SWAN Retro SFA12610BN 16" Pedestal Fan - Black, Black
486 ratings
TO EXPLORE MORE
Price: £69.99
Brand: Swan
06/09/2021
Description: Keep cool on hot days with the Swan Retro SFA12610BN 16" Pedestal Fan. There are 3 speed settings, so you can choose the level of breeze that suits you. The fan oscillates from side to side, so the whole room can stay pleasantly cool. Swan SWAN Retro SFA12610BN 16" Pedestal Fan - Black, Black - shop the best deal online on appliances4.me
Category: Appliances and accessories
Merchant: Currys PC World
Product ID: 10225303
Delivery time: 1 to 3 days
Delivery cost: 5
EAN: 5055322528751
Specifications: [ { groupLabel: SMART, specifications: [ { label: Control method ● Smartphone app ● WiFi-enabled } ] }, { groupLabel: POWER, specifications: [ { label: Power cord storage ● Power consumption: 0.05 kW ● Power supply: Mains ● Power cord length: 1.6 m. GENERAL ● Weight: 6.8 kg ● Dimensions: 1100 x 460 x 180 mm (H x W x D) ● Colour: Black ● Manufacturer's gurantee: 2 years ● Boxed weight ● Boxed dimensions: 590 x 465 x 160 mm (H x W x D) ● Box contents: Swan Retro SFA12610BN 16” Pedestal Fan } ] }, { groupLabel: FEATURES, specifications: [ { label: Other features: - Adjustable tiltsn- Provides efficient air flow ● Safety cut out: No ● Digital display ● Timer ● Cool air function: Yes ● Maximum operating temperature ● Speed settings: 3 ● Remote control ● Warm air function ● Heat settings. OVERVIEW ● Power: 180 W ● Oil type ● Type: Pedestal fan } ] }, { groupLabel: DESIGN, specifications: [ { label: Assembly required: Yes ● Noise level ● Blades: 4 blades ● Oscillation: Yes ● Pivot ● Tilt: Yes ● Adjustable height ● Wall mountable ● Bladeless design ● Diameter: 406 mm ● Control type: Dial ● Carry handle ● Wheels ● Portable
Author: ideabasket
Rating: 5
Review: Update: Two years on and it is still quiet enough, without any rattles. Works perfectly. Sturdy. Moves a lot of air, keeping it nice and cool on hot days. Increased the rating to a full five stars as it has been a reliable hard worker. Original Review with Directions: Awful directions. Let me help you get it put together.... First, this is for the 16inch STAND fan. I have no idea what the smaller ones are like, which are included in this listing. Second, I’ve never written out directions before, so I’m not promising to be particularly helpful, but they have *got* to be better than what is provided. After you unpack it all and have checked that everything is there, you may be wondering about the screws. Most of them are actually in place already, which is helpful, but look out for the tiny screw and nut which are supposed to be included for the grill. I found the nut, but no screw. It was loose in the bottom of one of the big bags surrounding the grill and blades. You’ll need a fairly long Phillips screwdriver. And, if you are putting it together alone, you’ll need a way to balance the thing while you are working on it. It’s heavy and awkward to hold. I’m an average sized woman, and I used a big chair so I could cradle it in my lap. INCLUDED INSTRUCTIONS: “Fasten the rear grille onto the motor with four screws.” MY ADVICE: The screws are in the right slots, so take them out, put them within easy reach. Put one screw through the grill, THEN MAKE SURE THE HANDLE IS AT THE TOP before you start trying to fit it into place. I had the entire fan half way finished before I realized the handle was at the side. Ugh. Had to take it all apart and literally start over. (I’m convinced that twisting and untwisting and re-twisting screws is one of the main reasons why things that move start to rattle. So don’t be like me—do it right the first time.) Also, once you have the first screw in, don’t tighten it. Keep it loose so you can move it enough to get the next screw in place easily. In fact, it’s always best to leave them all a bit loose and then tighten them all after the last screw is completely in. INCLUDED INSTRUCTIONS: “Install the Blade onto the Motor Shaft by tightening the blade screw.” MY ADVICE: Nowhere does it tell you that there is a BLACK RUBBER TUBE covering the shaft, or that you have to remove it to reveal the indented place where the screw goes. I’ve included a photo, because this one will cause you massive grief if you don’t know ahead of time. Loosen the screw in the blade so it is level with the inside of the hole. Then put the blade over the shaft, let it go down until the top is even with the top of the shaft. Tighten the screw so that it fits into the indent. Make sure this is good and snug. INCLUDED INSTRUCTIONS: “Centre the front grille by aligning the logo on the grill Hub so it is horizontal and parallel to the floor. Secure the front and rear grills completely together by snapping grill