Vornado 683 Medium Pedestal Whole Room Air Circulator Fan. 3 Speed Control. Adjustable Standing Height. 32 to 38 Inches. Black

Vornado air circulators are not like normal fans. If you follow the instructions and aim it at either the ceiling or a corner of your room it really does circulate the air as good as, if not better than, a ceiling fan. I have found that when I use this in the summertime, I can keep my air conditioning set a little higher, and the house is still just as cool. I will always use these in my house to help. Keep things cool.

This fan that I just bought recently is very quiet on low speed. I have another that I purchased a year or two ago and it is a little more noisy. It is well built and packaged. Assembles easy.

Love the fan. Great air circulation..Nicely built and sturdy, not wobbly like some other brands. Fits perfect even in a smaller room. Easy to put together. Delivery was prompt. I’ll be purchasing one more for my bedroom.

This is a great fan. I purchased one last year for a bedroom and it is still going strong. It works so well, I purchased a second one for another room.

I bought this vornado to replace my large size Vornado, It had 3x speeds. This one has 3x speeds low, medium, high with shut off on the last “click” dial. In comparison the large was metal and had a larger top “the circular fan of the Vornado. The materials are very different between the two. This one is super powerful medium size fan. I get the same relief and air circulation with this design vs the large. It was super easy to set up didn’t even need directions no tools ⚒️. Took maybe 3-5 mins to put together. Noise level is low and circulation and air quality is max level. I live in desert climate and this will get me through the summer with my ac combined. Full relief. I’m hot a lot so this works well for those needing extra cooler air in the room and/or direction at them. It’s got a plastic base, top and bottom with a metal pole connecting together. It goes with any room or home. Kitchen, bedrooms or living areas. Versatility. I’m not sure this model comes with a remote control. I love Vornados!

Just now assembled the fan after 1 month purchase. The fan looked brand new even with the plastic wrap still attached. I am very pleased with the purchase. The fan went together perfectly and it moves a lot of air. The fan sounds bigger than it really is on high speed. It was a returned fan that had a big discount of 20.00 USD. I will purchase again.

Perfect size! Super powerful - really cools off a room whether you position it directly towards you or towards the ceiling. It was easy to assemble, packaged well, light weight, well made and a great value for the money. This model has three speeds. I use the highest and middle speed only. The highest speed is not quiet but not loud - it’s the perfect sound for the sleeper that is calmed to sleep by the sound of a fan or white noise. I would stick to this brand if I need an additional fan in the future - I love it!

If you can't fit the fan head on the stand it's because they shipped it on the lowest position of the pole. Extend the fan pole some or it physically won't fit to snap in to place.

I also wish this fan was just a few inches taller.

This fan is a work horse. It cools a very huge room and the vortex action even cools adjacent rooms. I was initially worried about buying a fan that doesn’t oscillate but the vortex more than makes up for oscillation. I think this makes for a sturdier fan with free moving parts. I have added this to my growing collection of Vornado fans. I’m a fan of these fans!

This fan is like no other! Like many other Americans we had the hottest weather last week in the Midwest. I had been using 3 fans on top of the a/c in my bedroom and was still too warm. Then I saw a new smaller fan that my son had brought home and it was a Vornado. It was fantastic! So I purchased this one which is a floor fan. In this heat wave the Vornado has been a godsend. The fan by itself cools down the entire room whether it’s in the bedroom or living room. It actually gets too cool! It was easy to set up and is steady. I like the way it tilts
but it doesn’t oscillate. I might have forgotten to look for that feature. The only thing I would change is the loudness at full speed. For now the outside temps have decreased and on low speed, it’s much quieter. It has become white noise. I am super happy to have found this fan. I highly recommend it!

I read a few reviews of this fan, where people were complaining that it did not oscillate. It almost turned me off from buying this fan along with the high price tag. However, I read the little blurb about how it’s so powerful, it doesn’t need to oscillate blah blah blah., so I thought I’d give it a shot since I loved my previous Vornado.

