For some months years now I’ve been using a Lasko 20″ garage fan, model 2264QM. It’s been placed in my garage, which I use as a workshop and home gym. Here are my thoughts after using the fan extensively.
If you are in search of the best fan for a garage then make sure to read our full article. Spoiler Warning: this Lasko 2264QM is on the list because it’s affordable, not too loud, and it’s wall-mountable.
2264QM vs. 2265QM
The Lasko 2264QM is a 20-inch garage fan that sells for about $80. It’s the same fan as the Lasko 2265QM, which has a silver grate instead of black. the 2265QM sometimes goes on sale for under $80, but they are generally priced the same. The feature set of the two is identical.
2264QM Video Review
You can see my full video review below. I took the video after using the fan for a few months and still standby most of my takeaways!
Why Buy A Garage Fan?
Just to start things off, I’m a big fan of having a fan in the garage. This is for a few reasons:
- My space gets quite warm in the summer, even with the garage door open
- A fan creates air movement in the garage, pushing out dust which is great when I’m cleaning or woodworking
- The airflow keeps mosquitos and other insects outside
For these two very simply reasons I’ve always had a fan in my garage. I’m sad to say that this fan was always a $10 Honeywell, just a tiny little plastic thing that I wasn’t afraid of breaking or clogging with dust. At times I had two of these running, which was honestly loud and annoying, but this was a cost-effective solution.
This little fan wasn’t cutting it with the heat of the summer of 2021 and the extra sawdust in my garage shop while I was doing some home improvement projects, so I upgraded the fan.
Lasko 2264QM Pros
The Lasko fan has a lot to like about it.
- Affordable, sub-$100 price tag, with sales taking it as low as $60 sometimes
- Wall-mountable or floor stand
- Tiltable up to 90 degrees (facing straight up)
- Sufficient power for a single car garage, almost enough for a 2-car garage
- Can be operated with gloves on
- Easily to clean
- Trouble-free in a dusty garage
- All-metal build
Long story short, these are the reasons I bought the fan. The standouts for me were the price and the fact that it’s wall-mountable. I can also just grab it off the wall hanger and move it to the floor if I want a more focused or localized airflow.
The mounting is very simple: the fan includes a mounting plate, which is essentially a metal hook, and a sturdy lag screw which you can put into a stud. The fan should be hung in under five minutes, with the single biggest problem being finding proximity to an outlet if you are trying to avoid using an extension.
If you are concerned with cleaning the fans I’d say don’t worry about it. Mine has had very little dust build-up over the past few years, likely due to the polished metal fan blades and relatively which rotational speed. When I need to give it a deep clean I’d just take it outside and blast it with the air compressor.
Lasko 2264QM Cons
The fan does have some downsides. The include:
- 6-foot long cord will be too short for mounting high up on many walls (unless you have some tall wall sockets scattered around your garage, like I do)
- The fan tilts but it does not swivel (no side-to-side action)
- Three power settings are fine, but many Vornado fans have moved to a potentiometer which has unlimited increments between off and max
- The metal stand doesn’t have feet so it can wobble when on the ground
- Has good power, but not a tremendous amount.
Conclusion
I’ve been using this fan for about three years now, often running it for hours at a time while I build a cabinet, clean my garage, or do some painting work. I’ve found it to be sufficiently quiet, to have a reasonable amount of airflow, and to be quite reliable, even with all the dust and sawdust in my garage shop.
I’d like to see it have a rheostat as opposed to just 3 fan speeds and a longer cord would be greatly appreciated but overall it’s really done the job nicely.
If you need a budget garage fan and you want something wall-mountable, I’d recommend this Lasko garage fan.