Re: fans that you load with water or ice water
junn2006...we are talking at the same product. The air passes-through a chamber where there is ice cooled water and then blows the air out of its vents. Maybe the unit i bought has a defect as it sucks and squirts some of the water out. Messy sa floor.
Do you really need to put ice water into the bucket? If the fan blows hard enough and the humidity is high enough, the water will not evaporate (and cool the air!) and instead make the mess on the floor you described! Besides the purpose of these machines is to cool with less electricity. If you are using ice water, you are placing an additional load on the refrigerator, forcing it to work harder and use more electricity (creating ice is very energy-intensive!). Use ice or cool water only when the weather is extremely hot and/or dry!
Re: fans that you load with water or ice water
I have the Asahi brand and I find it cools better than an electric fan on extremely hot and humid days. But most of the time I just use it as an air filter. The wet mesh collects dust and dirt from the air better and cheaper than a commercial air filter. I just add very mall amount of Lysol to the water in the tank (less than 10ml) as an antibacterial and anti-fungal agent.
Re: fans that you load with water or ice water
I agree with deleonRikkie. Using ice in the evaporative cooler is very expensive. Its harder or more expensive to make ice to cool the air than to use an airconditioner.
These units are quite useless if humidity is very high and air exchange is low meaning in closed areas or enclosed areas. Please do not use this in conjunction with an airconditioner. You are just taxing your a/c unnecessarily. Waste of energy.
Re: fans that you load with water or ice water
Parang ganito ba?
Re: fans that you load with water or ice water
Evaporative coolers are just glorified electric fans with water droplets fed through the air flow. They are very simple in theory and operation and that being the case, their pricing specially here in the Philippines is a real RIP-OFF. They ride on the fact that real air-con units are so expensive and the electric bill even higher. It is just Marketing, that price point that we are willing to let go of our money. So beware, and buy wisely if you have to.
Another thing to watch out for if you use these evaporative type fans is that the water does not become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
The old types have a tray of water below on which a moving 'cloth type' mesh gets inundated and that wet mesh cloth goes through a strong 'squirrel cage' type blower and thus 'cools' the air.
Mine always has mosquito larvae after a few weeks of usage. Even if I put drops of lysol in the water, the concentration is not strong enough to kill the larvae. Only way is to clean it at least weekly.
The new types have a dripping mechanism that pumps up the water to the top and then drips down a convoluted perforated cardboard shape and the flow of air through that 'cools' the air. BTW, this cardboard only lasts according to them, only 5 years and guess if they will provide spares then !!! Warrantys ?? Buyer beware, ask them.
It is important to find out what the water reservoir is. If it is a sealed plastic bottle of some sort that is refillable, then you are probably Ok, but do check on how it circulates in the evaporative cooler, and if little pools of water remain. Remember mosquito larvae can live even in a thimble full of water. If the reservoir water is exposed, you're just asking for scratchy mosquitoes.
Cheers.
Re: fans that you load with water or ice water
Facts:
its quite alright in a regular home espc condo type units but definitely not for hobbyist, collectors etc.
you my ask why, here's a simple answer
these appliance multiplies air humidity / moisture by more than tenfolds
so if you collect something is would moisten / moldy
most tools also reacts to this and rusts
PCs life also shortens because of the moisture (coolness is good but not moisture)
so you get my point
so careful where you place them
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