Ready to go right out of the box. Pushes a lot of air. I had to use ice to cool it down a couple of times. The water loading ( where you pour the water into the unit at) was easily accessible and large enough to put ice cubes into. We had record setting temperatures this year. In Alaska, we generally do not have air conditioners. After some research, I decided on this unit. It is a large unit, cools the air down quickly but not easy to roll around on carpet. Will put moisture into the air quickly. I think this unit is good for home as well as commercial use. Shipping through best buy was great. Product was delivered in 3 days.

Quality in the build, yet lightweight. Easy to maneuver even when filled with water. Powerful fan reaches beyond the rated coverage area and cools nicely. Only downside is that we are using it for indoors, so not using the hose attachment causes it to deplete the water fairly rapidly. Tank will need re-filling about every 6 hours with the fan on medium. Fifteen gallons is a lot to fill by hand, but it probably depletes the same as all evaporative coolers. Also worth noting: Indoor use will cause humidity to rise more than I expected. I Highly recommend that you use it next to an open window and point it towards another slightly open window.

This outdoor swamp cooler works better than I expected it would with the high humidity levels here i South Louisiana. The oscillating and speed options work great to spread the air around a group of people while still giving you the ability to have it blow in one spot. Having this makes enjoying the sunny, 100 degree days bearable and enjoyable.

Right after the product arrived, our monsoon season started so the humidity increased a bunch and the cooler really didn't cool like I had hoped. We have had a couple drier days, but it is still struggling with over 100 degree days outside the garage. It does help.

A bit larger than I expected (should have paid more attention to details) but works great.