iLIVING 24" High Velocity Drum Fan Industrial, Commercial, Residential Air Circulator for Garage, Shop, Patio, Barn, Greenhouse, Speed Control 7700CFM, UL Listed,Black

The media could not be loaded. I have one of the orange Home Depot type shop fans in my garage. It works well but only has 2 speeds and on its lowest setting it’s still very loud and is pushing more air than I need sometimes. I was looking for a fan that was capable of running slower for those times I don’t need the sound and wind of a small hurricane in my garage. This fan comes in two motor versions - an A/C motor or a DC motor. Most fans on the market are the A/C (alternating current) design which is fine but there are advantages to the DC motor. The A/C version has 2 speeds, high and low. The DC version speed control is step less. Think variable speed drill. The more you turn the dial the faster or slower the fan blades will turn. On its lowest setting this fan is quiet! And it still blows a decent amount of air. If you crank it up you’ll get that hurricane of air. The point is the DC version is quiet and gives you options for power output no other fan can match. The fan itself is built well. The frame is robust, nice handles and wheels. To be fair I’ve only had the fan for a few days but I think it’s definitely a keeper. I’ll update after a few months.

I was looking for a large fan to efficiently move cool air into my kitchen which is the warmest part of my house. This fan does the trick. I connected it to a smart plug with thermostat to automate turning off and on the fan. At low setting this fan is about 60 dB when I’m 10 feet away from it. At high setting it’s closer to 70dB. It’s not quiet but also not too loud for me but I’m not sensitive to noise. I think it’s a good balance between airflow and noise. Very easy to assemble and high quality build.

This is a nice and VERY BIG piece of equipment. I bought this as an upgrade to the typical 20" high-velocity fans at the big-box stores, choosing this one specifically for the DC motor and continuously variable speed control. I wanted speed control because very often the lowest speed on the typical 3-speed fan was still too high and noisy. In other times, "medium" was too low and "high" was too much. I tried a few speed control devices on multiple AC-motor fans, and while the controllers gave me the speed control I wanted, the speed control method these controllers use (waveform chopping) created its own noise in the fan. This product solved the problem. It is well-built with a very comfortable handle and onboard cord storage. It's UL Listed and comes with a fused plug. The only thing I wasn't expecting its size, which you might want to consider if you are limited on storage space.

Perfect for my paint room where I needed a serious fan that did not break the budget. Great that the handle and stand are removable.

I love DC fans because of how quiet they are. I use this fan in my living room when I workout or on warm summer days. This fan is powerful and seems to work well. I've been using it for a little over 6 months now.

It seems like there are no reviews on the DC motor versions of this product, and there aren't many fans with DC motors for sale on Amazon or elsewhere so I felt compelled to share my experiences. I think the DC motor version of a fan - no matter the size fan you buy - is worth the upgrade for several practical reasons:-it runs much quieter across all speeds-can go to a much much lower speed (thus running even quieter per first point)-has stepless speed adjustment (see pics) allowing for finer speed control-and about 50% more energy efficient than the AC motor version.What's not to like? You'll save the cost difference in energy savings alone in one summer and get additional benefits.I compared the 20" iLiving to the HiCFM 24" (also on Amazon) both with the DC motor and noticed a couple important factors that make the iLiving better overall in my opinion. Firstly it has a top handle whereas the HiCFM model did not. It has an offset side handle which means you can't pick it straight up, and the iLiving is smaller/lighter. This simply makes it easier to pick up and move around all things being equal.I thought the HiCFM wheels actually made it harder to move around because they're small and without the top handle getting it up and down even a small set of stairs was more of a challenge. The 24" iLiving which I didn't test has larger wheels which I can see being more practical.I noticed the DC motor on both models was nearly identical in shape and size. This being said, I stood in front of both models on high and noticed (subjectively) the iLiving airflow was stronger and more direct where the HiCFM was more diffuse and spread out. Not that either is "better" but I preferred the more direct airflow of the iLiving. Plus due to the size of the HiCFM my partner wouldn't let me keep it anyway - it is quite large and loud on high too. Where the 20" iLiving is smaller and easier to store. Plus it runs a little quieter. Better all around compromise in my opinion. To my knowledge there aren't any other 20" barrel fans for sale on Amazon with a DC motor option, so I'm keeping it. I hope this helps someone.