Man. You should really told us nicely to get out of the video. When i heard you said "get out of here", its pisses me off and i restart the video all over again.
oh mei goodness.... super sensitive snow flake!!!! Grow up and grow a backbone or grab your crayons and your tissue box and crawl in your safe space!!!!!!1 Puiiih sad like 2 year old having a fit .....
*Needed a cooler for a work cubicle **Fastly.Cool** . It did just what I needed, so easy to used and really cooled the space. I am glad that I got it and would buy it again.*
In mine you can pull out the water reservoir. I did, filled it up halfway with water and put it in the freezer until it was mostly frozen but not completely solid. When reinstalling the icewater reservoir the air was much colder. :)
The colder the water, the colder the air. Heat is energy, it can only go from hot to cold, the water is the heat sink, the colder it is the more eneregy it can absorb. Looking at the design, it is a highly innefficient water cooler, the "filter" is cloth or paper, not exactly thermal conductive materials. Honestly, this one, rather get a portable fan cheaper, and put a mug of cold water in front of it, probably equivalent cooler. Also, pet peeve of mine, Freon is a brand name of a refrigerant gas. If you are talking generically it is called refrigerant,, Freon simply refers to refrigerants produced by The Chemours company. It is turning common parlance because of R-12 and R-22, both highly efficient refrigerants, but also highly ozone depleting, The latter why the use is discontinued.
@@neverforget1447 Bacteria can live in hotter and colder temperatures than humans, but they do best in a warm, moist, protein-rich environment that is pH neutral or slightly acidic. There are exceptions, however. Some bacteria thrive in extreme heat or cold, while others can survive under highly acidic or extremely salty conditions. It depends on the type of bacteria.
I bought it. I don't have air conditioning at my place, and I can't stand sleeping with a big machine working next to me. I got the little artic air and I find it does help cool down my bedroom a bit when the heat is unbearable. It obviously wont replace a big air conditioner that spits out heat through your window, but it makes a nice difference. My only criticism are the lights on it, they can't be turned off and it bugged me when I tried to sleep. But that was easily fixed when I covered them with old birthday cards.
I got one of those in all it does is add moisture into the air making it thicker and feeling warmer and heavier just the opposite of what an air conditioner does
My girlfriend had a few of these in her one bedroom apartment - 2 in her livingroom , one in her bedroom and one in her bathroom and it worked awesome - way better than my $130 priced A.C that still have to pay $ to run it monthly utilities and with her's its ran on batteries - and it lasts up to 10-12 hours I believe each night
I have this exact model - and yes, the only really bad thing is the USB power port. Micro USB connectors are very easy to break, but the one MAJOR DESIGN FLAW is that the exposed circuitry is WAAAY too close to the open water reservoir. Mine was working great, but then I bumped it slightly - just enough that the water in the bottom sloshed over the wiring and it immediately fried itself. There's absolutely no excuse for putting open circuitry ONE CENTIMETRE from an open tub of water! SMDH.
This thing left a puddle on my night stand. Thankfully I splurged on actual hardwood so my nightstand wasn't ruined. I threw this ac unit in the trash.
Works great in areas with low humidity, I found this out after purchasing two evaporator coolers a few years ago. Memphis humidity is too high... lucky I was able to get my money back... Then got some portable a/c units.... get outta here
Thanks for your review, I think this could be good for places where heat doesn't last too much and where people doesn't want to pay a 250 dollars ac to get a high electric bill, and doesn't want to get too cold
Keep in mind that these become less effective as humidity rises. These work fine in dry texas air but will do jack shit above 50-60% humidity we usually get where i live.
I found an old unit at Goodwill for $5 - redesigned it with sponge cloths (cut to size) and it seems to work great. (Who knows what those old, original cheap paper filters picked up? Mold? Germs? Bacteria? Virus'? I cut them all out and replaced them. )
I had one of these in my office on my desk....other than the possibility of a mess if tipped over, it worked pretty good, no complaints. Thanks for the re-do Matt, it's a worthy product for sure 😎
Around 3 months, got it at the beginning of the summer(I live in NYC). I just put it away for the winter throwing out the paper part, got replacements ready to go for next year 👍
@@GoldenQ9 No. It cools off right in front of you mainly, hence why it's on the desktop. It's not ice cold, but it is much cooler than say a desk fan. Worth it IMHO.
It initially feels cool if you sit right in front of it, but the problem is that it increases humidity in the room...and then it feels sticky and humid. After running it for a few hours,you are actually worse off than before you started.
A legitimate product test would have included a psychrometer to measure entering and leaving dry and wet bulb air temperature, an anemometer to measure the quantity of air handled by the device, and a psychrometric chart to calculate the exact cooling capacity, in Btu's/lb of the device. Google "Psychrometrics", and learn why this thing falls short of claims.
Regardless of all the mean comments below I wanted to say thank you for your review. It was short and informative. I have seen and watched reviews on portable a.c. units via TH-cam that are like 15 min long and they all end up telling me the same thing you did but took all damn day to do it and so I appreciate you getting to the point quickly, lol, folks are pressed for time and don't have all day to watch videos. I look forward to watching more of your opinions on products in the future. I live in NC so I understand, as do you living in Texas, that summer time heat can be fatal and down here in the south we deal w a whole different kind of heat then the rest of the U.S. so we have to do all we can to try and find relief!
I totally agree. I think it's the humidity here that makes the warmer months horrible in NC. My AC has hardly shut off today. I was debating on buying one of these for my bedroom. Thank you for the short to the point review.
