Rowenta, Pedestal Fan, Extreme Outdoor Fan with Remote, 65 Inches, Ultra Quiet Fan, Oscillating, Portable, 3 Speeds, Digital Control, Black, Ourdoor, VU4510

Oh, I love this fan! This review is definitely influenced by my purchasing a different fan, similarly priced, and seeing how bad it was in so many ways. I sent it back and got this Rowenta fan. My mistake on the other fan was returning it before I could write a one star review on it to warn other people. The only reason I’m mentioning it is from a comparison standpoint. It’s like a Lexus versus a Hyundai. You can’t go wrong with this fan. I’ve read other reviews and I agree with the positive ones. One said cheaply made, and I could not disagree more. The other fan was flimsy and rusted. Yes I said rusted! This has a solid, weighted base, easy to assemble, quiet mode and one simulating the shifting of natural breezes. Love the remote control and oscillating function AND that it has its own GFI plug since it can be left outside except in extreme weather. Very happy!!

The fan does a great job at moving air on my covered 24x12ft patio. As it sits next to the screen, it often gets rained on, but I have not noticed any issues with finish deterioration or impaired functionality at all. The good: it is fairly quiet for a large and somewhat powerful air mover. The base has lockable wheels, but they are badly needed; the base is heavy and does not scoot around even in pretty strong Florida winds. The assembly was easy and straightforward. The power cord has a GFCI built in, which is a good thing to have on an electrical appliance that will be subjected to inclement weather. The less good: the remote is tiny, easily misplaced, and does not function very well if not aimed DIRECTLY at the fan. As in “iron sights” kind of directly. It doesn’t not help that the fan shroud is extremely close to the sensor and undoubtedly blocks a part of the IR signal from reaching the sensor. The only other thing that is quite irritating is that every time the fan is turned on, it is in the default “natural” mode, in which the speed goes up and down and sometimes to “off” at random. It’s designed to emulate natural wind, but it’s more of an annoyance or hinderance than a feature. If you need the fan to push air, it should be the default setting. So, to overcome this, you will turn the fan on, and then immediately hit the mode button to put it on “outdoor” mode, which allows it to keep constant speed and do what you bought it to do - move air and cool you down. TLDR: Would I buy it again, despite the few admittedly minor grievances I have? Absolutely.

This is a great patio addition, with multiple "modes" (on/off, outdoor, breeze hi-low, and sleep). 3 speeds, and a 1,2,4,8-hour timer, all on a remote or the built-in keypad. My only wish ... that the control base would be reversible, with the keypad facing front or back ... or if they had put a second IR sensor on the back for the remote. So, let's say 4-1/2 stars. Excellent!

This is our second Rowenta fan. First one (the silver one) we got from Bed Bath and Beyond over10 years ago. It finally quit on us. It wasn’t the motor, it was some piece that rotates the fan. We literally used it almost everyday. We decided to stay with the same brand since it had lasted for so long and we loved it. We found an upgraded model (the black one) on Amazon so we decided to buy it.. Once again, no regrets! Nothing compares to the quality of this fan! Yes there are harder blowing fans and much cheaper in price but you they can also be loud and you get what you pay for in quality. This fan cools the room down and it’s also very quiet. Don’t expect to need another one for at least another10 years or so. We are big fans of this fan and will always stick with this brand. Thanks so much Rowenta!

It WAS good while I had it. Put it away outside in the shed for the winter in NY and the plastic body cracked, making it totally useless. Wrote a letter to the manufacturer complaining about the (lack of) quality and in typical Amazon vendor style was never answered. For $200 one would have expected better???