“I'm looking for car A/C levels of cold for a room. Can you combine ice with the water in the tank to make an almost A/C like conditions?”
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According to the manual, this product comes with two refreezable ice packs which you can use to augment the cooling effect.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I don’t have one, but I’ve been researching, and this is from the NewAir website: “Unless your cooler is designed specifically with an ice pack for its reservoir, adding ice to the water can actually slow down the evaporation process and leave you feeling less cool. It’s counterintuitive, but water needs to heat up a bit to evaporate, so adding ice to your cooler and keep it from working its best.” (https://www.newair.com/blogs/learn/what-are-evaporative-coolers) Incidentally, I doubt this unit is made by NewAir because it’s clearly marked Frigidaire, and I don’t think the two companies are related. Also, a warning that you probably need to be in a REALLY low humidity climate for a portable unit like this to work. For a similar one (https://www.bestbuy.com/site/newair-500-cfm-portable-indoor-outdoor-evaporative-cooler-white/6243712.p?skuId=6243712) the NewAir rep said “We recommend they be used in areas where humidity levels are well below 40%. Anything higher will only be adding humidity instead of having a cooling effect.” I’ve been checking my weather app here in Los Angeles and it hasn’t been dry enough! So probably won’t buy one. If you’re in say Phoenix AZ, which is currently at 110 °F and 14%, it would probably be great! Though still not ice cold :/
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