This is the best fan for one room to cool it off such as a bedroom or small room of the house. It can run for days and does not heat up and is so effective. The room will be ice cold, especially if you turn it on 5 or 6 hours before going to bed in a bedroom for an example. It is so quiet I leave the house to do errands forgetting it was running and I can sleep with it right by my night stand. Easy to clean with a damp cloth and clean the cloth blades. These cloth blades make it great around pets or children as it won't hurt you when it is running even if you touch the blades.