Ideas for a low speed room fan?

[cowellandrew]

9 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Just get yourself a .....

 

PUNKAH PUNKAH Man.....

 

 

 

What is a Punkah Wallah?

 

 

 

Sometimes, when it gets too hot.....

 

I send a wire to India....to find a Punkah Wallah to come here to Chiang Mai, in order to fan me.

 

I suggest the same for you.

 

When it's really HOT here in Thailand, ....

 

A good Punkah Wallah can make all the difference.

 

You can also talk to them, free of charge, if you have a credit card, and call the Credit Card Service Center numbers.....because....

 

This is the best way to find a Punkah Wallah, in India, without even trying....

 

I have called them MANY TIMES....

 

English....NOT TOO GOOD.....

 

And, they NEVER ADMIT IT.....

 

But, they are GREAT at fanning....

 

Try it....!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easier still pick one up on pattaya walking Street!

😂😬☻🥶😳👍

 

[daveAustin]

21 hours ago, worgeordie said:

I bought a small ceiling fan off ALIEXPRESS ,there's quite a few reviews for them on Youtube,all good

they don't look much but could be just what you're looking for, 3 speeds ,and it also has an excellent

led light on it, it has to be fixed into one of those screw fittings ,easy to do and they are very cheap B500,

Just search small ceiling fans on Aliexpress ,mine delivered in a week, also has a remote

 

regards worgeordie

Interesting. Getting much relief from it? For example, if you were sat a couple metres below and off to the side, would it ruffle your hair? ... assuming you have some that is. 🙂

Kinda get the impression they'd be about as much use as tits on a kipper when the heat kicks in properly here.

Edited September 20 by daveAustin

[worgeordie]

1 hour ago, daveAustin said:

Interesting. Getting much relief from it? For example, if you were sat a couple metres below and off to the side, would it ruffle your hair? ... assuming you have some that is. 🙂

Kinda get the impression they'd be about as much use as tits on a kipper when the heat kicks in properly here.

No ,they are not going to ruffle your hair , but the OP was not looking for a fast powerful fan , and I think

that would do him nicely ,moves  the air about ,its quiet , cheap ,has remote ,and the LED light is very good,

3 speeds, 3 settings for the light ,and is easy to install ,just buy one of those screw in light fittings,and fix

it in place of your ceiling  light ,  

 

regards worgeordie

[Korat Kiwi]

1 hour ago, worgeordie said:

No ,they are not going to ruffle your hair , but the OP was not looking for a fast powerful fan , and I think

that would do him nicely ,moves  the air about ,its quiet , cheap ,has remote ,and the LED light is very good,

3 speeds, 3 settings for the light ,and is easy to install ,just buy one of those screw in light fittings,and fix

it in place of your ceiling  light ,  

 

regards worgeordie

Is it like one of these from Lazada :

 

170 baht

 

[Kenny202]

7 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

You are talking about those very large big blades fans i guess? i have a ceiling fan like pedestal fan that rotates

Called an orbital fan I think. Theyre great. Are they slower than a normal pedestal fan? 

[worgeordie]

2 hours ago, Korat Kiwi said:

Is it like one of these from Lazada :

 

170 baht

 

Not quite the same , they have blades and a light on the bottom , same screw fitting though ,lots on Aliexpress

 

regards worgeordie

[JBChiangRai]

I can tell you what not to do…

 

I have large 54” ceiling fans in all the bedrooms and bathrooms on remote control modules I bought the remotes from AliExpress.  The modules are in the roof void.

 

They have 3 speeds and a timer 1,2,4 or 8 hours.

 

Gradually the low and medium speeds have failed so they only work on high. I don’t want to cut the roof to repair them.

 

The bathroom ones are fine on high, you set them for 1 or 2 hours after showering and the room and towels are dried for you. 

[Korat Kiwi]

Ok Lazada for 270 baht

 

[steven100]

Kenny ...  this is my 9 Watt  16"   fan ....   it's no noise,  cost  1.5 baht a day to run,   160 baht on Shopee. 

 

I run it 24/7 ......      best fan I ever bought ...  the cheapest anyway. 

 

 

[Kenny202]

3 hours ago, steven100 said:

Kenny ...  this is my 9 Watt  16"   fan ....   it's no noise,  cost  1.5 baht a day to run,   160 baht on Shopee. 

 

I run it 24/7 ......      best fan I ever bought ...  the cheapest anyway. 

 

 

 

 

I already bought the other one but send me the link if you have it please. Might be able to use it somewhere else. You sure its 16"? That's a biggish fan. No guard? Is it rechargeable or direct connect?

[Kenny202]

4 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

I can tell you what not to do…

 

I have large 54” ceiling fans in all the bedrooms and bathrooms on remote control modules I bought the remotes from AliExpress.  The modules are in the roof void.

 

They have 3 speeds and a timer 1,2,4 or 8 hours.

 

Gradually the low and medium speeds have failed so they only work on high. I don’t want to cut the roof to repair them.

 

The bathroom ones are fine on high, you set them for 1 or 2 hours after showering and the room and towels are dried for you. 

