TaoTronics 12" Rechargeable Floor Fan

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Awesome!

I ordered three for a total of $57 plus tax.

If the power goes out in the summer, my family will be much better off with these fans.

Yeah, I just pulled the trigger on ’em, too.

Not sure if the cells are in series or parallel (30V adapter suggests series, which is kinda scary), but worst case, if there’s any issue with the cells, I can pull ’em and work directly off the adapter.

Gawd, what an annoying website, though. That coupon box (which dumps piles of 3rd-party cookies on you) that pops up Every Single Time was getting me on-edge to the point I was almost about to ditch the transaction entirely.

Still, looks like a solid fan. Goggled it on amazon, looks pretty nifty. I’m assuming 22hrs runtime is not going full-tilt, eh? :laughing:

Definitely a great deal, though, so I’m stoked.

Here's the Amazon listings for, I guess, the clones...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NKVWHYC

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NM31YX3

There's not a lot of customer reviews, but they're mostly positive.

EDIT:

Here it is on Walmart.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/TaoTronics-Rechargeable-Floor-Fan-17850-mAh-Battery-Outdoor-Portable-Fab-1700-CFM-Airflow-Stepless-Speed-Control-220-Adjustable-Head-IPX4-Waterproof/374754734

The feedback on Walmart is so good it looks "too good to be true."

Even so, it looks like an excellent deal.

This is one of the images from the Walmart listing. First one I’ve seen with a good comparison for the size. Looks like the perfect size for what I need it for. Glad I bought one.

The 16” listing at the Amazon link above uses the same image so it might be smaller then that.

Amazon buyer answered the size question … The fan itself is 18”H, 16” W and 9” deep. With the handles it measures 20” H, 20”W and 9”D.

I’d assume a 16” cage would house 12” blades.

Thanks, tammap! This looks like a great deal.

I wonder what type of cells it uses? I couldn’t find an answer online. From the reviews, it seems to run about 1.5 hours at the highest setting on a full charge and much longer at reduced power. I assume these are NOS (new old stock), so the cells could be quite old and no longer hold a full charge. I ordered one, so I guess I’ll find out soon enough.

The potential of a 7S cell arrangement using cheap old re-wrapped cells made be cringe. :person_facepalming: Hopefully it uses a decent BMS.

I just got a refund notification from PayPal, anyone else?

I haven't...

yet.

Maybe this deal was too good to be true?

PayPal refunded also.

Same here.

Not the best way to generate customer goodwill… :neutral_face:

I did some research on Amazon.

A similar fan with good feedback would be at least $50 a piece, so if TaoTronics cancels my order, and I think they probably will, I'll just go without a nice rechargeable fan.

I’m at a loss as to why there’d be the offer, with code, and then everyone’s order gets canceled.

It was explicitly spelled out it’s 20bux per, so it’s not an “oops, wrong coupon, we’re gonna take a bath on these of we honor the price!” or anything like that.

I’m hoping Mr Tao comes back here and ’splains what’s going on, ’cause this kind of thing can permanently poison a company’s rep.

Well, we’ll see. Or not.

My order shipped, so they didn’t cancel all of them.

I received mine yesterday, pretty nice for $25.

I just got my UPS tracking number this morning. I payed for mine with my Visa card. Could that be the difference? Just the paypal orders being cancelled?

Mine was also canceled. I order Saturday the 18th.

Mine is in transit as well, so they probably oversold these. I payed with Shopify pay.