Seville Classics Ultra Slimline Tower Fan
Whether from old age or indignities suffered at the hands of movers, our old tower fan had begun rattling like a '77 Chevette accidentally fueled with diesel. We wanted our fan to be quiet, though, because we used it
in the master bedroom to augment the
A/C's somewhat anemic circulation at night. It wasn't, so “ new tower fan" went down on
our shopping list.
We found this Seville Classics Ultra Slimline Tower Fan bundled
in a twofer at our local Costco, packaged with a the sixteen-inch
"personal" fan that the Ms keeps on the kitchen counter now. The big one
includes a remote control (the necessary pair of AAA batteries included) that you can hook onto the rear of the unit for storage. Seville's package blurbs boast that their
fan is "ultra-quiet" and features "ECO SPEED." The bit
about quiet is important, and mostly true. The "ECO" business is the same
sort of gimmick as "natural" supposedly meaning "coming from
(somewhere) in nature"; hoping people will confuse it with “organic”
(whatever that means).
Controls
Besides having a four speed-motor, the fan’s timer can be
set for up to 7-1/2 hours in increments of a half hour. Naturally, it will
oscillate through five different arc widths and it can also be run on either of
two variable patterns: "sleeping wind," reduces fan speed speed by one
step every half hour, "natural wind," follows a changes wind speed
according to a pseudo-random pattern. The patterns vary a bit depending on the
fan speed.
Assembly
The fan is partially assembled in the box; requiring just
a Phillips screwdriver for attaching base to tower. Including the base and
control panel, the fan stands 40 inches tall, including 27” that’s vented. The column is 6-1/2” in
diameter and stands on a round base a foot in diameter. Power is delivered through a a
6-foot cord routed through the base.
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We run ours eight or more hours a night during A/C season
(about nine months a year) and it’s as quiet as when we bought it more than
three years ago. Having adjustable oscillation means that we aren’t cooling the
the closet or the dresser; just letting it swing back and forth over the bed.
Even on its low setting (as opposed to "ECO") setting, the Seville
pushes plenty of air; enough that there’s a significant breeze ten feet away,
even on LOW, and does so quietly. The control panel has a cluster of faint
green LEDs, which are almost the only way to tell that it's on.
I like this fan because it's quiet and the settings give
me lots of options. Even if I only run it on "LOW" with the swing
turned on, it's good to know there are additional choices. The included remote manages
all functions including oscillation, though it is basically never used.
Considering that the bundle of two fans cost just a couple of dollars more than
the fan it replaced, it's proven to be a pretty good deal.
Summary
Plus: quiet, timer, multiple speeds and ranges of
oscillation ranges
Minus: different "wind" options are silly, a tad
top-heavy, who needs a remote?
What They're Saying: Our old fan now blows hot air around in the
garage now that we have a Seville Classic Ultra Slimline Tower Fan.
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