STANLEY 20F Direct Drive Floor Fan

I have been looking/researching for a while now to purchase a nice size floor standing fan. I decided on this Stanley ST-20F fan for three reasons the name, color and reviews. It is made in China. Love the yellow color, easy to spot and the color coating helps seal the metal and reduces rusting. Love the quality this fan was made with, they provide you with a tool so you can loose and tighten the two outer bolts that control angling and those actual bolts also have plastic caps on them also to protect from rusting and damage. The back bottom of the fan has metal clips so that you can wrap the power cable around to keep it nice and tidy. The black plastic/rubber feet are nice of material and isolate any vibrations, and to that my fan has no vibrations at all through all three speeds, not even high, the fan assembly is balanced perfectly! The CFM are L/M/H 3,600/4,200/4,800 it is very powerful and move a lot of air. The fan blades are a two piece design where the actual fan blade is riveted the base plate, which means that the blades themselves are made well and balanced. As far as sounds goes my fan is super quiet, of course you hear the fan spinning but it is not like an airplane turboprop like some cheap fans sound. Looking forward to years of use, I will be calling the manufacturer to find out if the bearing in the motor is ball bearing or a cheap sleeve bearing and how best to lubricate it and which lubricant they suggested. The power cord is made of a little hard/tough plastic that think should have been be a little more flexible but I guess with time and usage that will become softer. The only very weird thing is that if you goto Stanleytools.com website there isn’t any listing of any kind of fans, the manual that came with the fan clearly states “STANLEY” but the customer service information is from a company called Pinnacle Climate Technologies Inc and their website provided is masterindustrialproducts.com which also doesn’t list this fan but one that is exactly the same but has black metal cage and a yellow fan blades with a model called MAC-20F. At this time I cannot register for my one year warranty as both websites do not offer me a way to, but a phone call to them this week should clear out this issue. I am very happy with my purchase so far. Thumbs up!

I have two of the smaller Stanley fans and I have found them to be very reliable and move a large amount of cubic feet per minute. Due to the size of this fan, the noise level can be a bit overwhelming. The cubic feet per minute output of this fan on high is exceptional.

I personally love the sound of the fan when I’m sleeping, so the fact that these sound like I’m on an airplane is wonderful for me. I realize that not everyone enjoys that level of white noise when they sleep. This fans move the air like you wouldn’t believe. They are complete powerhouses when it comes to airflow. If it’s hot, crank one of these up using the four buttons on the back of the fan (the first button when you are looking at it is to power it off... the other three buttons for vary the speed. The manufacturer was not lying a single bit when they say that, on the highest setting, It’s operating at 4800 rpm. The absolute only thing that have found wrong with the fan is this: when you’re on top speed on tile floors, unless you’ve put something that grabs the floor (like the stuff that goes down under a rug to keep it laying flat and not sliding around). If you don’t do this, the fan will wander all over the place. I usually have to buy a new fan every summer, but I doubt there will be a need to this year. Almost forgot... no matter what, make sure that the fan is turned off. If it is on, the blade is spinning fast enough to make it want to catch air and fly around the room.

I have been through numerous inexpensive fans, box store types. Live in Florida and have a small medal building for my hobbies. Also I am the type who does extensive research on products or anything. This fan is truly a wonderful product. It IS sturdy. I expected it to be less sturdy actually. The amount of air is the ole, this is not grandpa's technology. Wow what a wind. Looked at the larger fans but I really wanted one that focused on where I was at the time. So the portability is just amazing as it is so light weight. Really very light and east to handle. One more thing, this baby has little to no plastic. The cage is metal, blades are metal, noise is not even noticed by me.

VERY happy with this fan! I live in an area that is hot in the summer, but cools down significantly at night. This fan is powerful and brings in the cool air so quickly, I can turn off my AC and enjoy the fresh air of the beautiful summer evenings. Bonus is the aesthetics - I love the bright yellow color and can leave it out without feeling it's an eyesore. Other reviews address the noise level, but I think for the price point of this fan, the noise level is acceptable and doesn't bother me. Overall, it's perfect for my apartment, I'm really glad I purchased it, and would definitely recommend it.