The 6 Best Bladeless Fans in Australia

A bladeless fan is a tower or loop fan with no exposed blades, drawing air in through a motorised base and pushing it out through a thin slot around the inside of the ring. The best bladeless fans in Australia use that ring to amplify the air passing through it, so the output is a steady stream rather than the pulse a spinning blade produces, and there is no grille for small fingers to reach.

The category splits four ways. Cooling-only towers do one job and cost the least to run. 2-in-1 fan heaters add a heating element for winter. Purifying fans put a filter in the airstream. Within that last group the split that matters is HEPA filters, which physically trap particles, against carbon pads and anion generators, which handle odours without capturing pollen.

Footprint is the number people underestimate. A full-height loop tower stands about 97cm (38 inches) on a base only 22cm (9 inches) square, so it occupies less floor than a dining chair while putting the airflow at seated head height. After that the figures worth comparing are the oscillation angle, the peak wind speed in metres per second, the timer length, and whether the filter is a consumable.

This guide compares six bladeless fans sold in Australia across all four types, from a 35W bedroom tower through to a purifying machine with a sealed HEPA element. If the room in question is a home office, the airflow question sits alongside the seating one, and our ergonomic office chairs comparison covers the other half.

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The 6 Best Bladeless Fans in Australia Compared

Product	Link	Type	Best For	Key Spec
Devanti 2 in 1 Bladeless Fan with Air Purification	Check price	Cooling only	Quiet overnight cooling	35W brushless DC, 24 speeds
Advwin Heater Bladeless Tower Fan with Air Purifier	Check price	Fan, heater and purifier	Pollen and pet dander	H12 HEPA, 8 speeds, 3 heat levels
Advwin Upgraded Bladeless Tower Fan with Remote	Check price	Cooling only	Open plan rooms	7.3m/s, 90 degree oscillation
Advwin Bladeless Tower Fan 2 in 1 Electric Heater Fan	Check price	Fan and heater	Year round use	1400W heat, 8 cooling speeds
Advwin Bladeless Tower Fan Portable Electric	Check price	Cooling only	All night running	35W, anion purification, 12h timer
Dyson Pure Hot and Cool HP00 Purifying Fan	Check price	Fan, heater and purifier	Filtration that is measured	HEPA to 0.1 microns, Air Multiplier

1. Devanti 2 in 1 Bladeless Fan with Air Purification – Best for Bedrooms

A brushless DC motor is the reason this one opens the guide. It draws 35W flat out, which is roughly what a bright light bulb used to pull, and it runs quieter at every speed than the induction motors the cheaper towers use. The loop sits 88cm off a round base, slim enough to live beside a bedside table rather than in front of it.

Twenty-four speed steps sound like marketing until you use the bottom four, which is where a bedroom fan actually spends its life. The LED panel dims itself once you stop touching it, the display carries room temperature rather than just a speed number, and the timer runs to 12 hours in one-hour steps. Oscillation covers 60 degrees, the narrowest sweep in this guide.

A carbon filter pad handles odours but there is no HEPA layer, so this is a cooling fan that freshens rather than a purifier. It arrives assembled, carries a one year warranty against the three years the pricier towers offer, and suits a bedroom or study where noise matters more than reach.

Pros

• 35W brushless DC motor, the quietest here
• 24 speed steps with usable low settings
• Auto-dimming LED panel and room temperature display
• 12 hour timer in one hour steps
• No assembly, straight out of the box

Cons

• 60 degree oscillation, the narrowest sweep in this guide
• Carbon pad only, no HEPA filtration

Key specs: 88cm loop, 35W brushless DC motor, 24 wind speeds, 60 degree oscillation, 0 to 12 hour timer, carbon filter pad, LED touch panel and remote, 1 year warranty.

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2. Advwin Heater Bladeless Tower Fan with Air Purifier – Best for Allergy Season

This is the only model here with a true H12 HEPA element, rated to trap 99.5 percent of particles down to 0.3 microns. That covers pollen, smoke and pet dander, which is the difference between a fan that moves allergens around a room and one that takes them out of circulation.

Three jobs share one brushless motor that spins between 3200 and 5800rpm: eight cooling speeds, three heat levels, and continuous filtration. An adjustable thermostat holds the room between 20 and 35 degrees, the head sweeps 80 degrees on its own and tilts 30 degrees by hand, and the timer runs 1 to 8 hours. Peak draw is 1400W on heat against 30W on cooling alone.

