SPT SF-608RA Portable Evaporative Cooler - Perfect for Home, Office & Outdoor Use

Sergio: Très bon produit

Canada on Aug 03, 2019

Catrow: this is my third Sunpentown air cooler/humidifier - love this product

Canada on Jul 03, 2019

rcc: Gave it 5 star's cuzz so far it works great and arrived damage free! People a) need to understand the difference between a swamp cooler and an A/C and b) swamp coolers aren't appropriate (at all!) for conditions w/60+% RH and that their ability to "cool" reduces as the RH increases.
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Based on the following, I have revised my review from 5 stars down to 2. Therefore I can not recommend this product.

8/15/2018 update: the unit began to leak badly from the back panel. And no, I didn't over fill it. The problem is that there is no gasketing material around the back panel to create a water tight seal. So, I went to home depot and got some gasket material w/an adhesive backing.

--Also, like other user's have mentioned I suspect the screw holes for the back panel will become stripped before too long.

--the fan has begun to make a funny noise, I'll be surprised if it lasts a calendar year from purchase.

-be advised that if you need to have the unit serviced under warranty, YOU are responsible for return shipping to CA! That will cost a consumer a boat load to ship...keep that in mind.

United States on May 19, 2018

Amazon Customer: We bought this unit with the intention of using it in a small room (12ft x 12ft) and occasionally outside the house. The description said that it is best to use it “in very hot and dry climates, where humidity levels are <40%.”

We live in south Arizona where the humidity is very low (10% and less), so we expected the unit to be effective for our purposes.

We started to get suspicious as soon as we unpacked it and realized that SPT SF-608R has two places for adding ice. A well designed evaporative cooler does not need ice. The air temperature is lowered by water evaporation. Adding ice is not necessary.

We filled the tank with recommended mix of 2/3 water and 1/3 ice, we filled the top shelf with ice cubes and we turned on the cooler.
It started blowing the air. The temperature of the air wasn’t any lower than what you would expect of the regular fan. Switching on or off the button called “Cooling” made no difference. The temperature of the air blowing from the unit stayed the same. Even when we keep a hand very close to the unit (6 - 8 inches) we couldn’t feel it to be any colder.
Obviously the unit is very poorly...

United States on Jul 11, 2016

TV: I bought this for my West-facing apartment in Chicago. The temperature's gone up to 90F today, so I'm using the water-based cooling function for the first time. Here's what I think about it:

PROS:

1. Cools well (even without the water function) in temperatures as high as 85F.
2. Its 'swing' mode lets you cool a larger area of your room. My bed is 6ft x 5ft and it cools this easily if I keep it a foot and a half away. This is in with medium speed, you can keep it around 3 feet away from the bed with high speed.
3. The water function really does give off much cooler air - although the water I filled it with was only room temperature.
4. It's small and easily portable - I had to lift it myself and get it back from school. Quite possible.
5. Really smooth on its wheels - if you give it a nudge it enthusiastically barrels across the room. Portability in the house has never been a problem.
6. Though it's only around 2.5 ft high, its flaps can be adjusted so the flow of air comes out at a much higher angle.

CONS:

1. I'm not sure yet about the water tray. Cleaning it might be a problem, and with these appliances, gooeyness never...

United States on May 19, 2012