Usually when you lose speed control its a failed capacitor. Sometimes in the wall controller, others have the cap in the cowl over the fan motor. Normally one screw to loosen and cowl will slide up and out the way. Make sure you turn the breaker off of course. Sometimes they switch the neutral and there is still an active wire there. Usually a little black square block looking thing with two wires on it. Easy to get and easily replaced. That's if they still use capacitors these days and not some electronic wizardry

[Kenny202]

On 9/20/2024 at 10:12 AM, scubascuba3 said:

Let us know if it works well

Got it this morning and set it up. So far very happy with it if it stays this quiet. No remote control in the box, only via the app on the phone. At first I couldn't install it said only avail in mainland China so on the app set location to same and good as gold. This one was around 1700 baht and Xiaomi which is usually a good brand. There are others a lot cheaper for around 600 baht may do the same job. My main concern was ease of cleaning (I know our air con fans usually start losing efficiency after 4 or 5 months / need cleaning) and low / quiet power and this one seems to tick all boxes 🙂 Be excellent for night time and sleeping and has a few smart features like timers (to turn off / on after a while if required), sleep mode, oscillates side to side of course. Other maybe a small thing is a small foot print. Kids are always brushing past the fans and knock the heads in the wrong direction. This one just tall and slim

 

Edited September 21 by Kenny202

[retarius]

Buy a rheostat.

[steven100]

19 hours ago, Kenny202 said:

I already bought the other one but send me the link if you have it please. Might be able to use it somewhere else. You sure its 16"? That's a biggish fan. No guard? Is it rechargeable or direct connect?

 

It's 15 1/2" ...  no cage as you can stop it with your hand as it's only a 9 watt motor.  not rechargeable as it's plug direct 220v.   It's a desk fan that I use 1m away when i'm on the PC,  and 2m at sleep.  It's a medium breeze I would say. 

 

Just now ......... 

 

I just checked, and it's at 262 baht now,  I paid 157 baht.      I don't think I'd pay 262 baht for it though. 

 

 

[scubascuba3]

6 minutes ago, steven100 said:

 

It's 15 1/2" ...  no cage as you can stop it with your hand as it's only a 9 watt motor.  not rechargeable as it's plug direct 220v.   It's a desk fan that I use 1m away when i'm on the PC,  and 2m at sleep.  It's a medium breeze I would say. 

 

Just now ......... 

 

I just checked, and it's at 262 baht now,  I paid 157 baht.      I don't think I'd pay 262 baht for it though. 

 

 

Here it is for 192 baht, looks the same

 

https://s.lazada.co.th/s.qoAjz

[steven100]

6 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Here it is for 192 baht, looks the same

 

https://s.lazada.co.th/s.qoAjz

yes,  that looks the same ...  192 baht is ok.  

 

[scubascuba3]

7 minutes ago, steven100 said:

yes,  that looks the same ...  192 baht is ok.  

 

Comes with 1.3m cable, extra for extension lead

[Njoku]

I bought one of those upright evaporated air cons thinking if it didnt work at least its almost a pedestal fan, around 3000B its got 4 speeds and lowest is pretty low, great for sleeping..

[scubascuba3]

This fan looks good, Toshiba, with variable speed which is exactly what you want for sleeping

 

https://th.shp.ee/JB6ZxBW

 

 

[Kenny202]

I got the MI (Xiaomi)tower fan. So far delighted with it. So quiet I keep forgetting to turn it off lol

 

[KannikaP]

On 9/20/2024 at 6:27 AM, JBChiangRai said:

 

The device is silent. the issue is your fan.  At certain speeds your fan will be noisy as bearings vibrate, it's related to speed not how the speed is obtained.

If it the same as a light dimmer, then the motor will buzz.

[JBChiangRai]

13 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

If it the same as a light dimmer, then the motor will buzz.

Yes, I think you are right. You need a Variac for it not to do that.

[KannikaP]

4 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

Yes, I think you are right. You need a Variac for it not to do that.

Wow, the word Variac takes me back a bit. But yes, that the problem.

[KannikaP]

50 minutes ago, Kenny202 said:

I got the MI (Xiaomi)tower fan. So far delighted with it. So quiet I keep forgetting to turn it off lol

 

So why turn it off, it takes so little lekky.

If it has WiFi , you can program it on your phone.

Edited September 28 by KannikaP

[Kenny202]

2 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Wow, the word Variac takes me back a bit. But yes, that the problem.

The problem in an AC motor at low speed is called hunting. They just aren't designed to run at low speeds... there is no torque. Combined with that the motor shaft can usually move forward and back in the fans even with decent bearings. That's where the noise comes from. This is why they have start / run windings on AC motors that are working any sort of load. One winding simply cant do all speeds. One winding for low speed / torque to start up....the other for cruising once up to speed.

 

And a Variac wont solve the problem. A Variac is basically controls the voltage through resistance / electronics...like a fan control or dimer. Will be exactly the same effect on the fan (noisy) as using a cap across the supply or any other voltage reducer. 

[scubascuba3]

On 9/22/2024 at 9:03 AM, steven100 said:

 

It's 15 1/2" ...  no cage as you can stop it with your hand as it's only a 9 watt motor.  not rechargeable as it's plug direct 220v.   It's a desk fan that I use 1m away when i'm on the PC,  and 2m at sleep.  It's a medium breeze I would say. 

 

Just now ......... 

 

I just checked, and it's at 262 baht now,  I paid 157 baht.      I don't think I'd pay 262 baht for it though. 

 

 

i bought that fan, it would be quiet if it wasn't for the low level humm all the time

[Kenny202]

Can highly reccomend the MI Tower fan. Its so quiet often forget to turn it off 😂

[steven100]

5 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

i bought that fan, it would be quiet if it wasn't for the low level humm all the time

aha ... I don't think that humm is there all the time ....   when I start mine it doesn't humm but possibly comes in later sometimes ...   

[scubascuba3]

6 minutes ago, steven100 said:

aha ... I don't think that humm is there all the time ....   when I start mine it doesn't humm but possibly comes in later sometimes ...   

Yes initially no humm, then it starts....

[steven100]

8 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Yes initially no humm, then it starts....

aha ...  I still think it's a good fan for that price ....   and you can run it all month 24/7 and it'll cost around 45 baht for the whole month ...      cheap as chips yeah '