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5 things you need to know! What is better Portable AC vs Evaporative cooler
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- čas přidán 15. 08. 2024
- Exact product link on amazon - Honeywell A/C - amzn.to/2H1ruBM
Newair evaporative cooler - amzn.to/2H3VNrA or amzn.to/2Kr5L8i
Great informative video! For anyone who is having trouble deciding, I'll give my two cents. First off, if you are anywhere east of the Mississippi river, portable AC unit attached to a window is the only option. If you are like me and live in the Southwest (Phoenix here), both will work. For instance, I live in an older home with somewhat poor insulation, so once the internal AC goes off for our whole house, individual rooms tend to warm up quickly if we keep our doors shut (hello, privacy!). My roommate bought a portable AC unit and had to deal with the hose and attaching it to a window etc. It essentially cools down his whole room which is great. Because of the shape of my window, I went with an evaporative cooler. Much cheaper, much more quiet, and doesn't need a window. The main difference is this doesn't really cool down my whole room, instead if I am working at my desk and have it pointed directly at me, it keeps me nice and cool. The downside to this is if you have a guest over who doesn't like a fan pointed directly at them while in bed, this won't work well! Hope I helped someone out with their decision.
Here in Phoenix too. Buying an evaporative cooler for a small room tomorrow. It’s away from any windows so it’s the only option. Anything will help honestly. Gets way too warm in that room
*Love this unit! Using upstairs in my sons bedroom **Fastly.Cool** and he’s finally able to be comfortable upstairs without me freezing downstairs. Works for more sqft than expected!*
I live in the uk and have had both types. The ‘swamp cooler’ worked great at first but having to change the water and clean the filter constantly became annoying. It got a whole lot worse once the filter became smelly and unfortunately, there were no replacement filters available to buy, so I was stuck with something that literally smelled like a swamp. I’ve replaced it with an actual AC that uses a pipe that goes out the window and, while it is a lot more expensive and much louder than the ‘swamp cooler’, it works brilliantly. Cools the room down very quickly and gets the room much colder than the ‘swamp cooler’ was able to.
Both are good and do the same job. It’s just about what type of climate you live in and how much you’re willing to pay.
You need to soak the filter in a mould killer cleaning solution.
Thanks for your honesty & good explanation of both!! So basically one can't have a portable AC without a window & hose arrangement. Swamp cooler doesn't work in humid climate!! Hope some1 comes out with a portable AC without window or hose arrangement - 🤞&🙏.
Without anywhere for the condensed heat to go, a portable AC unit without a window arrangement physically cannot work. It would be essentially be like having the AC on with a heater on at the same time. Think of it like kicking yourself in the ass in order to be able to fly!
You can use swamp coolers in humid areas. You can put ice cubes in to drop the water temp to get better cooling if theres room in the water pan. You just need a lot.of ice
I don't like having to mess with installing the hose in the window even though it gets humid where I live I prefer the cooler that uses water
Dude, you are a beast doing this kind of videos subbed
Thank you for this app explanation!! I wanted an evaporative air cooler but it turns out that won’t work as well as Belgium is quite humid. I finally got an answer to my questions 🥰
I could have told you in one sentence. If you are in a humid area, use AC, if you are in a dry area or arid area, use EC.
@@allaboutmycats454 Doesnt it need some humid to make it work? Wont it work in the UK?
@@IncredibleLyricsworks in London. Just need to crack a window open.
Very informative video! The best explanation so far that I have come across. Thanks!
I bought the exact same Newair evaporative cooler for $200 something and in California where the weather reaches up to 110-112 degrees it was no good! So I ended up buying a Hisense portable ac from Lowes a few days ago that cost $400 for super hot days. The evaporative one is no good on 80 degree or higher days. I bought it a year ago, so your video wasn’t posted yet. I would recommend the $400 one especially where I live we don’t have a home AC. The $200 is good for spring time. This video is very correct!
