Buy Window Fan

I live in an upstairs apartment with very small windows in the bedrooms. In the summer, it can be over 10 degrees hotter in the apartment than it is outside. I shopped around extensively for a duel fan that would fit in our 13.5" window frames. Almost every other brand is at least 14". This fan fits in the window perfectly! Each fan has independent controls, so that they can be set at different speeds, turned on or off independently, and set so that one intakes and one exhausts to circulate the air. Both fans can do either intake or exhaust. There is also a rotatable grate in front of each fan to direct the air flow. It has a thermostat which will turn off the fans when the desired temperature is reached and back on when the room gets too warm again. I bought my first one almost four years ago, and it stayed in the window constantly from late spring through fall. I let the thermostat keep the animals cool while I was away without having to worry that they would get too cold. After four years of faithful service, the right side fan is beginning to squeak a bit, but it still runs fine. I purchased my second fan last year, and it comes with a bracket that you can screw into the window casing which will allow the fan to be hung sideways in the window, allowing the accordion-style side panels to close off the gaps in Chicago-style windows that one of the other reviewers complained about. I'm so happy with this fan that it is already on my wish list again so I can put one in the other window!Get more detail about Window Fan.

Honeywell TE831W-2 Complete Wireless Weather Station with PC Interface (Silver)

To be polite, this weather station isn't worth the price. I bought cheap and I got cheap. While the indoor/outdoor temperatures and barometer appear to be accurate, the anemometer is worthless. It is properly mounted on the peak of my roof, several feet above the peak in an unobstructed area. Today the wind is literally howling, trees bending over in the wind and things blowing down the street. The TE831W-2 shows the maximum wind speed today to be 9.1 MPH. WRONG! Most of the time the WIND CHILL measurement is wrong. Yesterday, it was 42 degrees but it showed the wind chill to be 61 degrees. I am awaiting delivery of a more expensive weather station and the HONEYWELL will go where it belongs, in the garbage can! Buy Honeywell TE831W-2 Complete Wireless Weather Station with PC Interface (Silver)!

Honeywell Permanent True HEPA Air Purifier - 50250

I will echo all of the positive reviews seen here and add some extra information.

Reading the various reviews, people may be worried if they are finding the right model in the stores, and if the model inside has the lifetime HEPA filter or not. The box may say permanent or it may say something else, with a sticker that says "permanent filter inside". This is all you need to know. I don't think it's even possible to find inventory that still contains the replaceable filter.

As a torture test, we put our unit in the kitchen when we roasted greasy chickens over the 2008 holidays. This usually stinks out our apartment for a week, and it still did. It was too much greasy smoke for the Honeywell. Worse yet, after moving the unit back to the office, there was a roast chicken scent for another 5 or 6 days. I was about to replace the one month-old carbon pre-filter, but then it finally wore off and now the unit seems as fresh as new.

But roast chickens aside, the difference in air quality in the office and bedroom (we move this unit around daily from home to office) is very impressive. Dust is down, chemical odors are gone, (I sell glue and solvents), and the computers are staying clean. (When we had an ionic breeze, the electronics would attract more dirt, and the air would be dusty, now the air is clean and so is the equipment).

I did so much research before buying this and I am very happy I chose this unit. I run it on low for about 16 hours a day, occasionally on high after making the bed in the morning, and only turn it off at night (for silence).

I'm considering getting a second one, but then its so easy to move...

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Update: March 11th 2009, used every day since December 11th (3 months) and still working perfectly and very effective, without any filter change or vacuuming. The only odd thing is that the filter indicator lights seem unchanged so maybe they don't work. I don't know, but I will try to wait another three months before changing the pre-filter and vacuuming the permanent HEPA filter.Buy Honeywell Permanent True HEPA Air Purifier - 50250!

Honeywell PCR426W Weather Forecaster with Dual Projection and Atomic Clock

The main issue we have with this is getting a valid outdoor temperature. This is a replacement for The Weather Channel clock/weather forecaster. I love the projected display but can't seem to get the outdoor sensor in a good spot to give an accurate temperature. It seems to be much more limited in the distance it can be away from the base than our prior device, thus it must be too close to the house and gets too much house heat.Buy Honeywell PCR426W Weather Forecaster with Dual Projection and Atomic Clock!

Window Fan

The fan fit perfectly in the window, the temp controlled fan works. Wish list, it would be nice if there was a way to close the fan openings when not in use. Another way of explaining this would be is that basically the design makes the window open to outside air & sounds all of the time. Whether you want it or not. Otherwise for the price I paid < $30 it was perfect. Make a point to shop around, the same units price range was from $25 - $85.Buy Window Fan!