Honeywell Fresh Breeze Tower Fan with Remote Control HYF048 Black With Programmable Thermostat, Timer Shut-Off Function & Dust Filter

I'm a hot sleeper, and I've tried many things to help cool me down so I can sleep. This fan has turned out to be the BEST thing I've used by far. I discovered this fan at a doctor's office and then again at a sleep center. After experiencing it at both locations, I decided to buy one for myself. I've had my fan for almost a year and could not imagine being without it now. The fan performs all the normal features you'd expect of an oscillating room fan as already mentioned by many others so I'm not going to review those features. Instead, I'm going review one feature that is often overlooked: the temperature control. The temperature control is the feature that puts this fan above all others. It literally behaves like a thermostat! After turning the fan on, setting the temperature control is very easy. You just press the mode button one time and use the up/down arrow buttons to set a specific temperature (2 degree increments). That's all there is to it. Once set, the fan will run until the room has cooled down to the set temperature, and then it will shut off automatically. When the room temperature raises above the set temperature, the fan will turn itself back on automatically. It does this just like how a thermostat controls an air conditioner! The temperature control offers incredible flexibility. I don't have to babysit the fan so I don't have to run back and forth to turn it on and off as the temperature fluctuates from daytime to nighttime. I can cool down while using the fan just in my bedroom while leaving the rest of the house as normal so I don't freeze out my children. I can also cool down in my bedroom only at night for sleeping while leaving the room normal during the day. Plus, because the air coming out of the fan feels colder than the room temperature, the feeling of being cooled is instantaneous. It does this better than any other fan I've used! In fact, sometimes the air feels so cold that I have to turn it off to not freeze my own self too much. So not only does this fan offer all the benefits of an oscillating tower fan, but the temperature mode automatically controls the fan so it runs when the temperature is too high and stops when it's cooled back down again. But the best part is that the air truly feels colder than I have experienced with other fans (even ones with a more powerful air outflow), making this particular fan the best one I have ever used. I cannot explain why the air feels colder on this fan than other fans. I simply know that it does. --------- UPDATE: I ran across my old review and thought I would update it. I bought two of these fans on June 29, 2011. It is now March 9, 2013 and both fans are still working perfectly! I haven't even had to replace the batteries on the remote controls yet even though I use one quite a bit (I never expected to use the flashlight feature so much, but I use it very often). I am still very pleased with my fans. I use one every single day, almost all day long; although, it can be too cold at times so I turn it off if I get chilled. I am contemplating buying a couple more fans just to keep on hand since I know these fans won't last forever, and I can't imagine doing without one now. I've bought many different fans over the years and nothing has come close to cooling me down as well as this particular model. This was definitely one of the best buys I've made! --------- UPDATE 2: It is now April of 2014, and both of my fans are still working perfectly even after 3 years of daily use! I cannot be more pleased with the performance of these fans! --------- UPDATE 3: It is now January of 2015, making my fans 3.5 years old and I still love them. Both fans continue to work flawlessly even though I turn one on and off frequently every day and even once had a bookcase fall over and knock over the fan so hard that it came apart. I just snapped the pieces back together and it was up and running as if nothing had happened. This model continues to remain the best fan ever! I also want to note that I edited my review slightly to be careful to not imply that this is an actual air conditioner. My wording has appeared to upset some people so I tried to explain myself more clearly with the edits (e.g., clarifying that the temperature control does the same basic thing as an air conditioner *thermostat* instead of saying it behaves like an air conditioner). Hopefully, this will help convey my meaning more clearly. But make no mistake about it, the air that comes out of this particular fan model does in fact feel COLD, far more any fan I've ever tried. I don't know how it does it. I understand that it is not an actual air conditioner. But considering that the whole reason I bought the fan was to cool me off and the air from this fan actually FEELS like cold air coming from an air conditioner, I'd say it's doing all I hoped for and more. We can mince words on what to call it, but I know what the air feels like no matter what name is used. I actually get cold from it. No other fan has ever done that before. So while I want to make it perfectly clear that this is a fan, not an air conditioner, there is no mistaking that this one remains the best fan I have ever used. The air coming out FEELS COLD, unlike any other fan I've used. That may be why my doctor and the sleep center selected this exact fan model for their professional businesses. I'm very glad I got one (make that two) for myself. UPDATE 5! It is now August 2017, and I still love my fans! I bought a third fan on June 2015. I honesty cannot tell which fan I bought first, second, or third. They all look just as good as new and all work perfectly. I'm still very, very pleased with these fans. I think the best way I can sum up how happy I've been with this fan is this: Since I bought my first one in June 2011, I have not bought any other fan ever since. I only bought two more of these same fans. I bought several fans before, but none ever since. These fans do all I want and they do it as well as I hope for. I continue to be thoroughly pleased with this fan for over 6 years and counting.