At 80.5cm it is the shortest tower in the guide on a 22cm square base, and noise is quoted at 55dB, which is audible at the top speeds. Filters are a running cost the cooling-only models here do not have, so it earns its place in a house with hay fever or a shedding dog, and not much else.

Pros

• True H12 HEPA filter, 99.5 percent to 0.3 microns
• Cools, heats and purifies from one unit
• Thermostat holds 20 to 35 degrees
• 80 degree oscillation plus 30 degree manual tilt
• Overheat protection on the heating element

Cons

• Filters need replacing, unlike the carbon pad models
• 55dB at the upper speeds

Key specs: H12 HEPA filter, 8 wind speeds, 3 heat levels, 20 to 35 degree thermostat, 30W cooling and 1400W heating, 80 degree oscillation, 30 degree tilt, 1 to 8 hour timer, 22 x 22 x 80.5cm.

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3. Advwin Upgraded Bladeless Tower Fan with Remote – Best Airflow

Peak wind speed here is 7.3 metres per second, the highest figure quoted by any fan in this guide and roughly half again what the purifying model manages. The loop stands 97cm on the same 22cm square base Advwin uses across the range, which puts the airflow at seated head height rather than knee height.

The head sweeps 90 degrees, wider than anything else compared here, and 24 speed steps mean the extra power does not come at the cost of a usable low setting. A DC motor keeps the draw at 35W, the LED panel takes touch input directly, and the infrared remote works from six metres, which is most of the way across a living room.

It cools and nothing else, with no heating element and no HEPA layer, and at full speed the noise rises with the airflow in the way any fan this strong does. For a living room or an open plan kitchen where the air has distance to travel, that trade is the right one.

Pros

• 7.3m/s peak wind speed, the strongest here
• 90 degree oscillation, the widest sweep in this guide
• 24 speed steps despite the extra power
• Infrared remote works to six metres
• 35W DC motor

Cons

• Cooling only, no heating element
• Noticeably louder at the top of its speed range

Key specs: 97cm loop, 7.3m/s maximum wind speed, 24 speeds, 90 degree oscillation, 12 hour timer, 35W DC motor, LED touch panel and 6m infrared remote, 22 x 22 x 97cm, 3kg.

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4. Advwin Bladeless Tower Fan 2 in 1 Electric Heater Fan – Best Heater Fan

Heating is where this model puts its money. The element pulls 1400W, the same as the purifying tower above it, but without the filter stack in the way, and it costs a good deal less because there is no HEPA element to pay for or replace.

Cooling runs to eight speeds off a 30W draw, heating offers three levels, and the motor turns at 5800rpm on cool and 5600rpm on heat. The head sweeps 80 degrees, the timer runs to nine hours, and both tip-over and overheat protection are built in, which matters for a 1400W element that lives at ankle height where a dog or a toddler can knock it.

There is no filtration at all, so a room with dust or pollen problems needs the model two places above. As a single appliance that stays in the corner through a Melbourne winter and a Brisbane summer, it does both halves competently and stores as one item rather than two.

Pros

• 1400W heating element with three levels
• Eight cooling speeds on a 30W draw
• Tip-over and overheat protection
• 80 degree oscillation with touch and remote control
• Replaces a separate fan and heater

Cons

• No filtration of any kind
• Nine hour timer, shorter than the 12 hour cooling models

Key specs: 1400W heating, 30W cooling, 8 cooling speeds, 3 heat modes, 5800rpm cooling and 5600rpm heating, 80 degree oscillation, 9 hour timer, tip-over and overheat protection.

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5. Advwin Bladeless Tower Fan Portable Electric – Best for Overnight Running

Three speeds and a 12 hour timer make this the simplest fan in the guide to set and forget. Low, medium and high are selected from the panel or the remote, and the display shows ambient temperature alongside the speed, so the room reading is visible from bed without reaching for a phone.

An anion generator handles air quality instead of a filter, releasing negative ions rather than trapping particles in a physical layer. It needs no consumables, which is the practical advantage over the HEPA model, though it does not remove pollen from the air the way a filter does. The 35W draw over a full night works out to well under half a kilowatt hour.

