Lasko 2530 40-Inch Elite Wind Tower Fan with Remote Control
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Lasko 2530 40-Inch Elite Wind Tower Fan with Remote Control
Customer Review: Tower fan quiet, powerful, not so remote-controlled
Summary: 4 Stars
I researched fans in depth before I settled on the highly recommended Lasko Elite Wind Tower Fan. After using the fan for nearly a month, I am extremely pleased with this product.
The fan is both sturdy and elegant, with a plastic body that resembles brushed metal, modern clean lines, and a display that is professional and easy to read from across the room. It's best selling point, however: an ultra compact design. Because it rotates on a tower pedestal, you can place it in very tight spaces without knocking into furniture or blocking open paths in a room or hallway. Also, I was surprised how useful the hand grip in the back was for transporting the fan around the house. We use it everywhere, so luckily it is lightweight and very portable.
It has three speeds, the lowest enough to maintain a comfortable bedroom, the highest enough for a large room on a hot day. You can save energy - especially when using the fan at night - with the easy-to-use timer. As with any fan, it produces some white noise, but at low levels. I was accustomed to the hurricane decibels of box fans that rattle and blow in your window. By contrast, the Lasko Tower Fan has a soft, pleasant whir.
I'd give the fan five stars, except I have had issues with the remote control. Although I replaced the batteries twice, the remote control only works 10-20% of the time. Not a huge problem, but it does reduce functionality from across the room.
Overall, despite the remote control issue, I highly recommend the Lasko Elite Wind Tower Fan.
Customer Review: Nice fan--quality is ok
Summary: 4 Stars
I decided to purchase a new tower fan after my Sharper Image tower fan started making some unpleasant noises. Although it still works after about 10 years, it was hard to sleep with the noise.
After doing some research I decided to purchase the Lasko. I would have given the Lasko a 5 star rating; however, I am disappointed in the quality of workmanship in this and many other products today. The fan has manufacturing blemishes on it that at first I thought was damage to the fan. Also, when I received it, the back seam was "pulled apart." Fortunately, we could snap it back in place, but for the price, you do expect that this would not be necessary. I am also somewhat disappointed with the remote. It is not sensitive like my old remote on the Sharper Image fan. You absolutely must point it correctly to make changes to the fan. It is a little hard to do in the dark.
The above points aside, so far, the fan has worked properly and goes through all of its cycles fine and is quiet. The fan was very easy to assemble and the instructions were clear. I just hope that it lasts as long as my old fan and I will be perfectly happy.
Customer Review: Excellent floor fan
Summary: 5 Stars
I've owned the Lasko tower fan with remote control for nearly four years now. I use it every day in the summer and spring. I've never had to change the batteries in the remote in all that time, and it works as well now as it did on the first day of use. The base had to be installed on the fan when it was taken out of its box. My husband did that and said it wasn't hard. I've used all the various settings on the fan, including oscillation, and it works quietly on all settings. I've used it in both my home office and in my bedroom, and I ended up keeping it in my my bedroom because its 40-inch height allows the air it blows to easily reach a person lying on a bed. Also, if I get cold in the middle of the night, the fan's remote allows me to turn off the fan without having to get up.
In spite of its height, the fan is light and easy to move. It has an indented hand-hold at its top which makes it easy to pick up the fan and move it from room to room or store it in the garage during the winter.
Based on my experience with this fan, I would be happy to purchase another one just like it if the need ever arose.
Customer Review: Cooling air with low noise
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this fan for those days that were just not hot enough to turn on the AC or not cold enough to sleep without some cooling. Because I needed it for my bedroom, I was willing to pay extra for a quiet fan. After some research on Amazon and other sites, I could not find any sort of index or grade system by the manufacturers or sellers that would allow for comparing how quiet different fans were. So I took a risk with this model. After almost 2 years, I can say that I am very satisfied with it. I only use it on the lowest speed; it generates enough air flow for me. The noise at this setting is also minimum and I can easily sleep with it. Moreover, I do not think that the noise from the second and third speeds is very much different than from the lowest one. The remote control is excellent and an exercise in simplicity. Overall, I am very satisfied with this fan and I hope to continue with it for several more years.Customer Review: Lasko 2530 - Faulty remote on two towers in a row. Be careful.
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought a second Lasko 2530 tower when the remote on the first one didn't work. The remote on the second didn't work either. It is a major hassle to repack these fans in their boxes and haul them to the post office for shipping. I emailed Lasko to find a solution but no help was available. Fortunately, because I bought from Amazon I will be reimbursed for shipping, which is not true of other vendors. Be careful. PS.. I like the volume of air and quietness of the unit enough to go for the 42" model, only from Amazon, in case I need to return it. I posted these remarks under a seperate offering for this fan but it doesn't show up here, until I repost it.... I guess we have to look at every product offered to get all the feedback on the article we are interested in?