IcyBreeze Portable AC Cooler 2 Gallon Challenge
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- In this video, we run a test to see which will last longer: 2 gallons of frozen ice or the 10ah Lithium battery while running the IcyBreeze AC Cooler on high fan with extreme cool. And what will happen to the temperature in our Lance RV along with the humidity? Find out as we put the IcyBreeze Cooler to the test!
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I use mine in my 2 seat airplane, I freeze water in tupperware at my hangar fridge. If it's 100-105 degrees outside (I live and fly out of central AZ) it will drop the temp to 78-80 deg. Makes an absolute miserable day a flyable one, I'm glad I bought it for sure. I carefully fill it as full as possible with small blocks. I flew four hours yesterday in 99 degree weather used it for probably 30-40 minutes while taxing, and another 30 to 40 minutes while climbing to cooler temps or descending to land. Call it an hour and a half to hour 45 of run time. I still had well over half my blocks remaining. It's not a perfect solution as it is heavy when loaded but it is completely worth it. I would buy it again for my purposes.
We bought this last summer for van camping and we used it at night to help us be cool at night. I didn't have block ice so it lasted most of the night. I now have square (former milk jugs) containers that I'll be freezing and using. We are glad we bought it.
How has it been working for your van? Are you in a humid area
@@josephoverstreet5584 haven't used it yet this year. We had camped In a state park in Maryland.
And humidity varies in Maryland so I'm told. I'm thinking it's probably not like other states that are known for its humidity. It's not a swamp cooler so does not put out moist air if that's your concern.
Seems like simply having four jugs, that you use, fill, and cycle out of an available freezer is a "solid" replacement for buying ongoing bags of ice. I've got a 12x15 office upstairs in a place and it feels like AC is going to be the ultimate X-factor in the facility for me. This looks to be the PERFECT fix. Thanks for a superb review and putting it to the test!
Thats what i want it for to cool my office upstairs when i cannot be in my basement....outside is a bonus
It won't cool a 15x10 room. You have to have this thing blowing on you directly. You should just invest in a portable AC unit or a in window AC unit for your office.
@@bobczz3919 i think that is what people are missing. it is not a true Air Conditioning unit to cool a room, but more of a fan that blows super cooled air directly on the person(s). i was considering one of these for a bedroom, but after reviews decided on a portable AC unit from Costco (DeLonghi pinguino) which does the job perfectly. the icy breeze would be better suited for hang'n out at the park or beach with the cool air blowing directly in your face or body to cool off. i think perfect for tent camping on those hot summer nights as well.
Thank you so much for posting this!!!! I have studied portable AC units for a long time and bought this unit a few months ago (before summer shortage potential became an issue). I am very excited to have it. I post on FB all the time and everyone poo-poo's the idea. I think it's awesome and am so glad to see a fellow RV owner agree!! Does my heart good! ❤
Not an AC by any means
Buying a portable ice maker and recycling the water to make more ice. Keep you machine freshly supplied with ice. Also a solar generator can keep you ice machine running and charging you batteries all the way thru your adventure.
Even better, they make a cable to plug into the cooler that plugs into a car cigarette lighter so as long as your solar generator has a cigarette outlet then you can just run it off the big battery.
The best ice is freeze it in 5 gal buckets.Turn upside down on plywood.Spray with water hose.It will make bucket selfrise off ice.Use icepic to size wanted.
Yeti and icy breeze need to team up.
That would be a fun $950 Collab by the time Yeti got hold of it 😂
Absolutely not yeti is ridiculously expensive
I hate Yeti
it takes a crowbar to open Yeti's over priced ice chest lol
I made a DIY IcyBreeze from an old yeti. My output is 41F and works for 3 to 4 hours depending on outside temp.
I put a sweater on while watching this video. Great content Pat!
LOL!! Shoot me an email sometime so we can set up Friday night. travelswithdelaney@gmail.com
Used ours in the van to keep the dogs cool on our way home from vacation when we stopped for lunch. Then, again for VC to run into Wal-Mart while the dogs and I stayed in the van. We were perfectly comfortable.
Thanks for sharing that Liz! I am so glad to hear yours is working well for you guys.
I did not have the same results. Ice melts soooo fast for me.
I am researching these for my car instead of spending the money to fix the car AC
@@allaboutroofing2 troll
@@SanchoGracie how so? I actually own a icybreeze and it melts ice super fast. Sharing my experience is the opposite of trolling. Are you a child?
