Not to plug Wally World, but I recently bought a vertical blower from them and couldn't be happier. It's a squirrel cage design, not a fan. Stands about 3' tall and blows air along the vertical axis. They have several makes/models; some with ionizers. Mine has an infrared remote control (no iionizer), so there's no need to get up to change the settings; oscillates (if you want it to) and has different settings that automatically vary 'wind' velocity to simulate a summer breeze, ocean breeze, etc. With the front a/c on and the blower placed between the kitchen/living room area and the bath/bedroom, it does a really nice job of keeping the BR cool without the noise of having the rear a/c running. The blower itself is almost silent; unlike a fan. The one I chose was the "ALOHA breeze", around $40. Check them out - I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how much you get for your dollar. The only negative I've found was the oscillating feature (which I don't use) makes it a bit wobbly, so I screwed it firmly to the base with a couple of self-tapping screws. Oh, it's also light weight and uses 55 watts power on the high setting. I've never not found it necessary to go beyond the medium speed; usually set it on low.