Packing a big punch, we measured this little fan hitting 13.4 mph. While this will certainly help cool you off when pointed directly at your face, it’s also fairly effective as an air circulator when positioned just right in larger spaces. Instead lasko pedestal fans of a solid base, this lightweight model has five sturdy legs that give it a small but stable footprint. Of all the models we tested, this one operates at the lowest pitch, sounding more like a hum than the traditional whirring of a fan.
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Though the Pelonis Silent Turbo doesn’t offer the high rate of flow that many others do, it does have a wide range of lower speeds. With 12 distinct speeds, this quiet fan measured between 3.3 mph on its lowest setting to 10.5 mph on its highest. It has four different modes with intuitive speeds and functions to fit precise situations that likely occur daily in most homes. Though its sound is quieter than many others of similar power, the quality of noise this fan emits is, at every speed, rather similar to the whirring of a small airplane.
Additionally, this fan may not quite reach the top of your bed — at its tallest, it stands just 38 inches high. It’s also quite loud on higher settings, though the lowest speed is reasonably quiet. But if you’re looking for a pedestal fan with far-reaching power that you can stick in the corner and forget about, the Vornado may be exactly what you want. Despite being the smallest of our tested fans, the Vornado 683 Medium is also among the most powerful.
We measured its highest power at 12.7 mph, which is significantly above average for this group. It tilts both up and slightly down and has quieter beeps that are less obnoxious than many. To test each pedestal fan’s power, we performed multiple airspeed tests on different settings and combined that with how well it translates into what you can feel across a room.
And because gunk getting stuck in your fan can affect its noisiness, we also inspected how easy they are to clean. A quiet fan that offers a comfortable indoor breeze, ideal for watching a movie in bed without having to crank the volume. I found that I stayed the coolest when I had the fan pointed at me as directly as possible. I tried using it at different heights and preferred to keep it at a shorter height so it could fan directly on me as I was laying down. When it was up higher, I could still feel the airflow but didn’t feel like I was staying as cool.
If you don’t mind a whirring fan with limited remote functionality, the power and height of this Pelonis are a potent combination. The Lasko S16612 with Thermostat offers surprisingly convenient functionality beyond its optional thermostat functionality — which we love. This fan emits a lower pitched hum that more easily fades into the background than many other models’ higher-pitched whirring noises. We almost couldn’t hear it amongst all the other noises in the house at its lowest speed. The remote is both simple and fully functional, controlling every aspect of this fan — including oscillation — with a beep-less push of a button. Though lightweight, this model is also more stable and less wobbly than most.