Tower fan vs Standing / Pedestal fan. Which is best? - I did these tests to find out.

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[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

A tower fan uses what amounts to a centrifugal blower, whereas a pedestal fan uses an axial fan design. Centrifugal blowers produce faster air velocities and tend to be quieter. Axial fans tend to move a larger volume of air (CFM) and tend to be a bit louder. Great job with the video. This is exactly the results that could be expected based on scientific principles.

[@GoTechGeek]

Nice! Thanks for your comment!

[@crazyamericangamer7036]

Axial fans work better to cool you off on a bed

[@_-7310]

🤓👆

[@crazyamericangamer7036]

I’ve had both fan designs and the bigger sized standing fans are way better than the rest of the fans.

[@lemagreengreen]

New type... had the same tower fan since 1995 lol. They work well, this one must have been well made too because aside from taking it apart to clean it every couple of years and giving the top bearing some oil it has run for 28 years!

[@MAGAMAN]

Things were made much better 28 years ago. Things made today rarely last a year.

[@Cons2911]

We have an old fan, it doesn’t run as well now but still works. The base is super heavy, and I’m guessing it’s about 40yrs old or close to it

[@tetchedskate3366]

@@MAGAMANthat’s a bit of a fallacy, it’s easy to forget the huge amount of people that also got defective or quick to break products back then as well. 30 years from now people will be saying something similar to what you are now

[@MechPoblete]

hmnn. my concern now is cleaning and maintenance. its pretty easy to clean and maintain a traditional fan.

[@anj000]

You measured wind speed, but you really need to measure volume of air that is pushed as well. You can take computer fan and measure the speed and it will be pretty high. But you will not feel anything, because volume of air is negligible.

[@APN34Z]

You didn't mention cleaning, my tower fan simply comes away at the back so you can take it apart and wash it, its the 42inch Levoit Tower 👍

[@Vanessa70170]

After having 2 tower fans in the last 10 year I recommend the standing 😅fan in AZ.

[@KingShaka_daGreat]

Why so?

[@frosttvy1154]

Agreed, had one of these at my grandparents and they actually worked better than my little lasko fan and blew more air

[@manicniceguy2341]

I keep breaking my laskos went through 3 of them in two years going to pick up a tower fan but worried about knocking it over.

[@ishudshutup]

Nice review! I'm surprised that tower fan used less energy vs the standing fan, from my experience it's been the other way around in terms of getting good airflow. The Dreo I would say would be considered a more high end tower fan vs the stuff you can find in Walmart or Costco so perhaps that make the results better than if you had a tower fan in a cheaper price bracket to match the standing fan. Otherwise, a good in depth review that's hard to find!

[@nc0849]

And what exact was the wind speed between the two??.... buying a fan the first thing people want to know is how strong they are, how well they work - not what buttons it has... and no one actually gives a review how powerful it is and how well it works!

[@TackKeyNack]

it's in the beginning

[@Edonfan636]

I personally think that the tower fan is best placed next to the sofa in the living room. If you lie on the sofa and watch TV, the wind is not too strong but it is enough. If you put it in the room, you lie on the bed, half of the wind blows to the bottom of the bed. In fact, the wind of the tower fan is really not too strong. Mainly softer, this is actually more suitable for children.

[@akiru300]

If it's a super hot day and your room is a sauna, which one is better?

[@AboveBeyond29]

Air con

[@nimasherpa5610]

Standing fan!!!

[@Rqidz]

@@nimasherpa5610 what about a ceiling fan do these do the work better?

[@MAGAMAN]

@@Rqidz A ceiling fan would be more effective, and it will also not take up any floor space.

[@grayrabbit2211]

​@@RqidzThat depends... Cheap ceiling fans have minimal blade pitch, thus don't push as much air. Quality ones with a more aggressive pitch (like an aircraft propeller) push a lot of air and can outdo any portable fan.

[@tracywhitt7213]

I've had a tower fan, doesn't put out as much air, in the very hot summers it's no match for a stand fan.

[@plannerist]

You ain’t had that one😂

[@crazyamericangamer7036]

Yes a stand fan is so much more better, and get the bigger 18’ or more with more blades on it. The 16 inchers aren’t worth a fk

[@driftracing08]

I had a ac motor pedestal fan and on high it uses 50 watts and the airflow was not that much and then I got a dc motor pedestal fan and on highest setting it uses 25 watts and that the airflow was strong and that it uses the same power as a usb phone charger on lower settings like 7 watts and under

[@Cons2911]

We have a standing fan with a heavy base that’s close to 40yrs old, maybe more (I remember seeing it when I was very young

[@samuelayeni2426]

Thanks a lot for this.

[@stevenranc]

Really great review!! 👌

[@chelseab5467]

Thank you that was a thorough review!

[@addz17]

Title should be "£170 fan vs £20 fan. Which is best?"

[@zdspider6778]

Not to mention that the more expensive one eats up 2x more electricity, so that's additional cost in the long run. 😐😂 Gee, I wonder which... And why not get 2 of them if the tower consumes 2x more electricity? Two "classic" fans will surpass it in every single way.

