Dangerous fan. Can cause fire!
354052
This fan is a good fan with a bad motor. The motor in these fans have a defective thermal overload that causes the fans to speed up and slow down on their own.

Lasko has already warranty replaced my original fans with new fans. However, the new fans are now slowly failing. I will ask for another replacement but I should not have to.

DO NOT BUY!!!
432462
Wow, pinch me is it really 2011 and we still have consumer electronics catching fire? Where is CE, UL, BS when you need them?

Fortuitously I was next to the amp when the wisps of smoke started, followed by a crackling fire. The amp as spec'ed is decent and worked fine - until it decided to self-combust. The real concern is that this is configured as an 'auto-on' device, so it switches itself on when it receives an audio signal on the line-in: this means it is often going to be put somewhere out of the way and unnoticed - and that makes it a REAL fire hazard (as in 'burning the house down' hazard).

So if i could give is a zero or negative star it would be duly awarded. Since now at least three reviews have indicated there is a real fire hazard, Amazon need to look carefully at what they are offering.
3362892
this fan blows like a hurricane.  Unfortunately there really isn't any low speed here.  The three levels are gale force, wind tunnel and hurricane. If you want to move air though this baby works like a champ.  In a small room it would over power you.....could be why they cll it industrial grade......hmm
699254
This item CAUGHT FIRE! If we had not been in the room when it started to burn it could have turned into a significant fire. It's a very dangerous product.
3201306
DO NOT BUY THIS BRAND! I purchased two, as my mother had purchased one online on another site. I have not experienced issues with the first fan, but the second fan started to pop and smoke after only 2 uses! I had it at work, and simply turned the fan on, then you could see the spark and the strong smell of burnt electronics. Thankfully I did not leave it on, as my mom does at night, so I warned her to keep and eye on her fan and not to give it to the kids for use.
3261435
Seriously, the moment I plugged it in the wire got so hot it melted the outer plastic.
If I wasn't standing right there watching it, who knows, it could have started a fire.
Do not buy this product. It really isn't worth the risk.
13431
We were excited to receive this fan, since we were thinking about purchasing one--we live in Alabama in a ranch style house and we've been looking for ways to more efficiently cool down our home. Our attic space definitely gets exceedingly hot--probably anywhere from 130-140 degrees Fahrenheit.

This unit is not for the average homeowner, unless you are hiring someone to install it, or you have the tools and skills yourself. It is made of sharp sheet metal, and is dangerous to the average consumer who is not familiar with how sharp this metal is. If the edges of the fan blade were burnished, this would also make the fan quieter. Out of the box, it looks exciting: it is a six blade fan, and it is well built. But the tiny, inadequate screws, and their accompanying washers, lock-washers and nuts make it VERY difficult to attach the brackets to the fan shroud. They are much too small and can easily sink into the recess of the bracket if you're not careful (my husband would have installed beefier hardware if he had it on hand, but he was anxious to get the fan installed). You have to reate a frame from plywood to attach the fan to, and since my husband enjoys woodworking and has access to the proper equipment, but for the average homeowner, which this product is geared to, you might have to hire someone to install this. The manual states that the control unit is located within the fan shroud, and should be removed and attached to the wooden frame (that you will be making), and it references a flexible metal conduit, but that conduit is less than an inch long! After speaking to customer service, who promptly answered the phone, but they seemed to skirt the issue, and made references to UL listings, as if the unit was therefore up to par, and the manual is used for multiple units. But after my husband was frustrated, the service person indicated that my husband was not the first person to complain about this issue. So, a star for decent customer service (they answered the phone), but were then in denial about the actual problem., and were really not very helpful. After my husband added a length of wire to mount the control unit to the frame, only to find the thermostat does not work, like many other reviewers stated. The fan will turn on but never shuts off. You will be better served if you buy a timer for the fan, like we did. The fan does a fine job of exhausting hot air, once it is installed.
4907234
Worked great for about 4 months though the fan is quiet loud.
Then today the fuse connection failed and caught on fire. Thank god I was in the room where it was when it started to burn and melt the power connectors!
Obviously I cannot recommend this product.
874417
VERY DANGEROUS!!! I am a  high school Visual Arts / Yearbook teacher and I made this purchase from our school's yearbook account. When we set the lights up for the first time (3 days ago) , one of the bulbs blew out and the classroom smelled like fire. As we all tried to carefully take out the bulb, we heard a loud clicking noise. The other light bulbs were going out as well. Now with a classroom full of students, smoke in the air, photo shoots for superlative closely arriving, a school full of students scheduled for photo shoots, and the return date expiring, we are now pretty much screwed. We fund-raised to purchase this set, but we do not have anymore money to purchase another one. Please MAKE THIS RIGHT!
4203642
The USB connection cord gets hot enough to catch fire. It actually burned me when I touched it.  I don't understand what would cause this except that maybe the fans draw more power than the cord is rated for. I have NEVER had this happen before.  I wonder if anyone else has experienced this?  I now have to order a different brand.  What a waste of 16$.  I would rate it zero stars if I could.
4381666
As soon as I read this unit can cause a fire, I sent it immediately back. There are no safety devices on this unit. It could tip over and cause a fire...really? Really. I don't know what I was thinking...
2296829
Like other folks said, it's a fire hazard. Had one of these for several years with no problems. Bought one in Decemenber and it has burned through two extgension cords. Luckily, the one it's plugged into now has a breaker switch and shuts off when it overheats. What happened, Lasko?
2889864
This thing gets dangerously hot, to the point where it can cause a fire. Be very careful when installing it and make sure it doesn't get super hot in the back of the unit before you completely install it
62622
this fan is dangerous!!!! it is extremely flimsy construction , the fan vibrates so bad it will fly off the wall and injure someone. More cheap junk from china
2702632
Based on performance alone, this is a solid fan.  As far as wind output, it's probably better than the best I could've hoped for. It has kept me cool even when camping in the warm but humid Midwest July.
From a safety perspective, this fan leaves much to be desired. The lack of adequate safety screen around the blades is a dramatically dangerous hazard. I lost my middle left finger to this machine and its dull-but-swift blades in March, 2012.  In early May, 2012, I lost another digit - my thumb - and yet I still keep this fan at my bedside.
I do recommend the manufacturer design a project that is less lethal.  Otherwise I strongly recommend this fan.
3516058
I own several La Cie external drives. No issues until I purchased this one.
When I powered it up, I heard the drive trashing, then then I smelt it, then it caught fire with a two inch column of  white smoke coming out the top. I'm guessing that a silly mistake happened at the factory. Trying a replacement.
4322042
11/16/10

