Luma Comfort, MF24B, 24 Inch Commercial Misting Fan with 3 Speed Settings, 800 Square Foot Effective Range

After much investigation, I decided to purchase this fan because 1.) it used a spinning tray to propel the mist into the air stream (rather than injection nozzles which generate too much water spray, wetting everything in front of it and also seriously wetting the floor around the fan), and 2) most reviews indicated that the commercial rating was accurate and that the fan was well constructed. This fan was everything we wanted, and more. We've had parties with 20+ people in the hot, muggy Florida summer and, lo and behold, everyone stayed out on the patio rather than seek relief indoors.! Standing directly in front of the fan does NOT coat you with water and there is NO puddle on the floor. The fan motor is powerful enough to cover our 20 x 15 living area at a lower speed than max. Over 2 days, 8 hours, we never had to refill the tank and there is still some reserve water in the tank. Down-side? 1.) I purchased a refurbished model (after all it IS more expensive than the injection-type fans) and found that, although the hoses had been replaced, the original hose pieces were still stuck in the host inlets. A message to Luma support was answered immediately letting me know that they were contacting the manufacturer to get instructions on how to remedy the problem and was followed up by the explicit directions that allowed me finish the setup. Great support!! 2) the fan is kinda noisy but I didn't have problems hearing others while sitting within 6 feet of it. (My wife says it's because everyone was talking louder - heh) 3) As usual, the instructions don't seem to provide identification of all the features, screws, knobs, etc. I can't figure out why the least expensive part of any manufacture ( the user documentation) is always given short-shrift. Anyway, the documentation is sufficient to allow relatively straight-forward assembly, and the hoses and inlets they go into are marked with matching numbers to make the install pretty foolproof. I had no problems getting the hoses to fit into their inlets (once I cleaned out the old hose pieces) as has been reported by other reviewers, perhaps because I pulled the hoses out of their "conduit" cover and made sure they didn't cross over each other which would shorten them enough to cause problems reaching the inlets. As you can tell I am very pleased with this purchase! Update: I don't understand some of the other negative reviews about the misting "nozzles" and "hose connections". This fan has neither. it has a centrifugal spinning tray that throws a fine mist while most water returns to the tank for reuse -- no wet furniture, people, or floors like some report with nozzles. It sounds like they are reviewing a different product.

Shame on me for not heeding to the review that mentioned assembly was difficult. Thinking I could manage the assembly fairly easy was not the case. The instructions are terribly confusing and unless you an overhead hoist, it definitely take 2 people to assembly this item. In my case the small hose provided was so short, it took a pair of needle nose pliers and regular pliers, one to stretch the hose and the other to attach the the rectangular panel. Once assembled, the small hose connected to the panel leaked and the misting plate was spewing out so much water it was leaking on to the floor. In regards to the Operating Instructions at step No. 6 it states, "To start the misting function, press the misting button located on the stand pole". Wrong, the misting switch is on top of the fan head and not on the pole. Another one, at No. 7, it states, "To adjust the misting volume turn the misting switch dial near the top of the fan head". Wrong again, the misting volume switch is on the stand pole. At No. 8, it states, "To turn on the oscillation function, press the oscillation switch on the back of the fan head". There is no oscillation switch to press, but there is a screw type assembly that may be used as part of the oscillation function? And it advertises as dry cooling, bunk, I had condensation over all my patio furniture. I was so disgusted I immediately went to amazon.com, advised I wanted to return and printed my return mailing label. The product is terrible and forever thankful I purchased thru Amazon so I can return this item hassle free.

