What portable evaporative cooler is best? I tried these swamp coolers to find out.
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- Опубліковано 18 сер 2021
- Of the portable evaporative coolers I have tried, this VAGKRI one works best: geni.us/z9zA5Kc (Amazon affiliate link)
Here are some other evaporative coolers that will work well based on their design and pad size (affiliate links):
Hessaire MC37M - geni.us/oC0ysN (Amazon)
Hessaire MC61V - geni.us/xHqjX (Amazon)
Mountman 3531 CFM - geni.us/1OTgmP (Amazon)
ALPACA 2200CFM - geni.us/OntbLd (Amazon)
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Of the portable evaporative coolers I have tried, this VAGKRI one works best: geni.us/DMnVe (Amazon affiliate link)
What's the room's temperature after having this on for about 2 hrs tho? I'm currently living in Bakersfield, CA, and suffering due to no AC. And the room's temperature in my house is around 90-92 degrees during noon, and I wonder if this evaporative cooler will drop at least 3 degrees in a room, I'm actually not the one suffering 90 degree, I can live with it, I'm just worry about my pets, cuz they're home by themselves when I'm at work, and I'm just trying to find a solution to help them out.
Ice is a MASSIVE key to all of these coolers. I always have a gallon of water in the freezer and let it get about half way frozen then break it up & that’s the water I use to refill it and I have large ice cube trays ready to help keep things as cold as possible. You need to have proper circulation too, do not keep your room enclosed make sure your door or a window is open and have a fan going. Honestly todays swamp coolers (evaporative coolers) aren’t as great as when I was younger, I remember my grandma having one and she would just put a handful of ice in it’s top tray and her ENTIRE One bedroom apartment would be absolutely freezing while it’s like 100 outside & this is in Northern California Stockton in the Central Valley.
Wow what was her brand
Can't thank you enough for the scientific breakdown 100%
Great info…thanks for doing the work !
Thank you so much you helped me not to move into an apartment with only a AC... in the living room
Thank you So Very Much for your reviews, I had been looking online for something to add cooling to my bedroom as it doesn't get as cool anymore with our older HVAC system & after being impressed with your findings, I recently purchased the VAGKRI 2200CFM & I love it! The swing mode is great & Cooling mode (I love how it has the large reservior for water)
**PERFECT FIND** Thanks to you!! Please keep making your videos, much love from TX;
Thank you so much for your nice comment! Glad you are liking your VAGKRI. I am still really impressed with it. Even when it is super hot inside with the Vagkri blowing directly on you it can get quite cold!
I'm 2 years late. Cooling fans are getting a lot of promotion just now in my country. Thnx 4 the review. Thing is such an item is needed. Most are unable to pay for the electrical bill if we ran an A/C.
Thank you!! Great video!
Spot on info; especially the conclusion. I ordered a portable evap cooler and it only feels like a slightly cooler fan even in my arid climate. If you want something that actually cools well, you'll need an AC or a giant swamp cooler unit.
Thanks for this information! I'm in San Diego and it's now 100 degrees and very humid. We're all dying!!! 😛
How’d neighbor gotta love that 619 weather 😂😂😂
Sack up and get a new governor
@@RipperUA-camOfficial yes, cuz governors can change the weather. You are so cool!
@@RipperUA-camOfficialwhat the hell does a new governor have to do with the weather LMFAO
@@stevem9141 I think you are the only one who gets it.
What about the ones that use frozen ice pads TEMEIKE Portable Air Conditioner, 3-IN-1 Evaporative Air Cooler Windowless
Well done! 👍👍
Mikey
Thanks, I was looking at a desktop design, but I guess it's not going to make any difference. And the prices I was wanting under 100 dollars.... Saw one where you can put crushed ice, but I think that compared to my big real AC these won't give me a cold experience.
Ty very informative
Hi Gotechgeek, I like your reviews but I didn’t get the names of your tower models that you had. I live in Vancouver, Washington and work from home. I want to feel cool “head to toe”. Which of the tower models do you suggest if I decide to go that route?
How load are each of these is what i was attemoting to findout please. Would like to somekinda cooling unit in my gaming room 🤔.
I have made swamp coolers with Styrofoam chest, ice, and fan and the air right by it is so cold! I live in WA but my condo unit can stay cool with fans running and keeping curtains drawn. I wonder if one of these will work as well as a homemade swamp cooler, or should I invest in an ice maker?
Purchased: August 2022 - still works GREAT! ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxxsUnXhGsSJLim_XnMHyQK0u3XVaW-CGn I live in a studio and during the summer it gets scorching hot - really old building with no ac units. I can’t express how EASY it was to install.This unit has been a life savior during the summer and some days during other seasons where it can still be a bit warm at night. In this small place is my friend, a husky, poodle mix and myself. We need AC - lolI don’t use the dehumidifier option - I’m not sure if it will leak in my house, since I did not install the small draining hose that came with it. May look into it late but I don’t worry about much humidity in the apartment.I don’t understand why the negative reviews since all things mentioned, I personally did not find issues with. Definitely worth it!
