I read the reviews and was nervous about this, but went with it because I could afford. My elderly mother needs heat, but I die here, so I got this to cool just my room. The first time I used it I wanted to test it, so I left it on a high in an enclosed area for just the time it takes to shower and when I returned Whoo-ee! Hot and stuffy, has, like other reviews said. But now I will leave the window open (you only need a few inches of open window) and it works perfectly. I have it at the window about 6 feet from me and it feels like a nice spring breeze. It's 88 outside and 76 in my room, and there is no house a / c on. The side of the box specifically says it with an open window, so there is something to remember. I think the key is to have at least some airflow on the back of the machine, not a closed room. It will probably not always cool the whole room, especially in say Arizona in August. However, it will cool you. It is noisy, but less than my old window AC and the pitch is low, which is less irritating than a high frequency machine. You probably will not hear the dogs barking outside, but I can not find the noise to be a major problem. In addition, there are times where I really do not want to hear the neighbor's stupid dog anyway.
This cooler is small, but it is powerful. I took it out of the box filled the device with two gallons of water put it in, and cool air was abundant. And I use it in a room that is 440 sqft. It's 90 degrees outside and about 77 degrees inside.
And truthfully I do not find the device should be high for the amount of air it produces, and I have not disabled the low setting.
I'm pretty happy with my purchase and look forward to a cool summer with a lower cost than running my AC unit.
By the way, I live in the southwest, where humidity is low most of the summer.
PS: Hats off to the supplier since I received my order in two days ... Excellent service!
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