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I have a model similar to this one: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Hessaire-5-300-CFM-3-Speed-Portable-Evaporative-Cooler-Swamp-Cooler-for-1-600-sq-ft-MC61V/304078

by exogen 6y ago

I have a model similar to this one: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Hessaire-5-300-CFM-3-Speed-Portable-Evaporative-Cooler-Swamp-Cooler-for-1-600-sq-ft-MC61V/304078773 https://www.homedepot.com/p/Hessaire-5-300-CFM-3-Speed-Porta... It is portable, if a bit large. The thing about price is: what are you paying to cover a certain square footage? To cover 1600 sqft with a window A/C, you need a 25,000+ BTU unit for $900+. The A/C units in the price range of that evaporative cooler only cover 450–550 sqft. (Speaking to my situation, I live in a loft that's one big room, and only skylights instead of windows. Thank goodness for the swamp cooler, because even if I made a custom adapter to run a duct up to the skylights, no portable A/C would be able to handle the footage!)

BeetleB 6y ago
> The thing about price is: what are you paying to cover a certain square footage? To cover 1600 sqft with a window A/C, you need a 25,000+ BTU unit for $900+. The A/C units in the price range of that evaporative cooler only cover 450–550 sqft. In societies that rely heavily on window A/Cs, people usually have one per room, and the goal is to cool only that room, so a high BTU unit is not needed. They also couple it with a ceiling fan to get an even temperature. Used window A/Cs are cheap. I'm trying to sell mine for $75 and no one is buying. It seems like the design of your living space won't allow for it, though.