I like it…

I bought an ALVA AIR 40cm High Velocity Floor Fan | Metal | Matte Black | 3 Speed, 100W from Amazon which arrived the same day. I was perishing in the crazy 42°C heat so I didn’t have too long to lie in the bathroom floor with a damp lappie over my face until Amazon arrived. A promising start.

Things I like: ❤️ It was plug and play. No assembly required. Take it out of the box, removed it from the plastic bag, plug it in, press a button and, whoosh. ❤️Simple colour-graded push-buttons at the back with white for on/off to dark grey for the highest speed. ❤️3 Speeds and it is strong! Great air circulation even on the middle setting. ❤️Not too noisy. For the amount of air it’s circulating and the size of the fan blades, the noise is reasonable. In the current 42°C heat, I’ll take it. If you don’t like the noise, don’t complain and say unkind things about it - dig deeper than 850 bucks and buy a R14k aircon. ❤️Packaging is simple. The fan is in a bag which is in the box. No excessive tape or styrofoam. Not sure what this would mean for general drop-kick courier delivery but it arrived in perfect condition from Amazon. ALSO, Amazon didn’t put the box in a bigger box and fill the wasted space with random sheets of grey paper and air. ❤️It’s surprisingly sturdy for its weight. It’s very light which makes moving it around a lot easier than some other brands but it sits on the floor like it means business. 🇿🇦It’s South African-made (100% I hope) which comes as a very pleasant change from the imported nonsense that lasts five minutes and ends up in landfill.

There’s nothing I don’t like about it but time will tell. I bought a similar Kenwood fan which lasted 10 months (was MUCH more expensive) and then flatlined. It was heavy, the bolts and *****s worked their way out over time and it was impossible to clean so eventually the motor gave up. I dismantled it to try and repair it only to find that the motor was sealed and not willing to open up for a repair. Disappointing. If anyone wants it, it’s in a box in the garage.

Hopefully this fan is gebou om te hou and will go the distance even when left on overnight AND be easier to keep clean because fans do suck in the air and pet fur and dust and all that stuff can get caught in the motor. This fan gave my cat a side kuif when he strolled past so there will be some stray fur flying around at some point.

Thanks, Alva, so far so good 👍🏻