CL201AEW Indoor Portable Evaporative Air Cooler

I've never had any issue with the 2 Honeywells I bought 3 years ago. I don't know about the other reviews. But, "if" you look at the 2 photos of Nathan Patton. He has the cooler WAY over filled. The top of the bobber shouldn't be over the top fill line. He has the thing pegged. Go figure!

I bought one of these back in 2017 and I recently bought another one since my older one has started spitting water from mineral build-up over the years plus it is a little beat up from frequent moving around and heavy-duty use. Don't expect this unit to last forever, but we got a great 6 years of very HEAVY use out of it with very few complaints. Buy some good liquid algaecide to keep the tank from growing pond scum. Also, keep 2 or 3 cleaned out milk 1-gallon containers of water chilling in the fridge at all times if you want it to work efficiently. You may even want to buy a small countertop ice maker, so you don't have to buy ice but if you have a silicone baker's pan for mini quick bread loaves, that is the perfect size bar of ice for this machine. Just freeze them up and put them in bags. You want that ice to be harder than the kind you get from a countertop machine these days. We stick with the ice mini-loaves we make in our freezer. 6 to 8 bars really amp up the cooling if you begin with very cold water from the fridge. It takes 3 cold gallons to fill the thing up first time and remember to add the algaecide after the first gallon so the next 2 gallons you pour in the side opening will mix it around well.Mind you, a window unit AC is always the best option but in my new Condo, we aren't allowed to install them, so I am leaning back on this Honeywell, which has served me so well in the past. Adding ice to the ice compartment in addition to using ice-cold water really helps. We do have central AC, but the building isn't good at maintaining it, so we use this unit a lot. It keeps us comfortable when we need it, but we'd need a second one if the Central AC is still broken come summer.UPDATE Jan 26th'20223: Our buildings AC has been borked since Thanksgiving and this unit has saved my sanity! I am so glad we bought the new one. I was able to clean up the old one tolerably well, so it doesn't spit water, using one of the CLR formulas, but the new one was already in use. We'll save the old one for a friend in need this summer. If you aren't allowed window units, this might be right for you. Read on.If you want this Unit to cool the bedroom before sleeping, make sure to aim the back of the machine OUT the door because you cannot create cold without creating some heat, even with an Evaporative Cooler like this one. This machine has kept us tolerably cool even with 3 large southern facing windows. Thermal curtains can only do so much. On days of extreme humidity, the machine will not work as well as it does when the humidity is lower than 50% but by using cold water and ice, it takes the edge off enough that you aren't snapping at your spouse! Be prepared to make your own ice as I described because storebought ice is too expensive to make this Unit a lower cost option. Also, store-bought ice is usually crushed or has hollow centers which makes it melt super-fast. The method I describe above saves you about $8 to 14 a day in ice purchases.This thing has wheels and can be easily moved from room to room, which is very helpful. Make sure you keep the screens clean. I use a small brass brush such as you would use to clean suede shoes. Just don't brush too hard. Be sure to add the recommended amount of liquid algaecide each time you fill or refill the tank with cold water because otherwise algae will FORM in the tank. That's a very yuck thing to have to clean. Use the Algaecide every time you fill it up and when you aren't using it, drain the water out in the bathtub or shower and let it dry out to prevent algae build up. I needed to give the tank a good clean every other month when I was using it every day and night but once I learned to add the algaecide with every tank-up and every time I added a gallon of water, I only had to clean it twice a season.Remember, it WILL raise the humidity in the room where you use it. If you are already in a humid environment, this may not be the best choice for you. We are in Los Angeles and so that is not much of a problem. Still, don't use it in a room with fine art on the walls or textile wall hangings made of wool. We did that once and damp wool STINKS. We just moved the wall hanging to another room and stored the art in a humidity-controlled storage unit. It could ruin posters, paper, fine books etc., with constant use. They don't call these things "swamp coolers" for nuthin' LOL.I don't recommend adding any essential oils or fragrance to the water because this is a MACHINE, and you will never get that stuff out of the working parts. Also, you don't want anything other than the water and/or approved algaecides or hard water build-up preventatives in your tank. Keep it simple. If you want scent, get one of those wax warmers that you can plug in. I've done the candle routine and it stains your ceiling with soot as bad as a fireplace. Wax melts make better sense. Just don't put any fragrance in the tank! It is tempting but ultimately very unwise.As I mentioned before, try to aim the exhaust out a door to another room so you don't waste electricity by warming AND cooling the room.FYI: I checked my past orders, and we used this product to combat bacteria and algae: BestAir 3BT Original Humidifier Bacteriostatic Water Treatment. You can also find a good hard water treatment to add that prevents lime scale build-up. A six-pack of that Bestair stuff should last you the life of the evaporative cooler or at least a year if you use it as much as we did.Remember, if you can get a unit that works like a real AC and have a place to vent the heat out a window, DO IT. if not, this is your next best option.