We just received this fan, what a quality well built out thought out design. At first glance of 3 boxes shipped, I was thinking what a did I get myself into? First box I opened was the base, this base is made of thick metal with two serious casters allowing to tilt complete unit over for transportation and 2 swivel locking casters to roll entire unit straight up and then lock into place once positioned were you want it, I'm familiar with heavy weight dollies and this has more than required to move it. The fan motor has a shroud to keep water out on the rainy/wet days (they say don't leave it out during those times), accidents happen and this fan motor can take those due to the shroud. Assembly, if you can build a 3x5 table purchased on line, you can complete this task easily, instructions were simple, clear and to the point, I was able to assemble this fan in 20 minutes after in-boxing. The water reservoir is made of plastic that sits on the heavy steel base, I agree plastic is a good resevoir for water, wash clean and stow away plus keeps weight down. The neck is wired for plug ins for water, electricity with electric plugins no absolute way to get them wrong, the water tubes are #ed and all you have to match are the 1-1, 2-2, 3-3 & 4-4, just that easy. The oscillation feature took me a minute to figure out, but all was easy after I played with it (old style mechanical). This has a water pressure pump as well (don't let it pump dry). Can I say it will make you cooler as like sitting in your house? No. Does it help with those hot evenings? Yes. The mist is ultra fine and reaches my resting place from 15' away. One more thing I might add, it has a cup near the mister to catch any drips of water, this keeps the patio water free and sends excessive water back to the water resevoir. The only downfall I can come up with, it's loud, but what fan that moves air of this magnitude not?

I very much like this fan, and it does a good job moving the air and cooling things down. However, I had a problem with it after the first couple days of operation when I noticed that the mister unit was no longer spraying mist. The pump was working fine, and by disconnecting hoses I could tell that water was moving up the stand column. I felt something was obstructing the water flow into the mister assembly. I contacted the company and they assured me I would not void my warranty if I took the unit apart to check it. I did, and found a small bead of Styrofoam from the fan's packing material (see photo) had become lodged in the orifice where water sprays into the mister unit. I cleared it out, and all worked well again. I suggested to the company that they explore alternate packing materials, as the molded Styrofoam they currently use is highly frangible, and the small bits that break off during shipping and unpacking are very electrostatic, which causes them to adhere to plastic surfaces like the tank and pump. I apparently missed a very small fragment as I cleaned the unit and added water, but that fragment was enough to cause the unit to fail. Styrofoam is also not biodegradable, so I had to pay a premium when I took the huge, molded blocks of foam to the landfill.

Very loud and doesn't rotate from side to side nearly as much as I would like. Adjusting air flow up and down is quite a challenge and although I put it together myself, I would strongly recommend two adults.

I purchased this particular misting fan after searching high and low for something a bit less expensive to use on my back porch. Ultimately, I kept coming back to this one and here's why: commercial grade...on wheels...no clogging...fill the tank...4 hours cooling of 1,000 sq ft space! It's nice looking and does the job well taking my back porch (pictured) from a sweltering cement platform to an enjoyable outdoor living space which is saying a lot here in Texas! Anyone who sees it adores it! Just keep in mind you do have to assemble it but it's fairly simple. Awesome product!

Save your money. This fan doesn't put out enough water to make any difference in the temperature whatsoever. The air two feet in front of the fan is the same temperature as 2 feet behind. It moves a lot of air and makes a lot of noise but does not cool at all. I should have been more skeptical when I saw in the the product description that it can be used indoors. I am in a medium-low humidity area of the country where evaporative coolers should work well but this design is a major fail. There are no "misters" per se; just a spinning disc that throws large water droplets in front of the moving air. The droplets are too large to evaporate quickly so they simply fall back into a catch drain and flow back into the water reservoir. Next summer I'll be adding a true mister kit to the front of this loser to see if I can get it to work that way.

Auramist is complex and within a year, after shelling out $800 for two of them, neither work. And they were finicky from the start. I even installed an RO unit with large tank to have enough clean water on hand for them. They are so picky about the water cleanliness. I purchased a Soleus Air MT1-19-32, Humidibreeze Portable Misting System and it was great. But a table top fan in the end was not what I wanted. I gave it away to a friend who had more use. But the principle to me was great. Simple. I used any old water and this thing just worked. Take a fan, a small water fountain submersible pump, and a small sealed motor in front of the fan to spin a disc. Let the pump drop water on the disc and mist. As long as the pump can output water, and the disc spins...it works. No high pressure pump making noise like in my overhead Fresh Fog system. No nozzles to clean and maintain...and if you don't they drip on your guests. If someone only made a smaller fan like this. 24 and 29 inches seems to be the order of the day for centrifugal fans. I recommend it. I will admit the instructions for assembly are stupid. A wrench and screwdriver is all that is needed? Hogwash. Try needle nose pliers, right angled needle nose, etc. A.Taylor and Robert J. Liszi's comments are right on the money. Once together, great, simple, durable. But you will struggle with all the hoses inside the tube stand.