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Big fan of these prices to be honest!
Vornado 533 $84.98 Shipped, Vornado 633 $113.98 Shipped, Vornado 660 $147.99 (Expired) @ iBuys eBay
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Your fan cant look up, this one can
Dogs can't look up
Wow is that medically true?
It moves air better and further. If the fan is right next to you, I would suggest don’t bother.
Yours isn’t meant to be aimed at a wall nor does it cool a room fast enough
A vornado isn't going to cool a room either, in fact it will add ~20-50 watts of heat
@ensanguined: It's not physically possible for a fan to cool a room unless it's pulling in colder air from outside or moving the output of an aircon. If you leave a fan running inside a sealed room the temp will increase as the motor will add up to 50-60 watts of heat to the room for an inefficient AC fan, or less for a DC fan.
A fan will increase the effectiveness of sweat evaporation, but that's not really what a Vornado is for.
@ensanguined: The "scientific answer junk" is physics and it doesn't stop being true based on the fact that you "feel" like the room is cooler. What you're experiencing is the sweat on your skin (even if you don't feel sweaty) evaporating and taking heat with it, making you feel cooler. Ignoring other factors this actually makes the room hotter, not colder as the heat still exists, just in the room instead of your body.
@kbw: You're ignoring quite a few other factors though, you're assuming it has no impact on airflow in/out of the room, no impact on heat transfer through walls/windows
I guess if you had the fan running and put a bucket over it then yeah it's just a 50w heater@kbw: This guy is what you get when you live your life regurgitating Google search results ad nauseam. I have a hot room, I point my Vornado in a way that helps push the hot air out of an open window. I get cooler without the fan hitting me directly. So um, yeah, keep trying with your $10 Anko fan?
@ensanguined: Both fans are able to push the hot air hot though
The vornado isn't a DC fan.
It is a bit quieter and probally can push more air. But realstically both fans can do the same job.
@ensanguined: Why don't you just use your willpower to cool the room down then.
Experience versus theory mate. Science be damned!
@brotherfranciz: When the science doesn't match observation we need to check the science is correct.
More obviously science tells us if the fan moves cool air in from outside or circulates cold air from ac it helps cool the room.
With evaporation from sweat, the total heat in the room is the same, but the air and room is lower temperature. So if the cooling effect from evaporation is higher than additional heat from fan, then the room will cool
@brotherfranciz: You tried to make a comment that people would find funny but it didn't work, sorry mate. Keep trying yeah!
@ensanguined: this is grade 8 science. Body systems.
How does sweat cool you down? ?Figure that out and you will understand his answer.
@StalkingIbis: Bro, at least write correctly before trying to sound smart yeah? Learn to use punctuation properly, it's 'grade' 2 stuff.
It can…
1. Put a wet towel on front of it - evaporative cooling been done for thousands of years.
2. Place fan in lowest position in room.
It's very powerful with a small footprint. I have one because I live in a bedsit, and I have limited floor space, and wanted something that could sit there all year round without looking ugly and getting in the way. It could be used in winter to move warm air around the room as well I imagine.
It blows better
Once the temperature drops, in the evening, the Vornado is good at cooling the air down quite quickly. We were skeptical, as well, then we bought the DC model of the 660. It, actually, seems to work pretty good. The DC model, also, doesn’t put out a lot of noise if you want to run a fan overnight.
The beauty of Melbourne is we tend to get a drop in temperature overnight or a cool change come through. This allows us to cool our bedroom down once the temperature goes down.
How long do you need to run it. Or is it all the night
Does the 660 comes in DC?
Theres also 633dc for AU $179.98
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/303345240559not the lowest (~$150 amazon few years back) but not a bad price if you don't have TGG commercial.
That’s a decent price considering delivered . I paid $170 at TGGC and I had to pick it up. $9.98 definitely did not cover the cost of fuel, time for a 40 min round trip and having to deal with my local TGG staff which make every click and collect transaction like pulling teeth.
DC is the way to go. You can fine tune the speed (and the noise) and it'll work with a smart plug. The box says the DC versions "sips" power but how much energy can an AC fan really use.
but how much energy can an AC fan really use.
More than you'd expect actually. My DC pedestal fan uses ~10 watts on the setting I use to sleep with, while the AC fan it replaced used ~40 on low and ~50 on high.
Just be aware the 633 series (including the 633DC) is for "medium" sized rooms. 660 is for large.
You'll have to look up the Vornado definitions on what medium and large are.
DC means you have to plug into a cigarette lighter in your car? How do I use this at home
No you plug it into a normal socket in your house. Why do you think DC = cigarette lighter in your car?
Ta been waiting on the 633dc for a while
That's annoying, got the 533DC last week for $190.
I think i got the last one of the 633dc
I'm guessing this smaller diameter fan was made with high static pressure in mind (that is, it moves air at a higher velocity than normal fans and is better at overcoming air resistance.) as opposed to ordinary airflow fans that blow a large volume of air but with relatively slower velocities.
At 2225RPM this fan will definitely be loud, and make your bedroom as peaceful to sleep in as a datacenter but it might be useful if you want to quickly equalize the temperatures between 2 different rooms or upstairs / downstairs of your home.
Great for white noise
while getting robbed by teenagers at night lol
Vornados are far less noisy then normal pedestal fans and I find it only needs to go on medium to do the same job as a pedestal fan and it's not very noisy at that speed.
Really great prices considering 636 was $149 once or twice at Costco. I think there were some discussion about AC DC but I had no idea what that meant xd
DC = press button to start, everytime. Cant turn on via smart plug. Also quieter and more energy efficient.
AC = set on speed and it will start when you plug it in. Can use with smart plug. Not as quiet or energy efficient but not a huge difference.