I bought this last year when my A/C went out last year. Works great!! I added cold water & ice cubes. Put it next to my bed🛏 when I went to sleep at night🌆. I live in Texas, also, so I know how hot🌞 it gets here.😀👌
I actually already own this thing. It does work, it is just rather loud and if you intend on leaving it at full blast it will burn through it's supply of water in about 3-5 hours. It is technically a swamp fan. These work better in dry areas than humid areas so if you live in Florida or along the coast don't expect much. Though in my area it has worked even on days near 80% humidity so it isn't entirely a bust if you live in one of those areas, it will just be far less reliable.
Wrong in the Southwest they are perfect. Instead of 15% 100 degree temps in your house you have 35% at 70 degrees for a dollar a day. This small thing would cool a small desk area but not a room and only with low ambient humidity.
It actually heats up the room slightly over time, so you end up with high humidity and a tad warmer. It works better outside if it’s blowing straight at you. I wouldn’t recommend it for indoor use.
I originally got one of these years ago in hopes, not much hope but still hopeful it would cool me down little during the hot summers in my mail truck. (A square metal tin can vehicle with No A.C and just a tiny dusty fan that puts out hot air.) it would work decently for about 5 minutes then turn into a portable heater. I recently put in my garage when I’m working out there and used my old lunch cooler to store ice and let it draw cold air from there. I would also put cold water with ice and stick the filter that I would dampen first in the freezer for a good 10-15 mins. The portable a.c/fan unit is just going to put out the temperature of air it’s drawing in, so try to make it as cold as you can.
@@Thrillowatt The difference is AC will fill the room with cooler air. This thing blows wet air on you, and when the water evaporates from your skin. Water evaporates when you provide it with some heat and it takes that heat away, so you feel cooler. But that only works if it directly blows on you, and if the air humidity is high, water does not evaporate as easy, and you just feel damp
Also, what is really great, is the fact that since it is USB powered, so it will run off of a USB portable battery. I actually ran one at my work station where there is no power outlet, for two years, because I purchased a good USB battery(for charging cell phones). Also, you can take the filter or and soak it in cold water, then insert it, and have the coolest temp air they it will put out so you can avoid having to wait three minutes.
@@str8talk411 on a decent size portable battery, it worked almost six hours... Mine was the Arctic air ultra. The one that came after this one. They all use a type of USB low power, so you can use a cell phone battery charger to run them.
This is a mini swamp cooler. I dont understand why manufacturers have such a difficult time making an air conditioner that is like 1/5th the scale of a vehicle AC. Most people interested in mini ACs arent looking to cool off a warehouse, theyre looking for a personal air conditioner. Im thinking about going to a rapid prototype place and having them build me one for proof of concept that you can have actual COLD air on a micro scale and run it off a 12v system
I know the feeling😥 Where do you stay at? I need full address, social security # and mothers maiden name. For references of course🤓 #dontreallysharethat #noreallywhatstheinfo #jk #butreally
We built those things 10 years ago take a cooler roll hole in the lid put a fan on it so blows into the cooler and the bottom bottom part of the cooler at the top drill a couple holes 2 inch to 2 1/2 inch holes for the air to come out and put a big ice block in the cooler put the lid on and turn the fan on and you’ll get frostier out of it
I dont belive thats true, because if u add ice to a evaporative cooler aka swamp cooler it doesnt make the air colder , to be honest,,, which that product is pretty much a mini evaporative cooler, adding ice will make nooo difference,
@@exaltedpotato1247 not sure what kind of ice maker your fridge has but I believe the point of the product is to cool your personal space off not a whole room
I bought two of these for our truck camper, and they're basically crap. Don't cool very much, and don't last long. Cheaper to buy a small cooler, blow a small fan into it, with a large pvc elbow out of it.
the greater question is does it cool an entire room up to a certain amount of square feet? I don't think most ppl doubt it will cool if you're sitting directly in front of it.
It would have been better to measure the temperature in a small room before you turn it on and then time how long and how much the temperature drops. I wouldn’t want to carry this thing around with me to keep cool but would it be any good in a room.
Best review of this product. Quick. Straightforward. And how long did the cool air last? And can it be charged and ran? Or does it have to be plugged in at all times to work?
My stepfather purchased and he lives in Mississippi. He is an avid bird watcher so he sits outside very early in the am to enjoy the birds and nature but it can get very hot. He stepped away into his home for a minute and when he returned it was dripping pretty bad. He wiped it down and put it up for the day. The next day it was dead. He only got to use it for 1 day 2 hours. 😔 He no longer watches the birds in the heat
I do ac for a living and I can tell you for a fact this will not cool your room down. Maybe a small 1/2 bath but nothing that big. The temperature coming out of the unit is only 67 degrees at the start of the temperature measurement. I can tell you that freon is way colder than just ice in water. Nor does this take the humidity out of the air due to not having cooling coils for the humidity to run across. This is a gimmick. The only way I would know truthfully is to buy one and I’m definitely not doing that. If I had proof maybe I’d make a review. But I don’t think this works.
we still have it. I love it. it does what it suppose to do keeps u cool in a small area. haven't bought the newer ones yet but may have to if they don't make the filter for this one. I would recommend it.
- AC is not working - Got this thinking it can help keep me cool till the AC can get repaired - It wasn't really cool at all - I continued being hot, miserable, and a little out of it because I couldn't cool down fast enough to start feeling better - Had to start putting ice cubes in it and chilled water to get the air to come out *slightly* cooler - Realised that after about every 30 minutes or so, the ice cubes have melted and the water begins to get warm again so I have to get up to get more ice cubes I've been filling ice cube trays and getting up to get more ice to put in the water in the machine every 30 minutes or so, all day idk how I'm going to sleep like this when I know it's going to stop keeping me slightly cool after 30 minutes or so of falling asleep I wouldn't recommend this thing to most people the only people I would recommend this to are people who live in already cool-ish temputures, people with an unlimited supply of ice cubes or willying to get up and make some all day and continue adding more to the machine, and people who aren't or don't need to be very mobile beyond 2 feet I'm still hot still miserable still thinking this is pretty much a waste of money did I think it was going to work and be as cold as a regular AC? no. but I still expected a little more than this did I mention I've been having to sit no more than 2 feet away from the thing in order to feel cool?