Ha, I live with 2 huskies, and in a rv. My ac needs to be recharged, however finding out that you're not supposedr to, they want you to buy a new unit. Fml. I have 2 ac and I still an miserable.
I'm in a similar sit with a studio on the very top floor. It's a brand new building so not sure why they didn't install ac but here we are. I've been looking at the portable ones like the black and decker but the reviews are so mixed. I wonder if people are trying to cool a massive living room with high ceilings which of course a small portable isn't going to work.
Living in the desert Joshua Tree for 15 years everyone has a swamp cooler out there if you want to save $ . Best advice is use block ice in the tray and like he said the window ones work the best , get a paper go to the other side of the house open the window a little bit it will direct the flow to those rooms make sure the paper is blowing outward sometimes you only need it open a couple inches
do any of these function as a dehumidifier? maybe with some creative inovation?
It would be good to know what the relative humidity in the room was. The higher the humidity, the less effective an evaporative cooler will be -- hence why they are used a lot in the desert Southwest, but not in places that have much humidity.
SIR, I THANK U KINDLY FOR THIS VIDEO! I can only imagine all the effort u put into this! I really appreciate this!!!!
I'm really wanting to get one I found on Amazon. Where do you find replacement pads for the off brand units? Thanks if you can help
Can a small AC be powered by solar cells?
Content quality super
also even though the honey comb pads cool decently good (if there thicker) try using aspen pads in them or try to retro fit them in the pad holder that holds the honeycomb media im pretty sure the aspen pads will work allot better then the honeycombs
Did you only use tap water with no ice? I just ordered one off of Amazon because it was offered to me as a Vine member (I get items in exchange for reviewing them honestly) and this AKIRES one I have coming also includes 6 ice packs. Have you tried these with water and ice? Maybe that's why you got such poor results.
I am in SW NM and I'm hoping this thing will help because I live in a motorhome and the AC is currently on the fritz. This would really make life better if I can get significant cooling from it.
Was going to get one but now you changed my mind lol. NY gets pretty gross in summer because its humid and hot but I think Ill just get a energy efficient ac instead
Yep, this would not do that great with the humidity in New York; better off just getting a less expensive fan.
What is "Fahrenheit" and a "gallon"?
Can u use ice
Do you think you could modify some of these coolers to make them more efficient? Like changing the pad size?
Not the pad size because there is no space. Placing the unit by an opening to outside air ( assuming inside is more humid) and creating a cross ventilation will increase cooling efficiency
Thank you for doing the research and making a video! But gosh you don’t care about getting water on your carpet when filling them lol!
In my area the humidity level is 80% & I want to use a cooler only at night. Should I go for one ? Or it will be of no use.
I want to use one for my garage in Fl too, I have regular fan that just blows hot air because is so hot at night
Can you add ice cubes to the tank and would it make a difference?
Yes you can add ice. I have tried this and it makes only a very slight difference. In my opinion it is not worth the effort. Remember that the cooling effect comes from the evaporation of the water and not the temperature of the water.
yeah with all those stringed instruments on your wall i would have thought you would shy away from anything that increases the humidity too much. Humidity for me always makes me uncomfortable and adding gallons of water into the air i think I will stay with air conditioning. Thanks for testing a few just to see if there were any dramatic differences.
How well would these work in humid climates such as in Florida, Gulf of Mexico coast of Texas, Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines? just curious
From all of my research, (in prepping to move to a drier climate), I've read that EVAP coolers don't work in high humidity climates. "They work best in environments with humidity levels below 40%, and their performance drops significantly when the relative humidity reaches 70%..."
Thanks
Great video. Evaporative coolers need to move a lot of air. The good news is you can get a really big one for about $3-400 and they use a lot less power. It needs to be a dry environment though. 10% humidity or lower is best. Place them by a door or window where they can intake hot dry air. Open a window on the other side of the house to let cool moist air escape.
I wonder how well they would work to lower an electric bill. I mean rather then running it instead of a traditional AC you run it with one. That way it can lighten the load and let the compressor work less.
Your comment about low humanity for evap cooler to be effective is helpful info. His video needed to explain that. Many people may be thinking unit doesn't work if air is humid. I live in New Mexico where humidity is low and a good swamp cooler is very effective.
Towers are the same shape as us. Fan or evaporative cooler.
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Portable evap coolers work best in areas like Arizona, parts of Texas, for example El Paso. If your not in an arid region then better stay clear of evap coolers.
Colorado here and AC is pretty much non existent where I live. I am determined to have a unit installed, but until then…thank God for my evaporative coolers!
I was about to enquire about climate suitability.
I'm in a humid region. The coast.
I originally come from inland desert. The outback.
Best parts of the country anyway lol
‘How about California?
What about north carolina? 😅
Play at 1.5 speed. Thanks for the video.
I am. 😉
I’m in Florida with straight humidity is this worth this
nope
I get a20 Degrees cooler it’s a roof cooler though
how noisy are them?
