.

By: Arles

Arles — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:54:01 +0000

Thanks John, I’m in Australia and a limited range of Vornado have just become available. After reading your favourable comments I am definitely buying one. It’s great to have folk like you taking the time to write reviews – thank you

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:32:29 +0000

A Vornado heater set our daughters room on fire 10 years ago. Vornado NEVER offered ANY compensation, and they lost the heater (evidence). Was told if I contacted them again they would prosecute me for harrasment.
DO NOT BUY THESE DEATHTRAPS!!!!

By: Borak

Borak — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:20:23 +0000

I just bought the one with only three positions. The lowest is still aimed upward. It’s supposed to blow 100 feet, which told me nothing. I wish all fans were rated for blowing power so I’d have a frame of reference. If it were super-powerful, I could see not wanting it directly on you, so just three upward positions would be fine, but it’s not as powerful as I hoped. At the end of a 30 foot room you may want it directly on you and you’d have to put something under the base to tilt it. I think it’s more powerful than my larger high velocity fan and the blades are cleanable, unlike some of the other powerful fans, and it’s UL listed (I think) and made for the home, so…I guess I’m not to dissatisfied.

By: jim

jim — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:33:29 +0000

I’ve had a Vornado for at least 15 years, and it’s as good as the day I bought it.

By: Jeff Solomon

Jeff Solomon — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:38:02 +0000

I bought a small Vornado (630) for my office about 5 years ago. It was expensive but it was more effective than the other office fans. I brought the fan home with me when I lost my job and I think I got a steal.
I finally bought a bigger a fan this summer, the Vornado Heavy Duty, for my home. It claims to be a “shop fan” but its hardly bigger than my beer belly.
Don’t get me wrong. It is an awesome fan, but it is still an expensive fan but works awesome if you are broke and dont wanna run the A/C.
-Jeff

By: John

John — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:02:28 +0000

My family has owned three Vornado fans (and two heaters) for more than ten years, and we have not had a single problem with any of them.

By: ix

ix — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:45:57 +0000

Ashley was responding to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_death . the Vornado’s concentrated beam is less likely to break up the oxygen via turbulence and therefore reduce occurence of fan death. they should put it in the marketing!

By: cam

cam — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:32:03 +0000

my grandmother gave me a Vornado blender looking to date from the late 50s or early 60s. i anticipate giving it to a grandchild one day, god willing…

By: John Goerzen

John Goerzen — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:13:47 +0000

I don’t get it…? Were you replying to Ashley?

By: Russ

Russ — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:51:59 +0000

You are just looking for more efficient ways to do yourself in, aren’t you? Seek help.

By: Ashley Yakeley

Ashley Yakeley — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 09:04:10 +0000

I have a Hunter Century, which I use on hot summer nights to falsify the Fan Death hypothesis. It’s pretty quiet on its lowest setting, and has an attractive, slightly steampunk look.

By: Jochen

Jochen — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:13:29 +0000

Just an off-topic question: do American high school (or other) students learn that every text has to end in a section called “conclusion”?

I read that almost every day, sometimes horribly out of place. Not that this is a generally bad thing but the frequency I stumble upon it strikes me.

By: David Riebenbauer

David Riebenbauer — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:19:44 +0000

Thanks for that. Even if I’m not looking to buy a fan. But I always enjoy it to hear about companies who take not only their products but also their customer service seriously.

By: John Goerzen

John Goerzen — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:01:43 +0000

I should add: the reason we have so many is that it lets us use less air conditioning throughout the house. We have one in each bedroom, the office, and a couple other rooms in the house for convenience. Using less air conditioning saves money VERY rapidly. Especially for us rural residents where electricity is extra expensive.