Texas is a very big state. North and West Texas are probably much drier than coastal Texas. Are you in a humid area. If so, does this product work well without causing a giant mess? If I buy one to use in a humid climate will I be emptying a reservoir every hour? I'm genuinely interested. My room is the hottest room in the house and I'm looking for a better way of cooling it off, than the noisy, stacks of paper destroying fan I'm currently using.
@@putther no it ads humidity as you fill it with water and it evaporates. Your talking about std a/c where water is removed from the air. That is why ur car leaves a little puddle under it if parked with a/c running. it drips onto the floor as all cars with ac do
@@rickchyczewski576 It doesn't work well in hot HUMID climates. I have one of these for my bedroom in SoCal(very little humidity) and it works great...for like a few hours. Can't really count on it for long term use unless you want to be constantly refilling it.
It's an evaporative cooler! Big ones have been used out West for years, but now companies make little plastic ones. They are usually cheap, have no condenser and work by blowing air over a wet screen. And they only work in dry desert climates. YOUR CAN MAKE YOUR OWN CHEAP EVAPORATIVE COOLER!"; Just put an electric or battery operated fan blowing wind at a damp towel that's hanging 2 or 3 inches in front of the fan (but not laying on the fan due to fire hazard). When the towel starts to dry, dampen it again. The water evaporating off the damp towel makes the air colder! These evaporative coolers don't work on the East Coast where there is more humidity. If your on the East Coast, look for a small portable A/C that has a condenser. If your lucky you may find a portable 12 volt one that can run off of batteries. They are expensive though.
This is the 3rd video review that I’ve seen for this product, and it’s by far the best. You covered all the features, functions, and your initial impression within 4.5 minutes. Nice work!
I never had any luck with these. I live in a low humidity area. I had two small ones and one larger one. The smaller ones wound up in the trash (one of them leaked like crazy). I still have the larger one, but use it only as a fan. It even came with ice packs to freeze. These made no difference. Buyer beware.
This is my first time enjoying your TH-cam channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.
I’ve bought many air coolers. Online. Ollie’s. Etc. motors broke. Crazy Sounds , stopped working. I bought one this year at Menards , best one I’ve had. $15. Been using for hours. About a month or more. Quiet. Efficient size of arctic air. Best quality. Southern something is brand. 100 times quality of other throw aways
I did the thermometer test, no difference. Did what the Instructions said. Used super cold water too. Nothing but another Internet Ripoff. An oscillating fan works better and they're cheapet
My girlfriend's sister has one and said not to use this if you're in a humid hot area because all this does is add to the humidity. This device is ideal for a small room in a dry hot desert setting
This is just a fan with a water filter insert that looks like coffee filters. For us in NC, where we need to dehumidify and cool, this is no good. We tried it, and it is very weak, we need to take the filters out and soak it first, then put it back in.. It humidifies, which is the opposite of what you'd want in the summer here (this might be great for people who live in a very dry climate). Looking around for a different model, one with a cooling coil.
If you live in the desert, and the AC is not on, this tiny thing might cool you if you are sitting in front of it, if you are in high humidity, then the AC is working hard to remove the humidity, so these things are undoing what the AC is doing.. a swamp cooler can only work if the air is dry..like in the desert.... but this thing is so small it wouldn't cool a bathroom in the desert.. ... if you have high humidity then the air can't hold any more... and why would you want it to.... after all it's not the heat... it's humidity..... .if your AC isn't keeping you cool get yourself a fan to help out, as it will move a lot more air...
heavychevy228 Or the east coast. Their marketing makes this sound like some revolutionary new product when it doesn’t work for literally half the United States.
If you live in a house with central ac but you have that 1 room that's always a few degrees warmer than the rest of the house something like this is perfect. It'll lower the room temperature and the central ac will take care of the added humidity.
I wonder does it spill water around like humidifier, if so it's a concern because it creates mold in your room and affect your lungs. I have seein people complaining about humidifier
When it is hot and humid, reducing humidity from the cooled air has a big effect on comfort. This thing ADDS HUMIDITY! "Evaporative cooling" is an ancient technology, slightly effective for cooling, but terrible at lowering humidity!
It doesn't even lower anything. Iust spit on your hand & blow on it. Of course it feels cooler. But the temperature will just keep going up, because of the humidity it produces (and the fan & the lsd lights....). It will raise the temperature a few degrees, instead of lowering it.
I saw a huge one that had water dripping on a hay filter and it actually worked.. it was so weird to me seeing water cool the air. I guess because the *water absorbs the heat that the fan sucks up so the air coming off it is cooler than the ambient air.*
it uses evaporation cooling down side is it increases the humidity in the room, a spray bottle and fan does the same thing, probably best to use it outside.
2-years later, still relevant. Thank you so much for this video! Super useful. You seem honest & have GREAT, natural, non-crackhead energy. (Rare for TH-camrs lol). You showed all the pros and cons just by demonstrating VS the typical list format. And...you *actually read the instructions* ? Oh you're a reviewer worth your salt. Quick but thorough presentation. Especially aligning the filter strip things. Appreciate you 💛✨
@Young Entrepreneur Lol, pretty much. I just have to give ppl their props. I think they deserve to know what they're doing well. A lot of channels are painfully long winded in their videos while still missing out relevant info bcuz they're too busy trying to be funny or whatever for likes and views. I wish he reviewed washing machines and beauty products haha.
So we have the same exact concept. We call em lahori coolers. ( because they we were invented in the city lahore) Pretty much the same design ... just larger in size. They're way cheaper than ACs and they're effective in beating the heat.
