Header banner
Revain logoHome Page
Joe Kokenge photo
1 Level
764 Review
48 Karma

Review on Air King 9018 18-Inch Commercial Grade Oscillating Wall Mount Fan - White by Joe Kokenge

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Powerful fan that cannot be mounted high if you frequently change rotations

I ordered an Air King 9018 rotary wall fan for my garage which is my gym/shop. I ordered it through Revain Prime and it arrived in a few days as usual. The Air King 9018 is pretty powerful at 18 inches and I can feel it farther than my metal 18 inch floor fan so it has some power. I felt more air from 15 feet with the Air Kind 9018 than with others. I was concerned that the plastic fan wouldn't be as strong, but it's strong enough for its size. It might not be for a warehouse, but it's good for a room in your home. Because it's wall mounted, it has a pull cord to turn it on high, medium, low, and then off. It pushes a lot of air at any speed, more than my current metal fan. The rocking function is good and works as expected, either fixed in one spot or moved around the room. One problem is that if you set it high, high enough to require a bungee cord, you can't get to the swing latch at the top, which I think is a design flaw as they should think about it. I mounted an Air King 9018 near the ceiling so the top of the fan shroud is about 9 feet up, giving me barely a chance to reach the seesaw lock on top of the motor housing. I use the Oscillator while moving around the garage and lock it up on the treadmill, so I often tiptoe to switch it to reach it. , low), so I hooked it up to a Kill-A-Watt energy reader, which showed it was drawing slightly less power than the description said, performing just under the advertised numbers. While that's a lot compared to Energy Star fans, this thing packs a punch and is good on hot days on high settings when using the treadmill or just exercising in the garage. Also, I would suggest adding some kind of timer just before connecting, as you don't want to forget it and wait a day or more. I have mine plugged into a Z-Wave outlet that turns it off after 4 hours so I have to turn it back on when needed, but it's better than wasting power. Overall, this is a good fan with a small design flaw. with a swing lock on top so it's not easy to reach when mounted high. I gave it 5 stars because it does what I wanted and most people can adjust it lower, maybe to shoulder height. It may be designed to be mounted in the middle of a wall as I have seen several commercials for other wall fans that have them mounted 5-6 feet off the ground.

Pros
  • Inspires Confidence
Cons
  • Out of Style