Thursday, July 21, 2011

SPT SF-608R Portable Evaporative Air Cooler


First and foremost, it is not an air conditioner. If you expect your room to be icy, it is not the product for you. It is a cooler, and it does its job very well. It works by evaporation of water. Try soaking a T-shirt, wring it out and put it to soak for efficacy. It does not work well in humid areas, but it works well where the air is dry.
I am in Southern California, where the humidity is quite variable. I sat on the cooler six or eight feet from my chair, and on the hottest days I'm pretty comfortable.
Advantages:
* It's about 1 / 5 the cost of an air conditioner
* Operating profit cost is a fraction of the cost of air conditioning
* Smart features! (Hours, sleep, etc.)
* Remote control

Cons:
* It is bitterly cold as air conditioning.

Low cost, highly effective in low humidity. Has a strong fan when not using the cooling function. Timer works well. Have an oscillating function, a "sleep mode" and, most importantly: a drain plug, washable filter element and a plastic that can not rust as they made of sheet metal or tin.
It is in the high 90s to the low 100 degrees here in San Fernando Valley in California with low humidity and it is held, which place it is cool enough not to turn on the AC.
There is no air conditioning, but it is low cost [to purchase and run] Alternatively, one can say yet was an "environmentally friendly" way to stay home this summer. But then my friends to talk me out of buying a wringer washing machine, so my opinion is based on my personal preference for simplicity and old-fashioned way of doing things.
Take my review as you wish. It does what it says it will. If you have frequent high humidity, it will not be effective and the company says it was warned. I think there must be a good buy, and go silent too.

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