Just be sure to remind your viewers that these things only work in dry climates. It's called evaporative cooling. Out west they call them swamp coolers and you'll see them all over the roofs of the buildings. Love your delivery style and your videos though. Hope your channel blows up quick!
You don’t know what you’re talking about. The water in the cooler evaporates, acting as a heat exchanger. This is age old technology that works extremely well when implemented correctly. Many homes in the south west are cooled using swamp coolers.
I have one in transit and should have looked here first. I thought there was some wee freeze unit in there, it is simply an evaporative cooler! Well, I'll have a use for it, but was really looking for a big one. Might be nice on a chair beside the bed!, on the table beside me, perhaps find room in it for some small ice cubes? Or at least ice water. Remember to leave all doors and windows open and train it right on you. Thanks for the post.
Take a bucket and cut a hole on three sides that you can put a piece of PVC in. Lay a fan over the bucket. Place a milk jug with frozen water in bucket, place fan face down on bucket. Keep a couple of milk jugs in the freezer to switch out. It's not pretty, but it works. ❄️🐐🌴🦩
Man. You should really told us nicely to get out of the video. When i heard you said "get out of here", its pisses me off and i restart the video all over again.
🤣that's awesome
😂👍❤
NakazatoTakeshi remember when takumi smacked you on akina
oh mei goodness.... super sensitive snow flake!!!! Grow up and grow a backbone or grab your crayons and your tissue box and crawl in your safe space!!!!!!1 Puiiih sad like 2 year old having a fit .....
Ingrid K. Guerra bruh it’s a joke calm down
*Needed a cooler for a work cubicle **Fastly.Cool** . It did just what I needed, so easy to used and really cooled the space. I am glad that I got it and would buy it again.*
The packaging looks like it came from the 2000's.
🤣 true
GeorgeV the early 2000’s
Indeed :)
You mean the 2000s BC, right?
I'd say it looks 1994 ish
In mine you can pull out the water reservoir. I did, filled it up halfway with water and put it in the freezer until it was mostly frozen but not completely solid. When reinstalling the icewater reservoir the air was much colder. :)
The one I got, the water is just everywhere... Soaking my rug.. for me, this is bad very very bad market
The colder the water, the colder the air. Heat is energy, it can only go from hot to cold, the water is the heat sink, the colder it is the more eneregy it can absorb. Looking at the design, it is a highly innefficient water cooler, the "filter" is cloth or paper, not exactly thermal conductive materials. Honestly, this one, rather get a portable fan cheaper, and put a mug of cold water in front of it, probably equivalent cooler.
Also, pet peeve of mine, Freon is a brand name of a refrigerant gas. If you are talking generically it is called refrigerant,, Freon simply refers to refrigerants produced by The Chemours company. It is turning common parlance because of R-12 and R-22, both highly efficient refrigerants, but also highly ozone depleting, The latter why the use is discontinued.
Its a swamp cooler. Air blows across water filter elements. I'd use it out door but not inside your house unless you like to grow mushrooms or mold.
Some of us are dying because of the heat
Theres enough heat in my house currently to kill bacteria lmfao, Id like to see mold try to grow.
“unless you like to grow mushrooms or mold”
Not in dry climates, this won’t happen.
@@DefaultMando bacteria likes heat.
@@neverforget1447 Bacteria can live in hotter and colder temperatures than humans, but they do best in a warm, moist, protein-rich environment that is pH neutral or slightly acidic. There are exceptions, however. Some bacteria thrive in extreme heat or cold, while others can survive under highly acidic or extremely salty conditions. It depends on the type of bacteria.
I bought it. I don't have air conditioning at my place, and I can't stand sleeping with a big machine working next to me. I got the little artic air and I find it does help cool down my bedroom a bit when the heat is unbearable. It obviously wont replace a big air conditioner that spits out heat through your window, but it makes a nice difference. My only criticism are the lights on it, they can't be turned off and it bugged me when I tried to sleep. But that was easily fixed when I covered them with old birthday cards.
You can turn the lights off
What if I don't have any birthday cards? :(
@@davefazzino304 i can send you a postcard that say happy birthday
@@chinchin2121 perfect, it's in November thanks!
Does it really cool
I got one of those in all it does is add moisture into the air making it thicker and feeling warmer and heavier just the opposite of what an air conditioner does
My girlfriend had a few of these in her one bedroom apartment - 2 in her livingroom , one in her bedroom and one in her bathroom and it worked awesome - way better than my $130 priced A.C that still have to pay $ to run it monthly utilities and with her's its ran on batteries - and it lasts up to 10-12 hours I believe each night
I have this exact model - and yes, the only really bad thing is the USB power port. Micro USB connectors are very easy to break, but the one MAJOR DESIGN FLAW is that the exposed circuitry is WAAAY too close to the open water reservoir. Mine was working great, but then I bumped it slightly - just enough that the water in the bottom sloshed over the wiring and it immediately fried itself. There's absolutely no excuse for putting open circuitry ONE CENTIMETRE from an open tub of water! SMDH.
Filters go mouldy after 1 month and you need to put ice cubes in too feel the affect
This thing left a puddle on my night stand. Thankfully I splurged on actual hardwood so my nightstand wasn't ruined. I threw this ac unit in the trash.
Cause you don’t know how to use it lmaooooooo
@@aprilcoker7376 Dude it's shit
@@aprilcoker7376 It's a POS you incel
@@aprilcoker7376absolutely he doesn’t i love mine
What Celsius range is "nice and cool"? I don't have a conversion chart.
Room temp is about 22-25
21.5 is room temperature
@@braydonneault2210 that is 70F super cold
So does America have a different room temperature? Lmao
It's a good personal cooler works well up to 40% humidity anything after that = RIP.
