Vornado - TRANSOM Window Fan with Reversible Exhaust, Remote Control - Black

Over all, this is excellent product I ever had. I switched inside blowing setting. I can’t believe so so cool wind and strong! The best window fan!!!

The Fan always rotates in one direction. It is a diverter that moves to change the air flow direction. The fit system isn't that good though. Basically they are foam blocks you put in to fill the gap. If you live in a multi-story building and the blocks fall out of the window it becomes a pain to retrieve them. The Remote is nice. The controls on the front i wish were buttons instead of the pseudo touch screen controls. It works by sensing light being blocked i believe.

This is small moves air well, its not as good as 2 fans on the same unit, if you want quit this is quit, i can't tell its on you will feel the air moving. Must turn it off if its going to rain. You can leave it in the window. Must turn it off

Its a good little unit it fit’s windows well it even comes with blocks so you can seal the the sides of it. The only drawback is the the unit only blows half the air of a box fan.

Cons: 1. When venting/exhausting, it does a horrible job. I know all about the cfm rate and how it measures to larger fans (the transom unit is 185 cfm while my large vornado is 585 cfm), it still should draw in some fresh air from an open window while everything else is buttoned up, except of course the other window with the transom fan in it. I made sure everything else was sealed up, I even put a towel at the bottom of my front door, before I tried the exhaust test. And we're only talking about an 850sqft building. The inability to exhaust seems to be as issue with other reviews. 2. Safety. There is no way of locking the unit in place, save for attaching your own brackets. Ne'er-do-wells would have difficulty pulling it out, but they could push the unit in, turn it, and pull it back out through the window, or worse yet squeeze through the opening. I accomplished the first feat, the second could be accomplished by someone smaller. It's the weirdest design. I can't explain it, but there's just a thick, foam strip across the bottom that sort of locks the unit into place. You might also be able to secure it by cutting sticks and wedging them into your upper window preventing even the slightest bit of room to wiggle the unit. 3. Those darn foam blocks. In lieu of using the accordion style sides, like so many window ACs, they give you these weird foam blocks to fill the gaps. The blocks were also formed a certain way which didn't match the gap my open window made. Maybe my window is atypical, which I doubt, but there was some serious gaps. And of course they don't compress all that well, either, so when I was trying to get the last one in, another would pop out. It was akin to a Three Stooges bit. I tried it for a few more minutes, then I just measured the openings to make my own blocks, cut them out insulation board, wrapped them in weather seal, and used those. That worked so much better and left zero gaps and light pinholes. 4. Again, it seems woefully underpowered as a whole. I wasn't expecting an industrial turbine, but I was expecting something more powerful than my range exhaust fan when set to exhaust. 5. The controls seem awkward and unintuitive. Plus, on the main unit, they're touch control, too, which is clunky as well. The remote seemingly only works when you are directly in front of it, and is equally as clunky to use. The remote also is powered by one of those button batteries, which I hate. Either make it rechargeable, or power it with AAA batteries. 6. There is no way to direct the incoming air. I knew there wasn't going into this venture, but after trying it out, I really wish there was something, like louvers or something. Pros: 1. This is the biggie. This one almost negates all of the cons... When drawing air in from the outside, IT DOES AN AWESOME JOB!!! Can't stress this enough. It really sucks in the cool summer air. A huge difference. I did a test where I shut my bedroom door and let the transom unit cool the bedroom. The rest of my place I just had the windows open. When I went to bed there was a 10 degree difference between the thermostat and the thermometer in my room. I just wish I could have directed it towards my bed. 2. Low profile. Unlike other window fans, the unit only takes up a small amount of space, leaving your windows quite unobstructed. 3. It's quiet. Whenever a product is touted as quiet, I always roll my eyes, but this baby is quiet, even on high. 4. It's lightweight. Easy to move from one window to the next, should you feel the need and want to wrestle with those foam blocks. Summary: When it was all said and done, I am taking it back. I could live with all of the cons except one... the safety issue. If there were a way to lock it, my review would still be the same, but I'd be keeping the product.

This fan requires a bit over half of the vertical space my old window fan needs. Because everything is so compact (resembling a sideways tower fan) it's heavier than most other window units. Instead of an "accordion" style spacer the Vornado includes dense foam spacers (of various sizes) to fill in the gap between the windows sides and the fan. It provides adequate air flow for a fan of its type/size. The touch sensitive buttons were easy to use and the inclusion of a remote control was nice.

I purchased this fan to replace a $17 box fan. I was not impressed. This fan is fairly quiet, but doesn't come close to moving as much air as the box fan it replaced. It still relies on tension from the window to keep it in place. I was hoping the partition that seals the rest of the window off on either side of the fan was somehow attached to the fan. It is not. It is just a series of small foam blocks that you stuff in the window. My opinion: it's not worth the price.

This window fan was a refreshing surprise of features and quality. It has several surprising features I haven’t seen on other window fans, my favorite is the feature is when you shut off the fan it closes the opening to the outside. Another great feature is you just push a button on the remote or the fan and can reverse the airflow. The lighted digital display on the fan disappears after your done making adjustments, as soon as you touch the remote or display it’s back on. This is definitely a purchase that I’m proud of, you definitely get what you pay for. I would give it 6 stars if I could.