Ideas for a low speed room fan?

[gargamon]

25 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

it was a Hatari 16" fan too noisy with a capacitor. I binned the Capacitor and don't use the fan night time

Oh, so not a variable voltage regulator then like the one posted earlier.

[Kenny202]

I settled on this Xiaomi one. Look like pretty good reviews re gentle speed, low noise and easy to clean. DC inverter which means you have very low and overall good speed control and torque. Basically an aircon fan but a lot easier to clean. Take off the back panel and the whole rotary turbine thing comes out to pressure wash outside. Got a pretty good deal too with Lazada coupons for 1600 baht delivered. Should be the ticket hopefully 🙂 Thanks all for the advice

 

 

[Old Croc]

I have 5 speed ceiling fans in my house. The one above me now is on the lowest setting and slow enough to just keep the air circulating.  Perhaps not the price bracket you want.

 

[ravip]

4 hours ago, deadbeat said:

I got lucky. Some years ago I had a Hatari fan that for some reason started going real slow. Was gonna ditch it but then in the winter months it's real handy as it gives a nice gentle breeze, just enough to move the air.

No good in the summer but as you know, you cant buy these.

Some years ago I had a Hatari fan that for some reason started going real slow - most probably the capacitor needs replacement?

[phetphet]

I have a small; 12" pedestal fan by Xiaomi gthat I bought from Lazada.

 

Very quiet and not too strong. Has a "natural breeze" function.

 

Something like this one:

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/xiaomi-mi-smart-standing-fan-2-pro-2800mah-18-1-i4767425531.html

[patman30]

undervolt the fan
you could do as others suggest

another option (same same but different)
use a 12vdc fan like this one
https://www.lazada.co.th/products/nnc-12-15-fan-12voltt-18w-16-bfe-40-dc-12-i4096882497

with an adjustable dc power supply, which there are many to choose from
like this one for 90 baht

i do similar on PCs with standard 120mm case fans
if no controller but i want the fans to run at low speed
i simply switch the molex connector around and force it in
so the 12v fans are powered by 5v

[scubascuba3]

57 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

I have 5 speed ceiling fans in my house. The one above me now is on the lowest setting and slow enough to just keep the air circulating.  Perhaps not the price bracket you want.

 

Depends on ceiling height, i decided it was too big

[brianthainess]

You could just try blocking of the back of the fan.

[scubascuba3]

1 hour ago, Kenny202 said:

I settled on this Xiaomi one. Look like pretty good reviews re gentle speed, low noise and easy to clean. DC inverter which means you have very low and overall good speed control and torque. Basically an aircon fan but a lot easier to clean. Take off the back panel and the whole rotary turbine thing comes out to pressure wash outside. Got a pretty good deal too with Lazada coupons for 1600 baht delivered. Should be the ticket hopefully 🙂 Thanks all for the advice

 

 

Let us know if it works well

[Old Croc]

5 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Depends on ceiling height, i decided it was too big

Good point, my ceilings are quite high. 

[Kenny202]

27 minutes ago, patman30 said:

undervolt the fan
you could do as others suggest

another option (same same but different)
use a 12vdc fan like this one
https://www.lazada.co.th/products/nnc-12-15-fan-12voltt-18w-16-bfe-40-dc-12-i4096882497

with an adjustable dc power supply, which there are many to choose from
like this one for 90 baht

i do similar on PCs with standard 120mm case fans
if no controller but i want the fans to run at low speed
i simply switch the molex connector around and force it in
so the 12v fans are powered by 5v

You cant run an AC fan on DC can you? And I wouldn't use a DC rated controller to control the voltage either

[Kenny202]

6 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Let us know if it works well

Will do 🙂

 

[Grusa]

How about this:

 

[steven100]

Kenny,  I use a 9 watt fan near my desk and it does the job.  Costs nothing to run and was only 160 baht.   Low-medium speed,  even ok for sleeping 2m away. 

 

I run it 24/7 ....

 

 

 

 

 

[CLW]

As others already suggested, buy a tower fan. Cleaning is no issue. You can take out the fan rotor and wash it. It is similar to the fan inside your A/C unit.