The evaporative cooler is not effective in humid climates such as coastal California's. Also, at 110 F, even with humidity down to a dry 5%, the evap cooler's output air temperature will still be a balmy 77 F. Depending on the size of the room, that might get ambient air temperature down only into the low 80s. Though, at those temperatures, a portable A/C unit would not be particularly effective either.
i guess evaporative units will work in humid areas if you use as a complement of the central AC, since this one dries the indoor ambient.
I'm in Texas and I use the cooler to alleviate excessive usage on my central air conditioner, once an air conditioner go in Texas you might be fighting for your life and sanity, not to mention expense to replace at a whooping 5k to 7k , I'd would much rather replace a cooler any day, my central air stays on, but at a low comfortable temperature and my coolers are blasting nice cool air because I make sure to add ice packs and big blocks of ice, cold 🥶 water to the coolers keeps a 1400 square foot home pleasantly nice inside all summer
Thank you so much for this review. This helps me so much.
Glad to help out
Vegas RoManiac REVIEWS im gona use the cooler to sleep overnight inside my toyota sienna!! my question is how can i power it?? big power bank?? tnx
An air conditioner is a must have in Corpus Christi, Texas when the humidity is extremely high. In my opinion, the air conditioner takes the cake.
Your review was very informative and compared the two very well!
I just ordered an swamp cooler from best buy. I think the same one in this video,based on the info in this video. Fingers crossed it works as well as you say.
Did it work ?
@@Ninjabike285 yes it does. It wont cool off the whole room on a triple digit heat day,but it keeps me cool when I'm sitting in front of it. Helps me to sleep too.
@@jasonism. will it cool a small walk in closet?
I have watched many of these info, and you lay out the facts first. Great job.
Evaporative cooler team here! 😎
ya but what if your house is already air-conditioned with central air to some extent? Your AC would lower the humidity levels significantly, I would think, especially during days that are hot and also not super humid. I plan to use it for specific times, so in the computer room or during sleep without needing to cool the whole house down but to also use the central AC of my house. Some are only 10 watts, and this seems so much more efficient.
If you are using refrigerated air, then yes, the humidity levels are less since refrigeration pulls moisture out the air.
I agree . Evaporative coolers will work okay to augment central air... Even in somewhat humid areas because the central air will pull the water out of the air...
Awesome job on explaining the difference. Much appreciated. Thank you for the video! Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much! I'm gonna buy one of them, but I don't have the evaporator cooler experience.
I have one room in my home in Florida that is warm would an evaporative cooler be helpful ? It’s just that one room the air conditioner is always on in the house and the humidity in the home is 44% would a evaporator in just that one room cool that room down ? I don’t want a big cumbersome AC TO BLOCK A Window WHEN I have central AC. just that one room is so HOT in comparison to the rest of the house. Please help !
I live in a humid area and I tried evaporator cooler nothing worked but I bought a portable dehumidifier and it was working perfectly fine I give the dehumidifier 10/10 I give evaporative cooler 3/10
Thanks. I live close to Las Vegas. I will go with the evaporative cooler
Awesome
the louder noise would help me sleep
Same here but it does get annoying when I got the tv on
I'm glad im not the only one that thinks this. Give me the noise.
Exactly !!! It's a kind of lullaby !!!
good ol' white noise ftw
Actually, the AC usually turns on and off intermittently during the night and it actually wakes you up every time it turns on.
Dude, I don't normally comment. But great explanation video. Totally helped me make an informed decision about what to use.
Glad it helped.. Thanks for watching
How do you clean it ????????
Do you need a window for that ac ? One
Thanks. I live in Florida so the Evaporative is out for me
I wish I saw this video before I bought the evap. cooler. Our Target sells it for 275.00, for basically a big fan!
In the eastern US and other humid areas, it basically is just a fan. (Actually, a box fan might be better since it would allow you to sweat more efficiently.) In dry climates, evaporative coolers are very effective. In Denver, I have gotten my apartment down to the low 70s where the temperature outside was 95 F with 10% humidity. The evap cooler was pulling in hot air and cooling it off substantially. It all depends on the humidity of the intake air.
Damn I was really looking into to getting a evaporative cooler since I wouldnt have to have a big tube out of my window and keep it open but since I live in australia it looks like that would not be a good idea. Thanks for the vid! Saved me from investing in the wrong one!
