Hi all
Anyone recommend me a floor fan? I’m in the U.K. oh, and I’m a tight bugger who doesn’t want to pay much, if I don’t need to…
I’ve got a Prem-I-Air one, also with an 18 inch fan. I’m sure I paid around £40 a few years ago maybe from Ebay.
I think there are a good number to choose from around that price point and I’m sure they’ll all be decent. Mine replaced one with a 12 inch fan and was significantly better.
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I’ve got an aircon unit on wheels that I use. Was about £100 in the sales a few years back. Do train in my garage though, the outlet hose slides under part open garage door.
Major benefit of aircon is I don’t drop sweat everywhere.
I’m using a couple of HOneywell fans off Amazon - Were £26.99 each.
They do the job. Still sweat buckets, but I think of it as good heat training for summer 
Pop to Screwfix and pick up a 18-20" Floor Fan.
I have an 18" floorfan and 2 Honeywell HT900E (the small black fans often seen on tripods/zwift setups).
I see users often boast about the Honeywell’s being better than big floor fans because the flow is more focused and they usually end up with about 6 of the things. Absolute tripe. The flow is more focused but the volume of air they shift is pitiful if you run really hot like I do.
They are quiet though and when it’s cooler or the ride is less intense they’re a good substitute for when a floor fan, even on its lowest setting, is overkill.
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+1 for Screwfix floor fan.
https://www.screwfix.com/p/18-floor-fan-220-240v/3939x
If £30 is too much just wait for them to have it on offer.
Worked well for me for the last 2 years.
Must be popular. Can’t find any stock near me!
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Hi all. Thanks for the advice. I’ll pay a visit to my local screwfix. Sounds like a plan!
This works fine for me
I recommend getting one with a remote control. My separate remote gives me on/off capability, but it would be better if it controlled the speed of the fan as well.
The only issue I’d see with a floor fan is you can’d adjust anything while on the bike?
If you train in a cold environment you might want to turn it down, especially when in recovery periods. I have a tall version similar to the screwfix one which is in reach so I can grab the fan and alter the speed.
The reason I bought my fan was because of it’s review “This fan is way too powerful, even on the lowest setting”. Yes please I’ll take it! You can probably get something cheaper, pretty sure I paid nearer to £30.
Not for you perhaps but I have decided to put a few quid away every week or so and buy a Wahoo Headwind for £200. Have seen them and know how powerful they are and someone responded to my question with a very cool review. Notice that - COOL - review
Vastly over-priced but I did think I would treat myself.
I have just calculated today that I have done 23K miles in the last 4 years of which over half are on the turbo and that ratio is much higher now than it was 4 years ago.
I used a 18 inches Rowenta fan, and it’s not bad so far. Someone else reported they were not good, and to be fair mine is new and hardly used. I will start using it again soon probably. It has 5 speeds, moves a bit of air and is not too noisy, but the clip is pretty shitty in that it’s not very movable/directionable in situ, they don’t oscillate and so can be a bitch to point where you want them when clipped to the tent pole. The clip is good though and there other places to clip it other than the poles. I hung mine from the ceiling struts in the end.
I got one of these in a sale from B&Q for about £12.
The quality of the stand isn’t good but I have never had to turn it up more than the first speed. Due to my bench/TV setup I can’t really get it far enough away from me and it could do with a 0.5 speed.
In the summer if really hot I have used a portable aircon unit but I don’t think I’ll need that again with this fan.
I’ve got 2 of those and they are excellent.
anyone used these?
No idea about that particular kind.
One I would highly recommend is
And there is a thread that mentions a discount of £10 if you use a code
GS10 I think.
Get ready to get cold!!!
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I’d recommend this as well, very direct and noticeable airflow. Much more effective than a normal fan
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