Dimplex DXMBCF Mont Blanc Cooling Fan, Desktop or Floor Standing Tower Fan, Quiet Air Cooler, Tall Compact Column Unit for Home or Office, with LED Display, Timer & Remote Control – Black

We have had one of these fans for a number of years now & they are great; so we bought another one for a different room in the house.Remote is really handy & covers all the functions of the fan, it provided a well needed breeze on the hot days & nights; even though it has 3 fan speeds we find setting 1 is powerful enough. The height of the fan area is the best we have found for the money, if your sat down it covers head to toe (well ankle anyway). Easy to put together & slim design means it's doesn't take up too much room & easy to store away when not needed.Two downsides:1. Sleep & natural mode is annoying as it goes through different fan speeds, including off, but you don't have to use them.2. It's not quiet, but what fan is unless you pay £300+ more a certain other brand! & We have had other fans that are louder & less powerful than this one.

Bit early days to review it as I only got it yesterday.When it arrived boxed up, the packaging looked challenging but it was easy to get the fan out of the box after I'd slit it down the side seam. You can't push it through the bottom or top - it is packed too tightly. But once it was opened up and release the fan, you just slide the polystyrene down in two directions near each end to release the fan and wiring and then cut through the plastic wrapping. Easy peasy. Besides, there is instructions on how to get it out if you are unsure. I didn't need to use them.The fan was easy to assemble and the instructions are inside. All there is a fan, remote and base that needs attaching with four supplied screws. For the remote control, you first have to open up the back with a tiny screwdriver and insert the battery that is enclosed. There are no instructions on how to insert the battery. All you do, is just slip it under the metal clip. It bounces about a bit rather that staying seated in the cavity, but the plastic outer battery casing, once replaced, ensures the battery stays in place. Just secure with the same tiny screw.It looks great, once erected. Just plug in and a blue light tells you it is on standby. When you operate, more blue lights come on on the dash plate. For some, this might prove problematic if you don't want any lighting in a very dark room. I love it. When switched on, the air flow seems powerful enough and cools the room well, in what is now a moderately warm late summer. I don't know what it is like on a very hot day though - the time you most need it. For most of the year it should be fine. I don't find it too noisy either. Just a swish sound like natural breeze or light wind. There are no rattles and rumbles when placed in oscillation mode (although it is important to feed the wire under the base groove to prevent it being wobbly, otherwise it might rattle and roll about on what would otherwise be an uneven surface.So far so good. For the price it is more than adequate and can see me using it a lot. It comes with a guarantee, which is good too. I expect it to last a year or two with regular use. If it lasts longer, I see that as more than adequate for a fan that costs less than £50.Dimplex are a great brand. I have one of their electric fires, which has lasted me for over 20 years. That's why I bought this brand again for this fan.

First unit broken on arrival. Awaiting replacement. Collected by Hermes the day after I requested replacement, Working unit received the day after that so was very prompt.PROS: Black Fan looks very smart and is easy to assemble. Great air flow, three good power settings. Timer works well and the remote is handy (it has a convenient storage space under the control unit on the fan itself). It's tall enough so that it can be used in a bedroom and the airflow blows over the bed rather than under it. It is quieter than a pedestal fan.CONS: Natural and sleep modes are a bit pointless so won't be using. Blue light on the top may disturb some but we don't have an issue ourselves. It also beeps when using the controls, so if you have someone else asleep in the room when changing settings it may disturb them (again not a problem for us). Packaging really hasn't been thought through despite the unpacking instructions.NOTES: Unpacking requires cutting the box to extract the product (i suggest running a knife down the seam corner so it can be taped up should you need to return it). On assembling the base, when you push the 2 halves of the base together you may see a ridge on the top. Put a palm top and bottom and squeeze til you hear them snap into place. Don't forget to put the cable through the cable guide on the bottom of the base, to allow the cable to pass through without making the stand wobbly. It really is a decent product for the price provided you get it unpacked properly and use a bit of common sense when assembling the base.

This was one of the best buys I've made.Love this thing, the fan is really strong - there are 3 speed settings and I've yet to bother setting it higher than the first. There is some wind noise but its not disruptive in the room and one can sleep comfortably.The height of the unit is brilliant, the fan accounts for around 50% of the unit height (top, starting just below the controls). Its general styling is very neat, modern and smart.I was initially weary of this unit as some of the reviews mentioning rattling, noise etc, but I was looking for the height. After unboxing it and general testing, I oiled the bearings (they were a bit dry) and put a frictionless strip under the bottom ring where the plastic cowling can sometimes just catch when rotating - not a single rattle or squeak.Considering the price and value against other one to three hundred, plus, Pound fans out there - where you're paying more for the brand than anything else, I give it : 4.5 awesome stars.