I bought this fan for my daughter, she lives in Texas in an upstairs bedroom in a house. They were trying to cut cost of the AC. She has relayed to me that she absolutely loves this fan. She said it cools down the room instantly and it does not take up much space. She loves the fact that the remote has a light attached so that you can see the buttons in the middle of the night. She said there are so many cool features, like a timer that you can set to turn off after a certain amount of time. She also mentioned a breeze setting where the fan will blow strong for a few minutes and then slow down to like a breeze. She is like me and does not like noisy fans at night and she said this fan is like a whisper. Since she raved about it so much I am purchasing one for my bedroom. If you want a fan that does not take up space is not loud at night and actually cools off this is the one. It also has an ionizer built in... even better. Don't waste time with other fans this is the one to get. I will post another review once I receive my fan and give my review of it myself.

Honeywell Fresh Breeze is a nice little fan. I love the sleek look of it...looks fantastic in my living room. However, if I had to replace or buy another one, I would go with the Lasko. There's only a couple of reasons why...and this fan still gets four stars out of five...but there is a little bit of room for improvement. First of all, the Lasko (which is comparatively priced) is taller and has more actual fan area. Great for when you need a fan for the bedroom or any other area that needs cooling directed at a height. Yes, I know the vents can move, but the Lasko still reaches farther. Still, that's a minor point. If that were the only thing, I wouldn't have even deducted a star. The other thing I don't like able the Honeywell is that it doesn't remember your settings. When I turn my Lasko on and off, it remembers how strongly I had set it to from the last time I used it. With the Honeywell, I have to rotate through the levels again to get to the one I prefer. The remote is nice, but with the same limitations as the main panel. Plus, it just sort of sits on top with these shallow round divets which hold it in place. Seems a bit cheap. I must prefer my Lasko's remote holder that actually slides and clicks in. And the idea that this fan simulates an outdoor breeze? LoL It's basically just a pulse. Outdoor winds? I don't think so. Still, a really good fan. Performance-wise, it will definitely get the job done and done well. It's just that i think there are little extra touches on another brand that, for the same price, gives it an edge on the Honeywell. Both are quiet btw.

Love this fan! temperature control and air cleaner... nice looking too. Closest thing to an air conditioner that I've seen.

Bought this for my daughter and she loves it It does seem a bit weak at the base but so far so good

I buy things like snow chains and it seems it work best as way to stop the snowing, similarly I bought this during a hot spell and temperatures have now returned to 'normal' so I have not really put it to test but it works as advertised with the one caveat that I was hoping it somehow cooled the air as it blows it around. At this point it looks like a cool fan of sorts with a nice remote and the potential to ionize the air, whatever that means (will google it). When I put my $20 fan next to it to compare the temperature of the 'breeze' from both, there was no discernible difference in temperature so I am kind of skeptical at having spent this kind of price on what appears to be mainly an aesthetic concept piece (like the Dyson?) which is ok because it looks good in the livingroom but I am not entirely convinced we will actually feel cooler during the next hot spell. I give it 3 stars for ok as a fan, but I like the design and for that I can see giving it 4 stars for fitting in nicer than a classic $20 white round fan. I guess I was expecting some kind of additional coolant element to this fan for almost 10 times the price. We'll see, but as I said the purchase alone was worth it because our hot spell disappeared over night and that was my motivation... I knew it would, like leaving the top down on a convertible or washing your car invokes rain! ;-) Next time it will be the thought that counts,

Really great fan. It cools down a large room quickly. I haven't had to put on the air conditioning thus far. The breeze function feels like your in a park with the wind blowing through the trees. Nice!

Having read the reviews before I bought this I expected better air circulation and cooling than I perceive. Also assembling it was awkward in that the mid section wouldn't snap together after repeated trials over half an hour, so rather than force & possibly snap the small tabs I just attached the tower to the broad circular base, as suggested for 'better stability'.Leaving the ' hourglass' height extending mid section out of the assembly was suggested in the instructions for 'better stability' but it also minimizes the air flow advantages of having the full height. Given the tower 'shudders' with the 'Breeze' and 'Oscillation' button choices I opted for 'better stability ' and left out the midsection in the assembly.