I hate weeding through reviews of evaporative coolers, as it appears that most of the bad reviews are from people who have no idea what they are and what they will do a few are from people who can not follow basic instructions and there is only a handful of legitimate negative opinions, it is usually due to defective products.
I live in Denver, CO. It is dry here, and it's perfect climate for evaporative coolers. I have had the whole house cooler swamp in the former home, I have lived and know many friends with them. In my home, I have no option for a portable or window A / C air conditioning, which I spend most of my time in our finished basement and there is not a good option for the exhaust. Last summer we had offers for central A / C, but there are a lot more money than I want and I do not want electric bill that goes along with it. We have a whole house fan (not to be confused with a breath of wind) that we run into the early morning before it reaches 70 degrees, and that we are going again at night, usually after 9:00, or when it gets cold enough outside . Sometimes with an afternoon rain shower we turn it on before.
I purchased the evaporative cooler to complete whole house fan in reallllly hot days and / or mid-day when we we do not run it because it is warmer outside than it is now. House fan cools the ground floor a lot better than our basement because of the air flow from our cellar windows, as windows and cover we have. Also this summer I am pregnant with a due date 15 August and it does not help my comfort situation. Basically, an evaporative cooler exactly what I wanted and what is right for our situation.
Think of it as a fan on steroids. Cold air comes out of it. Today it's 88 degrees outside and the humidity is 16% ... a typical Colorado summer day. I have been cooler about 3 feet from me and 8 feet away from my husband. I have it on high and I'm actually getting cold. I feel the "swing" setting otherwise I would probably be shut down. It does not guzzle the water too fast and fill it once a day is enough, because I do not run it 24 / 7 I use one gallon jar to fill up faster, because it holds 10 liters (2.5 liters). I have an automatic icemaker in my fridge, so I have no problem running out of ice. I can not think of any features it lacks. It is not too noisy even at high - it's like a regular fan. There is no smell at all, but I can actually change the water frequently and follow the instructions for cleaning. Believe me smell things I can smell something from very far away because I have been pregnant. You can wash the air filter on the back, but do not use water to clean the wick. It's meant to be placed in direct sunlight to clean. I think that's why some people had problems with odors or mold. Follow the instructions, please. It has a remote control, timers, sleep modes, swing mode (just the fan blades inside the swing, not the entire drive), beep warning and visual indicators when it runs out of water (nice feature to avoid burn out the water pump), and an additional location of ice on top in addition to add ice into the water. You can adjust the blades on the front to control the air flow depending on which way you need vertically. It also has an ionizer, and you can run it as hell, if you want, so no need for another device just to get some air circulating.
All in all ... This thing does exactly what it says it will do. That's exactly what I wanted. It came together, which was a big bonus. It is only 17 kg and has built-in handles on the sides, so I can actually carry it upstairs himself, if it is empty, even super-pregnant. It is on wheels to make it easier to drive around when I do not have to take it to another floor. It was less than half what similar units cost the same tank size and air outlet.
I just have this thing for a week. I will be sure to update my review when I've had it for a while.
UPDATE 6 / 24 - I've found that when I run this thing on high for 8-10 hours a day, we need to fill it every day or every other day at least (depending on if I fill the max level ... I usually just add 1 liter when I fill it). But when I run it on medium or low and do not use it so much (more like 5-6 hours per day), it can take about a week without needing a refill. I usually do not bother to put on the ice for long unless it is a day with temperatures above 95 degrees and I want the extra cold air. The only thing I wish it had was a simple way to empty it if I want to move it up when it is not empty. But I do not think any model, I looked at was this feature (or at least it was not mentioned). It has never made the room feel oppressive, even without opening the window, and honestly I do not feel any difference in humidity in the room. Almost every day there has been less than 20% humidity outside, and I've never seen it get over 30% off. I'm still happy with this purchase, and stand by my 5 stars. I'm glad I got this instead of spending much more on a similar device.
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