Russell Hobbs 16" Inch, Lightweight, Pedestal Fan, 3 Speeds, Wide-Angled Oscillation, Powerful Airflow, Adjustable Height, White - RHPPF1621

I am enjoying this fan so much, it’s very good

Can be slightly noisy but I was pleased I got it during the last heatwave and now this one. Reasonable price.

Very strong fan for the size with good airflow and was simple to put together. However it is quite loud but has been perfect running all night holding up well.

I bought two of these during the heatwave. One was missing the little nut and bolt used to hold the cage pieces together at the bottom (the bolt can be seen at the bottom of the fan in product photos) so I had to improvise a bit to be sure it would stay together. With the day of 40+ degree temperatures imminent, returns weren't an option. I say "bolt" rather than "screw" because there's no threads in the hole in the cage for the bolt to tighten into - only in the nut. The other fan was complete. Although the rest of the assembly is easy enough, putting this nut and bolt in place (when you have them) is pretty awkward. First, who just happens to have a spanner small enough for this? Second, there's not enough space behind the cage to get my adult-sized but not that huge hands in place to secure that nut and bolt, so using one hand to hold the fan and keep the two cage-pieces aligned together, one hand to hold the nut and, errr, one hand to turn the bolt gets pretty tricky. Once assembled, on setting one the fans seem fine - not especially quiet, but not especially noisy either, and they moved enough air to stop me spontaneously combusting. Setting two was much more noisy for not much extra benefit so I didn't use it. With or without the nut and bolt, if you have particular reasons to worry about safety, IMO the cage doesn't lock shut securely enough, but as long as toddlers can't get to it it's probably fine. Finally, the oscillation on one of the fans was particularly jerky, seeming to lock in place for a while then suddenly ping a significant distance every cycle, but just because I noticed didn't mean I cared. Nothing I assembled is catching. I wouldn't be surprised if the missing nut and bolt are somewhere in the oscillation works, though if so, I couldn't dislodge them. Conclusion - both fans work OK despite one missing its cage nut and bolt, no real regrets, but I'd have probably chosen differently if I'd known.

I bought this fan during the start of the heatwave, not expecting much for the price. It arrived quickly, was easy to assemble & it is actually very quiet for its size! I was surprised how quiet it actually is & im shocked at how powerful it is too! Setting 3 makes my room icy cold, not even joking! Even keeping it on setting 1 gives me goosebumps! The air is so cold and breezy. If you’re thinking of getting this, just do it. I’m blown away. Literally!

Light, efficient easy to assemble. Pleased

We have lived in hot climates and initially were not affected by the exceptionally hot UK weather. The longer the heat wave continued, the more we realised we needed some air flow to keep cool, especially when sleeping. We thought of buying one of the new and expensive tower fans, but fortunately for us they were all sold out. We bought two Russell Hobbs 9" Inch Portable Desk Fans with only a few day's delivery time. They were easy to assemble, run relatively quietly, and met all our needs. What's more, the two cost around a 10th of the tower fan we had been considering. Thank you Russell Hobbs; great value for money for an effective and reliable fan.

I bought a few of these ahead of the summer and was expecting a lot more from it being Russell Hobbs. The quality isn't the greatest, it feels very cheaply made. As for the fan speed it's terrible - the lowest speed is like being breathed on by an asthmatic and the highest speed only makes a difference if you have it inches away from you. Definitely worth spending a bit more to get something decent.