Rowenta Outdoor Extreme Fan, Portable and Weather Resistant, Black

I noticed it was a “frequently returned “ item. I cannot see why. Been an awesome fan for me. Stays out on my front porch and then stored in my insulated garage. Never had a problem and really love it. Cooling, strong breeze, solidly built and it also keeps the mosquitoes at bay as they can’t get close to me and are blown back!

I've had this fan for almost 5 years now and have definitely gotten my money's worth. I've used it in our weight room, outside, and generally anywhere I've needed to get air flowing or a space cooled off, including taking it to picnics and family functions outdoors. I wouldn't say the fan is silent, but it's not loud and it's super sturdy.

Could use better assembly instructions, but managed to assemble by myself. It has fan noise which I rather like, it isn't whisper quiet. Moves air well on the Outside Mode setting. Bought it for my screened porch. $192.11 with tax. Haven't figured out how to raise and lower it for height adjustment. Oscillates well. Love that it is on wheels that can lock in place, albeit plastic wheels, so not sure how long they will last. Also has timer on it for 1hr, 2hr, 4hr, and 8hr settings. Never heard of Rowenta before. Only took 8 days to receive it after ordering. Gave it overall 4 stars bc of mostly plastic , not like my old all metal outdoor fan I used to have.

The fan does a great job at moving air on my covered 24x12ft patio. As it sits next to the screen, it often gets rained on, but I have not noticed any issues with finish deterioration or impaired functionality at all. The good: it is fairly quiet for a large and somewhat powerful air mover. The base has lockable wheels, but they are badly needed; the base is heavy and does not scoot around even in pretty strong Florida winds. The assembly was easy and straightforward. The power cord has a GFCI built in, which is a good thing to have on an electrical appliance that will be subjected to inclement weather. The less good: the remote is tiny, easily misplaced, and does not function very well if not aimed DIRECTLY at the fan. As in “iron sights” kind of directly. It doesn’t not help that the fan shroud is extremely close to the sensor and undoubtedly blocks a part of the IR signal from reaching the sensor. The only other thing that is quite irritating is that every time the fan is turned on, it is in the default “natural” mode, in which the speed goes up and down and sometimes to “off” at random. It’s designed to emulate natural wind, but it’s more of an annoyance or hinderance than a feature. If you need the fan to push air, it should be the default setting. So, to overcome this, you will turn the fan on, and then immediately hit the mode button to put it on “outdoor” mode, which allows it to keep constant speed and do what you bought it to do - move air and cool you down. TLDR: Would I buy it again, despite the few admittedly minor grievances I have? Absolutely.

It WAS good while I had it. Put it away outside in the shed for the winter in NY and the plastic body cracked, making it totally useless. Wrote a letter to the manufacturer complaining about the (lack of) quality and in typical Amazon vendor style was never answered. For $200 one would have expected better???