I have been searching for something like this for a while. I travel with my cat a lot and I need something to keep her cool in my car when I stop to get something to eat/shop. I think this is a viable solution. So thanks for posting this.
Bought mine for the near identical reason except to keep a dog cool not a cat.
Despite loving the company and thinking that they're actually a really wholeheartedly good one, the product has failed to meet expectations.
@@allaboutroofing2 Was it not able to keep your dog cool? I'm researching buying one and my expectations are lower (I don't expect it to cool down a average sized bedroom), but I was thinking of taking it along on car trips to supplement the AC and keep my dog cool.
@@Mr-E. I would say as a supplement to the vehicle A/C and blowing directly on your dog, it would made a difference. For keeping a dog or cat cool while stopped, it simply cannot keep up. A car parked in 70 degree weather can quickly reach 110 degrees inside, so the icy breeze might bring it down to 105 ish, but still too hot, that's an explanation of my original reply. Also you will be buying a lot of ice. I've melted block ice mixed with cubes in as little as a couple hours when it's 80 degrees ambient.
I'm curious why your vehicle can't keep up with your cooling needs if you aren't stopped? Even my old 97 bmw can cool the temperature down 30ish degrees or so... Cheers
Looking forward to getting mine.. Hoping they come out with a smaller one for tighter spaces.
I just put 4lbs of ice in 5 gal bucket + water + 6 pack ! Then in put my Foot in bucket ! Works for me !
That is perfect for a van conversion! Thanks for sharing. Paul & Magen
Try adding some rock salt to those jugs before you freeze them!
How'd that work out for you? Not good eh?
@@allaboutroofing2 Ten months later you're still trolling? What a pathetic life you must lead.
I watched several videos on the IcyBeeze Cooler and I think it works and is a great product. And I also think that Delaney did a wonderful job producing this video so my intent is not to be critical. But, am I missing something here? I'm a retired EE, not a physicist, but I don't see how the IcyBreeze air temperature could ever get to or below 32deg F. Yet at 3:58 in the video the reading is 28.7deg F and later at 5:26 the reading is 27.6deg F. I think the infrared thermometer is either out of calibration or I don't understand how they work. Maybe my old brain is missing something. And the absolute temperature isn't the point of the video. Comparing battery life to when the ice melts is the point of the video and the infrared thermometer does provide a reasonable "relative" temperature comparison.
Water freezes at 32 degrees, but ice can be much colder than that once it becomes ice.
The melting and freezing point of water is 32°F but most ice cubes are about 16°F when u pull them out of the freezer. The ice/water mixture stays at about 32°F until all the ice melts then the temp begins to rise towards ambient temps
Bought one to use in my work truck that has no A/C thought if it could cool a small RV it could cool a 4ft x3 ft x 4 ft space. NOPE, won’t do it.
No. It’s not going to cool an RV but it helps keep us cool and our dogs love having the cold air in them when we’re boondocking.
Really? I was just about to buy one for a van life , I'm in Florida hot weather 90 that feels 100... So this thing would not even drop the temperature? To a comfortable zone?
@@Brianmw305i it does work, but the ice melting so fast is the biggest limiting factor. Don't buy this unless money isn't a problem and you enjoy buying ice or making your own with dismal results.
@@Brianmw305i check this guy out. ua-cam.com/video/aXIYc1KmsbQ/v-deo.html
He's made 4 different models when it comes to this kind of cooler type AC. I'm also in Florida. I'm looking to cool down a small west facing room during the summer. I'll use it along with the AC unit.
@Tommy Lanes only if you are trying to lower ambient temp about 10 degrees maybe. In the sun the heat created would far exceed the cooling ability imo.
Thank you so much for this video! I'm definitely buying one.. I work for the post office and i have no a/c in my vehicle.
Me too. I've been trying to figure out how to keep cool during the summer months in the aluminum box of an llv we use. Repost how well or not so well it performed
Cool contraption!
The odd part gets me with some of the portable "a/c" units is, if I could "make ice", prolly don't Need your product. Recently I have seen a few real portable a/c units that are solar powered. 😁👍
Any solar units you can recommend?
@@mariebee3146 ecoflow. 🤷😁
If it is placed higher in room, it would cover more area since cold air drops?
I purchased mines at the end of winter to avoid a product shortage so I haven't had an opportunity to test it against the Detroit summer heat yet
The problem with this product is the fast melting of the ice! And the cost of having to keep buying bag after bag. It’s better just to stick with a regular air conditioning unit or a window air conditioner. These new inventions they try and come up with just aren’t working! And they are getting rich off everyone.
