It’s midsummer now, and the daily maximum temperature exceeds 30°C. The heat is unbearable. Compared with air conditioners, electric fans have become a must-have small household appliance for us in summer due to their low price, low power consumption, easy movement, and high flexibility. , In addition, we often replace electric fans every few years, and the replacement frequency is high. At the same time, many families may need to purchase multiple electric fans at one time to meet different needs.

However, there are many brands, types, and models of fans on the market. People are often confused when purchasing and don’t know how to choose. Recently, I have spent a long time researching household electric fans and also studied the hot-selling electric fan models. Have an in-depth understanding of this area. Today, I will talk in detail about the purchase of electric fans in 2023. Before proceeding, let me tell you my conclusion: There are no absolute standards for purchasing fans. You should choose the most suitable one based on your budget and actual needs. Product number.

1. Classification, advantages and disadvantages and applicable scenarios of electric fans
At present, the main types of electric fans include table fans, wall fans, rotating leaf fans, floor fans, air circulation fans, tower fans, air conditioning fans, bladeless fans, ceiling fans, etc. Among them, table fans, wall fans, and rotating leaf fans are too old in style and have poor appearance. They have been almost eliminated, especially in families. They are no longer introduced here. If you really need them, it is recommended to buy branded styles.

floor fan
Floor fans are currently the most common type of electric fans, with high cost performance and a wide range of applications. If there are no special needs, a floor fan is the preferred type of fan. Floor fans are divided into ordinary AC floor fans and DC variable frequency floor fans according to different motors:

Ordinary AC fan:

The advantage is that it is cheap, and you can generally buy a good floor fan for less than 200 yuan;
Disadvantages include loud noise, strong shaking, high power consumption, short wind distance (2.0-5.0 meters), and relatively single function.
DC variable frequency floor fan:

Advantages: low noise, precise control, more gears, comprehensive functions, low energy consumption, long wind distance, generally 3.0-7.0 meters

Disadvantages: The price is higher than ordinary AC floor fans. A good DC floor fan costs about 200-500 yuan.

Purchasing advice: If you have no special needs, just need large air volume and pursue cost-effectiveness, it is recommended to buy an AC floor fan; of course, if you have a sufficient budget, pursue functional diversity, wind comfort, low power consumption and low noise, you can buy it directly DC floor fan.

air circulation fan
The air circulation fan is an upgraded product of the floor fan. In appearance, it looks like a turbine engine, including a motor, a turbine fan, a guide grille and a cylindrical casing. When the space-time circulation fan is running, the wind can be blown out in a spiral shape along a certain direction. With the stirring of the fan blades, a spiral columnar wind can be formed. Therefore, the wind blown out is farther away and has better directionality.

advantage:

The most obvious difference from ordinary floor fans is that it does not blow directly on people to cool down, but cools down by stirring the air to accelerate the circulation of indoor air, which is more comfortable than ordinary fans;
Used with air conditioning, it can make the room temperature more balanced and avoid air conditioning disease;
Full-featured
The air supply distance is long (up to about 10 meters) and the air volume is large;
shortcoming:

The noise is relatively loud;
The price is relatively high;
The wind is relatively hard (the wind blown by the air circulation fan is softer than that of the floor fan (direct blowing), but weaker than that of the tower fan)
Purchasing advice: The air circulation fan is an upgraded product of the floor fan. It does not blow directly, has large air volume, and has a long air supply distance. The use experience is more comfortable than ordinary fans. Of course, the price is higher than ordinary fans. If you are looking for a better experience, or if you want to use it with an air conditioner, we recommend an air circulation fan.

Tower fan-soft air supply
Tower fans are called “building fans” in the industry. They look like a building, so they are called building fans. The English name is “Tower fan”. Literally translated as “Tower Fan”. Tower fans are also called convection fans. Based on the principle of air flow, the tower fan “throws” the wind out through the cross-flow fan to form an air flow. In addition, the cross-flow fan wheel has many blades, making the air supply uniform and soft, close to the natural wind.

advantage:

Small size, more space-saving;
The supply air is soft;
Use small grids to avoid accidentally injuring children;
shortcoming:

The power is relatively small and the air supply volume is small;
The price is relatively high;
Traditional tower fans are difficult to disassemble and assemble, and difficult to clean;
Purchasing advice: Use the tower fan with an air conditioner to provide air from all directions, so that the room has no air supply dead spots and makes people feel comfortable. It is suitable for families with the elderly and children.