Works great in areas with low humidity, I found this out after purchasing two evaporator coolers a few years ago. Memphis humidity is too high... lucky I was able to get my money back... Then got some portable a/c units.... get outta here
man. do u think this will work in our country philippines? we are a tropical cntry.
Thanks for your review, I think this could be good for places where heat doesn't last too much and where people doesn't want to pay a 250 dollars ac to get a high electric bill, and doesn't want to get too cold
Keep in mind that these become less effective as humidity rises.
These work fine in dry texas air but will do jack shit above 50-60% humidity we usually get where i live.
@@ric84 thanks
I found an old unit at Goodwill for $5 - redesigned it with sponge cloths (cut to size) and it seems to work great. (Who knows what those old, original cheap paper filters picked up? Mold? Germs? Bacteria? Virus'? I cut them all out and replaced them. )
Well done lady
I had one of these in my office on my desk....other than the possibility of a mess if tipped over, it worked pretty good, no complaints. Thanks for the re-do Matt, it's a worthy product for sure 😎
Thanks Mike! How long have you had it?
Around 3 months, got it at the beginning of the summer(I live in NYC). I just put it away for the winter throwing out the paper part, got replacements ready to go for next year 👍
It actually cools the entire room?
@@GoldenQ9 No. It cools off right in front of you mainly, hence why it's on the desktop. It's not ice cold, but it is much cooler than say a desk fan. Worth it IMHO.
@@dragon2knight can use for sleep bro?
It initially feels cool if you sit right in front of it, but the problem is that it increases humidity in the room...and then it feels sticky and humid.
After running it for a few hours,you are actually worse off than before you started.
Its great for arid conditions. However do not use it in humid conditions or you will experience what you just described.
Swamp cooler. Not AC.
Or just open the window for a minute or a door for the humidity to go away
A legitimate product test would have included a psychrometer to measure entering and leaving dry and wet bulb air temperature, an anemometer to measure the quantity of air handled by the device, and a psychrometric chart to calculate the exact cooling capacity, in Btu's/lb of the device. Google "Psychrometrics", and learn why this thing falls short of claims.
I think someone needs to test you with an analrometer. It's a simple TH-cam unboxing review. stfu already.
Regardless of all the mean comments below I wanted to say thank you for your review. It was short and informative. I have seen and watched reviews on portable a.c. units via TH-cam that are like 15 min long and they all end up telling me the same thing you did but took all damn day to do it and so I appreciate you getting to the point quickly, lol, folks are pressed for time and don't have all day to watch videos. I look forward to watching more of your opinions on products in the future. I live in NC so I understand, as do you living in Texas, that summer time heat can be fatal and down here in the south we deal w a whole different kind of heat then the rest of the U.S. so we have to do all we can to try and find relief!
I totally agree. I think it's the humidity here that makes the warmer months horrible in NC. My AC has hardly shut off today. I was debating on buying one of these for my bedroom. Thank you for the short to the point review.
I bought this last year when my A/C went out last year. Works great!! I added cold water & ice cubes. Put it next to my bed🛏 when I went to sleep at night🌆. I live in Texas, also, so I know how hot🌞 it gets here.😀👌
Is it 110 or 220
Does it work ok?
@@markhershberger1096 yes
He should have did this review at the beginning of the summer it's fall now and it's getting cool.
True🤣 but it's summer for someone somewhere 😉
@@UnboxJunkie yeah but not for the US WHERE MOST OF YOUR VIEWERS ARE.
@@waynerhea6649 you don't even know that
@@waynerhea6649 Imagine being salty that your favourite UNBOXING channel doesn't have enough content. Don't you know most of youtube is unboxing?
@@UnboxJunkie yeah....it’s too hot in Bangladesh. Now summer is going on. I bought one and just watched your review. So I'm your new viewer.
I actually already own this thing. It does work, it is just rather loud and if you intend on leaving it at full blast it will burn through it's supply of water in about 3-5 hours. It is technically a swamp fan. These work better in dry areas than humid areas so if you live in Florida or along the coast don't expect much. Though in my area it has worked even on days near 80% humidity so it isn't entirely a bust if you live in one of those areas, it will just be far less reliable.
Thanks for info👍
@@Zanellatior what is he technical support 🤡
Swamp coolers just makes you feel wet and everything in your room gets damp.
ya, no....not in the Southwest
Def hELL NO, in AZ, NV, UT,etc. they OUTPERFORM AC. Low HUMIDITY is CRITICAL.
Maybe don't use more than one
Wrong in the Southwest they are perfect. Instead of 15% 100 degree temps in your house you have 35% at 70 degrees for a dollar a day. This small thing would cool a small desk area but not a room and only with low ambient humidity.
I think maybe you can measure the cool effect by using a heat measurement? Then we know how cool it is.
No heat measurement? Not worth watching
Then how will he get money from his sponsors?
It actually heats up the room slightly over time, so you end up with high humidity and a tad warmer.
It works better outside if it’s blowing straight at you. I wouldn’t recommend it for indoor use.
these are really a joke. and the new ads say its a great new invention. its just a old swamp cooler used since the fan was invented
it's the biggest and most useless piece of junk ever.
I originally got one of these years ago in hopes, not much hope but still hopeful it would cool me down little during the hot summers in my mail truck. (A square metal tin can vehicle with No A.C and just a tiny dusty fan that puts out hot air.) it would work decently for about 5 minutes then turn into a portable heater. I recently put in my garage when I’m working out there and used my old lunch cooler to store ice and let it draw cold air from there. I would also put cold water with ice and stick the filter that I would dampen first in the freezer for a good 10-15 mins. The portable a.c/fan unit is just going to put out the temperature of air it’s drawing in, so try to make it as cold as you can.
If it's air cooler put the title as air cooler not air conditioner
Haja Alaudeen ..simply an evaporative water cooler.