Depends where in Australia you live. If you live on the east coast anywhere north of Sydney, the climate is probably too humid for an evaporative cooler. If you live in Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth or Hobart, they should work fine during most heatwaves. They also work well if you live in inland or desert regions like Alice Springs or Mildura.
If you live in Brisbane or Darwin where the weather is crazy humid in summer, the evaporative cooler will only really work as a fan, it won’t actually cool the air.
@@bigbowlowrong4694 Thanks man, I live in Brisbane so nice to have someone do the hard-thinking for me
Thank you for explaining the difference!
Thanks for your info
What’s a brand of your portable AC please and what brand is the evaporative ?
I live in Alaska . I can’t get one of those fans for the window because of the shape of our windows. When the weather gets warmer - there’s NO a breeze so it’s too hot in the home
I'm sure something can be wrigged
Thank you for sharing.I,am thinking about getting a Evaporative cooler..
If you go with the portable ac make sure your HOA allows you attaching stuff to your window
One of the most useful videos on the topic.
Thank you for the explanation. You helped me made my decision.
I'm in Philippines so humidity won't be a question! Haha portable ac it is!
#Same Here in #Maleseo #Malaysia #Malay #Borneon #Bornea #Borneo
Do you know if there is any portable ac without having to use a window or any outside source?
it’s not an ac if it doesn’t require outside source
Technically both are acs. Ac stands for air conditioning. He should state one is a evaporative cooler and the other is a refrigerated unit, which invloves an evaporator, condensor, compressor, access to outside to vent the excess heat.
@@ericblechinger5566 ahhhh ok I get u
@@chillipeppers7285 ahhh alright thank you very much
@@gamingofthelegend3907 you cold buy a portable swamp cooler and blend ice with the water to get colder air if youre not able to get access to an outside exhaust.
Great review, really comprehensive.
Mostly correct.... But you forgot about about one thing.... The central air conditioner will kill a lot of the humidity in the air.... After that .. the evaporative cooler will work better.
There is no doubt that an evaporative cooler will work better in Arizona than it will in Alabama... The difference between the two would be extreme if you were trying to use an evaporative cooler to replace central air.... However.... If you augment central air with an evaporative cooler.... It's not a "nothing Burger".
Very helpful is India is dry or humid Delhi
I’m in Vegas as well. Out of ALLLL of these Coolers which have u found to be the best?!--I just ran across your channel & noticed you have tested many so out of all of them can you tell me which is the best Portable cooler ? Thanks .
Great video! Thank you for the explanation!
Very clear video dude. Thanks
Glad you liked it
Thank you very much, that was everything I needed to know.
Awesome
The portable AC'S that is trending like artic air would you consider it an evaporative cooler or AC?
Heya, if you are talking about those small cubes that are advertised seemingly everywhere at the moment, those are definitely evaporative coolers. And their small size means that they cool a lot less air than the big unit shown in the video, but at least they consume a lot less power. Hope that helps.
How don’t you understand his explanation? Water evaporation is exactly what it sounds like, it’s basically a fan blowing on water to cool the air it’s moving, an AC unit has a condenser and actually creates cool air, and exhausts hot air out the window, in other words if you have to put water in it, it’s an evaporative cooler
@@usualsuspect2818 you explained better then the video!
Hi. Can you please tell me which evaporative coolers this is? I don't see the description. Thank you for this video!
In hot weather, what makes one uncomfortable is the high humidity in the air, not the high temperature. If the moisture is removed from the hot, humid air, the surrounding hot air becomes bearable. With water cooled AC, the unit injects additional water vapor, (humidity), into the air to make the air even more uncomfortable. That is why you should never purchase a evaporative AC if you wish to truly cool the air in the room. YOU WILL REGRET IT !! In fact, with an evaporative AC, you will discover that the hot air in the room being cooled will become hotter, more humid and much more unbearable. This is the main reason for suggesting not buying evaporative ACs in humid regions of the country. I speak from experience and a great deal of research into portable ACs.
excellent video presentation thank you
They are both AC (air conditioner)?
