EVAPORATIVE COOLER 500SF

Great swamp cooler. I spend quite a bit of time at my workbench in the garage. I live in south Texas and the summer heat is brutal. Summer temperatures often get into triple digits and even in the shade the heat in my garage is unbearable. But after setting up my new Hessaire I can work in the garage comfortably, it does exactly what its designed for. Now I can work in the garage without sweating and fear of heat exhaustion. This a great and efficient design, easy to assemble, fill the reservoir with water and its ready to go. I also put a couple of those gel filled freezer bags in the reservoir and it brings down the temperature a few degrees. If I had one complaint it would be the two very small screws that hold the back panel in place. When you want to access the reservoir you have to pull off the back panel to rinse the honeycomb water thing-a-ma-jig and its just inconvenient. I had lost the tiny little screws twice already so I installed a snap latch and no more tiny screws. And if Hessaire wants to send me another one for free I'll give them my latch fix for the back panel for free. Overall very pleased and recommend the seller and the product. Get one before the price goes up or they run out. I shopped and researched portable swamp coolers for days and by far this one was the best deal and the best cooler.

Ordered this to use in our bedroom in the summer as our room was an add on so it got a little warmer than we wanted. Set this thing up, pointed it at the bed and it works great. Filled it up once a day going to bed and it lasted all night(8 hours) with the tank full. Things to know. it is throwing a lot of moisture in the air, so we noticed the blanket where it was hitting more or less damp. Not enough to leave water on your hand when touching it but just wanted to let you know. In later months when it was hot in the day and got cooler in the night, you will notice the air is heavy. Like when you go out and there is a heavy fog outside. But never had issues with mildew or moisture in walls. The size of the room will depend on that. We also used it to help the main unit in the living room when it was above 100 in the heat of the day. Fan is a little louder than a standard standup fan and you can hear the water running. But after a bit, it was actually making us go to sleep faster with the water running. Had to get used to it being gone when it got cold.

I bought this for sunroom to cool it down so family can enjoy sunroom. It does work really well but take a lot of water. I have it inside I can’t use the hose hookup. I have put ice water in it to get it to cool off fast. It’s not a AC but puts off cool air.

So I'd start out by saying you're going to need to check a map to see if you live in a dry enough area to use this. Does not work in humid environments, not a chance. Secondly you need to draw in dry air from outside, humidify it with cold water, and have a place for it to escape (google search evaporative coolers beforehand). If you use this in a closed environment it will not work and make your room no cooler and incredibly, yes incredibly, humid instead. Where this really shines is in a dry place like Colorado with dry air and lower evening temperatures. Many temperature sensitive areas have been seeing much higher temperatures from climate change than builders (decades ago) anticipated, resulting in heaters but no AC units, and record breaking highs each year. That's where this gem comes in. If you really want it cold you can put a ton of ice in with the water. It's as loud as a regular box fan, which I personally don't have a problem with. And if you don't have AC in your house or apartment, it might turn out to be your new favorite fan. Once we move into a new house, this beauty is going on the back deck for hot summer days, but for now it's used every evening to bring our temps down to a comfortable level on the main floor. If you need more you can look at portable AC units (Black and Decker makes a good one BTW) but they use a lot of electricity and require a window or door for a heat exchange duct and adapter. We have those upstairs (where we can install them easily). Good luck to you! For what it is, where it's operating (again check a map), it's a great swamp cooler! Highly recommend!

So this thing works great in a 12x30 insulated trailer at 7,000 feet in Arizona. If you're sitting in front of it. But seriously does help a ton. But they charge $40 for a new, cheap, paper filter. FYI

We received the cooler, popped the wheels on it, filled it with water and right away it started doing the job of cooling off our small space. Works great, easy to fill and was just what we needed. It does put a bit of humidity in the house but it has made such a difference on hot nights. Such an easy set up, not too loud no more than a window unit especially on low. No need to vent to the outside and with the wheels it can easily be moved from room to room. It’s for 400 sq ft. and that is definitely true, any bigger of triple digits would make cooling considerably less. Great product!

This feels more like a powerful fan than anything. Being in California, I plan to get a Portable Air Conditioner eventually, but for the price of $100, this will do.Pros:I put a few drops of essential oil, and it makes the room smell nice.-It is light and mobile with the included wheelsCons:In the instructions manual, things are not as clear like how much water to fill if anything and the compartment to pull out to fill water in was kind of hard for me to pull out at first as there's no handle. I had to take a knife pry it out and then afterwards, it became easy.The cooler is made out of plastic.If you overfill it with water, water will start pouring out from the back of the cooler.Update: After 3 weeks of usage, the cooler still works, however I did not realize until I looked at the sides, and also decided to open to back inside. The plastic is still cheap that it's became cracking again on its own. I wished I would've saved money to invest in a better cooler instead.