Get Evaporative Cooler With Humidifier

For people who have allergies or respiratory conditions (such as asthma), evaporative humidifiers may be a better choice since they have a filter that'll keep dust and other particles out of the air.

Using portable air coolers is very cost-effective to cool your place without spending much money on electricity. Swamp coolers cost up to 50 percent less than air conditioners that use refrigerated cooling systems. Imagine that, a 36-inch swamp cooler working for 8 hours typically costs you less than $1!

At best you'll get cooler air blown out at you, but it will not cool a room or a whole house as effectively as AC. When the outdoor humidity gets over 70-80%, you'll reach the limitation of a swamp cooler.

Since swamp coolers work by putting water into the dry air, they act as humidifiers. This is great in dryer climates, because humidity can also be too low for comfort. ... They would cancel each other out, just like running a dehumidifier and a humidifier in the same room.

The higher the humidity, the less effective evaporation will be as a cooling method. For example, while the air is at 10% humidity, the swamp cooler can drop temperatures by up to 20 to 30 degrees, while at 50% humidity, the swamp cooler can drop temperatures by about 10 degrees.

Portacool evaporative coolers CAN drop the air temperature up to 30°F when the air is very dry such as arid climates of the Southwest where relative humidity is typically 30% or less. That said, even in hot and humid areas such as Houston, you can still expect to achieve a 10°F-13°F drop in temperature.

Add ice to the water One of the effective ways of increasing the cooling tendency of air coolers is to put some ice in the water tank. Some air coolers are also integrated with an ice compartment nowadays to combat the moisture. Adding too many ice cubes is also not right as it will hamper the evaporation process.

If you are looking for an air cooling system, then it is important to remember that evaporative air coolers cool the air in the room and add moisture. ... Whether you choose an evaporative air cooler or a humidifier, they both work great for adding in the much-needed moisture.