I think that's backwards.
Istoleyourid is correct
@muppet: what did he say? I want to know the diff between ac-dc.. I think DC you plug into ciggie lighter in a car so it's useless for home use
@x x: No. With these they are DC motors, but still or into the normal AC outlet. They will use an inverter/transformer to convert from AC to DC as DC is apparently more efficient
Think you got them the wing way around, DC has the speed knob
Mine has buttons and cant use a smart plug. Im sure its DC but happy to be wrong.
The important point, if youre buying one with buttons on top = no smart plug.
No need to resort to name calling.
Alternating Current and Direct Current. AC has preset speeds and won't turn it itself on with a smart plug. DC lets you adjust the exact speed, it'll turn on at that speed when you unplug it and plug it back in (or turn it on/off with a smart plug), and apparently DC uses less energy somehow. These fans are also very loud at high speed so DC is nice because you can adjust it to the exact speed/loudness that suits you.
and won't turn it itself on with a smart plug.
That's incorrect.
You can turn an AC fan on with a smart plugDC lets you adjust the exact speed,
That depends on the programming of the fan.
Most I have seen have presets, but generally more.it'll turn on at that speed when you unplug it and plug it back in
That depends on the fan and how it is programmed to operate.
You sure about that?
@AustriaBargain: I never said anything about knobs.
But the Vornado DC fans still have presets, you just control them with a knob.
@spaceflight: There is no “click” positions with the DC fan so I’m not sure what you mean by the “presets”?
You can turn an AC fan on with a smart plug
There's nothing inherent to AC fans stopping that, but the way these are programmed when they gain power they're off, they won't resume at the last speed, so smart plugs aren't much use with them
There's nothing inherent to AC fans stopping that,
Exactly my point.
but the way these are programmed when they gain power they're off, they won't resume at the last speed, so smart plugs aren't much use with them
For the Vornado fans maybe but AustriaBargain was apparently talking about AC vs DC fans and the electrical current of the fan motor is irrelevant for everything they said (apart from DC being more efficient)
@AustriaBargain: That's due to Vornado making them how they want to.
It has nothing to do with AC or DC like you were saying here
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/13211326/redirYou might have been typing and thinking about the Vornado but what came out was just AC vs DC.
@spaceflight: In a thread about vornado products the vornado specific info is arguably more useful than generic DC v AC, I'd assumed that's what they were talking about
ac - loud - dc quiet
Very good fan. Only buy this if you need a fan.
Do you think I need a fan?
No you dont need a fan. But if you are here just buy one.
Ok thank you.
I ordered 5 of them, one for each window in my house.
Hopefully when it's windy I can point them out of the window to keep the wind coming into my house
What if i "could" need one. I need the bargin.
Buy first think later
It's my only fan.
I've got some of these for an indoor gym. Excellent
I got the Breville version (Airactive 3D) and it is super quiet and works well. I paid $160 for it, but I think it was worth it and has good warranty (3 years full replacement, I think)
$28 delivery for me.
works well in conjunction with AC on hot days
What is thing for?
Moving air to another location
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Designed for pushing out air at high velocity on a shop floor and in garages… but useful for other purposes such as indoor exercise (keeping cool while cycling on a trainer, etc).
Do these have a timer function?
Got one of these last summer (biggest one). Most expensive and disappointing fan I ever bought. Can't feel the air 1m away direct let alone point it at a corner and supposedly circulate the whole room. Got one of these instead, which was cheaper at the time, and infinitely better https://www.bunnings.com.au/dynabreeze-450mm-oscillating-flo…
notafan
I find it difficult to believe you couldn’t feel the air from 1m away.
id suggest you get a DC version, the others are loud as - worth the extra coin for DC, amazing unit
We went the 660DC. $170ish from GG commercial.
Do you mean 633DC? Can't see a 660DC on GGC. Are you happy with it?
Double checked. It is the 633 DC.
633dc or 660? Want to use to push air con from dining room to 2 bedrooms. In a qlder house moderate size rooms with 3m+ ceilings. 660 more grunt but more noise and more to run. Anyone faced this dilemma yet?
If you can get into the ceiling space this will do exactly what you want and be quieter as the motor is in the roof.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/deta-150mm-inline-exhaust-fan-ki…
I've got the 660, paid $170 from Costco, but regularly comes down to $130. It's always in the back of my mind that the DC series is far more power efficient given how much I use the 660. Decided I needed another fan and bought the 633DC so I don't feel as bad as if I were running 2 x 660s.
660 to do the heavy lifting of pushing A/C'd air from living room to the hallway, and a 633DC to push down the hallway to the bedrooms.
Comes up with $48 delivery for me (WA). No deal.
Does anyone know the power input of the 533 AC? The DC variant seems to draw 40w
54W, according to https://www.amazon.com.au/Vornado-533-Fan-Circulator-Black/d…
A whopping 14W more than the DC version.
Cheers. I just looked at a YouTube video. The guy did the actual power rating for the AC variant. It seems they draw 79w, 56w, and 36w in high, medium, and low-speed settings respectively.
Link to the video.
One of these vs a ceiling fan? Any one tried both?
Guessing a DC ceiling fan would be betterIf all else fails, you could stick this to the ceiling?
I have the 660 for indoor workouts on Zwift and TrainerRoad — which involves a LOT of sweating. I swear by it, moves a lot of air and keeps me cool.
At this price, I'm considering picking up another… I wonder if Vornado will honour the 5 year warranty from a random ebay seller?
iBuys is an appliance store in Bell Park VIC 3215 with a physical brick mortar warehouse.
These will be handy for my OnlyFans profile!
Are they of any help in enclosed patio?
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so what this fan can do that my normal fan cant?