KuulAire PACKA44 350 CFM Portable Evaporative Cooler with 175 Square Foot Cooling Capacity, Silver

The fan blows a lot of air, but does not cool the air that well.

Personally I like to see the reviews of the angry people who purchased these wonderful little coolers and then go bonkers when it just makes the room "like a jungle". For evap cooling you must have lots of air in and lots of air out. I have mineral rich tap water so I am running it with distilled to prevent mineral buildup in the pad. The fan is loud, lots of white noise of the air moving through and around the pad and fins, definitely something you can sleep with though, especially when it is hot.For those poor souls who are angry with this little "like a jungle" machine, send me yours, I will gladly put it to good use.

As far as I am concerned .... absolutely useless!! I guess when you are used to real air conditioning this unit just does not measure up. Initially, when we added water and turned on the unit it stunk something fierce. We live in Northern California with an average humidity of 10-15% and after running the unit it added so much humidity that I thought I was in Louisiana. All it does is add noise, humidity and cooling is not even in the picture. We are omitting the water and use it as a noisy fan in another part of the house!!

MAYBE I GOT A LEMON? The unit puts out adequate air, BUT it LEAKS WATER, down the water curtain and drips down the back of the unit. I tried leveling and even elevating the back slightly, but it still leaked.I had to put it in a metal pan to contain the water and then towel up the water. It won't run longer than 4 hours, even if there's plenty of water. It is quiet and compact, and if those problems were fixed, it would be okay. The seller refunded my whole purchase amount and didn't want the unit back. Maybe that's a problem these units have regularly.

I would give it 5 stars but they sent me a unit that had a slip in it marked defective! WOW! I contacted the seller and they were very apologetic and offered a refund or a new unit. I opted for a new unit. I like the operation, but the motor or something was loose on the defective one making a very loud noise on medium and high settings. Remote is a very nice addition to it.I didn't have to send the defective unit back( which would have been a hassle ).I am now patiently waiting for the new one to arrive... hopefully before the next heat wave in N. Cali.

unit does its job. a bit noisy

This is my second KuulAire unit. I use this as a super humidifier in AZ during the winter. It works great for pushing water into the air and also calls the room down a bit for good sleeping. I've tried tons of humidifiers and can never find one that pushes enough moisture without running out partway thru the night. A relative told me to try one of these and they work great. Pretty easy to clean, do need to order replacement medium after about 3 months. I drain it weekly and use vinegar to give it a deep clean. I have NO idea what it's like as an actual cooling device as I don't use if for that reason.

Received unit, plugged it in. Power light comes on but nothing works. Unit smells like it is getting hot even though it is not running and it appeared to be damp when I removed it from the packaging. Will be returning. I have another unit by the same manufacturer which cools a larger sq ft and works perfectly. I think this may have been a return item already but not marked properly.