Others say...

"Portable evaporative cooler"
Excellent product, especially for the price. One tiny design flaw...I actually have to get down on the floor to see the water level.

"Sure beats being eaten by a bear! Heheh... Great gadget!"
Well, I don't really expect to meet up with a bear, but... part of what prompted me to buy this cooler is the increase in wildlife activity near our house. I don't always feel comfortable leaving the windows open as much as I used to. Anyway, except late at night, in the summer the outside air is usually hotter than the inside air so it's better to keep them closed. We had a fisher ('fisher-cat') show up last summer, something I'd never seen before. Then, there are foxes. And, of course, there's all the pollen and other stuff that comes in the windows.

Air conditioning hasn't done much for our weird little house, and it's ME that has to lift and install the stupid things and I just can't be bothered with that anymore! Sick of putting the air conditioners in. So, this Sunpentown evaporative cooler has been great, and very manageable.

It doesn't blast cold air like an air conditioner; true, it has it's limits. But, especially if I put some ice paks in the top container with lid (which I then cover with my stack of small cleaning towels...this helps insulate), I notice that the air IS much cooler than it would be from just a regular fan.

This gadget is nice and quiet and all the options for various settings, timer, etc., are wonderful.

We have very high humidity here (except in winter!) so I haven't bothered much with the actual evaporative-cooling aspect -- it would really only make a difference in a hot, dry place. Still, I like having that option, because you never know, around here!

There was a slight issue with the float inside the cooler, but I was able to make a quick phone call and get some instructions emailed to me about how to make the simple fix. This isn't new to me -- I've had to fix floats before, same type of situation, but with a hydroponic planter gadget.

Anyway -- I'm happy with this cooler and I may decide to get a few more in the future.



"Good cooling"
I chose this product because I live in a dry climate and couldn't afford an air conditioner, and also because it was rated so well. Well, here's the story. It came 3 days before it said it would (I got the free shipping). So before I turned the cool function on it was about 74 degrees and it cooled my room down to 70 degrees. The whole time it was pumping out icy cold air. But I don't like the way it loudly beeps when you change the settings. I recommend this product. But you HAVE TO GIVE IT TIME and set it on medium or high and keep your window open to let out the hot air and allow the cooler to pull in dry air.

"Works Very Well In Special Situations"
I live in the Southern California desert. My home air conditioner system does not cool the house evenly, especially the west facing or upstairs rooms. I find this unit does an excellent job in bring down the temperature in those room by about 10 degrees. I use this unit all the time during the summer. I am able to set my home air conditioner at a higher temperature and save $$$. The unit will NOT cool down an entire house, or cool a room more than 10 degrees or work in a humid area. I highly recommend this product for these special situations.

"Great price for what it offers"
OKay so my apartment is so !@#$ hot in Tucson, AZ that my poor, defenseless ferret would die if the rickety window A/C went out and I wasn't here to turn it off, wait 30 min, and turn it back on.

This product (evaporative cooler) didn't affect the overall temperature that much (or at all really) but it creates a nice little "comfort zone" in front of it.

Anyway, I'm happy enough to now buy a second one for the other room of the apartment.