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| Thread ID: 114682 | 2010-12-13 05:39:00 | Akai Evaporater air cooler | lakewoodlady (103) | PC World Chat |
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| 1161333 | 2010-12-13 05:39:00 | Does anyone have any experience of one of these air coolers? It looks like quite a good thing and economical too. LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 1161334 | 2010-12-13 21:53:00 | We see some of these identically engineered in the US, although that particular brand isn't here AFAIK. What I find of them is that they are fair for cooling a small area, but unfortunately if they don't have a place to access fresh, drier air, they lose efficiency almost instantly. If you run it in a room, it will work OK for a few minutes, but after the air is saturated with the moisture it adds for the evaporative cooling effect it ceases to work at all. You cannot evaporate more water into already saturated air. If it can inhale from another room or a different air supply - other than the room it is attempting to cool - it will work a lot better. This is why we use a roof-mounted unit here and I can bring our home to a very low temp in a short time and for minimal electricity. All that actually pulls power is the blower itself as there are no compressors or cooling condensers to extract the heat from. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1161335 | 2010-12-14 07:22:00 | hmmmmm.......... as I thought. I might give them a miss then. I was thinking about getting one for my bedroom to use on the very hot nights, but I might just stick to the portable fan! I have a heatpump/air conditioner in the living area, but that does not extend the cool air into the hallway and bedrooms. Son's room has a ceiling fan, as his is the hottest in the Summer. LL |
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