I live in South Texas with the humidity at about 61%. Will this work or should I not waste my money?
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I reside in a low humidity state and its fair here with that unit. Thus I'd not spend the loot on it. Russ H. (Colo)
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Although evaporative coolers are energy-efficient and affordable cooling devices, they're only suitable in certain environments, particularly in areas where temperatures rise above 80° F and humidity levels below 50%. As such, they're ill-suited for humid environments because as the outside humidity increases, the swamp cooler's efficiency decreases.
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Although this unit is great in dry climates, I find it doesn't work so well when the humidity is up. Better off with a fan or two.
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Living in ohio with similar humidity, it works, but much better on less humid days. if you're expecting cooling like a heat exchanger you will be disappointed. it creates a cool breeze but its overall actual cooling ability is limited.
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I was passing through this page, but saw a number of misinformed comments, so here's my input: Evaporative coolers require a low-humidity environment (less than 50% relative humidity) to be effective. So places like Phoenix or Las Vegas are great for this. Places like Florida are not for high-humidity, hot days. Also, it will take upto 5 minutes to begin cooling when started the first time or after a day or so. Third, will work effectively only if air can escape from the room (in this it works the opposite of air-conditioner). If put in a closed room, soon the room will become very humid and eventually uncomfortable. Finally, you don't need to add cool water or ice, people! It just doesn't matter and is a waste of effort and energy. Net-net, in dry, hot climates, this is awesome device that provides cheap cooling, filters air, and humidification. The manufacturer/dealer should really be posting this information and educating actively about using this product effectively.
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dear God return it if you can!!! I keep mine on 50-55% humidity. Not a temp. but a percentage of humidity. bad designed product, I exchanged mine 3 times in the last 3 years at home depot.....
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I believe so, but it didn't work for my room. Even though I kept it by an open door, my room still got super humid. But I might have been too far away still.
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It works great in Kansas. Humidity has been high this summer with over 10 inches of rain
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It will certainly move the air around. It won't cool the air or change the humidity level though. I use it in Santa Monica when the outside air is cool and the inside air is hot. it works great for that.
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My house is 3,300 and it's is more than enough. I would say "yes" you will be fine. It may take and extra day to humidify, but the end result will be great.
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Hi Philip, I use it in similar weather conditions, Paraguay ( hot and humid ) and it gives me great results. I´m sure it will be very helpful to you, go for it.
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&lt;30% is where you'll see 10-15 degree decreases in your room. When humidity gets over 60%, evap coolers stop working, and in fact can increase the temperature by pumping in hotter, more humid air. At 50% humidity, you'll only get 2-5 degree decreases. With a smaller unit like this, I doubt that you'll notice anything above 50%. Right now in SLC, UT, it just rained. Humidity is about 53%. I can feel cool air coming out of the unit, but it doesn't travel more than 5-10 ft from the unit. When the humidity is the normal 20-25%, this thing blows frigid air and cools my 200 sq ft room quite well.
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It is supposed to do that, but i have bought two an none of them worked for humidity. It only gives you temperature
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I am in Colorado, pretty dry here. I am not sure how well it would work in a humid area. It doea not freeze out my daughters room and hers is 100 sq ft. It just makes it cool. I would not get this one if your area is much larger than that.
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This will definitely work but its a little overkill as this is a much bigger pump than you would need for that, but if money is not a concern then this is a great pump that would suit any experimental needs. This pump is designed for A/C and refrigeration pump downs to pull systems into a vacuum and boil off any moisture present down to 500 microns or less. Hope this info helps and good luck.
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I don't think so. The humidity is set at a fixed amount. I think this is more of a air purifier than a humidifier.
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i have an electric dryer that i use at home but i bought this for traveling . i travel to florida monthly and it works well in that high humidity environment . if my expensive ( $ 100 ) electric one dies i will replace it with one of these
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This unit will not humidify the area that it claims. It will handle two large rooms at best. If you have 1800 sqft I would recommend getting two units.
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It appears to only to function when the heat is running. The unit has a mechanical by pass valvue (you have to close for the cooling season), but to be sure you can call them direct to check it out. Logically though, the Air conditioner wants to lower the humidity not raise it.
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First, I would make sure all the settings are correct. If they are, and if you have humidity, then I would say you got a dud. We're in the northeast, where it's been disgustingly humid for it seems like forever, and ours is working fine. We empty it 3 or 4 times a day and run it on high, usually. If you got a defective unit, I don't know what the return policy is, but would think the company -- or Amazon -- will honor the warranty without any problem.