TRANSOM Window Fan

I live in a small apartment that has few windows. It's above a restaurant kitchen so it gets hot up here, and the air just does not move during the summer, so it gets stale and stuffy inside even with an air conditioner. I don't like being in cold, dry AC air all summer, especially at night when it is cool outside, and I'm trying to use fans more often to cut energy costs compared to air conditioning. With this situation, the Transom fan makes a huge difference. Even with just the fan running intake or exhaust on low, with the top of the double-hung window open above it (the other window in this room is occupied by the AC, so it's the best I can do), it rapidly exchanges the inside and outside air to cool the apartment and bring in a consistent flow of fresh air. This thing really moves a lot of air, fast. And this apartment is notoriously hard to cool, but the Transom fan will bring the temp from 78 down to 71 at night, or during a warm day, without issue. The low setting is very, very quiet and brings a steady, cool breeze across my sofa and armchair in the living room, which is great, or it steadily pulls out hot air and lets cool air come in through the open top of the window. The high setting is not very loud, just a steady rushing sound of air, can't even really hear the motor. Much, much quieter than my AC or other fans. It's great when cooking, too - the window is in my combined kitchen/living room and it exhausts the heat really well. I usually run it all night on low so that when I get up in the morning, the apartment is nice and cool and the air is fresh. Basically, whenever I'm not using my AC, I'm using the Transom fan. It even fit inside the small, mediocre, non-standard replacement window my landlord put in with no trouble - the block system is a little tricky but I managed to squeeze it in. The fan doesn't "seal" when off/closed (the fan when off rotates inside the unit to block airflow, but not completely), and I need to use some tape around the blocks to get a complete seal around the fan unit. However, the airflow when the unit is off is extremely minimal, so I haven't bothered taking it out of the window when I use the air conditioner. I might use some winter window film and tape to create a barrier over the fan grill on truly hot days to prevent hot air coming in, which would be easier than taking the fan out of the window (this fan seems to be intended to stay installed rather than cheaper, standard window fans with extendable sides that you can pop in and out). With a Vornado tower circulator in the room to really move all the air around and supplement the Transom, this is a great cooling and air exchange option that doesn't rely on air conditioning and makes a challenging cooling situation easier to manage during the hot months. I love it. Five stars.

I'm very happy with this product, it moves a lot of air with very little noise. Nice looking and it does the job. I saw this fan in a fancy catalogue for 50% more + shipping and bought it from the manufacturer instead.

A rare example of 'truth in advertising', which is not unexpected considering it's Vornado. Everything about this unit is as described. We live in a row of 110 year old Townhouses. The cross ventilation isn't great on the 2nd floor. Having one of these units in an east window does a good job of pulling air through the second floor from an open window in a room on the west side. Makes it possible to go at least an extra month without turning on the air conditioner Easy to use, powerful, adjustable, reasonably quiet.

Since I could not see option buttons ( to select start) I looked for the Manual. No manual was available. Still waiting for the Manual. Temperature hasn't been high enough to make judgement.

This is perfect for my older non-air-conditioned house. Easy to install and move. Perfect for Southern California--removes warm afternoon air and then reverse to bring in the cool night air. Pretty quiet, too.