I have to say I love this fan. I have one window AC unit to cool my dining room and my living room. On really hot days it’s not quite strong enough to cool it to my liking. (which is Alaska like). I use the Vornado pedestal fan to push the cool air from the dining room into the living room and it works brilliantly! You can literally feel the breeze from this fan all the way across the room at 20 feet away. I worried it was not as powerful as my old fan since it seemed much quieter, but it is definitely more powerful.

I have not tried to clean it yet so we will see it if my review changes after I try. But as of right now, I would highly recommend it even though it is a little pricey. Definitely seems worth it to me.

This little short fan does its job, on high settings it’s a lil loud I use the next setting it’s quite. Dose a great job puts out enough energy to cool a good size room.

This fan is amazing, I have 3 of them. I have had 1 for 5 plus years now, and 1 of them for 4 years plus. I just purchased a new one a couple of months ago. I use them 8 hours a day. I never had a problem with any of them. They are a little pricy, but they are well worth it.

I used to buy the $30.00 ones and they would last a summer or two. You get what you pay for when you buy one of these fans.

I need the sound of a fan to sleep so it was a no brainer.

My only negative thing that I could say is that they are loud and powerful if on full blast. If you put them on lower levels you will be fine.

I need the sound of a fan to sleep so it was a no brainer.

My only negative thing that I could say is that they are loud and powerfull if on full blast.

This is it you guys! I’ve had all the different brand of fans but nothing and I do mean nothing compares to this. It has to be this specific one too because I bought the vornado floor fan and it wasn’t as strong. So I’ve had Dreo, Lasko, Honeywell you name it. All of it went back and ended up ordering a SECOND one of these. Buy this and I promise you won’t regret it. Now I’m gonna have to figure out how I’m going to get up in the morning from the deep peaceful sleep that this will give me.

This is my 6th Vornado fan. I absolutely love the quality of these fans and the air they put out. These are not remote controlled but they do have an easy to use knob on the front. It is stable and does not wobble. The noise level is bearable as well. It’s quiet on the lower levels but provides a nice white noise as well as a powerful gust on the highest level. You can use this fan in a number of settings so it is versatile. 8 only wish it could point down further than it goes.

I bought this during the hottest part of the summer. My window ac unit is in the front of my apartment and i wasn’t getting much cold air back in my bedroom. I put this in the middle of my apartment and it pulls the cold air into the bedroom while also circulating the hot air out of the room. At the highest speed it’s not very loud. It also dries the floors quickly after i mop. The only downside would be if you need to point the fan at the floor it cannot be adjusted to point at the floor but can be adjusted to point at the ceiling.

This is an " Air circulator ". These circulators are engineered differently than a fan. Personally I don't use fans ever since I bought my 1st circulator. The only misgiving I have is that it's a 3 speed. My last was a " Variable speed " unit. Having said that, this one has adjustable height. My last one didn't, it's a nice feature. They're both great but I like the ability to choose from more than just 3 speeds. All in all this air circulator is great! My wife was over the moon when she received it. It's very easy to assemble too.

I really like the power behind this fan. The noise level isn't too loud. And it's small enough that you hardly notice it's there. Only drawback in my opinion is it doesn't oscillate and could be a little taller but aside from that you will still notice a difference in airflow in the entire room.

This was purchased for our bedroom which is upstairs. It's positioned in front of a register to help pull the cool air from the A/C and spread it around the room and out to the hall. The upstairs is always warmer and this fan is powerful enough to send the air out the door on the other side of the room to keep the cool air circulating. At night it blows directly over the bed and I have to use a blanket while my husband remains cool enough. I would recommend this fan to help keep your air moving all around .

I also bought the 630 on the same order. I have now thrown out every other fan I own and will never buy another brand. I watched videos of people doing all kinds of scientific analysis and such... and literally this purchase was a coin toss with another brand. Personally, I don't need to try anything else. I live in Miami, FL and I don't have AC in my studio apartment (don't get me started, it's a landlord thing...) I travel for work and I have fans strategically placed so summers are manageable... barely!! I put the 638 together in a snap, the 630 just plugged in right out of the box, and instantly felt a change. I keep them running 24/7 (unless I'm out) and can honestly say that they move the air through my entire apartment. I don't regret all of the money spent on lesser fans that sort of worked, got dirty fast, and were difficult to clean and maintain... I didn't know what I know now. Going forward I know what to buy!