I like it. Wanted to buy one & impress all my friends. Wouldn't have much use for it after that. Batteries $70.00. Need two for all nighter.
This is a very good idea for the BoonDock gig.....good video.....
We think so too! Looking forward to using it this summer. Truman and Bess love it.
The temperature of the rv would have been no different with a bag of ice laying there. What people fail to realize is that an a/c removes heat, and doesn't "ADD" cool. This will always raise humidity, because you aren't removing the heat. This just simply makes your face feel cool....
You are right…it does make your face feel cool as well as your arms and legs. It worked great for us last summer on the beach in Texas when it was 90+ degrees out. Ad with a Buc-ee’s just a couple of miles away where we could get their $.99 large bag of ice, it was a blessing for us and our dogs.
It's just a faster way to pull heat from the air into the water in the cooler. But that differential might be just what you need, especially if it's blowing directly on you.
You are actually not adding humidity because this does indeed have a heat exchanger. it's not just a fan blowing over ice.
The other dimension here is time. A bag of ice on the floor does not exchange the energy at a rate (or at location) that is useful. In a closed system, it is true you can only move heat(aka energy) around. This is not a closed system. You are ADDING ice to a water cooled heat exchanger(which condensates removing some of the humidity problem). So you are introducing stored potential energy with the ice. Horribly inefficient, but it does condition the air.
Yeah you killed it with the windows not being shaded. Seems to be a really good product
IceBreeze needs to make a battery version using EGO batteries!
Those are great batteries!
What brand are ICY Breeze batteries really branded? Can you maybe see where they are from or get clues on the type at the terminal. It would be great to run an adapter to your home batteries from your tools.
I remember seeing adaptations for certain brand lithium to certain brand tools and vice versa on the internet.
I would be interested in doing the same test but with real blocks of ice like for fishing boats not in jugs.
I hoping to find block ice age see myself how it performs
I can buy 25 pound blocks of ice from an ice company near me.
The water in the block is not drinkable but used just go cool a cooler and it lasts much longer than ice cubes.
can I make enough ice with a small 12v freezer in a day (16 hours) to fill the Icybreeze to use overnight?
Awesome video ❄️
Thank You Sir
You’re welcome
Posting this very direct response, as this video was key in my decision to purchase an icy breeze - which I severely regret. I have to question the results that are shown in this video. We have a very small RV and the icy breeze was completely ineffective even on what should’ve been the ideal day - about 74° outside and overcast. At the end of our two hour test, the temperature has dropped 2° outside and was 1° warmer than when we started inside - and 3° warmer then outside air at the end of the test. (It was also now dusk outside). The icy breeze is basically a joke. We’re returning ours! I’m sorry, but the price point is way too high for what you get - $150 would be a stretch based on the performance but $450 is obscene. It burns through $20 worth of ice in about two hours on medium. We also bought the icy blocks which turned out to be a disaster. Even filling them up as instructed they would swell up on refreezing. This made it impossible to get three of them into the cooler. (the factory recommended amount). When using frozen blocks of ice in milk jugs, icy blocks, etc. it does not cool the air that’s being output as much as bag ice. Also, the manufacturer recommends that you cover the blocks of ice with water which creates a disaster. The lid leaks severely, in fact, one end of the lid appears to intentionally have a gap which I think is to draw in the air that it needs to then exhaust back out cool, and when you cover the blocks of ice with water, the water sloshes around and gets everywhere inside your vehicle or anywhere else. I think it’s interesting design but it’s way over marketed and they are not realistic about setting expectations.
Having made multiple attempts both in an RV and an SUV, and watching other negative reviews, I am baffled on how this creator was able to achieve the performance they did, it just does not seem credible, because in my view, it is not reproducible.
I am sorry that you did not have the same results as we did. I can tell you that I performed this test just as it appears on camera in our driveway. Nothing was staged or altered. I honestly did the test because I was curious and wanted to see what would happen. We have loved our Icy Breeze and it has gotten us through some very hot afternoons when we are camping without power. It provides us and our dogs with cool air flow.
This thing is meant to blow cold air directly onto you-not cool down an entire area. You misunderstood the purpose brother. It’s meant to cool you down in a RV or van, not to cool down the van or RV.
Seems to rather NOISY
I wonder how much watt hours of energy your freezer uses to freeze 2 gal vs recharge the battery.?