A good product with a factory defect. This item holds max 1 1/2 gallon of water ignore the max & mini displayed on the front because it was wrongly placed & water will pour out from the sides, I only figured this out because my husband is a ac mechanic and noticed this defect. Now I don't have to return.?

We sent this to my mother in laws house in El Paso TX where there is very low humidity. It’s used to help the air conditioner keep one area of the living room cooler. It does a great job when used to supplement the ac. I wouldn’t use it by itself to try to cool a room.

Evaporate coolers are a tricky business. They really only work in dry climates. Well I live in Phoenix, so no problem there. They also aren't meant to keep you cool in temps over 95. This is not an air conditioner. You also need to have good airflow from outside. You can't use this in a closed room. If you try that the room is going to get humid fast and it will feel like a swamp. It also has to be aimed right at you and close. If you're not in its direct path you won't feel cool. I have it about 4 feet away and that's fine.What I needed: I needed a supplement cooling device to use when temps outside are between 80 and 95. I live in a shared house and the air doesn't get turned on unless it's 90 outside. The problem is I live at the end of the house that sits in the sun all day. The room cooks while the rest of the house is still cool.So in comes this evaporate cooler. I open my window up all the way, turn this thing on around 10am or so when it starts to warm up. I start at about half flow, then turn the nob to full around 2pm. This will last me for most of the day if I fill it up all the way on the lowest setting. I actually use my dog's 3 gallon water-feeder to haul water to it. Works nicely.And voila, coolness! I can sit in my room all day and as long as I'm in front of it, I'm cool and never break a sweat. This thing blows strong. Like even on the lowest setting I feel it's all I need most of the time. I'll use ice only if it's particularly hot out or if I roll it outside to sit by the pool.It is kind of noisy though, even on the lowest setting. This thing BLOWS. Keep that in mind that this is more intended to cool down an entire room so it's strong. But, you kind of want that, the wind is how these things work.So for my limited use and particular needs, it's perfect. I almost look forward to the hot days so I can laugh in its face.

I have had evaporative coolers in my home ever since I moved to the desert and loved them..I moved to southern California 9 years ago and recently purchased the same evap cooler that I had in the desert.I love to sleep with it on to benefit my skin and hair. The sleep mode is a great idea.When I received my new evaporative cooler from Honeywell it was the same one I used to own in the desert.It's tried and true. The swing made a clicking noise and I contacted Honeywell and 3 days after contacted "Joey" there was a new one in the mail. Easy Peasy! No hassle No problem.as I said above "I LOVE my evaporative cooler from Honeywell. Thank ypu customer service for making the process smooth and enjoyable.

This saved my sanity during the recent heat wave here in Northern California. The full tank lasts almost a full day on medium or low settings, and when you add ice in the top compartment, it feels like you have the AC on. When the temperatures were in the 90s outside, it kept my apartment at a very comfortable high 70s. So glad I bought this product.