This Vornado Fan will not work in India because it only works on 120 volt input voltage. I don’t know why Amazon is selling it in India. And when you try to return it, the return tab will ask you to call Amazon. The Amazon Service people will listen to you politely but they will keep shifting you from one team to another till you are tired and don’t want to pursue it any further. Again- don’t buy the product in India.

I am a hot sleeper and we really needed a fan to help cool down our home, and the summer months have been especially hot lately. I rent out a basement level apartment and this fan was amazing when it first arrived. But almost one year of use, there are some pretty big issues I have with it and I’ll go into more detail later.

First I will start with the pros. This little thing was a hurricane in its first 6 months and it performed great. It shot air from across the entire basement level and it really did feel like the air was being circulated more-so then just jetted to one side of the room. The entire room had movement, and you could feel the breeze even when you were not sitting in front of the fan. I did a lot of research and this was primarily why I bought Vornado for the first time. No osculation, but it feels like it is a traditional oscillating fan with the air in the entire area moving around. The price made me debate the purchase, and well, now that I did buy it, I can’t say I’d recommend this purchase given its short lifespan.

Here are the cons:
- In one year, this fan just took a dump. The power level is just not the same. Level 3 is the fastest speed and it used to roar, but now the Level 3 speed is about what the Level 1 speed was in the beginning. This is disappointing as a fan costing nearly $100 and a company that prides itself on not being cheap, I was hoping to get more long term use out of it.

- The base has a spinning mechanism to tighten the stand so you can adjust the fan to sit at a higher level but after one year, this doesn’t really work. It loosens up, and falls back to the floor after about an hour.

- The fan is terrible to clean, I think the most efficient way is taking it outside and blasting it with a leaf blower to push the dust out of the crevices will be the best option because there is no clear cut or easy way to disassemble and clean out and the slots are too small/tight to allow a high suction vaccum to even suck the dust out. The back plate collects a ton of dust in the behind the fan and so if you don’t have an industrial leaf blower, then maybe an air can could push this out, but it just becomes a bit of a mess and you will sit there for a while trying to get it all out. After two or three times of this it gets annoying, as other fans you can just disassemble wipe down and reassemble again.

- The turn knob that adjusts the settings on the front pops off pretty easily. So easily, my 3 year old son was able to remove it and it’s gone now. So a pair of needle-nose pliers are needed to turn off and on, and to change the speed if desired.

So what started as a high performance fan (in my eye) turned into a chore to maintain, turn on, adjust height (for it to just slide back down), and the performance just tanked to the point where I’m now looking again for another fan. With traditional everyday use to avoid the heat, this one doesn’t seem to last and it becomes more of a pain to deal with.

Oh, fellow seekers of breeze and delight, gather 'round for a tale of a fan that transcends ordinary wind-making contraptions. I present to you the Vornado 683 Medium Pedestal Whole Room Air Circulator Fan, a true marvel among the celestial forces of air circulation. Prepare yourself for a whimsical journey through the zephyr-laden realms of cooling perfection!

From the very first encounter, it was evident that the Vornado 683 was not your average fan. Its sleek design and commanding presence demanded attention, as if it were a grand orchestra conductor ready to lead a symphony of refreshing air. And so, with mounting excitement, I switched it on, eagerly awaiting the gusts of rejuvenation that awaited me.

Ah, dear reader, the moment it sprang to life, a gentle yet powerful breeze washed over me, as if it had been sent by Aeolus himself. The 683's Vortex Action swiftly whisked away stagnant air, filling the room with a blissful ambience of coolness. It effortlessly circulated air throughout every nook and cranny, reaching even the remotest corners with its omnipotent breath. Say goodbye to stuffy rooms and welcome a realm of freshness!

But wait, there's more! The adjustable pedestal height made the 683 an accommodating companion, allowing me to tailor its presence to my whims. With a simple twist, I could change its height, directing its winds to my desired level of comfort. It's a fan that obeys your every command, faithfully delivering gusts of pleasure right where you need them.