At 97cm on a 22cm square base and only 3kg, it moves between rooms with one hand, and the 70 degree sweep is narrower than the 90 degrees further up this list. Three speeds is limiting if you like fine control, but for a fan that runs from bedtime to sunrise it is enough.

Pros

• 12 hour timer and a 35W draw for all night running
• Anion purification with no filters to replace
• Ambient temperature shown on the display
• 3kg, so it moves between rooms easily
• Remote and touch panel control

Cons

• Three speeds only
• 70 degree oscillation

Key specs: 97cm loop, 35W, 3 speed settings, 70 degree oscillation, 12 hour timer, anion purification, LED display with ambient temperature, remote control, 22 x 22 x 97cm, 3kg.

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6. Dyson Pure Hot and Cool HP00 Purifying Fan – Best Purifying Fan

Filtration is the whole argument for the Dyson. Its sealed HEPA element captures 99.95 percent of particles down to 0.1 microns, three times finer than the 0.3 micron rating on the HEPA tower earlier in this guide, and a dense layer of carbon crystals behind it takes out gases, cooking odours and household fumes that a particle filter passes straight through.

Air Multiplier is the technology the whole category was built on: air is drawn in at the base and amplified through the loop, so the output is a long uninterrupted stream rather than the chopped pulse of a bladed fan. Jet Focus splits that stream two ways, narrow for heating one person and wide for warming a room, and a thermostat holds the temperature once it is reached rather than cycling hard.

One caveat worth knowing before you click through: the listing behind the button is refurbished stock rather than a sealed new unit, so read the condition note and check it is still available. Filters are a recurring cost and this is the dearest machine here by a distance, but it is also the only one whose filtration performance is published against test standards rather than asserted.

Pros

• HEPA to 0.1 microns, the finest filtration here
• Carbon layer captures gases and odours, not just particles
• Air Multiplier gives a smooth uninterrupted stream
• Jet Focus switches between personal and room heating
• Thermostat and sleep timer for overnight use

Cons

• Sold as refurbished stock, so availability is limited
• Filters are a recurring cost and the machine is the dearest here

Key specs: Air Multiplier bladeless loop, sealed HEPA capturing 99.95 percent of particles to 0.1 microns, activated carbon layer, heating with thermostat, Jet Focus focused and diffused modes, oscillation, sleep timer, magnetised remote.

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How to Choose a Bladeless Fan

Decide first whether you need heating. A 2-in-1 tower costs a little more than a cooling-only model and replaces a second appliance you would otherwise store for half the year. The catch is that heating elements draw 1400W against 30W for cooling, so the running cost through winter is a different order of magnitude to the summer one.

Treat HEPA and anion as different products. A HEPA element physically traps pollen, smoke and dander and has to be replaced. An anion generator releases charged ions and never needs a consumable, but it does not remove particles from the air in the same way. If someone in the house has hay fever, that distinction is the whole decision.

Read the oscillation angle, not just the wind speed. The fans here sweep between 60 and 90 degrees, and a wider sweep spreads air across a room while a narrower one concentrates it on a bed or a desk. A powerful fan on a 60 degree sweep cools a person; a moderate one on 90 degrees cools a room.

Check the timer against how you actually sleep. Timers here run 8, 9 or 12 hours. A nine hour limit is fine for a heater you want off before morning and short for a cooling fan you want running from bedtime through a February night in Brisbane.

Work out the running cost before the purchase price. A 35W DC tower left on overnight uses well under half a kilowatt hour. Anything with a heating element is in another class entirely, and if summer storms take your power out often, a portable power station will run a DC fan for hours where it would not touch an air conditioner.

Be clear about what a fan can and cannot do. None of these lowers the air temperature. They move air across skin, which makes a room feel several degrees cooler than the thermometer says, and that stops working once the air itself is hotter than you are. On the worst days airflow is a supplement to shade, cold drinks and an ice maker machine, not a replacement for cooling the room.

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Verdict

For most Australian homes the Devanti is the sensible buy, with a 35W brushless motor, 24 speed steps and the quietest low settings in this guide. Households with hay fever should spend up on the Advwin purifying tower for its H12 HEPA element, or on the Dyson if filtration down to 0.1 microns and published test figures are worth the premium and the refurbished stock is still listed. Anyone cooling an open plan room should take the Advwin Upgraded instead, for its 7.3m/s output through a 90 degree sweep.