Vornado 540B High-Velocity Personal Clip-On 2-Speed Air Circulator
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend It's 110 degrees in the shade and there's no relief in sight. At only about 9 inches wide, the 540B creates a hurricane like effect to vent an area of stale, stagnant air. It's due to the patented Vortex action indicative of Vornado's grill design. It's more than for mere appearance. It twirls the air that passes through with up to 65 feet displacement. This AC powered, 2-speed fan is just what you need to deliver finely focused… Product details and pricing info |
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19 Customer Reviews Posted
- Powerful!!!
- This "Air Circulator" is in a league of its own. It is extremely powerful. I am very pleased. My only concern is with the durability of the clamp. It doesn't seem to be as well made as the rest of the air circulator. But for the last 30 days, it has been just fine.
- 2008-11-28, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Great on a treadmill
- I clipped this fan to my treadmill and it works great. The clip is strong and the fan hasn't moved at all. The fan also is strong and keeps me cool during my workout. I highly recommend it.
- 2008-11-27, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Great Heavy Duty Fan
- Popped this fan on my treadmill and it works wonders. Clamp is nice and tight and sturdy. I can get up to 10 mph which is pretty stressful with lots of vibration and the fans hold tight. This is it on "high". Can get noisy, but on a treadmill while running no concern. It isn't noisy enough to drown out music or tv on treadmill. The "low" setting is nice and quiet, great while walking.
The "high" is a brisk breeze enough to keep me cool at those speeds. The "low" perfect for walking or cool-down.
Enjoy!!! - 2008-11-25, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- AVOID VORNADO LIKE YOU WOULD THE PLAGUE
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I'm posting this on all Vornado listings on Amazon, as all potential purchasers need to be aware of the shortcomings of Vornado's warranty policy.
I purchased two fans from Vornado direct. Both were larger, more expensive units (280 & 285) that had either ten year or lifetime warranties.
One year after the purchase, the 285 began to vibrate upon start-up. The fan blades would barely revolve, and the fan emitted a loud rattling sound.
I called Vornado's Customer Service and spoke to a Paula. Upon describing the problem, she stated the motor was bad and e-mailed an RMA. However, she told me I would be required to pay for the return shipping.
As this was a large, heavy, floor standing unit, I told her that I would be returning the motor only. She gave no indication that was a problem.
The motor was delivered to Vornado. 5 days later, they called and refused to perform the service without the remainder of the fan assembly. They also had the temerity to tell me that I had voided the warranty by removing the motor, and wanted to charge me for the repair, but again, only AFTER I spent additional money to send the rest of the frame back!
I have 3 problems with Vornado's actions in this matter: 1.) I had to return a defective IN WARRANTY product at my expense 2.) I told Paula upfront I would only be sending back the motor, and she didn't object, and 3.) where was I supposed to get a box large enough for a plus-three-foot-tall, floor-standing unit?
Disgusted, I told Vornado to throw the motor away and forget the whole thing. When I disassembled the unit to extract the motor, I found the fan to be of a cheap design and construction, so it would be possible that I would have a similar re-occurrence of the same problem in the future. Why waste further money on something that might fail again?
BTW: Both phone calls involved LONG hold times to get a customer service person. So, if you're forced to call them regarding service, be prepared to have something else to do while you wait.
Vornado might claim to stand behind their customers. After dropping the original +$150 on the two fans, going out-of-pocket for the shipping to return the motor, and having to dispose of the useless, motorless 285 frame, I can definitely attest to having felt Vornado there. My advice: Find another fan from a better company. Vornado brags about how their products are built in the U.S.; who cares, if you're not going to support your customers? - 2008-11-11, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- The only thing bigger than this fan is it's price. Powerful, but huge for a clip on. Good for a garage, but not a bed.
- When my last clip-on fan finally bit the dust after quite a few years, I thought I may have outgrown my night-time hotness and wouldn't need one. But alas, as much as I tried to deny it, I was as hot as ever and had to look for another fan for my headboard.
So onto Amazon.com I went and looked up all the options for clip-on fans that I could easily attach to the headboard of my bed. I double-checked my research on a couple of other sites and narrowed it down to two.. one of which was the Vornado 540B. I was seduced by the Vornado's reputation for power and it's ability to move so much air around in such a small package.
After purchasing the fan, I realized that small is a relative term. It's true that the 540B is small... when compared to an industrial sized air conditioning fan that's housed in it's own room and easily cools 37 floors in an office building. You may be able to get away with calling it small if you compare it to one of those home A/C units that sits outside on a slab of concrete. But, compared to other clip-on fans, this thing is huge.
When I first got the fan and saw the size of the box, I was all excited and thought, "Wow, this thing sure is packed well!" Thinking that the rather large size of the box contained extra packing material to keep this marvel of technology safe during shipping, I was a little taken aback when I opened the box and removed the (still well packaged) fan. That's when I realized it was bigger than my head!
I thought that maybe it just looked large and anyways, it will be clipped on to the headboard and once there, it won't be noticeable at all. Well, the clip is certainly very strong and durable so I had no problem clipping it to the thick part of my headboard.. well, it took two hands to open the clip. I'd definitely recommend keeping it away from small children and animals while it's open or it may end up as one of those bear traps in the woods and clamp down tight if it slips from your hands.
Once the fan was secured on my headboard, I turned it on and enjoyed the breeze it produced at the low setting. It definitely would do the job of keeping me cool on most nights. I then tried the hi setting and though it gave me the assurance that I'd be able to stay cool even on the warmest nights, I could no longer hear the trash truck that was emptying the trash bin right outside my window. And I think my wife tried calling to me from across the bed, but all I could see was her mouth moving and arms flailing as she tried to stay upright in the face of hurricane force winds that came out of this little Vornado!
Well, I ended up returning the fan to Amazon. A very painless and easy process by the way. My decision was made final when I went to get into bed that night and I felt as though a third person was in bed with us. It wasn't that bad actually, but the fan is certainly way too large in my opinion to act as a practical headboard fan.
It's certainly a powerful fan and quiet on the low setting. It would work well in a more open space like a garage or workshop, or perhaps even on a canopy bed where you can place it away from your headboard and head some. I kept feeling that I'd wake up and bump my head on it, being so close to my head. - 2008-11-09, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
