Which type of cooling is better for me?

AIR CONDITIONING removes hot air from the room and leaves behind drier, cooler air.

Air conditioners also remove moisture from the air as they pull out the heat, which means they are default dehumidifiers as well. This bonus feature helps make the ambient temperature of a room feel even cooler, since dry air helps your body’s natural cooling system — your sweat — work more efficiently. When your sweat evaporates, it cools your skin, and evaporation is easier in a dry climate, whether that climate is all natural or created with the help of an air conditioner.

For best results, your portable air conditioner must work in a closed system. You need to keep windows closed to hold in the cold air and to keep the humidity level from rising after your unit has worked so hard to pump out all the heat. A portable air conditioner requires an exhaust hose through a window to get rid of the heat and humidity that’s being removed from the air.

Air conditioners are highly effective at chilling a room in just about any circumstance, but they require a lot of electricity to do so.

EVAPORATIVE COOLERS are like air conditioners insofar as they are both capable of cooling a room, but they work in completely different ways. Evaporative cooling doesn’t use chemicals to suck heat out of the air like AC does. An evaporative cooler only uses water and a fan to get the job done.

The natural process of water evaporating into the air cools down things nearby. Water soaks into a cooling pad with lots of surface area in an evaporative cooler, and the fan draws warm, dry air across the damp pad causing the water to evaporate quickly, chilling the air. The resulting colder air is spread around the room with the fan so you feel cooler.

Unlike a traditional air conditioner, evaporative coolers add humidity to the air instead of removing it. For this reason, it’s best to keep a window open while operating an evaporative cooler to allow a steady flow of dry, fresh air. This dry air is necessary for the evaporation to continue working efficiently, pretty much the opposite of how an air conditioner runs best, which is with closed windows.

Evaporative coolers don’t need an exhaust hose making them easier to be moved from room to room.

Evaporative coolers also use far less electricity than standard AC units, and they require no chemicals to cool the air, making them an eco-friendly choice.

Portable Air Conditioner if...

• You can easily install an exhaust hose through a window
• You need additional dehumidifying in the room
• You have pollen allergies to consider

Portable Air Conditioners

• Chill any room in about any circumstance
• Cools and automatically maintains your ideal temperature
• Perfect for cooling large rooms and indoor spaces

Evaporative Cooler if...

• You want low energy bills
• You want an eco-friendly cooling system
• You need additional humidity in the room
• You have good air quality and can keep a window open

Portable Evaporative Coolers

• Bring down the temperature by up to 20 degrees
• All-natural eco-friendly cooling uses no harmful chemicals
• Uses about the same electricity as a 100-watt light bulb