Suck it and see?
It took me a long time to decide to spend the money on this fan but having owned Dyson items for many years and knowing how reliable they are the pro's outweighed the cons and the money said bye bye to my bank account. I was a bit surprised when it arrived, the box was bigger than any other box an oscillating had arrived in and perhaps there was extra packing I thought? No, the size of the box reflects the size of the unit inside so that's a 'con' as far as i'm concerned. You then have to assemble the unit! I know you pay all this money and you still do the work even airfix give you better deals. So, assembled, not a difficult job I must add and it stands nearly 3 1/2 feet tall!!now that i'm not happy with, another con, why would anyone want something that big in their lounge unless it was furniture! The leaflet, it cant possibly be called an 'operators manual' doesn't actually give you any details about the fan, does it oscillate! it doesn't say it does, does it explain how the remote control works! nope, for this amount of money you would expect an engineering manual to accompany the unit giving you details of everything you would ever need to know. Does it blow cold air! now that it does, is it quiet! well it is on the lowest speed settings the higher you go the noisier it gets, it compared it to my tower fan and apart from the air flow to which Dyson is superior the noise levels are roughly the same so no real advantage there. If I had known this before I purchased it would I have spent the money! now that's a question, to be honest i'd say yes but grudgingly I don't think its as good as they say it is, they could have reduced its height by a third and still had great air flow. Do I like it sitting in my lounge taking up much needed room, NO, sorry but its an eyesore, perhaps when we get those blazing days and sultry nights this will come into its own and we'll forget the 'cons' but sorry to say it we don't get months of hot humid weather do we! so it will be stuck in the cupboard along with the Dyson vacuum cleaner till its needed once more. I suggest you think long and hard about buying this unit, if the pro's outweigh the cons go for it, if not, keep your money in your pocket and buy a second tower fan, next time, I will!
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