[@crazyamericangamer7036]

Actually the standing fan is more efficient it’s got blades on it. It’s rotating higher volume of air

[@APN34Z]

Tower fans push colder air more directly

[@MAGAMAN]

@@APN34Z Fans don't cool air. they just move it.

[@danielvitolo2595]

Tower fans are best all the way around. Unless your looking for those huge commercial fans with massive air, tower fan all the way!

[@techtech9062]

Tower fans might be good for very small room or area. Not enough for regular rooms.

[@nanoscapehd6179]

Another advantage is that tower fans take up less space

[@yuvgotubekidding]

Excellent video

[@lexRanay]

Why didn’t you do a 12 speed fan and the 12 speed tower?

[@Edonfan636]

It is super inconvenient to remove and wash the tower fan

[@fallingintothesky]

All I really care is which cools down a room better. Guess that's not a priority for everyone.

[@benitoalvarez1348]

What app on the phone was he using for the sound detection at 1:08

[@zap_collection6511]

Standing fans are circulating air from the center of the room. Pedestal fans pull in air from the center DOWN to the floor. If you can conceptualize what the airflow being pulled in to the back of a standing fan, vs a pedestal fan, you can see why that matters. The circular shape of the standing fan causes more of a vortex on the back side. It pulls air in fairly evenly in all 360°, from floor to ceiling. Pedestal fans, on the other hand, have a rectangular intake. Now, the shape itself isn't necessarily a problem, but it does mean pedestal fans circulate air in an entirely different way than standing fans. To understand why pedestal fans operate differently than standing fans, you need to consider the shape and size of the intake. Your basic model standing fan is typically 20" in diameter, which means the intake has a surface area of 314 Square inches. A 32" tower fan has a rectangular intake that's typically 29" x 3", or 87 square inches of surface area. That's almost 3x LESS than the 20" standing fan. A 42" pedestal fan comes in at 114 square inches, or roughly 1/3 that of a standing fan. Like I said, the shape isn't necessarily a problem - it just means they operate differently. Pedestal fans are engineered in such a way to take advantage of the smaller intake size. Rather than blowing the air straight out like a standing fan, pedestal fans (at least the good ones) use a curved piece of plastic to funnel the air before blowing it out. This curved piece further reduces the surface area of the intake, and causes that "curtain" effect that pedestal fans are known for. The purpose of a fan is to move air, so why add a second piece that further reduces the size of the intake? I'm just guessing here, but the area of the second piece is probably less than 18-20 square inches - WAAAAY WAY less than a standing fan. So why? Because of Bernoulli's principal. Without getting complicated, by reducing the size of the exhaust (the size of the opening the air blows out), you increase the volume of air that enters the intake. The reduced exhaust size creates an area of low pressure behind it, causing more ambient air to rush in to balance it out. By utilizing this principal, pedestal fans are able to move air with the same velocity, with less surface area than standing fans. Not exactly an accurate comparison, but it's an good way to visualize the differences. You can think of a standing fan as a fire hose, and a pedestal fan as a garden hose. The fire hose sprays a thick stream of water, very far. The fire hose does that by drawing in 150 gallons of water per minute. A regular garden hose can't do that. Not even close. Turn the water on full blast, and the garden hose might spray 2-3 feet at most. Because a garden hose only draws about 12 gallons per minute. But, if you attach a nozzle to the garden hose, reducing the size of the exhaust, that same hose can spray 20-30 ft. But with a smaller, more concentrated stream. That's the difference between standing fans and pedestal fans. Standing fans work by drawing in as much air as possible from the entire room and blowing it everywhere, creating lots of turbulence. Pedestal fans work by drawing in air primarily from the sides, rather than the entire room, and blowing it out in a thin, vertical column that doesn't really cause turbulence. So! All of that is to say, in my opinion, pedestal fans work better for directional cooling in summer, since they are very good at capturing air from the lower half of the room and blowing it to a targeted place without disturbing the air column too much. So if you're looking for a fan to use for a bedroom, a gaming room, somewhere that you're stationery, pedestal fans are great for cooling. But if you're trying to circulate heat, you'll need to place the fan on a table, or find some other way to get it closer to the ceiling or it won't really work. Standing fans work great for both cooling and heating, because aside from the turbulence they cause, which mixes the air and averages out the temperature, they can also be angled up or down! And the fan height can be adjusted vertically as well. They can be lowered, and angled up during winter to warm the room, and raised up at a slight angle to cool it down. Or, you can point them straight and adjust the height so they blow in a specific direction. So overall, I think standing fans are the better choice for general purpose use. There's nothing wrong with pedestal fans, but they're much more purpose-built to perform better in specific situations

[@RobertNES816]

The power consumption test wasn't accurate. Most tower fans use a regular AC motor so they'll draw the same amount of power as a stand fan. That Dreo fan likely used a low voltage DC motor. Just going by how thin the power cord was and the fact that it had a switching power supply. Also look into Shark Tower fans. They're loaded with features and are very quiet.