Now, let me regale you with a tale of its whisper-soft operation. Yes, dear friend, the 683 is an emissary of tranquility. Unlike its noisy brethren, this marvel of engineering remains almost entirely silent, caressing your senses with a gentle murmur. It's as if a choir of tranquil breezes serenades you, soothing your soul as you bask in its cool embrace. I slept like a baby with the 683's harmonious lullaby accompanying my dreams.

Let's not forget its prowess in energy efficiency. The Vornado 683 is a true champion in this realm, defying the norms of power-hungry fans. With its energy-saving design, it consumes far less electricity than its competitors while still delivering an awe-inspiring gust of wind. It's a true ally in both your quest for comfort and your dedication to environmental sustainability.

In the realm of cleanliness, the 683 shines as brightly as the midday sun. Its detachable grill and blades made cleaning an effortless endeavor, ensuring that your beloved wind whisperer remains pristine throughout its life. No more gathering dust or tangled hair—it's a breeze to keep this fan in top-notch condition!

So, fellow seekers of ventilation perfection, heed my words: the Vornado 683 Medium Pedestal Whole Room Air Circulator Fan is not just a fan; it's a soul-soothing, breeze-summoning masterpiece. Its ethereal winds will whisk away your troubles, refreshing your very essence. Whether you seek relief from the summer's sweltering heat or a calming breeze on a cozy winter eve, this fan is a reliable companion through every season.

Embrace the transformative power of air circulation and let the Vornado 683 enchant your life with its mystical winds. Trust me, my friends, you won't be disappointed. Let it be known that in the vast realm of fans, the Vornado 683 reigns supreme—an ethereal champion of cooling perfection.

Wind be with you!

I bought this fan (technically an "air circulator" according to the company) to hopefully cool down my room due to the heatwave that's been a challenge to get through. After seeing all the other reviews, I bought it since a lot of people made it out to be the best thing ever, but that was not my experience.

I will say that the setup was super simple and easy to do, as the stand for the fan just snaps into place, and each of the feet slot into the cutouts on the bottom of the base and the plastic tightening knob secures the plastic feet into place. There is also an adjustment knob on the stand that you can loosen to raise or lower the height of the fan. Even at the max height, it only sits around 3 feet tall, but the fan does tilt up and down to a large variation of angles. Underneath the fan but at the top portion of the stand is where you will find the speed control for the fan itself. It has three modes, with the first being a gentle breeze sensation that is almost completely silent- which is excellent for when I record or stream as it isn't picked up by the microphone at this setting. The medium setting is more like a standard box fan that’s set on high, but the wind feels "softer" if that makes sense while still also making a noticeably lesser amount of noise. On high, I was disappointed as it wasn't much of a boost compared to medium, with the noise increasing a bit more but not much else.

However, this fan, as mentioned previously, is labeled as an "air circulator" and is intended to bring room temps down and not used as a typical fan (although you can still use it that way if you choose). The manual shows adjusting the fan to aim towards the corners of your ceiling/walls and the wind vortex it creates will circulate all the air in the room and bring the entire ambient temperature down. While it did help with the heat in my room, it only managed to help by a couple of degrees. It has allowed me to sleep better at night, but it definitely doesn't "chill" a room as some others have stated.

My main complaint about the fan is that the surface area of the fan is smaller than my other fans, yet has a much higher cost for such a small difference in ambient room temp and comfort. While I do like that I can use it on low for a virtually silent experience, I don't like that it hasn't made as much of a difference in the cooling as I was hoping for. When you factor in cost, it just doesn’t quite live up to what others made it out to be. It still works as a great fan, but the underwhelming value is not worth the experience.

DISLIKE:
I just unboxed the Vornado 683 fan within 10 minutes after receiving the item. It appears that the box was shipped from the factory and unopened. As I am taking the parts out of the box and removing the plastic bags, I noticed that the metal pedestal was all scratched up. I start to think WTF (why the face), did they ship me a used or re-manufactured unit? If this unit is brand new then why are there scratches all over the metal pedestal? If this is their craftsmanship at the factory then what other defects am I going to encounter after an hour, 12 hours, 24 hours, 2 days or 1 month?

