Happy post-hibernation, pre-outdoor-dining, finicky-forecast season to all who celebrate. I’m happy to trade the frigid mornings for little signs of spring—but keeping up with the weather is basically a full-time job this time of year. And for me, trying to regulate the thermostat in my very quirky, very outdated city apartment feels like working overtime. So this month, I decided to take matters into my own hands and bring the Dyson Hot & Cool Bladeless Fan & Heater under my roof.
Will it dip to 20 degrees one last time? Will rainy days blow in a sudden warm spell? Will the central heat in my unit wear out its welcome? Bring it on. With my new, personalized air system, I can instantly adjust the climate inside to counter whatever’s going on outside—instead of relying on my building’s glitchy systems and delayed responses. So yep, Dyson’s fan-plus-heater combo is *the* thing getting me through in-between season.
Dyson AM09 Hot & Cool Bladeless Fan & Heater with Jet Focus — $450
Pros:
- Hot and cool settings make it useful year-round
- Two-in-one device is great for smaller spaces
- Safer than a blade fan or a space heater
- Includes customizable air settings and a sleep timer
- Lightweight and portable
Cons:
- A bit pricey, but definitely worth the investment
- Remote control is the only way to adjust a few settings (so you don’t want to lose it)
Beyond my apartment building’s keep-you-on-your-toes HVAC and the Inconsistent Forecasts of Spring, the members of my family have very different internal thermostats. I run hot, my husband runs cold, and my one-year-old daughter thinks she runs the household (okay, she does). So it was only a matter of time before we introduced some kind of portable air assistance to shuffle around our home and use as our very own short-order temperature cook.
Real talk: Dyson products come with a price tag. But I know from experience that the high-quality technology really is worth every penny, so investing in the Hot & Cool Bladeless Fan & Heater was a no-brainer. Customizable settings! A programmable sleep timer! Bladeless technology! Remote-control adjusting! And that’s all before gazing upon its gorgeous, minimalist design, which has totally elevated my apartment aesthetic.
Surprising to no one, my daughter typically gets first dibs on the Dyson. The weather has been changing, um, drastically between her morning catnap and her longer afternoon snooze, so customized airflow has been a life saver. As an added bonus, its gentle whirring sound puts her right to sleep (the joy!)—and the safe, upright design means we don’t have to worry about her chunky little fingers reaching for fan blades or exposed space heaters.
These days, the mornings are brisk. So I set the Dyson to heat, angle it toward my little one’s room, and turn on diffused mode, which mixes with surrounding air for a wide projection of warmth. With direct sunlight and temps hitting the 60s in our neighborhood, the nursery has been getting toasty in the afternoon. So I switch on the cooling fan in Jet Focus mode, which offers a more targeted and powerful airstream.
The first thing I do when the queen wakes up? Sing a song with her emotional-support giraffe, and then move the super lightweight Dyson to my workspace until my husband fights me for it. Basking in personalized airflow, I can finally appreciate how much it has simplified the season and made home way more comfortable for every, shall I say, opinionated person who lives here.
So if you, like me, have historically spent far too much time and energy trying to beat your HVAC, snag this fan-plus-heater combo from Dyson. Then sit back and enjoy that wind-in-your-hair feeling, no matter what the weather decides to do today.
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