| | |  | Air Purification Products | Home » » » Metro Airforce Cage/Crate Pet Cooling Fan | | | | | | | Description: | | Pets breath easier with the Metro Air Force Cage/Crate Cooling Fan. This deluxe, portable, high quality, high performance fan protects your pets from uncomfortable, dangerous hot weather and keeps them cool and relaxed...at home or away. It works on 2 "D" batteries to provide up to 100 hours of running time, with two speeds for maximum efficiency and powerful air circulation. Designed to be ultra quiet, it will never frighten your pets. They remain cool, calm and comfortable, even on hot muggy days. The fan easily clips onto any standard cage, crate or pet carrier. The Air Force Cage/Crate Cooling Fan is just the thing for humid summer weather. At home or on the road it's the best way to help your pets keep their cool. Ideal for shows and short or long trips. Metro Air Force Cage/Crate Cooling Fan Powerful airflow Hangs easily onto any pet cage, crate or carrier Ultra quiet operation Up to 100 hours of cooling relief 2-speeds-high and low Keeps pet comfortable in all kinds of weather Ideal for home or travel Operates with 2 "D" batteries (not included). | | | Features: | |
• Protects your pets from uncomfortable, dangerous hot weather and keeps them cool and relaxed.
• Designed to be ultra quiet, it will never frighten your pets.
• The fan easily clips onto any standard cage, crate or pet carrier.
• They remain cool, calm and comfortable, even on hot muggy days.
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 8.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 11 reviews |
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10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 unreliable, complete waste of moneyJul 02, 2010
By Stephen M. Lerch
I purchased this crate fan locally for $13.50 plus tax. I bought it on June 5, 2010. It stopped working completely (yes, I tried new alkaline batteries, several sets, and even rechargeables, several sets) June 23, 2010. That's right, I spent $13.50 for 18 days of use!
No problem I thought, the fan is covered under a one year warranty, what could be wrong with that? Well you have to pay to ship the item to Metro and that'll be about $4. Then you have to pay for return shipping from Metro... another $4-$5. Best case my $13.50 crate fan then becomes $21.50, worst case it's $22.50... just a little more and it would be more cost effective to just buy another fan!
What Metro has done is created a product that they can get away with claiming they have a 1 year warranty on, then when you realize the price to ship it to them and back, you might as well just buy another one and save yourself the hassle of the visit to the post office!
The best part was the phone call to Metro's office. The person on the other end stated that she didn't even think the fan HAD a warranty! Guess they've never had anyone attempt to make a claim on the warranty and given the price to return it to them, I can see why.
When it worked, it worked well. It kept my dog's crate a bearable temperature with a noticeable decrease in panting (it's hot in the back of the car even with the AC on full blast).
But was it worth $.75 a day? ($13.50 divided by 18 days of use gives me $.75 a day... and I didn't even use it every day anyway) Not at all.
To be fair, I bought 2. I gave one to my parents and their fan still works flawlessly. And yes, I even tried their batteries in my fan with no success. It seems the motor on mine has seized.
I guess I begin my search for a reliable crate fan once again.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
UNRELIABLENov 08, 2010
By D. Bassett
I've purchased about 6 of these, and when they DO work, they work well. But they have had a 50% failure rate after a very short amount of time. They just stop working, despite brand new batteries. They seem cheaply made. One them had to have the battery area taped shut more in order to work at all. It would be a great product if it were more reliable. I'm not sure if the more expensive models are more reliable or not, but if you buy this one, be prepared to deal with warranty issues.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Works OK, Better than NothingJan 18, 2011
By Dog Runner
1. For the size and price, its OK.
2. Does not push as much air as I would prefer.
3. Does not mount easily to non-standard kennels. I have a high end kennel (Zinger Winger) and had to use zip ties to keep the fan on.
4. Eats the D batteries when on high. I usually use it on low in combination with a solar canopy.
5. The solar canopy by ProSelect (Solar Crate Canopy in Silver) is much more useful in keeping the kennel and my vehicle cool. I got the large size so I could drape it over my the cab of my truck and easily move it around as the sun moves.
6. I have seen more effective fan rigs with larger fans plugged into an auxiliary power source (cigarette lighter, or an additional battery for the serious working dog team)
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Poorly made but better than nothingJan 20, 2011
By AJ
I have had two Metro Cage/Crate cooling fans. Right now I am staring at the second one and writing this review before I dump it. The plastic connector broke, leaving me unable to attach it to the crate. The wires in the battery compartment broke on my first fan. Unless I can find something better, I will probably buy a third, since they worked reasonably well for a while.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Useful But Battery Life Not Even Close to 80 HoursMay 26, 2007
By Todd Ogasawara
"editortotech"
The Metro Vacuum Cage/Create Cooling Fan seems to work pretty well. The two plastic hooks sit well on a standard small pet cage. However, the batteries do not seem to last anywhere near the 80 hours claimed in the product description. And, this is based on the fan being left on the low setting (there are two fan speed settings). Based on having it just two weeks, it also appears that the batteries shake lose and need to physically readjusted to touch the battery connectors correctly every other day or so. That said, it has been useful and is reasonably priced for what it does and I'm mostly satisfied with the product
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