During hot weather, people flock to buy fans using solar batteries
With prices starting at just over 200 VND/unit, solar fans are being sought after by many people because of their cooling and electricity-saving effects.
Even though it's just Summer, the temperature remains high, causing consumers to look to buy products fan Solar energy to "cool off" while saving electricity costs.
"Fever" with the new fan
In recent days, the hot weather has begun, the need to use cooling devices has increased, leading to a "dizzling" increase in electricity bills. Therefore, many people have turned to devices that use solar batteries to save money.
Grasp this need, at e-commerce platforms such as Shopee, Lazada or at points of sale cooling device This year, the market has launched fans powered by solar batteries with many different designs.
According to advertisements from employees of home appliance stores, compared to traditional fans, solar fans have many advantages such as: No electricity costs, no fear of sudden power outages on hot summer days. Not only that, they are also very convenient to take on picnics and camping; Can directly charge other mobile devices such as phones, flashlights, etc. via USB port, very convenient.
Taking a look around the Shopee e-commerce platform, solar fan prices are divided into different segments and features. Popular brands with this fan line include CICICO, JINDIAN, SUNTEK,... with prices ranging from 200 thousand to 2 million VND depending on function. For example, the X9E mini fan costs 306.000 VND/unit and only runs at 3,5W capacity, used directly with the battery panel. More advanced fans such as JINDIAN-JDS88 cost 1,45 million VND/unit running with a capacity of 25W, 24.000 mAh rechargeable battery for up to 8 hours of use, VITI SMART VT-F500 fan has remote control, has Can directly charge other devices...
At some stores on the street that specialize in selling fans such as Nguyen Luong Bang, Nguyen Trai... fans using solar batteries are also sold with origins from many places such as China, Korea, Taiwan. Vietnam…
Mr. Minh Chien, an employee of an electrical goods store on Truong Chinh Street (Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi) said that at this time, the demand for buying cooling fans has begun to increase sharply. Since the beginning of May, his store has sold nearly 300 solar fans, accounting for half of the fan sales at the store.
A solar fan set usually includes 1 toad fan and 1 battery panel to charge the fan.
According to Mr. Nguyen Cuong, owner of an electrical equipment store on Nguyen Trai Street (Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi), the selling price of a fan set mainly depends on the price of the solar panel. “For example, a fan set costs about 400 VND for a battery panel Solar accounts for nearly 4/5 of the cost, which is about more than 300 thousand VND. The price of a separate fan is just over 100 thousand VND,” Mr. Cuong said.
With convenient, smart and most especially no electricity-consuming functions, these solar fans immediately "caused a fever" on the Internet. market, is used by many people.
Mr. Le Hai (Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi) just bought himself a JINDIAN brand solar fan priced at nearly 2 million VND. Sharing the reason for buying the fan, Mr. Hai said that his house often uses cooling equipment because the house facing the west is very hot. Therefore, using a solar fan will help reduce the cost of electricity bills at the end of the month even though the input cost is quite high.
Be wise consumers
Although many people are looking to buy them with their hyped "blue cloud" uses, in reality many solar powered fans still have many shortcomings.
According to Mr. Cuong, this type of fan is often suitable for houses with low ceilings, level 4 houses rather than high-rise buildings or apartments because the fan and battery panels are separate, it is necessary to choose a location to mount the panel to catch sunlight. Moving equipment can be difficult, even annoying.
After using it, some people think that solar fans are only suitable for certain purposes, not to mention that the initial cost compared to traditional fans is higher if the quality is the same. After more than 2 months of use, Mr. Tien Trung (Dai Kim, Hanoi) thought that by spending more than 2 million VND on a solar battery fan - he could use it to pay for electricity, because of the operating costs. The motion of a traditional fan is not too high. However, these solar fans can solve some unexpected situations such as power outages.
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In addition, on e-commerce sites, below the product feedback comments, many comments also said that the effectiveness of solar fans is still limited. Some people admitted to returning or 'throwing away' the fan after a short period of use due to its low performance and easy damage.
In addition to functionality, the quality of these solar fans is an issue users must consider.
Mr. Huu Tri, a technical employee of a household electrical store in Nguyen Trai (Thanh Xuan, Hanoi) shared that when buying a solar fan, you need to pay attention to the lifespan of the battery panel. The origin of the battery panel is unclear and poor quality will cause the fan's operating capacity to decrease, its lifespan to be reduced, the fan to run intermittently and pose a potential risk of fire and explosion...
“In addition, users need to carefully consider their needs before deciding to buy a solar fan, because the initial purchase price is higher than that of a traditional fan, not to mention the difficulty in determining the quality of the fan itself compared to other solar fans. What are traditional manufacturers like? "Mr. Tri shared further.
Therefore, consumers should not be cheap and buy poor quality fans, which will pose many risks. They should consider choosing and buying products from reputable brands and reputable addresses. ./.
According to Vietnam Plus