[@dipindeepu4273]

Thanku 😍

[@Siticmon]

fans are cool like got me.. it was too fast for me to even register the video started.. well played

[@driftracing08]

That tower fan has a dc motor and I have a pedestal fan with a dc motor and it's very quite and very energy efficient like this tower fan is and that pedestal fan has a ac motor and ac motors are not that very energy efficient and louder and have less power then dc motors

[@alexvikendi1768]

What's in your opinion the best at night to cool you down tower or high end axis fan ?

[@driftracing08]

​@@alexvikendi1768 I have vornados and it I will mostly say vornado that its all about the brand that tower and axial can be both garbage and vornado moves the air accross the walls and back to the fan and the dc energy smart vornados have more power and are more quit and lighter

[@kaleidoscopeon]

Lemme guess he praised the fan that was provided to him for free for being a sponsor. I’m shocked. 😂

[@sawyersgirl5142]

The wind machine box fan is better.

[@ags911]

Why is there a drain looking vent on the floor? 🤔

[@wolfshanze5980]

He's a Yankee.. up North floor vents are very common (since heat rises, in cold climates, floor vents for winter heat are very common).

[@carouselleralt7272]

U forgot to talk about the maintenance n durability

[@MAGAMAN]

He can't talk about that because these are a pain to clean and some of them don't even last two days.

[@hempracer]

Can you do a video where you take apart a tower fan so we can see how it works?

[@DanielMarcano911]

Thanks

[@Josh-vh9fw]

Um who cares ?? What u never stuck Ur hand in a fan out of curiosity as a child ? Even as a kid u barely feel it lol if u have never done this I wonder how cowardess u are lol. Unless Ur a full grown man hitting someone with the fan or throwing it at them its not gonna hurt anyone lol.

[@APN34Z]

@@Josh-vh9fw lol 🤡🤡

[@driftracing08]

When I was a kid under 9 years old I knew that it was the back of the fan that if you put your finger into it that it you would get hurt but the front no because the back catches your finger and the front just pushes your finger back because the angle of the blade pitch

[@GoodDomain-r1m]

Lubowitz Crest

[@dentalvideos6175]

great thank yoy

[@eshwarkanhai2341]

You did a full comparison video of these two types of fan but fail to tell us which one blows cooler air C’mon now

[@GoTechGeek]

Not sure if this is a serious question or not. Fans don't cool air.

[@Imaddongai]

Can you also measure it's affect to air temperature? Which one "cooling the air"

[@Rose-hh7mk]

Pedestal and tower fans don't actually cool the air, they cool your body. The air moves the sweat on your skin, so you cool down, but it doesn't actually cool down the air.

[@MAGAMAN]

Fans don't cool the air. Our schools are pathetic these days.

[@ceilingfanantlionguykiller2937]

Why is your thumbnail like that?

[@iLL3571]

if you say 'personally' you don't need the 'me' in front. hate it when americans use 'me personally'

[@Wgoh]

Fact: Tower fan is near impossible to clean and maintain vs Standing fan.

[@duckbuck1830]

White socks …oh dear

[@mrjumaatsamian]

No the reason why standing fans are heavy so when you hit it it wont fall

[@llw3377]

You actually asked your child to poke his finger into the fans? I know it's off, but would your child be curious to do it later since you allowed before? Great review though!

[@jillhull7358]

VERYeducational

[@kinsangshea723]

It is way easier to clean a Pedestal fan than a Tower fan.

[@cherleysledesma2587]

everything its cool, after it breaks...!!!!!! ( basic fan basic money repairs or just change blades ) since you can fit anyother..... the other hahaah yah good luck with that ( basic vs expensive ) yah you choose

[@cujo3357]

I need to find some new blades for my 60w fan , it had 5 wings 1 broke .

[@MAGAMAN]

This is nothing but a poorly disguised sponsored video. Also, it doesn't matter if the tower fan moves air faster right up against it if the air movement is the same a 5 feet away. That just means the tower fan is much less efficient with the air movement. Also, also, read the 1 star reviews. The fan is outrageously over prices and does not last at all.

[@GoTechGeek]

Thanks! I would love to have had this video sponsored.

[@SuperNewMom1]

Why are people reviewing fans based on noise and now WIND POWER????? This is so frustrating! All these newer tower fans are marketing based on noise level and do absolutely noting for cooling or moving air. You can’t even feel a breeze. None of these reviews let you hear the fan for yourself. Dude who care about how the fan looks?? Ugh so annoying

[@GoTechGeek]

I mean... the very first test I did was testing the wind speed. I am not sure if I understand your comment.

[@jesusmartinez-dy1ue]

Unfortunately all the videos I have been watching non of this guys mention the BLADE CLEANING FEATURE that this modern fans don't have like the propeller fans have😮😮😮😮😮

[@manicniceguy2341]

Was wondering that myself