I have a standard cab short bed truck with a camper.. last trip i took my dog in the camper and he got hot... i was think of installing an rv ac ontop of my camper for my dog. But maybe this can cool down my short bed enough for my dog to be a bit more comfortable
Our dogs love ours. It provides them some cold air relief on hot days.
I wish there was an adapter to not use their battery (which looks like to me a rebranded Makita battery) and use like a Dewalt or Milwaukee battery. Something that I already own.
FYI , works great with a 20V Dewalt battery
@@familylandscapecompanyinc.7355 Wait what!? You used a DeWalt?!?!
Great review, I wish I would have gotten the AC cord too. It seems to take forever to charge the battery from a 12 volt power pack. I think I’m going to get an electric ice maker to take camping, freeze some jugs and make some cubed ice. I’m thinking it will be great at the beach, can’t take heat anymore
I work fedex where there is no a/c in the trucks. I bring a cooler everyday already so im wondering if this will be worth it?
12v x 10ah = 120Wh. That is an extremely efficient fan if you're getting 2.5 hours!
Is the Ivey breeze any good?? I cant find anymore videos about it on your channel.
We still have it and it works great. We use it when we boondock to keep our dogs cool in afternoon when it’s hot out
If that’s a universal battery, where can someone purchase it without going through the manufacturer?
It's loud,Thanks for the video
So it seems you added ice water prior to adding the 2 frozen gallons?
Yes....you have to add some water so that it can circulate the cold water.
What would be a real test, to see how much it raised the dew point and relative humidity. Cant imagine using that in the south where it is 95 degrees and 90% humidity
I was able to by block ice at Albertsons in CA
I’ve made my own with a much stronger inline 12volt fan and two radiators. This was in my 20x25 garage and it lowered the ambient temp 2 degrees and the reason these wouldn’t work is you need a lot of CFM going out in order to exchange the hot air for cold air. Just like in your car the AC feels cold but if you turn it off it gets hot very quickly because the heat sucks up all the cold air and there’s just too much hot air so you would need a really big heat exchanger to keep your room cold as that’s what refrigerant in an actual AC does is remove heat.
Two degrees is impressive, then, yeah?
So how long did the battery last?
The camera lense makes the gallon jugs look pint-sized.
I use my 20V 10amp Dewalt Batteries last me 6 -8 hours
I believe you could stack half gallon jugs 8-10 and a gallon of cold water u would get great results
Hello, I think these are a great idea except that I’m learning that they could cause mold and mildew over time. I’m in Southern California and need to cool my music room.
I’m willing to install a wall air conditioner or portable AC if I need to, but curious if there’s something in between the ice chest and an AC that could work.
They won't cause mold and mildew because the air coming out is NOT moist swamp cooler air. The water is pumped through a heat exchanger and the air blowing out is dry and cold. If you get an alternate brand that just blows air over ice, then yes, mold will be an issue.
I’m curious if you had cut the plastic off the ice blocks how long then?
I have one of these. They're not meant to cool a room. They are meant to blow cold air on you. The room temperature doesn't really matter as long as you have it pointed at you. So don't think you're buying an air conditioner. This thing does the job it's advertised to do.
"So don't think you're buying an air conditioner. This thing does the job it's advertised to do." LOL The home page for icybreeze says, "The World's First Portable AC"
@@BOTzerker your point? I don't give a damn what the website says. I'm telling you my experience. It's not an air conditioner
air conditioners dehumidifi the air this does not ,its not a air conditioner it's an breeze machine
@@skyrizetaxiservice Technically an 'air conditioner' conditions the air, which means remove the humidity. Rather than blowing on the ice, it uses a heat exchanger(which is cooled by the ice) which condensates thus removing some humidity.
I guess I'm not getting one now. I thought if I put it in the 3rd row of my suv, it would cool the vehicle down?
I would try two jugs in the icybreeze while I had two more jugs in the freezer along with another bag of ice waiting to be switched out
Well of coure extreme was going to drain the battery very quickly. Kind of a given that the ice jug would out live the battery. A better test would be on low power to test longevity of ice/battery and also room temp.
It’s a niche product that is excellent for certain uses. No way would I use this for camping or anything where I expected or needed 6+++ hours of AC where fast temp drop and high btu is really not the necessary. There are better and more efficient AC for this use. I just bought the platinum icy breeze specifically to use in my Piper Aztec airplane. In this setting rapid cooling for relatively shorter periods of time (generally during departure and arrival only - ~30 minutes each end of the flight). For this purpose it is perfect! I have a small chest freezer in my hangar and always have ice blocks ready to go at all times.
