Evaporative Cooler, VAGKRI 3000CFM Evaporative Air Cooler, 120°Oscillation Swamp Cooler with Remote Control, 24H Timer, 3 Wind Speeds for Outdoor Indoor Use,12 Gallon

Bought July 2024. Worked great in 2024...2025 lost the remote! I got in touch with support and they kindly shipped a new remote free of charge. Great Customer Service

Living in Las Vegas, where temperatures soared to record highs of 114 degrees this year, finding effective cooling solutions for our large two-story home has been challenging. Traditional air conditioners alone couldn't handle the heat without driving up our electricity bills. That's when we discovered the Evaporative Cooler, VAGKRI 2100CFM Air Cooler, and it's been everything we were looking for.This cooler has been a lifesaver. Its powerful 2100CFM airflow and 120° oscillation feature ensure our entire home stays comfortably cool, from the living room to the upstairs bedrooms. What's truly impressive is its ability to add moisture to the dry desert air. This has greatly improved our indoor air quality, making it easier to breathe and significantly enhancing our overall comfort.The remote control and 24-hour timer add to its convenience, allowing us to adjust settings effortlessly and save energy by programming cooling times according to our schedule. Most importantly, using this evaporative cooler has slashed our electricity bill by nearly half compared to running our central AC constantly.The Evaporative Cooler, VAGKRI 2100CFM Air Cooler, has exceeded our expectations. It effectively cools, adds moisture to improve air quality, saves on energy costs, and enhances overall comfort. For anyone living in a hot, dry climate like Las Vegas, I highly recommend this cooler as a cost-effective and efficient cooling solution.

Thus far I have no complaints.Works as advertised and at a reasonable price compared to home improvement retailers.I love the remote and its cooling ability.Especially it is not very noisy 😉

My husband has a 25 year old, 1500 CFM, box fan style portable evaporative cooler that is actually a tad more efficient than this evaporative cooler. (His hypothesis: the honeycomb pad style in this cooler vs. the traditional wood excelsior pad he uses in his old box unit is not as efficent. (Over the years, he has tried them all and those inexpensive wood excelsior pads win every time.)Nevertheless, he thinks this unit is not all that bad with regards to evaporative cooler function. It was only a two degree output difference ( Both coolers were tested at the same time, using the same water temperature, on the same day, on high fan.)That being said; the problem for us with this cooler is not it's evaporative cooling efficiency, it is the fill valve and the hose connection port / tank wall.Because the tank wall appears to be quite thin / un-reinforced where the fill valve port is, thus resulting in excessive flex / stress to the plastic tank wall, my husband is very leary about moving the unit while the hose is attached. As it is, to alleviate nearly ten degrees of flex, my husband uses a short 2x4 post to support the hose fitting end when the unit is stationary.Above and beyond that, once my husband ultimately got the supplied hose adapter fitting to stop leaking, by using his own hose bib washers, he came to find that the fill valve had stopped functioning properly. (Overfilling — not good!)At that point my husband wanted to send the unit back for a refund. But seeing how he discarded the original box, that of which is apparently required for return, we are apparently stuck with this cooler.I have know clue as to when, or where he is going to find that time, but he assures me that when he has time he will remedy the issues with the cooler.Until then, it's a manual fill only.Go figure, my husband's main attraction to this cooler was the hose connection/ auto shut off fill valve features.Oh, and lest I forget, it really would have been nice to have had some AAA batteries sent with the remote control.Room for improvement!Update!My husband has remedied the issue with the fill valve. Apparently, when he was attempting to get the hose bib fitting to stop leaking, the plastic float valve / pipe nipple rotated 180 degrees.In addition; seeing how the plastic tank wall is rather thin, and is not reinforced where the pipe nipple attaches to the hose adapter, my husband has switched out our HD hose for one of those light weight flex hoses.Besides that; It would be nice for more than one drain plug to be provided with the unit. The small rubber plug is not attached to the cooler. So, if that little thing happens to slip out of your hand and bounce it self into the bushes, well, I think you get the picture. Luckily we found ours!As for the remote control, well, after having rounded up some AAA batteries, the remote control feature does function and operate as it should.With in a few short days of having posted the initial review, the organization reached out to me. My first impression is that this organization truly cares about customer satisfaction. That in itself is worth a star, so I have increased the overall rating for this product to three stars.Only time will tell if this product is worthy of additional stars, as long term product durability and enduring commitment to customer satisfaction have yet to be determined.At this point, my husband and I both agree that the product could use some small but very beneficial improvements.As for my husband wanting to return the cooler, well, now, other than wishing he had purchased the cooler for ten cents on the dollar, which is pretty much what he wishes he could do on every purchase he makes, my husband says that he has NO BUYERS REMORSE.As a matter of fact, he has been hinting at purchasing another one; for the right price of course, which of course is totally subjective, but is still, nevertheless, in his world, a subjective value of there about sixteen dollars—keep dreaming honey!

We recently moved into a house in the mountains of Colorado, and most homes up here do not have a/c, including our house.With the windows closed all day while at work, the temp was getting up to 75-77 during the later afternoon hours (outside temps have been about 80, but lots of direct sunlight on the front of the house and coming in through the upper windows).When we get home, we open the windows and have the unit a foot or so in front of one. Even with only filling the unit with cold well water, it works great. Haven't needed to try the freezer packs. Cools the living room/dining room/kitchen area down to 68 or so within 30-45 min. The oscillating function really helps to make it feel cooler in the area 10-15 feet out from the unit.On it's highest setting, it has about the same noise level as a regular box fan on high.After two weeks of use, I took the back cover off to clean down inside the tank (pretty easy to do with only four screws to remove). Even with us using well water in it, there was only a very light film to clean in the bottom of the tank.Super easy to roll the unit into the kitchen to fill from the sink sprayer.I would definitely recommend this unit. So far, it's been worth every penny.