3-IN-1 Evaporative Air Cooler, Portable Air Conditioner Fan/Humidifier with Ice Box, 12H Timer&Remote Control,Ultra-quiet,65° Oscillating Personal Evaporative Cooler for Room Home & Office

Oregon is in the worst heat wave I have ever experienced. I'm 68 and I live near Portland. People here have never seen 114 degrees in June! We used to call it "Juneuary" because it was cold and wet until July 4th or later. When it was 114 outside it was 85 in whatever room the cooler and I were in. For the price and size of the unit that's pretty darn good. My only complaint is that one of it's casters was defective. One of the casters 2 wheels fell off and could not be reinstalled. It still rolls but the missing wheel makes it want to veer off. So I'm only giving it 4 stars. I sent a message to the vendor yesterday. If they send me a new caster I'll update it to 5 stars.TIP: Swamp coolers use evaporation of water to cool. Just like people evaporate sweat to cool. Swamp coolers work well in low to moderate humidity (60% or less). They do not work for squat in humid muggy climates. Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, you betcha! North Carolina, DC, Missouri, not a chance! If your sweat won't evaporate neither will a cooler.Well, they contacted me right away and promised to "give me happy service." Three weeks passed, nothing. I was starting to feel blown off. Then a package arrived from China with 2 new casters. These have brakes which the old ones did not. Now all was explained. They had to send to the factory for parts. This makes sense because the spindle is unusual, short, thick with splines. Amazon customer service tried to find one online but nobody makes them like this. So, I'm happy. The swamp cooler works as promised. It keeps me cool in whatever room I'm in (10° to 15°f. cooler than outdoors). Swamp coolers are not air conditioners. They cool with convection of water not R3. Not as efficient you say? Well duh! It's half the price and size of a cheap indoor AC (portable AC's start at $300+ and are good for 1 room. They also rely on chemical refrigerants that are not good for you at best) Anyway, I promised and they delivered.So 5 Stars it is.

Well I had to re-write this review as I experienced the product within a realistic review time frame.Buying this "portable a/c" seemed like a good idea. I didn't expect a miracle, but I expected reasonable performance. Um... heh heh.I also thought the system was a novel idea and since this works on regular house voltage instead of needing a dedicated line and just needs water to keep going. Some problems occurred that took this from 3 star to 1 star.First, this is NOT going to replace air conditioning. If your room is 90°F or up, you're screwed. Weirdly enough, 89° and below, it helps as long as it's CONSTANTLY blowing on you.The fill/water tank system is another. They list a feature that you can "fill this from the top. DO NOT DO THIS. In an act of designing incompetence, ALL WATER from the top goes down a hole that is SUPPOSED to lead to the tank.However, THERE'S NO RETURN HOSE!!! Instead, the water runs down the cardboard filter into the tank producing one of the biggest complaints on here...DIRTY WATER. On top of that it is a HEALTH HAZARD as that water will dry in the filter when the unit is off and produce mold.The next terrible feature is the water tank itself. The pump is fastened to the drawer making cleaning a problem, and the water tank isn't contoured well enough to clean properly.They may say that this will cool down a small room, but this thing is NOTHING BUT FUTURE ISSUES. How depressing because I was hoping they improved the water a/c unit, but this one SETS THE PROGRESS BACK.DO NOT BUY!!!!!

Overall a good product for small bedroom use. Its NOT an AC unit but cools like one. I love the humidifier function as it helps with airflow being asthmatic.The floor height is good too but I chose to place upon a small table(without roller wheels) since it has a "swing" vent function.The only issue I have is the inability to remove the water container. The water (gallon)does NOT dissipate to replace with fresh water. I had to lift the unit to empty out the old water.Now you definitely have to use COLD WATER & I even added ice cubes along with the 4 plastic freezer blocks that come with unit(**ordering an extra 4 would be wise as the blocks are small & make some small bags of ice cubes). I dont understand the need for the water in the top of the unit as it just sits there...um.Noise level is NOT annoying. Wish remote had "backlight" to see buttons at night.For the price & function I do recommend this product because you are getting 2 for 1 deal.****For use in child's room I highly recommend ADULT SUPERVISION***********Update...the freezer cooler packs that come with it ends up "splitting" down the sides...they expand or swell too...highly advise purchasing extra...