Thank you! this is really helpful
Excellent and informative!! Thank you!
Very happy to hear that
I live in North Carolina and I am not sure it will work here. because of humidity. I don't want to cool a room, I just want to keep my tenant cool so it would just be for personal use right up near his bed. Will it work that way if he puts ice in it?
Super helpful! Thank you, sir!
Which one throws way colder air???
I live where summer is hot and humid, I'm looking for a unit I can use without using a windows
Very informative, thank you 😊
For you advise which one more comfortable and easy to use
AC is always going to be more comfortable when sized properly but it is expensive operational costs. Evaps are well suited for locations such as garages and patios where you badly need cooling but it doesn't have to be chilly cold. My garage can be well over 100 degrees in the summer so with an evap it gets down to mid 80s, enough for me to do work in there.
sallehuddin takal talk right that's annoying.
Anyone use an evaporative cooler in the LA, CA area for rooms within a house? Thanks
Hello my friend drives a truck with no AC in Florida and you mentioned that the evaporative cooler won't cool in those conditions. However, do you think it would work in the small space of her truck? Thanks
Florida humid though. In dallas area is mid humidy climate and at time humidy levels drop the 30s but average in 50s. in 55 to 60 percent humidly evaporative cooler do not cool enough if get pass 85 degrees. which makes only good for spring and fall cooling.
It definitely will not work in Florida. Basically, if the dew point is above 50 F, the evap cooler will do little to cool and will generally only make things muggy and sticky. This is especially true in small spaces with no ventilation.
Evap coolers are only effective in very low humidity enviornments....
@Drakilicious The question is what the humidity of the intake is. If you can get dry air into the evap cooler's intake, it will cool that air.
I use both so
What about the condensation that a portable (or any) A/C produces in humid environments?
That's actually because they dehumidify. AC reduces humidity from the air which further helps feeling cool.
They usually have drips teats that you have to empty
The A/C chiller coil attracts moisture from the air as moisture goes to the coolest place , from there it condenses into a drain off & runs (or is pumped) away to drainage (outside) thus not only does a/c cool the air down , it reduces the humidity level , allowing your body to naturally regulate its temperature better
So, question. Just, hypothetically, what if you live in a humid area but get a dehumidifier to pair with the evaporative cooler? Would it work then? Or, would the dehumidifier actually work against the evaporate cooler as well? Or, would you just be better off investing in a portable a/c at that point?
They work but it's not efficient ..
@@TheCrazyRomanian Thanks for the reply! I know it was a silly question, but I just enjoy asking hypotheticals hahaha
you can get low energy (150w) quiet dehumidifies that can take 12 litres a day out the air - they are relatively cheap and need no installation. A really good evaporator cooler is also still relatively cheap and quiet. Result, still much cheaper to run and much, much quieter. There are definitely circumstances where i think this is people's best solution
We get a lot of water out of the air where I live, a dehumidifier works a lot like an air conditioner by cooling air to condense the vapour, except the heat is put straight back into the air so it's relatively efficient. We can lower the humidity by about 20% with a small 12l unit, which fills up every day.
My question is which one is better I live in Anaheim California the weather sometimes in spring or summer gets to be 100 to 115 mostly I’m just in the room I have two fans still gets hot
Currently, it's 85 F in Anaheim with 55% humidity. If you were running an evap cooler at this moment, the air would be too humid for it to cool your room effectively.
Great evaporative cooler video. Will check it out.
what about carbon monoxide?
I live in a very humid area and my evaporative cooler still works
No it's just a fan at that pint
@@TheCrazyRomanian no evaporative coolers can work in the humidity just not as well
We don’t have any humidity here in rural Alaska
Yeah you do
Thank you man
this was very helpful and short.
THEY ARE BOTH EVAPORATIVE COOLERS! AC RUNS ON THE GAS CYCLE, EVAPS RUN ON WATER. BOTH NEED WINDOW/ THRU-WALL MOUNT TO WORK WELL.
Excellent presentation, thanks!
