Ryobi One+ 18V R18HF-0
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Cool, Convenient & Simple Cooling – There's plenty of options when it comes to portable fans - standard (AA / C / D) sized batteries, rechargeable internal batteries, rechargeable removable batteries, 12 volt. This fan is convenient for me because I already have the batteries / charger infrastructure from my other Ryobi 18+ equipment, but even if I did not have that already this… Read more
would still be a great purchase. I have used this fan for camping to keep a little bit of air flow overnight or even flat out during the day. If I'm working in the shed I can hook it up to mains power and not have to worry about battery life.
It's light and powerful without being too noisy, and the 5Ah battery will keep it running overnight easily with 3/4 charge remaining. Running it flat out will of course reduce the battery life - my guess is something like 4 - 6 hours at full speed.
It has a robust construction which reduces the risk of inevitable rough treatment whilst camping or working at the shed etc so I'm confident it will last for a long time. When you factor in the price of the battery and charger this is quite expensive, however if you already have the battery this is a no-brainer.
An easy 5 stars.
I'm A Fan – $30 more than the big red chain brand offering. I have both as this is hybrid for mains plugin as well as offering the 18v battery and the other Hybrid offering natively 12v plugin or 18V battery option. Neither comes with batteries but the latter does at least have the power cord whereas this offering does not. I have no loyalty to one brand or… Read more
the other and usually go with the invariably cheaper as usually v satisfied.
In this case, I can very easily see and, more importantly, hear the difference. The cheaper option comes in at 60db on low and a whopping 68 on high (averages so a couple db either side low/peak). This one comes in at 50 and 60 (average) on the same test. I have no figures for the air pressure generated but fans side by side it feels similar. If I had to choose the cheaper wins by a small margin that hardly matters, IMO. The cheaper one does have larger blades generally just looking.
This Ryobi one is light and feels well thought out generally. Nothing feels cheap about it although the industrial nature of the cheaper one feels more robust.
Both have their place and both will get used but where quiet is important there is only one winner and it's this one by a country mile. Any compromise on the air pressure generated would not be in my buying equation as not enough to matter, IMO.
Run times are pleasantly very long on both. Not measured this as just swapped batteries as and when as a have a couple of 4amp ones for each. Not bothered with smaller batteries for these so can't comment other than to say another review certainly felt about right on this aspect.
Cleaning looks a faff ...................
Decisions.............If in the market for an 18v option this competes very well in the market place (talking skin only and will leave battery cost decisions alone here).
Great fan – Runs great on aldi 4ahr batts,I get similar run times as my 4ahr ryobi batts,aldi batts are cheap $26 /29 /32 /39 ,chargers i got lucky $7 each i bought stacks cut the face so the batt slots in & locks in,ha as a 1.3 ah ryobi,bolted the batt charge plate face thing on,so i can use for rattle gun,grinder,recip,vac+dewalt gear,work lights 12/24 one… Read more
so 18/20 batt is good 1200 lumens,1ah lasts around 3hrs min + a tool pro work light but on 600lm it some times stops 1000lm ok 1600lm it loves it,the aldi batt that is so could be too much v at 600 but bat is around 18 any way,keep the switch & elect on the tool pro &wire it in with connecter.to wire the charger face in move the+over one so it connects into the + on batt not charge one ,iff the fan on low has a rattle lay it on the side iff it stops rotate the motor to that angle watch the tightness of the wires though ,that is pull the plug off the back ,a4cm long tamper proof torx not sure of size ,but around 4cm long to pull the face off to clean fluff,or air the fan can be pulled off,I drilled holes through the screws & zip tied it,now to clean its snip clean, new zips quite a good fan with a stack of aldi batt ,having said that some skins& batts talk to each other ,the fan is dumb
Ryobi One+ 18V Fan – The Ryobi One+ 18V battery/shore power fan is simply great value. We keep this fan in our caravan and can use it free ca.ping or when plugged into shore power. Keeps our caravan nice and cool. 5star! Show details
Great in the car for the dog – We bought this for our fluffy dog for long road trips. Since the air con doesn't always reach him the fan has made a huge difference. He used to look so depressed sitting in the back trying to get air through the middle console, now he sleeps happily for hours. I haven't really used the fan beyond 5 hours each day and would recharge at night,… Read more
although the battery still had heaps of life left. We didn't get the misting fan as we don't want the dog wet or excessive moisture in the car. Overall it has been great for our needs.
Should Have Purchased One Years Ago! – This little fan is a great unit. Low speed is quiet and moves a good amount of air. High speed is a bit noisey but moves a surprising amount of air. My battery life experience with a 4.0ah battery has been: Low speed, overnight 8-9 hours, 1 bar of battery used. High speed, all day 10-11 hours, 1 bar of the battery remaining. Seriously impressed and glad to have this in my collection. Show details
Good fan but needs a big battery to be useful for camping – Bought it for a camping trip and added the basic (cheapest) 1.3Ah rechargeable battery. I couldn't find any battery life details before buying so thought I'd share it back now we purchased it. The 1.3Ah battery (purchased separately) yields 5.5 hours of run time on the low setting. We probably need about 4 times that for a weekend of unpowered summer camping. Show details
THIS FAN IS TOPS – We do the Markets and it gets very HOT and this is a powerful little fan it has 2 speeds high and low .Both good,you can move the fan to many different angles which is really good feature and it does cool you down.I sweat a lot on hot days and this really helps to keep me cool. Show details
Awesome Fan - Perfect for camping and summer blackouts (Battery Sold Separately) – The Ryobi One+ 18V Hybrid Portable Fan is an amazing little piece of kit. This is a hybrid fan that can be run on conventional power (you'll need a spare power cord) ... OR ... You can buy a separate battery and charger. NOTE: The Ryobi battery system allows you to cover a rage of tools with the one common battery. I 100% recommend this to… Read more
anyone, especially as Melbourne has suffered through some pretty tough heat induced electricity blackouts. A charged battery keeps the fan running through the night which is great when conventional fans and coolers are struck down by power outages. The fan is superbly powerful for it's size. It only has two power levels (High / Low) and can be on the noisy side (this hasn't bothered me, and we have run 2 together, but picky people would be possibly annoyed by this ... but, you can't have everything). For anyone else still listening get down to Bunnings and check them out. They come at a cost, but, the power and portability is worth it.
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