Air conditioning fan – combines air supply, cooling and humidification
Air conditioning fan, also known as cooling fan, is a household appliance with fan + air conditioning mode, which has the functions of air supply, cooling, humidification and so on. The principle is to use water as the medium to send out wind equal to the water temperature in a short period of time.

Since it cannot cool itself, it is actually an electric fan equipped with a water-cooling device. This water-cooling device can be understood as adding a water tank inside. This water tank can place ice crystals or low-temperature water to achieve the ultimate effect of blowing cold air. It is called physical energy storage refrigeration in the industry.

Most air conditioning fans have a dust removal net that can filter the air. If there is a layer of photocatalyst on the dust removal net, it can also have a sterilization effect.

advantage:

The temperature of the air blown out by ordinary fans is about 5-6°C lower than that of ordinary fans. It consumes less power and is moderately priced. Some products also have a warm air function and are equipped with negative ion sterilization functions;
Small size and easy to move
shortcoming:

It is more cumbersome to use and requires frequent addition of cold water or ice crystals;
The cooling area is small and not suitable for large spaces;
When used, the indoor air humidity will increase. If the indoor temperature is high, increasing the humidity will increase the feeling of stuffiness;
The noise is relatively loud
Its power is much higher than traditional fans, about 60-80W
Purchasing advice: Suitable for use in small spaces, such as dormitories or bedrooms. It is not recommended for southern families because it increases the feeling of humidity and heat.

Bladeless Fan – Safe Fan, Best Performance Fan on the Market
The bladeless fan was invented by the British James Dyson. It was originally called the “air multiplier”. It abandoned the blade parts of the traditional electric fan, making the fan safer, more energy-saving, and It is more environmentally friendly and consumes 1/3 less energy than traditional fans.

The principle is to use an electric motor to suck air into the fan base. After being accelerated by a cyclone accelerator, the air circulation speed is increased up to about 16 times. It is surrounded by the annular inner lip of the bladeless fan head, and its surrounding force drives the air near the fan head. Then it enters the fan head and is blown out at high speed. Because there are no fan blades to ‘cut’ the air, you won’t feel periodic impacts and wave stimulation when using it, and the wind generated is smoother and gentler.

advantage:

It has a high safety factor and adopts a bladeless fan design, which will not hurt the fingers of curious children.
The wind speed is stable and gentle, and can realize infinitely variable speed, close to the natural wind, which is quite different from the graded wind force of traditional fans.
The appearance is high and in line with the modern home decoration style.
shortcoming:

Under high air volume, the noise is higher than that of ordinary rotary blade fans.
The price is higher, high-yield products cost about 1,000 yuan, and imported products such as Dyson cost 3,000+
The energy consumption is higher than that of ordinary fans.
Purchasing advice: If you do not consider the budget, you are more interested in natural wind, safety factor, and soft air supply, and focus on bladeless fans.

Ceiling fans-focus on ceiling fans
Ceiling fans are generally fixedly installed on the ceiling and are called ceiling fans. At present, traditional ceiling fans are close to being eliminated. Ceiling fans can be considered during the decoration stage, especially in small spaces such as bedrooms or study rooms.

Ceiling fan light = ceiling fan + ceiling light. The advantage is that it is more beautiful. It combines the ceiling fan and ceiling light into one, which is more in line with the modern home decoration style.

advantage:

Lamp and fan functions, highly practical;
The wind speed is relatively gentle, and when used with an air conditioner, it can achieve even cooling of the entire house;
Low noise, fast speed
Low energy consumption, relatively power-saving
shortcoming:

The wind speed is smaller than that of a normal electric fan;
The floor is low and installing a ceiling fan seems depressing.