Fujitronics Whirlwind 4-in-1 Portable Swamp Cooler
From Fujitronics
This Portable Air Cooler, Ionic Air Purifier, and Fan (model FH-776) by Fujitronic has everything you need for a cool, healthy summer in one stylish silver package. Use the caster wheels to roll this portable air cooler wherever your personal space needs a little cooling boost, and enjoy the benefits of a stream of cool air plus get the air cleaning benefits of the ionic air purifier. If the temperature is fine, just turn off the air cooling feature and use this portable air cooler as a fan.The FH-776 air cooler cools without using noisy and inefficient compressors by harnessing the endothermic properties of water evaporation. Here is how it works: evaporation is an endothermic reaction (a reaction that consumes heat), so this portable air cooler sucks air throw a wick saturated with water. As the air flows through the wick, some of the water evaporates into the air, consuming some of the heat that was in the air. With the FH-776 Fujitronic Portable Air Cooler, Ionic Air Purifier, and Fan, you get three useful functions and one great machine. You can't miss with this portable air cooler!Note:* Portable air cooler is NOT recommended for environment with high humidity as the unit utilizes water to cool. Portable air coolers are NOT portable air conditioners, so it is not intended to cool a room or lower the room temperature.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #114158 in Health and Beauty
- Color: White and Silver
- Brand: Fujitronic
- Dimensions: 35.00" h x 13.40" w x 16.10" l, 33.00 pounds
Terrific Air Cooler
I live in a dry, desert region in Southern California and the summers can get over 100o easily. The cost of running your AC here in astronomical and the fact that this unit uses only 57 watts on the high setting is already saving me tons of money.
The air purifier aspect seems to be working well. The air quality here is horrible, but since I've been using the FH-776, I've noticed it's somewhat easier to breathe.
Fan and air cooling ability? Very, very good. The fan can be set to swing mode so it'll get more coverage. The ice packs it comes with are somewhat useless(I just add ice cubes to the water tank), but the cold compress helps(it sits just above the water tank to help cool any evaporating air and cools it more before being blown out).
I mostly use it in a room of about 450 sq ft and it does ok during the day. To feel its effects during the day, you need to be sitting right in the air path, which feels great. I run it the most at night in front of a window(to pull in cool air) and the whole room is nice and cool by morning.
It's very portable: four wheel casters and side handles for easy moving and it can be put in a corner when not using it. The removable filter can be cleaned quickly and easily. The water tank is very accessible and will shut off if you open it to fill it up.
The modes you can run it in are good: nature, breeze, sleep. Nature has a consistent flow of air. Breeze will change just like actual breezes: strong one second, weak the next. Sleep mode automatically changes from off, low, med and high at varied intervals.
Finally, the 7.5 hour timer is great. I've set it right before going to bed and even after it had shut off, it still had some water in the tank when I got up.
Oh yeah, and the remote comes in very handy. The only button missing on the remote is to turn on the air purifier aspect, but that's ok.
Works well, but watch the hose!
I'm giving this 3 stars because of the water stain on my carpet!
The cooler works well the few times we've used it. It doesn't seem to need super-low humidity.
When we received the unit, we read the instructions thoroughly. We added water & we turned it on. We were pleased at the cool air it generated.
About 1/2 hour later, we checked the unit & the water was almost empty. It turns out that there is a hose that circulates the water back into the water tray. That hose rests (on the right side of the unit) on a flat tray with a small hole in it, and it was supposed to drip back into the water reservoir. However the water flies out of that hose so quickly it overwhelms the flat tray & then leaks out of the bottom of the unit... and onto the carpet!
Once we readjusted the hose so that the water actually went back into the water reservoir, it seems to work fine & no more leaks.
works great
This is a great little cooler for a room where a portable air conditioner is impossible (no way to vent)...It noticeably makes the room cooler and is quiet (Lisa's must have been defective). Though I have to admit there doesn't appear an easy way to empty the water, filling it is pretty easy. Comes with a remote and has several different settings. Overall a great item!