clips into place. Lastly, tighten the grill locking screw at the bottom of the Rear Grill.” MY ADVICE: Forget the logo. You are looking for the CLIP that doesn’t move—the one that is kinda two pronged to go around the wire. (I’ve included a photo, as I’m rubbish at explaining tool bits.) Make sure it is at the top and clips on completely over the back grill. After turning and pushing, and getting a tiny sliver of metal in my finger, I ended up having to pry that top unmoving clip wide enough (with a flat screwdriver) so that it would fit completely over the back grill and the grills would line up correctly. After that, the clips that flip and snap were a little easier. Two of them were still very tight, but I manhandled them into submission. Ha! As for the nonexistent grill-locking screw, it wasn’t needed. And honestly, it wouldn’t have fit anyhow. If you’ve put things like this together before, you’ll know that it doesn’t take much during manufacture to make them just a teensy bit off, so that they don’t exactly line up. Well, in this case, as you can see from the photo, the screw hole at the bottom was misaligned enough that if I’d tried to put a screw in there, it would have been a nightmare. Luckily, the clamps are so tight it doesn’t rattle. If it did, I’d have found a tiny screw and wrestled with it, because I hate the sound of metal rattling, but, as mentioned, it all fits quite tightly together. (Your mileage may vary.) Finally the base. The included directions are not so bad. As someone else mentioned rust, I’ll add here that my stand had some rust on the inner pole. Not really a big concern, since you’ll probably put some scratches on it yourself just getting it together. Lol. Also, the heavy black base was pretty filthy and had to be wiped off before it was going in my house. Perhaps the folks who packaged it thought that since it was going to be hidden by the pretty blue cover, it didn’t matter. :P INCLUDED INSTRUCTIONS: “…ensure it’s strong enough and all fastenings are sufficiently tight.” MY ADVICE: I’ll second that, and warn you ahead of time that there are three different fastenings that you have to worry about. (I’ve included a photo.) Make sure you loosen them all before you even start, because as stated before, that motor is heavy. If you are doing it yourself, be smart, and take out all but the small screw, and make sure it is unscrewed to be level with the inner metal. This next bit may be too much detail for most of you, but I’m putting it here anyway, because as stated at the beginning: Don’t do what I did. Lol. Put the BIG long screw in your right hand, hold the motor with your left and ease the motor onto the pole. Quickly push the long screw through right to left. This takes a lot of the weight of the motor so you can maneuver better. Switch the weight of the motor to your left hand, and with your right hand twist the large white plastic button handle over the end of the big screw that is sticking out. Don’t tighten it completely until you put in the smaller button screw on the right side and start to tighten it. It’s all a bit twist-shift-tighten-repeat at this point. You need to make sure all three of them are good and tight, and at the same time, make sure the fan is angled the way you want it. Yes, you can adjust the angle, but it isn’t easy, so make sure you have it as you want it before you start tightening things up. I tightened the large one first, and it made the small one almost impossible to move, so you have to do them a bit at a time to keep it all even. When you want to adjust, you have to unscrew both white knobs on either side in opposite directions, just a bit, make the adjustment and then tighten them up again good and tight. It’s a heavy motor, so I’m guessing that too much faffing around with it is going to make it loose or rattle, so figure out what you want and leave it. In fact, moving it using the handle is something we plan to keep at a minimum as well. It’s heavy and at some point it’s going to need tightened up again, and I’m in no hurry. After it’s together, the fan does what you expect. It is metal, heavy, and puts out a lot of air. It isn’t loud, in that it doesn’t make clanging sounds or irritating clinks, taps, etc. However, on full force (which is what we always use), it does make a rather loud swish of air, and there is a deep (rather lulling) hum of the motor. Again, nothing unusual or irritating. Noise is a relative, subjective beast. So, what doesn’t bother us may drive you nuts. It is, however, a big fan. So, it’s not going to be quiet. Unless it’s turned off. Good luck! :D
Author: Elmo
Rating: 3
Review: Heavy fan can’t seem to get the fan to stay upright as it’s so heavy so direction of it is not great
