Product Features:

• Small air circulator is more powerful than an 18-inch commercial fan
• Energy-efficient Vortex Action moves air up to 65 feet, cooling an entire room
• 1.1 amps; 62 watts; 3 speeds

Product Description:

The 530B air circulator continue's Vornado's superior benchmark performance with a new edge definition design. With its unique signature grill and depp-pitched propeller, the 530B moves air up to 65 feet, while aerodynamically circulating all the air in a room. The 3-speed control allows for speed selection to meet any circulation need. The compact and convenient size makes the 530B perfect anywhere in the home or office. Use the 530B all year long for added comfort and energy savings in every season. You will...feel the difference.

Customer Reviews:
Vornado 5308 3 speed compact air circulator, black
I like the fan. It is bigger than I thought and louder than what I read on the advertisement. It does the job for one room but I am hoping you can make a quieter fan in the future.

2010-08-17 (United States) | Rating: 4

improve AC efficiency greatly
Consumes 60W at the highest speed, but makes the room feels much cooler. Certainly saves a great deal of energy considering that most HVAC units consume more than 1000 W.
Very useful in improving the efficiency of AC units that are installed near the floor. Cold air tends to stay near the floor. Without this circulator there can be 5-10 degree difference even within a 300 sqf room.
It is less useful in the winter (again for HVAC units that are installed near the floor), because warm air is more likely to spread to a wider area on its own as it ascends. But the circulator stills help bringing the warm air from the ceiling back down to the floor.
Noise level is OK, and you can't barely notice it at the lowest speed level.

The most efficient way to utilize this circulator:
(1) After turning on your AC units for 20 minutes, use a infrared thermostat to find out the coldest spot within a room. It is usually right on top of the AC unit.
(2) Place the circulator on that spot, and point the air flow toward the ceiling area on top of where you usually sit (e.g. the sofa if you are watching TV).
(3) the circulator will drive the cool air upward (without the intervention it tends to settle down in the floor area in front of and not very far away from the AC unit), and then slowly descent from above you. And you will feel a lot cooler because of the cool air and the breeze.

Comparison vs. Honeywell HFT114B Oscillating Super-Turbo High-Performance 3-Speed Fan:
The Honeywell fan is $13 cheaper, consumes less energy (40W), its fan face can oscillate about 60 degrees, but you won't feel a thing standing 5 feet away from it. The two are as noisy at the highest speed level. Finally, the plastic material looks much sturdier in the Vornado. Conclusion: I would certainly buy another Vornado if I need a second fan.

2010-08-09 | Rating: 5

THIS SMALL VORNADO FAN WILL BLOW YOU AWAY!!
I have used these Vornado fans for the past four or five years. This new fan was a replacement for an identical Vornado fan which I thought had stopped working. Well I had somehow I had cut the power to the fan, hence the reason it quite. So now I have a spare as the old Vornado is still working perfectly.

Speaking of working, my little fan, will blow hard (about one-half the way across my two car garage). We recently had a yard sale and brother was it hot. So I plugged the, older of the two fans, into a wall plug in the garage. This Vornado fan kept a cooling breeze the whole day. So now as stated prior I have two of these identical fans and will not get rid of either one.

I can highly recommend these Vornado fans. Just shop around to find the best price for one.

2010-07-30 | Rating: 5