Safety issue?

It broke last night.  My fault.  The wheels beneath my office chair rolled forward, pushing the front of the heater, where the fan is located, into the desk's foot rest which is about 4 inches above the floor.  The fan was on at the time.  One of the blades must have come in contact with the vent assembly because it broke off and became wedged between another fan blade and the assembly, forcing the fan to an abrupt stop.

The heating element apparently did not turn off, a surprising safety lapse, and very shortly afterward I smelled burning wires or plastic.  I switched it off immediately and there were no flames.  I tried switching it on again for a short period and it got very hot, very fast.  No thermal fuse seemed to cut it off.

Would it have caught fire?  I'm fairly sure it would have.  This is not necessarily a product failure, because I did break it after all.  But it is certainly product weakness.  After all, it's under foot.  It's going to be kicked and bumped occasionally, as it has many times before.  I must have bumped it just right this time, and with more force than I would have expected.  Yes, I broke it, no question.

It almost looks repairable, or at least accessible, with Phillips screws holding it together, but the cost in time and parts would be greater than simply replacing it.

I still think the noise was a little annoying, though it warmed very well and it's gotten plenty of use.  I may try a heated mat the next time.  I hear they have the "smell" issues too, but you almost can't get around that with the cheaper plastics used in manufacturing today.

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Out of the box, the first thing I noticed was the smell of a soldering iron.  It was so strong I put it outside my door and let it run for a couple of hours.  It is still strong, and smells either like electrical, or burning dust, but it seems to be diminishing somewhat with use.  I really hope so.  It's not a malfunction, as far as I can tell - nothing is burning.  I'm wondering if it's really new, as described.

Noise - I just bought a quieter fan for my PC to deal with the excessive fan noise, and now this heater is much louder than the old PC fan.  I wouldn't expect it to be exactly quiet, but the combination of motor noise and air movement noise reminds me of one of those little cube ceramic heaters.  Not quite, but noisier than necessary, I think.  The noise makes me think the design of this thing was not bottom up,  but rather borrowed from other products, put into a new shape.

Some people say the heater is not hot enough.  I disagree there, because I take off my shoes.  It's a foot-warmer, not a space heater, and the bumps are clearly not designed to massage your feet through the soles of your shoes.  I think it gets too hot on the high setting, and my feet get uncomfortably hot.  As I get more used to it, I can turn the heat up and down with the hi/lo switch.  Too bad there is no dial control, where we can find our own best setting.  The low setting, on the other hand should be called the "no-heat" setting, or maybe the cold draft setting.

The on/off and high/low switches are easy to operate wearing socks, if you know where they are.  The easiest way is to move one foot to the top and you can feel one switch (hi/lo) on the left, the other (power) on the right.

One of the best things about this heater is the power consumption.  Most heaters are 1000 or 1500 watts.  This one is only 225 watts, not much more than two light bulbs.  If I can keep my feet warm, I am comfortable in a much cooler room, so I can keep the thermostat lower and put away the space heaters.