Wait whats the difference
@@Thrillowatt air conditioner is using gas for cold, air cooler using ice pad
@@Thrillowatt The difference is AC will fill the room with cooler air. This thing blows wet air on you, and when the water evaporates from your skin. Water evaporates when you provide it with some heat and it takes that heat away, so you feel cooler. But that only works if it directly blows on you, and if the air humidity is high, water does not evaporate as easy, and you just feel damp
@@BBoycire85 An air conditioner removes heat from a room, or building by transferring the heat through a refrigerant.
Also, what is really great, is the fact that since it is USB powered, so it will run off of a USB portable battery. I actually ran one at my work station where there is no power outlet, for two years, because I purchased a good USB battery(for charging cell phones).
Also, you can take the filter or and soak it in cold water, then insert it, and have the coolest temp air they it will put out so you can avoid having to wait three minutes.
Thanks can you tell me how many hours yours worked with the portable charger??? And do you remember the name of your mini AC
@@str8talk411 on a decent size portable battery, it worked almost six hours... Mine was the Arctic air ultra. The one that came after this one. They all use a type of USB low power, so you can use a cell phone battery charger to run them.
So it's like putting a wet towel over your fan, but looks better.
If that
This is a mini swamp cooler. I dont understand why manufacturers have such a difficult time making an air conditioner that is like 1/5th the scale of a vehicle AC. Most people interested in mini ACs arent looking to cool off a warehouse, theyre looking for a personal air conditioner. Im thinking about going to a rapid prototype place and having them build me one for proof of concept that you can have actual COLD air on a micro scale and run it off a 12v system
I need this. It's October over here and it is still hot.
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We call it a swamp fan in Louisiana . Had them for 30 years are so. Add ice ..
It'll increase humidity of the room.
We built those things 10 years ago take a cooler roll hole in the lid put a fan on it so blows into the cooler and the bottom bottom part of the cooler at the top drill a couple holes 2 inch to 2 1/2 inch holes for the air to come out and put a big ice block in the cooler put the lid on and turn the fan on and you’ll get frostier out of it
Hi, if you add ice to the water, it gets a lot cooler...
I gotta try that🙄
I dont belive thats true, because if u add ice to a evaporative cooler aka swamp cooler it doesnt make the air colder , to be honest,,, which that product is pretty much a mini evaporative cooler, adding ice will make nooo difference,
Donavin Caballero But it makes the water colder... which should make the air that comes out cooler...
Your freezer will make more heat making ice so unless your buying ice you end up making more heat in the long run.
@@exaltedpotato1247 not sure what kind of ice maker your fridge has but I believe the point of the product is to cool your personal space off not a whole room
I bought two of these for our truck camper, and they're basically crap. Don't cool very much, and don't last long. Cheaper to buy a small cooler, blow a small fan into it, with a large pvc elbow out of it.
"But as for now, get outta here." LOL!
How much.and how i buy this item?
Its alright definitely doesn't cool down through area just gives off a cool breeze
Handsome presentation! You going places! Thanks for review!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I bought one during the heat of the summer. It only cools what is directly in front of it. 3-5’ max. It does not cool the whole room.
the greater question is does it cool an entire room up to a certain amount of square feet?
I don't think most ppl doubt it will cool if you're sitting directly in front of it.
... no it's a scam with a little compter fan ...
It only works if you sit in front of it.
It would have been better to measure the temperature in a small room before you turn it on and then time how long and how much the temperature drops. I wouldn’t want to carry this thing around with me to keep cool but would it be any good in a room.
Best review of this product. Quick. Straightforward. And how long did the cool air last? And can it be charged and ran? Or does it have to be plugged in at all times to work?
U can use it with your power bank
My father bought one of these, his analysis was, “it doesn’t cool anything, but it’s a nice night light!”
I used it last year. It will keep you cool if you are in front of it, but it will not cool off your entire room.
My baby has a very small nursery and we live in Vermont don you think this would work
Ainz Own Goal for one small infant nursery?
I bought a humidifier for winter and it is similar. It takes all day to charge and I don't have a pc in every room. Just is inconvenient as can be.
Did this guy really say regular A/C unit runs on antifreeze?
If you u saw the video he corrected him self by putting Freon on the screen
Is necessary to know the level of humidity produced, make some tests on different areas, to decide if is up to your requirements.
If we add cold water in it ,will it produce more cool air?
Yes🤣🤣🤣🤣
My stepfather purchased and he lives in Mississippi. He is an avid bird watcher so he sits outside very early in the am to enjoy the birds and nature but it can get very hot. He stepped away into his home for a minute and when he returned it was dripping pretty bad. He wiped it down and put it up for the day. The next day it was dead. He only got to use it for 1 day 2 hours. 😔 He no longer watches the birds in the heat
I do ac for a living and I can tell you for a fact this will not cool your room down. Maybe a small 1/2 bath but nothing that big. The temperature coming out of the unit is only 67 degrees at the start of the temperature measurement. I can tell you that freon is way colder than just ice in water. Nor does this take the humidity out of the air due to not having cooling coils for the humidity to run across. This is a gimmick. The only way I would know truthfully is to buy one and I’m definitely not doing that. If I had proof maybe I’d make a review. But I don’t think this works.
What about a 2 meters room?
we still have it. I love it. it does what it suppose to do keeps u cool in a small area. haven't bought the newer ones yet but may have to if they don't make the filter for this one. I would recommend it.
@ 3:13, "It's not your typical air conditioner. It doesn't have Antifreeze...*(Freon)*!" Greatest part of the video! 🤣🤣🤣
ACs dont use freons or antifreeze.
I just bought the Aldi version of this that"s exactly the same as the one you have. It was $20.00 and works okay.
i thinking about buying it so do you recommended for my bed room or just good for putting beside computer to cool of abit?
