SPT SF-611 Portable Evaporative Air Cooler with Cooling Pad
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of SPT SF-611 Portable Evaporative Air Cooler with Cooling Pad
Customer Review: Probably only useful in VERY low humidity situations
Summary: 2 Stars
I used this in our bedroom in our small apartment on the water in Los Angeles. The company does make it very clear that it won't work well in high humidity environments but I would not characterize LA as being that way. With that said, the unit would pump humidified air into our apartment which only added to the heat we were trying to get rid of. People seem to have good luck in VERY low humidity locations, I figured around 50-60% was low enough...apparently not.
The unit arrived scratched and damaged but the situation was remedied after a long series of e-mails and phone calls.
Final words: if you live in the desert or very very dry conditions it probably works well. They don't call them swamp coolers for nothin'.
Customer Review: Overpriced Fan
Summary: 2 Stars
This unit is certainly an overpriced awkward shaped air blower. It does blow air and circulates it from side to side, but it is only cool during the first 30 minutes after putting cold water in the tray. We have found it to be a great noise maker to mask the night sounds (traffic, loud neighbors, etc.), but but outside of that, it doesn't have a special filter like the original ad claimed, and it doesn't really change the temperature of the room all that much. It is nice around children, though, when you don't want little hands to get into a standard room fan...Customer Review: Luke Cool
Summary: 3 Stars
Think of it as a personal cooler. Even in low humidity New Mexico this unit cannot cool any room, but right in front of the unit you'll get 3-4 degrees of relief (verified with a good thermometer) plus the benefit of blowing air, moving side to side. The bells and whistles ("natural" and "sleep" modes) are crap, and the unit is moderately loud on the lowest speed (unbearably so at higher speeds). Still it performs its basic function, and I wonder if any portable swamp cooler really works that well. Limited relief at an acceptable cost.Customer Review: THIS IS NOT AN AIR CONDITIONER, PEOPLE!!
Summary: 4 Stars
This is NOT an air conditioner and WILL NOT WORK if the humidity is above 38%!!! The DRIER THE BETTER. Read the instructions and do some research on Personal Air Coolers/Portable Swamp Coolers or whatever you want to call them. The low ratings aren't because the thing doesn't work. The low ratings are because people bought this thing and it didn't work FOR THEM in THEIR LOCATION and they aren't satisfied because they made a poor decision and want to blame it on someone or something.Customer Review: They can't seem to make a working model.
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this model a year ago. After almost exactly one year (give or take a few days) the fan stopped turning, so I bought a new one. It arrived with a broken motor. I returned that model and got a replacement. This model leaked all over my carpet (which I'm still trying to dry as I write this). Needless to say I will be returning this one as well for my money back. NO MORE REPLACEMENTS! I'm now searching for a new brand that will hopefully actually function. VERY UNHAPPY!!!