Pretty Good & Interesting
Note: I've only tested this product for 36 hours so far.
Reason for purchase: I'm currently without air conditioning at the beginning of July in Arizona and looking for something to survive the heat. I've spent a good deal of time researching products to suit my current situation as a normal fan is not cutting it. I looked at many evaporative products but most require a nearby window to attach a hose to vent the hot exhaust. Unfortunately the room I'm in has none and the nearest window is simply to far away.
Opening the box: The front of the main body is white with black at the top. For some reason to me it looked silver in the pictures. Any how it is attractive but I have to agree with the other posts that the display with the moving LED lights reminds me of 1980's. Like it's just there to look cool but no longer does. It features 8 buttons, 4 on each side of the LED display, 7 of which have a function and one is for aesthetics. They are clearly labeled On, Off,...
A Misting Fan +
When I purchased this product my expectations where much greater than those advertised by the manufacturer. In some ways this misting fan is really more than a room humidifier. Having worked with misting systems it was my HOPE that this unit would cool a room by several degrees. While I was disappointed that it did not cool a whole room, it did function very well
as an individual cooler. I ran a few tests on this unit and here is what I found:
a) This unit will reduce ambient temperature by an average of 4 to 5 degrees
when measured 6 inches from the exhaust side of the fan. The humidity in
the room at the time of the measurement was 42%.
b) A subject placed 6' from the unit with the fan set a #2 and the water vaporizer working
felt cooler and very comfortable in a room whose ambient temperature was 80 degrees. The same
subject placed 9 feet from the unit in an open room 10' x 12' did not notice any significant
change...
Unusual and Innovative (?)
I bought this "fan" taken with its unique modern design and features. But it has a drawback in that it has omitted a constant low setting in sleep mode. It has this weird setting that cycles on slow, medium and high(burst?) when in sleep mode that cannot be changed. This is stupid. If I want a sleep mode, I want low and almost silent. The swing mode is unique (as the unit does not rotate), the misting feature works well and it cools OK with a quiet fan motor. It's digital "light graph" is overdone and can't be dimmed or turned off. I'm using it in the CA Bay area, so the humidity it produces could be an issue. Also, the remote will turn off my other electronics. Remote came with no batteries (annoying to have to go buy AAA's if you don't have some around). It's stand out white and black color will demand ones visual attention.Please take note of its size. A truly gadget ridden product that a geek will enjoy, and others might not.
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