@@kevinjoseph4388 It might help a bit
NEXT TIME I GO INTO THE NEXT TOWN I MIGHT STOP IN AT ALDI AND GET ONE THERE, THANKS.
its a cooler which uses water and throws, its not an air conditioner !
On the package (here that is) they claim a full water container lasts around 6 hours. It doesn't. Not even two hours.
- AC is not working
- Got this thinking it can help keep me cool till the AC can get repaired
- It wasn't really cool at all
- I continued being hot, miserable, and a little out of it because I couldn't cool down fast enough to start feeling better
- Had to start putting ice cubes in it and chilled water to get the air to come out *slightly* cooler
- Realised that after about every 30 minutes or so, the ice cubes have melted and the water begins to get warm again so I have to get up to get more ice cubes
I've been filling ice cube trays and getting up to get more ice to put in the water in the machine every 30 minutes or so, all day
idk how I'm going to sleep like this when I know it's going to stop keeping me slightly cool after 30 minutes or so of falling asleep
I wouldn't recommend this thing to most people
the only people I would recommend this to are people who live in already cool-ish temputures, people with an unlimited supply of ice cubes or willying to get up and make some all day and continue adding more to the machine, and people who aren't or don't need to be very mobile beyond 2 feet
I'm still hot
still miserable
still thinking this is pretty much a waste of money
did I think it was going to work and be as cold as a regular AC? no. but I still expected a little more than this
did I mention I've been having to sit no more than 2 feet away from the thing in order to feel cool?
Texas is a very big state. North and West Texas are probably much drier than coastal Texas. Are you in a humid area. If so, does this product work well without causing a giant mess? If I buy one to use in a humid climate will I be emptying a reservoir every hour? I'm genuinely interested. My room is the hottest room in the house and I'm looking for a better way of cooling it off, than the noisy, stacks of paper destroying fan I'm currently using.
Why on earth would anyone want to use a humidifier to "cool" your house?
Surprisingly works well. Removes the humidity and replaces with cool air
It does not work in hot climates. In high humidity and hot climates like Florida use a fan or buy a real ac.
@@putther It can´t remove humidity, in fact it adds humidity.
@@putther no it ads humidity as you fill it with water and it evaporates. Your talking about std a/c where water is removed from the air. That is why ur car leaves a little puddle under it if parked with a/c running. it drips onto the floor as all cars with ac do
@@rickchyczewski576 It doesn't work well in hot HUMID climates. I have one of these for my bedroom in SoCal(very little humidity) and it works great...for like a few hours. Can't really count on it for long term use unless you want to be constantly refilling it.
I tried it for years in my flat, never had enough humidity to blow cold air. 😂 It's literally just a pc fan w/ some wet towel strips.
God I can’t wait to have my own place.
It's an evaporative cooler! Big ones have been used out West for years, but now companies make little plastic ones. They are usually cheap, have no condenser and work by blowing air over a wet screen. And they only work in dry desert climates.
YOUR CAN MAKE YOUR OWN CHEAP EVAPORATIVE COOLER!"; Just put an electric or battery operated fan blowing wind at a damp towel that's hanging 2 or 3 inches in front of the fan (but not laying on the fan due to fire hazard). When the towel starts to dry, dampen it again. The water evaporating off the damp towel makes the air colder! These evaporative coolers don't work on the East Coast where there is more humidity. If your on the East Coast, look for a small portable A/C that has a condenser. If your lucky you may find a portable 12 volt one that can run off of batteries. They are expensive though.
This is the 3rd video review that I’ve seen for this product, and it’s by far the best. You covered all the features, functions, and your initial impression within 4.5 minutes. Nice work!
Used one in my 1990 f150 for a while. Worked decently
Was wondering.. I want to use it in my classic.. cheaper than installing a whole ac lol 😆
Cold/ice water would make it more cooler
Ive had one for 12 months its not an air con machine , but it works gives a nice cool breeze .the filters are £4 off flee bay .
Thanks for the review and if you think about it if you use ice cold water and stuff it might even be cooler
I never had any luck with these. I live in a low humidity area. I had two small ones and one larger one. The smaller ones wound up in the trash (one of them leaked like crazy). I still have the larger one, but use it only as a fan. It even came with ice packs to freeze. These made no difference. Buyer beware.
This is my first time enjoying your TH-cam channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.
I’ve bought many air coolers. Online. Ollie’s. Etc. motors broke. Crazy Sounds , stopped working. I bought one this year at Menards , best one I’ve had. $15. Been using for hours. About a month or more. Quiet. Efficient size of arctic air. Best quality. Southern something is brand. 100 times quality of other throw aways
My air conditioner leaking water. And it's covid season. Can't fix it so I'm here finding some mini fan hahhaa
That’s normal lol
It works in dry, dry Texas, as do the full sized "swamp coolers". It won't work at all where there's any humidity.
Which would be the humid, humid part of Texas on the Gulf.
Get a thermal thermometer and test the air blowing out.
I did the thermometer test, no difference.
Did what the Instructions said.
Used super cold water too.
Nothing but another Internet Ripoff.
An oscillating fan works better and they're cheapet
My girlfriend's sister has one and said not to use this if you're in a humid hot area because all this does is add to the humidity. This device is ideal for a small room in a dry hot desert setting
Piece of junk, constantly needs refill and filters don't last ....not worth the effort
I was wondering if you have to constantly replace the water like a swamp cooler.
Thank you.
@@JohnO318 it is a swamp cooler
😂😂😂
Not only that, but it also leaks from the bottom.
@@brandonfarrar3475 also....if you don't check the filter frequently MOLD WILL GROW and blow on you without you even knowing
This is just a fan with a water filter insert that looks like coffee filters. For us in NC, where we need to dehumidify and cool, this is no good. We tried it, and it is very weak, we need to take the filters out and soak it first, then put it back in.. It humidifies, which is the opposite of what you'd want in the summer here (this might be great for people who live in a very dry climate). Looking around for a different model, one with a cooling coil.
