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: Needless Beep
Summary: 2 Stars
The fan's industrial design is compact and sleek. The build quality is sub-par - rubber pads that keep the unit from scuffing the floor have all fallen off, the fan makes an annoying ticking sound for about 10 minutes and then mysteriously goes away. But the single worst thing about this fan is that the engineers designed it to beep whenever a button is pressed. The fan beeps to turn on, beeps to change speeds, beeps to oscillate, and most annoyingly - it beeps when you turn it off! Why? Parents who would consider buying this to use around sleeping children beware. The only time it doesn't beep is during auto-off in sleep mode - mercifully. I do not recommend this fan.Customer Review: Nice
Summary: 5 Stars
Have had it for a few years now, still works reliably and fairly quietly. The black labels on half the buttons have worn off, and it's a little dusty. It's actually on right now! The timer function is great for having it shut off a half hour after you go to bed.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: Nice while it lasted...
Summary: 2 Stars
As with the reviewer above, I purchased this fan from another store and it worked well at first. The remote was a nice touch and the fan speeds and settings worked well. However within 4 months of owning it, when we tried to have it rotate, it turns slightly, gets stuck, and proceeds to just make a clicking sound until you stop it from rotating. Needless to say it no longer rotates, so it is now just a stationary fan. I even tried taking it apart to unjam it, but came to discover that the rotating gear was already worn down and that was the problem, so without new parts it could not be fixed. Buy another fan if you want it to last, I know I am.Customer Review: Perfect combination of size and performance
Summary: 5 Stars
We got this fan for my wife's "snuggery," a converted porch that's long and narrow, and has a window AC at the far end. Even with a ceiling fan, the place gets warm in the summer sun (the unshaded end of the house, for sure), and the AC is too far away to really help much. The fan takes up so little space that we can place it midway from the AC to the loveseat where she sits to knit and watch TV, and the cooling effect is pronounced, all without giving up much space (or sacrificing another window to an AC).
It's perfect for what it's made for, quiet, efficient, and small in footprint. We like it a lot.
Bob Clayton
Silver Spring, MD