Evapolar evaCHILL Portable Air Conditioners - Portable AC Unit - Small Personal Evaporative Air Cooler & Fan for Desk, Office, Car, Camping, Grey

I recently ended up with a $900 electric bill thanks to a week of 110 degree days in sunny California, so I decided to look into some alternatives to running central air all day. This little guy seemed to be the most well-reviewed out of all the options for portable air conditioners even though it still had an overall 3.6 rating, but I decided to give it a try.Having tested it out, I gotta say it actually works better than expected and I think some of the negative reviews have had issues for easily avoidable reasons.1) This is not made to cool an entire room. That's not the point of it. This is for someone who wants to cool down their bed while they're sleeping or set it on their desk to cool down while they're working or maybe place in a corner of the kitchen while cooking. Basically, it's for when you're spending a lot of time in roughly the same spot and don't necessarily need to cool down your entire house.2) it doesn't work wonders for the first 20 minutes or so. The water needs to soak through the filter cartridge because the water evaporating in a (ideally) dry climate is the science behind cooling the air. Until that happens it's basically just a little box fan. I get the impression some reviewers tested it out for 5 minutes, concluded it doesn't work, and wrote their review. Give it at least 20 minutes and you should definitely notice that it's pushing out air a good 8-10ish degrees cooler than the room temp is.3) because this relies on water evaporating, it works better in drier climates. If you're in California, Arizona, New Mexico, etc this will work great. If you're in a humid place like Florida, you should frankly leave.4) Based on what some have mentioned in terms of its air pushing capabilities, it seems like they maybe don't realize there are multiple settings. At its lowest setting I would say they're right: you basically need to have it within 12 inches of you to even notice it's on. However it has 4 settings that you cycle through by pushing the button on top (and there are no other buttons, it's pretty fool-proof). I think the 2nd setting is probably what most people would use while sitting it on their desk or beside their bed (higher settings might actually make you cold at that proximity). At its highest setting it's a bit noisy (like a PC fan at full speed), but I think it would actually be sufficient to cool a *small* bedroom at that level. If you have something like a 10×10 space or smaller and you don't have high ceilings, this might actually work for cooling the entire room at its highest setting. In a larger space, however, just remember this is made to cool you down while having it a few feet from you, not on the opposite end of where ever you are. I just did a little test and you can feel a cool breeze from 8 feet away at its highest setting. Beyond that you probably won't notice much effect.Also, I didn't notice this when I bought it, but it plugs in using a USB cord so you can power it with your computer or plug it into a power bank and take it on the go. It also only uses 7.5 watts which is literally 3,492.5 watts fewer than the average Central air system. That's not a joke or a typo. On a related note, I've seen some claim the price ($79 as of writing) is a bit steep, but consider that for anyone who works from home or stays in the same area for large parts of the day, this will allow you to kick the thermostat up a few degrees without sweating through your shirt, and then you'll save pretty substantially on each electric bill. It can pay for itself in one billing cycle if you let it, and after that it's actually costing you money not to have one.Overall, I'm perfectly satisfied with this purchase and it actually performs better than reviews had led me to believe. Just remember it's made to cool a roughly 10×10 area or smaller, not your entire estate. If you're ok with that, you'll love it.

Ok. How is this any different than a fan lol? I tested it at all fan speeds. Barely any cooling whatsoever. Might as well brand this as a humidifier instead. Seriously, buying a cheaper fan cools you better than this crap. Don't listen to those reviews that say it cools you down a little. Once you compare this to any fan, you'll realize how big of a scam this is. And yes, I used it for its intended purpose meaning I sat in front of it like 1 to 2 feet away. Also if you have it plugged in, get ready for a permanent LED that can't be turned off unless you unplug it. Say you want this to fall asleep to? Welp can't fall asleep in the dark anymore. Just don't buy this. Seriously. A fan does a better job at cooling you than this. In fact, I get more breeze from a fan a few feet away than this device right in my face. You will also have to spend $30-40 on a new cartilage every 3-6 months.

I have an upstairs bedroom and it gets pretty warm. I looked at several models and bought this one. I am surprised by how much cool air it actually puts out. I have it next to the bed and it keeps me cool at night. It is not meant to cool the entire room so do not expect it to. The only thing I wish is that they made a larger size to hold more water so I could run longer on the higher settings. It is quiet on the lower settings and a little more noisy on higher settings but, I like white noise anyway. Quality is great and the functionality and performance is excellent. Definitely work the money.

Bought last night to survive a heat wave near Seattle with no air con. I wasn't sure if it would work in my area, since we were at 60% humidity-- Swamp coolers don't work well in high humidity areas, and I didn't know if that was too high.I have a small room thermometer that was reading 82F in my room at 10pm when I was getting ready to go to sleep. Placed the evachill on my headboard and let it do its thing for an hour, then placed the thermometer in front of it. It read 75F, plenty cool for sleeping. Actually got cold in the night (didn't measure then) and had to grab a blanket.Literally when it gets this hot at night, I usually sleep in a tent in the yard. I think I won't have to anymore, this is great! I'm not seeing anything close to 25 degrees cooler as claimed, but I do live in an area of decent humidity. I would not be surprised if it performs even better in arid environments.I would say though, have reasonable expectations for <$100 unit-- this only cools about 3 feet directly in front of it. Put it on your desk or headboard, you will feel it and it will make a difference. Expect it to cool a room or two people sitting in different directions, it's just not made for that.