Watching this to see how to put it back into the box
😂😂 Damn... you really didn’t like this product. *Best Comment*
If you live in the desert, and the AC is not on, this tiny thing might cool you if you are sitting in front of it, if you are in high humidity, then the AC is working hard to remove the humidity, so these things are undoing what the AC is doing.. a swamp cooler can only work if the air is dry..like in the desert.... but this thing is so small it wouldn't cool a bathroom in the desert.. ... if you have high humidity then the air can't hold any more... and why would you want it to.... after all it's not the heat... it's humidity..... .if your AC isn't keeping you cool get yourself a fan to help out, as it will move a lot more air...
Swamp coolers doesn't work well in high humidity areas like the south..
heavychevy228 Or the east coast. Their marketing makes this sound like some revolutionary new product when it doesn’t work for literally half the United States.
If you live in a house with central ac but you have that 1 room that's always a few degrees warmer than the rest of the house something like this is perfect. It'll lower the room temperature and the central ac will take care of the added humidity.
It's don't work well not doesn't work well.
I wonder does it spill water around like humidifier, if so it's a concern because it creates mold in your room and affect your lungs. I have seein people complaining about humidifier
When it is hot and humid, reducing humidity from the cooled air has a big effect on comfort. This thing ADDS HUMIDITY! "Evaporative cooling" is an ancient technology, slightly effective for cooling, but terrible at lowering humidity!
It doesn't even lower anything.
Iust spit on your hand & blow on it.
Of course it feels cooler.
But the temperature will just keep going up, because of the humidity it produces (and the fan & the lsd lights....).
It will raise the temperature a few degrees, instead of lowering it.
You got that right swamp coolers suck air conditioners are way better
My first thought also
Thanks to your review. I've just bought afew for garage. Their put moister into the air, I'm asthmatic! . . .
... you feel happy to be scam beacuse this is not a "AC" ... 😝😆
I saw a huge one that had water dripping on a hay filter and it actually worked.. it was so weird to me seeing water cool the air. I guess because the *water absorbs the heat that the fan sucks up so the air coming off it is cooler than the ambient air.*
Dude its a swamp cooler been around 100 yrs
@@ralphtom3431 thanks.. it was very unique.. but looked very inefficient for it's size
Remove the filter stick a bottle of frozen water jn the tray but i wont close but hey that cold air coming off that frozen water bottle feels good.
great for my house in the Caribbean!!!
it uses evaporation cooling down side is it increases the humidity in the room, a spray bottle and fan does the same thing, probably best to use it outside.
2-years later, still relevant.
Thank you so much for this video! Super useful. You seem honest & have GREAT, natural, non-crackhead energy. (Rare for TH-camrs lol).
You showed all the pros and cons just by demonstrating VS the typical list format. And...you *actually read the instructions* ? Oh you're a reviewer worth your salt. Quick but thorough presentation. Especially aligning the filter strip things. Appreciate you 💛✨
@Young Entrepreneur Lol, pretty much. I just have to give ppl their props. I think they deserve to know what they're doing well. A lot of channels are painfully long winded in their videos while still missing out relevant info bcuz they're too busy trying to be funny or whatever for likes and views. I wish he reviewed washing machines and beauty products haha.
I suppose it would work for hot and dry environment. Probably less so for hot and humid places.
put near freezing water in it :p it amps the cooling effect :D
Ayeee I’ve never thought of that does it acc work
@@hebwowvwhossow7829 that or icecubes, it makes it feel 1 to 2 degrees Celcius colder :D
But remember, it's not an airco, just a fan on crack :p
So we have the same exact concept. We call em lahori coolers. ( because they we were invented in the city lahore) Pretty much the same design ... just larger in size. They're way cheaper than ACs and they're effective in beating the heat.
Just be sure to remind your viewers that these things only work in dry climates. It's called evaporative cooling. Out west they call them swamp coolers and you'll see them all over the roofs of the buildings.
Love your delivery style and your videos though. Hope your channel blows up quick!
It seems a few people are telling me the same. Good to know. Thanks for heads up and the comment! Love the support❤👍😎
That is nothing short of a humidifier. Good way to get mold to grow indoors, especially in humid climates
You don’t know what you’re talking about. The water in the cooler evaporates, acting as a heat exchanger. This is age old technology that works extremely well when implemented correctly. Many homes in the south west are cooled using swamp coolers.
@@martinmiller516 I guess my psychrometric chart is different than yours.
They have one very similar on Amazon that changes colors and all, for under 10 bucks lol
Yeah, that's hilarious crazy nutjob. Lol!
If you want super cool you need to put water with ice in the compartment. And also Is you put the filter in the freezer will work
It's useless does nothing u can have mine for $1 or a bottle of h2o
I have one in transit and should have looked here first. I thought there was some wee freeze unit in there, it is simply an evaporative cooler! Well, I'll have a use for it, but was really looking for a big one. Might be nice on a chair beside the bed!, on the table beside me, perhaps find room in it for some small ice cubes? Or at least ice water. Remember to leave all doors and windows open and train it right on you. Thanks for the post.
I had one, filter was covered in mold within a week, despite it drying out with every use
That's just plain dangerous
Mold no u
@@bnegs521 😁 good spot
Take a bucket and cut a hole on three sides that you can put a piece of PVC in. Lay a fan over the bucket. Place a milk jug with frozen water in bucket, place fan face down on bucket.
Keep a couple of milk jugs in the freezer to switch out.
It's not pretty, but it works. ❄️🐐🌴🦩
I put ice cubes in mine. Worked for me in Baltimore, MD. humidity. Also mine didn't have a filter nor the button on the top.