Would you perform this same test but with the system on low?
Are the gallon of ice have a cut out for the ice to melt out or was it solid.
Solid
Next time try using the hose part and point it straight up I feel like it will cool better 🙂
I have always wondered how those portable AC cooler units worked, but I would mostly want it for Boondocking, and ice becomes a problem. Maybe setting it up in the bedroom at night to sleep!
Any clue if a Milwaukee battery would fit?? Adapters?
I'm still on the fence about buying this--I think they seem great, but with boondocking and no good source to recharge the batteries, would it be enough to take the edge off the heat until the Maxxair fan could take over? T@B 400, so small area to cool...
Plus the T@B400 requires a much smaller area of shade that an owner is likely to find. That Lance will require a very large shady area that may or may not be available in a boondocking situation.
Pair the IcyBreeze with the Bluetti EB70 and it’s like a marriage made in boondocking heaven!
@@TravelswithDelaney that's tempting, too. Then I'd want the big Bluetti to run my hairdryer! It's a money pit, lol!
Keep the water, ice in containers. Don't empty bags or cut openings & the ice will stay frozen longer.
You can buy an ice maker. They are around 100 bucks? It may not make ice fast enough, although it may be close. When you're using those jugs, then the ice you get would be perfect. IF you have a solar generator or gas you can make ice and charge your battery(s) it would be nice for your trailer set up. A 2,000 watt solar gen with extra solar panels and an extra battery to plug in into gen more power and time. You could run TV, fans, and appliances. Have Power & air full time off grid. You may want the next size up on ice maker. I'm guessing (I don't know) maybe 2,500 for everything. And your set with nothing more to pay. It would come down to how many times the gen can be charged. And now you really can be free to go anywhere you want. Your self sufficient you don't need gas for generator awesome. That would easily be 300+ bucks a month saved. Depending on how much you go. When you owe nothing anymore. It would be so cheap to go. So what do you do. Turn your truck in for a new one?
So if heat exchanger where does heat sue go? The cooler? , if you could vent warm air outside ice maylast longer?
Are those batteries compatible with Dewalt 12v? They look the same.
I do not think they are.
@@TravelswithDelaney I figured out that they are compatible with the old 12v.
Will the unit run off of Milwaukee batteries?
If your battery is a 10 amp hour and it lasted two and a half hours that means the motor is drawing four amps per hour, and since it is a 12-volt battery that means the motor is 48 watts
Does that fit milwaukee batteries?
Will it fit in a Bobcat
Can you charge it in an inverter or like the jackery solar generator?
From what I gathered yes. Or you could get an extra battery and charge it on the jackery.
We actually ran ours this summer off of our Bluetti EB70 power station. We didn't even mess with the battery. You can run it on 12v or 110 or battery
how long will it blow cold air?
It has to be blowing directly on you
I’m wondering if this would cool down a pop-up camper. I would rather have this than a roof mounted A/C. The A/C over time puts stress on the roof of the pop-up and it’s starts to leak.
No these types of A/Cs are not meant for cooling spaces only cools what's right in front of vent
@@hijinx7044 thanks !!
Seems to not leave much room as a cooler inside.... wish i could use my 20v dewalt batteries I already have! Instead of buying more batteries AND a charger.....
We got one with the cigarette lighter charger and used it about 3 times and the plug melted. They won't replace it and claim it is our fault. So now we simply have an expensive ice cooler.
The plug is cheap junk.
I am sorry to hear that. We haven’t had any issues with ours so far after using it this summer. Did you call the company direct? They advertise a lifetime guarantee
@@TravelswithDelaney we emailed the customer service and they said the problem was our fault. I don't see how that could be when the problem was a melted plug housing from overheating of something INSIDE the cheap plastic housing of the plug. That isn't our fault.
@@TravelswithDelaney We included a picture of it.
If you read carefully the lifetime guarantee they have redefined what that means. They are not willing to even live up to their definition which by their definition is suppose to be for another 10 years. We've only owned it since the middle of July of this year-2021. Does that sound like a lifetime guarantee? Is it fair? This happened on the third use.
Thanks for letting us know cause it saved me $ not buying junk
Does the battery charge when connected to 12v?
Yes! You can charge it off 12volt with the charger if you get the 12v adapter.
Will a DEWALT BATTERY WORK ON IT
I don’t think so but I have not tried
Very cool it would be great for tent camping too! New sub
Welcome! Yes…it has so many possibilities
Exactly how noisy is that on that high setting?