Lol Seattle is normally more than 60% humid, sometimes getting as high as 90%. I’m gonna take a guess and say that the evaporative cooler won’t work well here 🤣
Yeah, not unless you want it to rain IN your apartment. The dehumidifier isn't great in the NW either.
I’m in Lake Stevens and my evaporative cooler works very well. Cools of my mobile home just fine.
I picked that portable AC over swamp cooler I don't care about noise is not that loud I still can sleep. Swamp cooler it gets very humid you need to open up your windows you forget to mention! If you don't open your windows it get very hot and very humid I used to own swamp cooler I didn't like it! Also my living room it doesn't get cooler because you need to open your windows portable AC is not that expensive compare to centr AC.
Another thing to point out is the refrigerant cooler is NOT portable. It has to be stationed where the vent is going to be placed unless you decide to make multiple vents on the house and move it from room to room. Also the evaporative cooler can have ice added and if you don’t k ow what that means we’ll here you go, ice is around 30🌡 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 Celsius. You will not find an a/c that goes anywhere near 50🌡 Fahrenheit or 10 Celsius. Want to give dry ice a try -78 Celsius/-109 Fahrenheit yes that’s right NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO.
Do you know if there is evap heaters?
Good Job!!! Very informative!
Very good video....helped me a lot...thanx!
Thank you for a nice review. One small nitpick (sorry just a pet peeve of mine) you used the word "efficient" when I think you meant effective. Efficient in this case would mean more cooling out for less power input. I'm sure the evaporative cooler is more efficient not less.
Thanks
True that
Great review
So the evaporative cooler wont work well in the philippines?
Nicely explained... thanks man 👍
I don’t want bulky hose attachments leading out to windows.which one do I need? Liked and subbed!
If you watched the video you would know
I live in a country with high humidity. If I use the evaporative cooler with a dehumidifier, would that work out?
that doesnt exist, their job is to humidify the air. u can use a seperate dehumidifier to make the air not as humid
I’ve heard from associates at Home Depot that you need to have an open window to use an evaporative cooler. Is this true?
No, but as the air becomes more humid the less it actually cools. So, in theory, opening a window will keep the air drier and allow the unit to cool better. But 🤷
the air conditioner cools the evaportive cooler just is a fancy fan only moves air
In the eastern US and other humid areas, it basically is just a fan. (Actually, a box fan might be better since it would allow you to sweat more efficiently.) In dry climates, evaporative coolers are very effective. In Denver, I have gotten my apartment down to the low 70s where the temperature outside was 95 F with 10% humidity. The evap cooler was pulling in hot air and cooling it off substantially. It all depends on the humidity of the intake air. Using it in a closed room with no dry air coming into the intake will not be effective.
Which is best for oakland, California?
Portable ac. Evaporator just wasting money
very helpful
I live in LV as well. I have a fully enclosed back patio, will the evaporative unit work in that scenario?
Yes till July after that once humidity rises , it stops
Thank you.
You are welcome
What you recomend for a garage on a hot weather state?
Minisplit ac if your garage is insulated , if now a windows swamp cooler
@@TheCrazyRomanian thanks!!
This was super helpful!
Glad to be of help
If you do not take energy out of your room all the heat stays in. It is just subjective skin feeling of air flow and humidity.
I assume you are referring to the evap cooler. You're correct that the "heat energy" in the room will not change. However, some of that heat energy will be used to cause a phase change of the liquid water into vapor. The total "heat energy" in the room will be conserved, but the temperature will decrease. (The amount of heat energy necessary to vaporize water at normal atmospheric pressure is substantial.) The side effect will be increased water vapor in the room. It is important to note that the evap cooler works well only if it can draw dry air into its intake, so running it in an increasingly humid and closed room will result in decreasing effectiveness.
Is the evaporate good for a 3x3 grow tent
What he asked...☝️
The evaporative air doesn't remove heat... Period... If it cooled an "area" it would cool the room.... it doesn't...
Well explained
wow explains well
Thank you so much! This was really helpful🙏🏾🙏🏾💖💖
Awesome
@@TheCrazyRomanian What if you add a humidifier to a room,should it work then?