When temperatures start to rise, most people start searching for a way to stay cool. If you are fighting in the heat, the best fan to help make things more bearable not a traditional fan at all – it can be an air circulator.
When comparing fans vs. air circulators, the biggest difference is that although most fans are designed to blow air far in one direction, air circulators are built to change air a lot around a larger space. However, the beauty of setting up is that many air circulators can also act as regular fans, making them a versatile solution to keep cool this summer.
“You can either have personal cooling or air distribution throughout the room. You get the best of both worlds,” says Chris Michael, CEO of Leading AirCare-Brand MeaCo.
In this article, I will explain more about what air circulators are, the different ways you can use them, and why they may be the superior choice when searching for a solution to your hot weather windings.
How do air circulators work?
Primarily, air circulators are designed to amplify the effects of a cool air source – such as an air conditioner – by quickly and evenly distributing the cooled air effectively around a large space.
They often resemble Piedestal fans or countertops, but with a much deeper fan head. The air is sucked in through the back of the fan and pushed out through a spiral grill, at which time it jumps out of the walls and ceiling and around the entire room.
Some air circulators operate with the fan head in a fixed position, but others swing, not only side aside, but also up and down. In this case, if you turn off or limit the oscillation, you can use the circulator as a regular fan.
How can you use an air circulator?
If you use the fan in air circulatory mode, combining it with an AC device will deliver very powerful cooling-as one of my regular reviewers found when she tested Dreo Turbopoly fan 508S with her fought Air-Con.
However, you can also use it without Air Con. Chris Michael suggests “placing a bowl of ice in front of the fan to blow the air over the ice for a cooling effect”.
Many air circulators can also be used as a regular fan. Instead of actually lowering the temperature in a room, a normal fan works by encouraging the evaporation of sweat from the surface of your skin, making you feel cooler.
So if you fix the air from a circulator so it points directly to you, it will have the same effect. Theoretically, the design may mean that it does not blow air with as much power as a regular fan, but my experience with my own air circulator is that it is lots of strong enough to keep me cool. This added versatility means that an air circulator can be your best choice to fight for warm temperatures.
