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2 days ago
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Big Ass Fans Introduces Torrent™ – The Portable Misting Solution Conquering Heat in Complex Environments
Torrent's state-of-the-art design sets a new standard for unparalleled cooling endurance. Lexington, Kentucky, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New from Big Ass Fans, a Madison Air Company, Torrent™ is the ultimate portable cooling powerhouse for outdoor spaces, sporting events, and warehouses. With four wheels, 48-hour run time, and cooling capabilities by 25 °F, Torrent is an easy-to-use, rugged, AMCA-certified misting solution. For 25 years, Big Ass Fans has led the high-volume low-speed (HVLS) industry with premium, innovative products that provide best-in-class cooling comfort in complex environments. Torrent carries on this legacy. In a recent Big Ass Fans study, Torrent demonstrated dramatic cooling coverage while exhibiting unparalleled durability and endurance—making it a superior solution for rapid heat relief and field reliability. With an atomizing mister and 35-gallon water tank, this 30-inch fan provides continuous cooling comfort for up to four days so work shifts are not interrupted. Torrent's 25-degree cooling effect increases worker productivity up to 20%. Moreover, fewer cooling devices are needed to protect more people with an industry leading coverage area of 2,725 square feet. This ultimate cooling powerhouse with mobility indoors and out provides simple setup and maintenance with a 5-year warranty. 'Big Ass Fans strives to mitigate heat stress and provide industry-leading airflow. We enable employee well-being for increased productivity, performance and customer satisfaction for every product we bring to market,' said Leah Larson, the Chief Executive Officer at Big Ass Fans. 'Torrent is the bigger, bolder, longer-lasting cooler our customers asked for, and we're proud to deliver.' Torrent is available for purchase as of 4/22/2025. To learn more and to preview the product, please visit Torrent Portable Misting Fan. ## Big Ass FansBringing industry-leading airflow and energy savings to customers worldwide, Big Ass Fans exists to provide the best, most durable fans to fit any customer's needs. Big Ass Fans is guided by the high-volume, low-speed (HVLS) airflow concept to make spaces more comfortable and efficient. From factories to homes and everywhere in between, Big Ass fans deliver comfort, style and energy savings that make life and work more enjoyable. To learn more about Big Ass Fans visit About Madison AirMadison Air, one of the world's leading privately held companies, combines the innovation and nimble, responsive service of a startup with the sophistication and scale of a global enterprise. Madison Air's best-in-class portfolio of innovative brands make the world safer, healthier and more productive through the power of better air. Our purpose is rooted in the belief that whether it's protecting valuable data or equipment, optimizing crop quality and yield, or improving the productivity, health and retention of your workers, there's a direct correlation between air and outcomes. Please visit us at CONTACT: Michelle Moore Big Ass Fans 8592002750 in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Big Ass Fans Introduces Torrent™ – The Portable Misting Solution Conquering Heat in Complex Environments
Torrent's state-of-the-art design sets a new standard for unparalleled cooling endurance. Lexington, Kentucky, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New from Big Ass Fans, a Madison Air Company, Torrent™ is the ultimate portable cooling powerhouse for outdoor spaces, sporting events, and warehouses. With four wheels, 48-hour run time, and cooling capabilities by 25 °F, Torrent is an easy-to-use, rugged, AMCA-certified misting solution. For 25 years, Big Ass Fans has led the high-volume low-speed (HVLS) industry with premium, innovative products that provide best-in-class cooling comfort in complex environments. Torrent carries on this legacy. In a recent Big Ass Fans study, Torrent demonstrated dramatic cooling coverage while exhibiting unparalleled durability and endurance—making it a superior solution for rapid heat relief and field reliability. With an atomizing mister and 35-gallon water tank, this 30-inch fan provides continuous cooling comfort for up to four days so work shifts are not interrupted. Torrent's 25-degree cooling effect increases worker productivity up to 20%. Moreover, fewer cooling devices are needed to protect more people with an industry leading coverage area of 2,725 square feet. This ultimate cooling powerhouse with mobility indoors and out provides simple setup and maintenance with a 5-year warranty. 'Big Ass Fans strives to mitigate heat stress and provide industry-leading airflow. We enable employee well-being for increased productivity, performance and customer satisfaction for every product we bring to market,' said Leah Larson, the Chief Executive Officer at Big Ass Fans. 'Torrent is the bigger, bolder, longer-lasting cooler our customers asked for, and we're proud to deliver.' Torrent is available for purchase as of 4/22/2025. To learn more and to preview the product, please visit Torrent Portable Misting Fan. ## Big Ass FansBringing industry-leading airflow and energy savings to customers worldwide, Big Ass Fans exists to provide the best, most durable fans to fit any customer's needs. Big Ass Fans is guided by the high-volume, low-speed (HVLS) airflow concept to make spaces more comfortable and efficient. From factories to homes and everywhere in between, Big Ass fans deliver comfort, style and energy savings that make life and work more enjoyable. To learn more about Big Ass Fans visit About Madison AirMadison Air, one of the world's leading privately held companies, combines the innovation and nimble, responsive service of a startup with the sophistication and scale of a global enterprise. Madison Air's best-in-class portfolio of innovative brands make the world safer, healthier and more productive through the power of better air. Our purpose is rooted in the belief that whether it's protecting valuable data or equipment, optimizing crop quality and yield, or improving the productivity, health and retention of your workers, there's a direct correlation between air and outcomes. Please visit us at CONTACT: Michelle Moore Big Ass Fans 8592002750 in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
30-01-2025
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Big Ass Fans slapped with fat fines for false claims about their clean air products