Using a Db app on my iPhone, it was about 73db standing 3 feet away. No worse than an RV rooftop AC
I wonder if there was a tray with holes in it place it above the water line that the ice would not melt as fast because it would not be setting in water, Maybe the ice will last longer?
If I had filled it completely up with ice to start with, I think it would have lasted longer.
Can you add salt to the water to make it colder?
That’s a good question. I will reach our to IcyBreeze and see what they say. I wonder if the salt might not be good for the mechanicals
You can add salt to the jugs before you freeze them.
Salt would melt the ice faster....
@@mattieb2035 actually just the opposite. Makes the ice water colder..google it 😉
Use meat thermometer for true temperature.
I sadly bought one and had to return it because the product uses up ice in 1-1.5 hour and could not cool down a small studio. Buyers beware, they will charge you a restocking fee of $25 and $45.32 shipping!!! So they kept $70.32 from the return! They have horrible customer satisfaction and customer service. They lied to me and said there was “wear and tear”, when I just used it twice, and cleaned it thoroughly (never placed drinks or food in the unit), and I took photos before sending it back too. Refund took two weeks as well.
How long would 20 lbs bag of ice last with one of these?
Only about an hour. The block ice will extend how long it lasts.
starting with bag ice completely messed up this test tbh
Too bad you can't safely (bad for you to breathe it) use dry ice, would be expensive tho
Salt would make it colder
I would check with Icy Breeze before using salt just to make sure it won't affect the circulation motor.
It need to be quiet noise. Watching video too loud. How can u hold a conversation with the background noise.
Great video review #IcyBreeze2 👍🍺💯
so it is a portable swamp cooler.
God I hope that isn't as loud as it sounds in the video. That is unbearable especially when considering it's just a small blower and small water pump.
They claim the battery lasts 6 1/2 hours. You got 2 1/2. That's quite a bit outside the range of acceptable error.
I believe that is if you run it on low and not extreme cool mode. Like anything , it all depends on how you use it. I was running everything on Max
It seems loud 😞
It all depends on what speed you run the fan. There are three settings.
It's loud AF. No way around that reality.
Why didn't you just chill the 2 quarts to almost freezing instead of spending money on ice?!
i suggest the real ac ....that solar powered heat pump....little mini thing....not this swamp cooler crap
Melts ice way to fast. Better off creating a plexy top under the fan unit and around the cheap plastic. The cooler itself is just to cheap. Not worth it unfortunately. Great idea, poor execution.
I learned absolutely nothing. You got to keep the lid closed. And leave it alone.vfor an accurate test. Not rocket science.
The ice lasted about two hours. What do you do then, wait and freeze two more jugs of water? How long will it last with only ice cubes? Your test sucked.
We actually pack the cooler full of cubed ice and we get 3 -4 hours out of it which keeps us cool during the warmest part of the day. Thank you for your honest feedback....
What a rude reply-‘Elliot’….your comment -sucked-
I own the original with the nickel metal hydride battery pack built in. The battery works fine, in fact it far outlasts the ice. I've tried everything including block ice, mixing cubes with a block and damn near everything in-between, but the largest problem is by far the ice melting so fast. I now refer to it as the world's fastest ice melter and I live in Colorado, not really a hot place annually. Would I buy again at $500, hell no..would I buy it at half the price? Nope, sorry. The reason why I purchased was because I have an Aussie shepherd that goes pretty much everywhere I go. I thought it would come in handy for those times when I needed to leave him in the car for 20 to 30 minutes, but ice melted soooo fast. I now leave him at home or make other arrangements as this is not reliable. It was specifically marketed for this purpose, but warm air convection on ice doesn't mix well. Novel idea, but physics prevails.
On a side note, icy breeze has been a great company to work with and I wholeheartedly hoped they would be a huge success, but real life use with this product has been a huge disappointment.
Thank you. Now I know not to waste my money👍🏻
Damn, I just got one for this exact purpose. I can't leave my dog at home alone because she's a Belgian Malinois who can jump over the fences in my yard. I also can't take her to doggy daycare because she doesn't get along with other dogs. I'm in LA too. I hope I have a different experience with the newer model 🤞
@@bricksanchez9016 I'd send it back and invest a couple hundred in an electric fence. Those Is Belgian malinois can jump! Awesome dogs.
Thanks, you just saved me some money !
@@nokianx400 glad I could help. For short durations it does make a difference and they are a good company despite my expectations falling short.
How many watts does it run?