Air Choice 3-in-1 Evaporative Air Cooler

I recently moved to an apt that has a window air conditioner. It is rather loud and does not cool the whole apt. I had heard of swamp coolers many years ago yet did not know there are now portable units. Took a chance and purchased this unit and am so glad I did. It, along with a couple other fans, cools nicely.Height - The first night in the bedroom, I noticed the bed was getting more of the delicious coolness than myself. Unit was not high enough. So purchased the rolling stand in the pic for about $10.00 at a second hand store, removed coasters from cooler; placed cooler on stand and now can roll cooler on stand from room to room. The stand provides the height I was looking for.Ice packs - The ones that came with the unit was a little hard to open so I used a pair of pliers to loosen the cap. I purchased more ice packs (Dollar Tree) and on very hot days, rotate the ice packs every 3-4 hours.Water - I keep a couple gallons of water in the fridge and use that to add when water is needed. (not sure is adding water colder than tap water helps but figured it could not hurt).All in all a great purchase!

The media could not be loaded. This item is priced well, has a great amount of water, and is quiet. Nice.My cooler finally arrived, only a week later than expected. Then on first set up I realize that the fan will not spin up to its highest speed. Only low and medium. At the lower speeds the cooler works as expected. In addition, the cooler has completely shut off on more than one time. All the indicators are lit up, but it stopped pumping water, or shuts off completely. I assume this is due to loose wiring, perhaps.So, I am happy with the product, when it works as expected. I am disappointed by it not working out of the box, and by it's apparent hiccups. As of this moment I am not sure if I want to replace or just refund the item.Added. I received my replacement cooler and out of the box, just like the other, high speed does not work. DO NOT BUY, this product.

works great great velocity of air very low sound easy to put together except for one problem had no hose to fill it up with the ice packs that it came with were empty they are super cheap some sort of powder residue inside the ice packs I left it in and just filled with water they froze the first two ice packs I filled up about an inch and a half from the top and when I freeze them and pop the cap right off made a mess in the refrigerator the fan itself good everything else and not so good freezer packs garbage no hose attachmentthere is one note to say there is water mesh on the back but not on the sides and you know how AIR likes leas resistance

Had ducts replaced during the humid, relentless heat of a Carolina August, so no central air conditioning available for four days. Our windows do not allow for the installation of window units or other solutions requiring ventilation through a window. I thought a swamp cooler would be our best option for staying cool.It's inexpensive when compared with booking hotel rooms for the family. And it helped. As long as the room is ventilated (e.g., a door is open) and the room isn't huge, this unit cools well. It kept my office at 75° to 77° without central air, when the room was normally above 78° in the afternoons/evenings with air conditioning due to radiant heat and rusted out ductwork. Once ductwork was replaced, we continued to use these swamp coolers (we purchased two) in the rooms where radiant heat will always be problematic.This product is easy to set up and operate. It was an oscillation setting, whereby directional blades within the casing swing, but the unit itself remains stationary. The timer and remote control are nice conveniences, and it operates more quietly than the tower fans we have.

Update 2/18/25: sadly I only got 1.5 winters out of it before the pump quit 😢Update 11/26/23: Using as a humidifier in winter. Excellent! I'm going through 3 gallons of water a day. Here's hoping it lasts a few years!Original review:I received no answer regarding cleaning the filter so I took it apart (I would not recommend). In order to get the filter properly positioned you’d have to detach the base with the electronics. Many reviews on here are not for the swamp fan, I don’t understand why they are listed here. This swamp fan did not cool my bedroom down during the 80 degree weeks, and it drastically increased the humidity. I will try to use in winter as a humidifier since it did crank out the humidity. The filter is like a hard paper with some kind of coating on it that makes it hard and brittle. Bottom line is this humidifies quickly but does not cool. I had to purchase an AC to cool my house.