The company Big Ass Fans has been slapped with almost half a million dollars in penalties for false advertising about their air purifying devices, including claims that their pricey fans can eliminate 99.99% of the virus that causes COVID-19. On Wednesday, 11 district attorneys in California announced a joint settlement with the company regarding allegations of false and misleading advertising. Kentucky-based Big Ass Fans has agreed to pay a total of $450,000 in penalties and restitution, more than $320,000 of which it will distribute directly to California customers who purchased certain "clean air products," prosecutors said. Early in the pandemic, when people were desperate for clean-air devices that could help safely reopen schools and businesses, the company made sweeping claims about their fans' ability to neutralize pathogens. But prosecutors determined there was "insufficient support for the company's advertising claims, and that the advertised efficacy rates were not achievable in real world scenarios." In June 2020, the company began advertising that fans equipped with their "clean air technology" could kill more than 99% of pathogens, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, using ultraviolet germicidal irradiation and ionization technology, prosecutors said. Read more: Waymo is getting ready to tackle Los Angeles' freeways. How have the robotaxis fared so far? These claims quickly drew criticism from air quality experts who said these so-called COVID-killing devices relied on test results run in tiny contained spaces, like a shoebox, and did not reflect efficacy rates in an actual room. 'There's no other way to say it — it's completely unproven whether these devices would work in a real-world setting,' Timothy Bertram, a chemistry professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told Kaiser Health News in 2021. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency also released a statement cautioning against claims made about the the effectiveness of air filters using ionization to protect people from COVID-19. "This is an emerging technology, and little research is available that evaluates it outside of lab conditions," the EPA said. "As typical of newer technologies, the evidence for safety and effectiveness is less documented than for more established ones, such as filtration." The EPA further warned that ionization technology has the potential to generate ozone and other potentially harmful byproducts indoors. Big Ass Fans drew further scrutiny when Robert Redfield, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the first Trump administration, joined the team as a strategic health and safety advisor in April 2021. 'Proper ventilation has a major role to play in mitigating transmission of COVID-19 and other respiratory pathogens,' Redfield said in a Big Ass Fans news release announcing his new position. 'Big Ass Fans is a leader in designing airflow systems and making places where we live, work, and play, safer.' As part of the settlement agreement, Big Ass Fans is required to comply with an injunction that bars it from making untruthful, deceptive or misleading marketing claims in the future. The settlement was negotiated by the district attorneys of Alameda, Orange, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Solano and Sonoma counties. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
30-01-2025
- Science
- Los Angeles Times
Big Ass Fans slapped with fat fines for false claims about their clean air products
The company Big Ass Fans has been slapped with almost half a million dollars in penalties for false advertising about their air purifying devices, including claims that their pricey fans can eliminate 99.99% of the virus that causes COVID-19. On Wednesday, 11 district attorneys in California announced a joint settlement with the company regarding allegations of false and misleading advertising. Kentucky-based Big Ass Fans has agreed to pay a total of $450,000 in penalties and restitution, more than $320,000 of which it will distribute directly to California customers who purchased certain 'clean air products,' prosecutors said. Early in the pandemic, when people were desperate for clean-air devices that could help safely reopen schools and businesses, the company made sweeping claims about their fans' ability to neutralize pathogens. But prosecutors determined there was 'insufficient support for the company's advertising claims, and that the advertised efficacy rates were not achievable in real world scenarios.' In June 2020, the company began advertising that fans equipped with their 'clean air technology' could kill more than 99% of pathogens, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, using ultraviolet germicidal irradiation and ionization technology, prosecutors said. These claims quickly drew criticism from air quality experts who said these so-called COVID-killing devices relied on test results run in tiny contained spaces, like a shoebox, and did not reflect efficacy rates in an actual room. 'There's no other way to say it — it's completely unproven whether these devices would work in a real-world setting,' Timothy Bertram, a chemistry professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told Kaiser Health News in 2021. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency also released a statement cautioning against claims made about the the effectiveness of air filters using ionization to protect people from COVID-19. 'This is an emerging technology, and little research is available that evaluates it outside of lab conditions,' the EPA said. 'As typical of newer technologies, the evidence for safety and effectiveness is less documented than for more established ones, such as filtration.' The EPA further warned that ionization technology has the potential to generate ozone and other potentially harmful byproducts indoors. Big Ass Fans drew further scrutiny when Robert Redfield, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the first Trump administration, joined the team as a strategic health and safety advisor in April 2021. 'Proper ventilation has a major role to play in mitigating transmission of COVID-19 and other respiratory pathogens,' Redfield said in a Big Ass Fans news release announcing his new position. 'Big Ass Fans is a leader in designing airflow systems and making places where we live, work, and play, safer.' As part of the settlement agreement, Big Ass Fans is required to comply with an injunction that bars it from making untruthful, deceptive or misleading marketing claims in the future. The settlement was negotiated by the district attorneys of Alameda, Orange, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Solano and Sonoma counties.
