Honeywell QuietSet Tower Fan HYF290 review

The QuietSet is built around the idea that you choose the sound before the airflow. Honeywell describes 8 speeds of whole-room cooling, and its QuietSet controls let you set the sound and cooling power to suit a bedroom or an office. The fan oscillates, has a light-dimming feature for night use, a remote that docks on the fan and an auto shut-off timer with 1, 2, 4 and 8 hour settings. Those are the right features for a bedroom, and eight steps give more choice than the three on the Lasko Wind Curve. Two things keep it lower on this list. Honeywell does not publish a decibel figure on the product page, so its quiet claims are hard to compare with Lasko, Levoit or Vornado. And Honeywell's page shows retailer prices rather than its own store price, so we have not verified a price. Check a retailer and compare against the Lasko EcoQuiet before buying.

Who it is for

People who want many preset sound levels and a dimmable display on a widely sold tower fan.

Price

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Key features

• 8 speeds with QuietSet controls for sound and cooling power
• Oscillation for whole-room cooling
• Light-dimming feature
• 1, 2, 4 and 8 hour auto shut-off timer
• Remote control with a storage nest on the fan

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Eight speed and sound settings
• Strength: Dimmable lights for bedrooms
• Strength: Remote stores on the fan
• Weakness: Honeywell does not publish a decibel rating on the product page
• Weakness: Price is shown through retailers, not a Honeywell store price
• Weakness: Timer limited to 8 hours

Key facts

• Speeds: 8
• Noise: Not published
• Timer: 1, 2, 4 or 8 hours
• Display: Light dimming
• Model: HYF290B

Where it ranks

Honeywell QuietSet Tower Fan HYF290 is No. 8 in our Best Quiet Fans verdict.