LIKE:
- I was able to setup the fan in about 10 minutes.
- I like the design of the fan and pedestal.

I WILL EVALUATE THE FAN and report back after 1 month.

This little fan is worth its weight in gold. It's small enough to be unobtrusive, affordable and cools waaaay better than any other box or pedestal fan I've ever had. Moves cool air from a/c around efficiently so I can set my thermostat lower, saving $$ and is better for the planet.. This is my second one so I now have one in the living room & another in my upstairs bedroom. They work so well that last summer I carried my one up and down the stairs every morning and night. Put it in the corner of a room angled slightly upward & toward the other corner diagonally across the room. Set on medium in a 15 x 25 ft room with 9 ft ceiling and there is a steady, constant, gentle breeze that feels cool. Different from that terrible "now you feel it now you don't" breeze you get from occilating fans where you sweat it out waiting for that brief breeze to come around again. It takes a little trial and error to get it adjusted just right but once you find that sweet spot, it's heavenly. Max height is only about 4 ft which is fine because you angle it upward and don't need to aim it directly toward you. It just creates a breeze throughout the room. A friend runs her table top version without her a/c on and the breeze from the fan somehow feels cool, which is what convinced me to get my first one. I think negative reviews may be from people who direct this like a common pedestal fan rather than the slightly upward and toward the diagonal opposite corner of the room way. The size is unobtusive and it runs quietly enough to not be annoying.. even when sleeping. It seems pretty sturdy and does the job in a unique and immensely better way. I don't know how long they survive but the one I bought last year and ran pretty much 24/7 is still going strong. Even if I only got one season's use out of each of them, they'd still be well worth it. There's a bigger version which might be better for larger spaces and/or high ceilings.

The price drop on Amazon had me replacing my 12-year-old eggshell-colored Vornado, that's dying after summers of enjoyment, with this black model, similar to my original Vornado.
I had to purchase all new fans for my west facing condo in a steel framed building that holds the heat in (or cold in winter).
New England weather lives up to its name for being crazy and this Vornado arrived on a 85 degree day with no breeze. It took all of 5 minutes to assemble and within a minute of putting it on the highest setting, the cooling and air circulation made me feel human again. I even had to put a light blanket on last night as pointed at me from over 20 feet away, it felt like almost like air conditioning.
While the newer stand is a bit cheap-looking, compared to my 12-year-old one that was a round disc, it has the same power.
For reference: I have 2 Lasko pedestal fans that I gave away as they just don't cool on high.
New purchases during May 2020 were the 660 Vornado floor fan, which circulates air beautifully in my 700 sq ft open livingroom/kitchen and cools if pointed at me from across that distance.
This 683 Vornado, which does that same, but love the pedestal height. These two Vornado's in the livingroom are all I need until the AC is on in my building. They will also save money as most days I won't need the electric -powered AC convector on as these are sufficient for cooling.
A Pelonis 16inch oscillating pedestal fan with remote that has no cooling power and can't be felt even 2 ft away (could have been damaged in transit as the box was thin, ripped and taped everywhere (going back when I find a box for it)
and a Pelonis table 12" fan that has a defect in the grill, oscillates, no remote and is somewhat okay in the bedroom, but lacks any real power. It does has some cooling at 5 ft away maximum. Both Pelonis fans were for the 500 sq ft bedroom. Vornado's for the livingroom.
All were purchased through Amazon. I wish I had just bought a third Vornado for the price of the two Pelonis fans as one Vornado has more cooling power and circulation than 3 fans put together.
Will update this review if the new Vornado fans don't last like my old ones. Other than that, if you need real cooling and air, a Vornado is the only fan to purchase (except for those tiny Vornado Flippi's. Bought one last year for my bathroom and was very disappointed as really no cooling or circulation, even up close).
As to noise - Both Vornado fans are almost silent and all but the highest speed. On high, the sound of whooshing air is quite audible, but not unpleasant.