Air King 9312 Powder-Coated Steel Multi-Mount Wall Fan, Black

UPDATE June 30, 2015: Purchased this on July 9, 2012. And 4 more shortly there after. The fans are still working great after 3 years of consistent use. In the summer time, they are on consistently from 9:30am to 6:00pm, 6 days a week. One seems to have slowed down on the lowest setting, but it has three settings so it is no problem. Air condition technician told me to strategically place the fans where the cold air will escape the most (e.g., by the door) and it has worked great in keeping the cool air in. The fan is very loud on the highest setting, but it is also very strong. Also research how much energy it takes to run a fan all day. Go this website: http://energyusecalculator.com/electricity_ceilingfan.htm . It is not much, like less then 20 cents a day or something like that depending on what setting you use it. The wattage of this fan runs 85, 76 and 64 watts depending on the setting; I have a 4,000 + square foot retail store. The building is old and with customers continuing to open and close the doors, the cold air escapes pretty easily so it is difficult to cool down the store. I bought one unit to try out. The fan feels solidly built and it comes with instructions on how to install. It has a handle to where you can hang it or bolt into certain things and it also comes with a cable wire. I just hung it from three slatwall hooks on a slatwall. The unit is solidly built to where it feels heavy, but not too heavy. It has three speed modes which is controlled by the pull of a chain. I put it right by the main duct way where the cold air blows out and instantly the area around there became colder faster. I ordered three more units and placed one by the door and the others strategically placed. The store is now significantly colder, faster. There is not that much more significant noise in my opinion and I hardly know it is on. Good fan over for commercial areas, workout areas, garages, and such.

I was skeptical at first after reading the reviews, I always read the negative ones first and then the positve ones there after. I received my fan and was very happy with the look and feel of the construction. Nice paint, strong steel construction, not crazy for the pull chain switch but am ok with it. I planned on using this fan to circulat the hot air generated by my wood stove into the other rooms as well as the room the woodstove is in. WOW!!! It's quiet it sits on the wall, one screw it in, and it operates perfectly!! No hum, no buzz, no ratteling, just smooth air flow. I did install 4 rubber pads between the wall and mounting bracket to absorbe any noise, worked perfectly!! This fan generates more CFM than the ordinary table top or pedistal fans and it's quietier!! I'm impressed. I would highly reccomend this fan to anyone! What I like best is that it's on the wall, out of the way, not on a table, not on the floor to trip on, it's 12 inch size fits the application well and it silent (except for the wind generated by the fan blades), I was getting temps in my woodstove room of 90 degrees plus and was able to circulate and move that hot air into the other rooms more effectively and quietly with this fan. I will be purchasing the larger one for other application in my shop.

Air King is an industrial product and you often see them in places like warehouses at the trailer doors. They’ve a reputation for quality and I’ve witnessed 40 year old units still moving air away. The fans hold as a result of true craftsmanship, though says made in America I can’t vouch for the origin of the parts. That said, I was suspect given the price point of sub $90 as these are usually $200+, but then again it’s wee. It is in the garage, ceiling mounted, where the relatively new family gym is and a pretty low ceiling. The blade angle is aggressive and as a result this unit is the Little Fan that Could. Our garage is about 300 square feet and on medium it’s plenty of air movement. It comes with the safety cable, which is a nice touch. It does not come with mounting hardware. I’ve only one note, it’s meant for industrial use and as such mounting creativity is left to the consumer. Make sure you have the right mounts, recall physics plays a role, specifically you want a linear forged and not drop forged bolt and it should have high shear strength. While not likely, drop forge can break over time due to the torque exerted at startup whereas a linear forged will bend before breaking. Same goes with wrenches, wood, etc., grain direction matters. Summary: I would buy again, it is a great little fan, though bit of a fatty and tedious to mount, it’s just like what I was installing in warehouses 30 years ago. You won’t be disappointed.

First, the fan is great. It's not big, but it is a powerhouse. It's not quiet, so if you're looking for something quiet, you best look elsewhere. It has three speeds, and even on the lowest setting, it moves a lot of air. The only problem I have with it is there is no mounting lag screw or carriage bolt and the corresponding washers you need in the package. You have to go out to get the extra hardware when it would be really convenient to send along a couple of options. Otherwise, it's a great fan and I highly recommend it.

This is a great fan to have around the garage or shop.. It's not a massive fan, but it really does put off some air. I think it's great to have hanging on the wall if you like tinkering in the garage on hot days.. Heck, it was only in the 70's today and it came in handy when I was messing with our Traxxas R/C's. I started sweating, and so I turned on the fan, tilted it towards me and boom.. worked like a charm. I will say I wish it had a slightly longer chain. I say that cause the chain that comes with it isn't very long, and some people will mount these fans super high in a garage or warehouse, and then you have to make the effort to go to a hardware store or something, and buy a longer chain. That being said, if you don't think you'd change the fan speed, you can always hook the fan up to a power outlet that's controlled by a switch, and then you can just flick the switch and turn the fan off/on and no problem.

We got a pair of these to hang in two corners of our pergola. Because the fans aren't waterproof, we mounted simple metal over-door hooks to them so we can easily hang them up and take them down. They work beautifully. Plenty powerful enough to cool the pergola area on hot days, small enough to be almost unnoticeable and light enough to hang and take down easily. Relatively quiet, too, especially outdoors. A little pricey for small fans, but well worth it. We can sit out in 85-90 degree heat with these running and be totally comfortable.

I mounted this high on the wall in my 2-year-old's room for white noise / air flow, and couldn't be happier. I know a lot of reviewers were talking about it being really loud or using it for horse-stalls or whatever, so I was pretty nervous buying it just for a kid's room... but chose to try anyway because I had 3 floor-stand fans break in the 2 years he's been alive, either from being tipped over by the kid (yikes!) or just breaking cuz they're garbage... and we don't have any place to put a fan that I don't worry what my son will do with it, other than high up on the wall. (I also installed an electrical outlet high on the wall to keep the kid from playing with the cord. The one place I think he should be able to play practically unsupervised is his own room. BUT, the cord was certainly long enough if you don't want to go to that effort.) Skipping to the end... It sure seems high quality and extremely heavy duty, but is definitely NOT too noisy or too strong for those of you who use a fan for sleeping. Our schedules are strange and we often need the kid to sleep when it's noisy, and it's perfect for that, even if we do tend to keep it on medium or low setting. I'll be getting another for our bedroom as soon as the cheapo box fan sitting on our dresser dies. Be warned, it doesn't come with the lag bolt you'll want for mounting it. Sorry I don't remember what size it was... but you will want to plan on putting a hefty lag bolt into a stud, since it is a nice solid unit, but one lag bolt is plenty. I have zero concerns about its stability where it is.

Great air flow but loud. Also stopped working after 3.5 years of minimal use.