Its the air which is flowing makes the noise just as loud as a table fan at most ...the fan and waterpump are not noise
Did you ad ice
The ice and the cooler water don't last long in a hot room.
This guy is geekyranjit from abroad 😂
there are new chinese ones that recycle iced water indefinitely (well until you need to refill the tank) so it blows chilled air all the time
I think I just picked up one of the Chinese ones. It came with ice packs that are currently in the freezer. I'll pop them in and see how it works. The ice cubes I put in melted away pretty fast due to the recycling.
What’s it called
Debating between evap cooler and portable AC. 🧐
If you could afford them getting both
1, can you keep/let a window open without security risk? 2, is the humifdity < 40% during the hot period? Have both so you have an option to leave the ac off ( save energy cost ). Note you can use the evaporative cooler as a fan and/or a humidifier ( heated dry room air in the winter for example).
The temp gun is not appropriate tool to measure.. it is meant to measure temp on surface and plastic surface is not what is supposed to be cooled. Use a multi meter or a dedicated tool meant to measure air temperature
But where do you live what state if you live out east, it won’t make any difference. You have too much humidity but out west it’s a world of difference.
Why didn't you add ice
Assuming you got the ice from your freezer, the freezer would heat back up your house by an equivalent or greater amount that the ice would cool
@@Orexll - net cooling gains if the freezer is in the basement and/or freeze the water when the room is cooler ( overnight for example). The ice won't last long in a hot room. Not worth the trouble really.
@@blue-xb1cq very true
Pls. educate us novices.
What is the purpose of having this cooler.
Why would we need one?
Thanks.
I guess there is no reason to use these in a humid climate?
That is correct. It will essentially be just like a fan but make the air even more humid. You would be better off just getting a fan.
Humidity above 20%..cuts down evaporation...fresh air circulation necessary. Big room better
Them things will really work if you put them in the window
put 2 gallons of water then fill the rest with ice or be like me get an 0z of dry ice and drop it in first then put the ice it keep the ice form melting
Hmm... I don't know that 5 degrees is worth anything when it's 98-120 here. Maybe when going from 80 to 75, it's good.
Unless they have a more pronounced effect in hot weather?
at 25 rh, 100f --->80f. Can get a bedroom size area to ~90f.
Great video but.... the recording audio was horribly low.
Thanks for the review. 5 degrees in a 100f temps is not enough. Effectively, this swamp cooler is worthless, so i guess I'll go with an AC. I can get a good one for a few dollars more.
Good video and content, but I could barely hear you with all my volume turned up.
They're crazy expensive
Pro tip for new viewers. Change video to 1.25 speed. You're welcome.
Honestly, I recommend 2x. ;) I am certainly a slow talker. I am working on it though! For reals though, I can't even listen to myself at normal speed.
@@GoTechGeek It wasn't meant as a dig, I assure you, and some people talk way too fast, and I also comment on those videos to use .5 or .75. My comment is for people like me, who have ADHD and finish people's words. The way you talk is fine, don't change anything about yourself, please. On a side note, I have 100s of videos, and I can't stand the way I sound either. When my wife watches me on TV, I have to go to another room until it's over. 😉
@@RipperUA-camOfficial Haha! Yeah, I didn't see it as a dig at all. Thanks for your comments!
@@GoTechGeek good deal. Great work on the video regarding hot vs cold water on evaporative coolers. You saved me some time. Appreciate ya
NEWAIR I Avoid at all Cost..Its Add Mentions Topping Off The Water Throughout its add 5 Times,
YET Doesn't Tell You Water TANK SIZE???..OBVIOUSLY It Must have Way to Small Of a Water Tank Needing to Be TOPPED OFF With Water Constantly?? 😕
is this your original voice
Yep!
can you donate one of the air cooler to me☺️😚
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You are doing something wrong. I get 10 to 20 degree drop
What brand/model are you using?
Anychance you could bless us with the brand/model name?
dropping temp from 79 to 72 is meaningless.
So you’re paying over 100 for a temp drop of 5-6 degrees ?? No thanks 😂
Definitely will not work in Georgia.
O hell the same amount of money just buy a window unit
Iys all lies...artic cooler bla bla
Listening people talking in gallons and fahreneit pains my ears.
Adding to this info
These coolers wont work if you use them in closed rooms, period.
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(But if you still want to use in a close room) 👇
The moist and cool air which it will throw out will make it humid unless you have some space/exaustfan on the top portion of the walls ofthe room for that air to escape and a window right beside the cooler for it to intake fresh air and cool in again.
But, the best way to use them is to put them in an open space with its fan facing the room you want to cool with at least 2 windows of that room open. Also,,,, there are ones which you can place set up on your windows and it will take in air from outside.
I have one in the Airbnb I'm renting and I dont know how to use this. Do I keep the windows open or closed when the cooler is on? I'm so confused.
Well, there is not really a straightforward answer because it depends on the setup. The important thing is to push the humidity outside and try to have as much dry air as possible. So you should open at least one window.
@@GoTechGeek Thanks a lot!
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