You may have thought about buying window air conditioning units, but buying one for every room would be pretty expensive. Whereas portable air conditioning units can be cumbersome and expensive, not to mention incredibly heavy, there is another option available to you. Lightweight movable evaporative coolers are easy to handle and can help keep you as cool as a traditional air conditioner.
These coolers work by passing hot, dry air through damp pads, so they work best in areas where the climate is rather hot and dry. However, even if your climate is not normally hot and dry, there may be an area in your home or facility where the evaporative cooler will still work well. As the hot air comes in contact with the wet pads, some of the water evaporates into the air, cooling it by as much as 30 degrees from the original temperature. The pads also happen to have the added benefit of acting as air purifiers or ionizers. Once the air is cooled, a fan mechanism blows the cleaner, cooler air into the room, circulating and cooling the whole area.
There are evaporative coolers that can be permanently installed in a window frame. But portable evaporative coolers can also be found in a variety of sizes to meet any need. Some units come on wheels so that they can be conveniently moved from room to room, saving the expense of needing to buy a unit for every room. Most units run on 120 V of electricity, so they use a standard plug. Unlike air conditioners, you won’t need to worry about whether or not you’ll be able to plug it in when you arrive.
Since portable evaporative coolers work by allowing water to evaporate into hot, dry air, you can take it anywhere that has these conditions and get great results. They can be used indoors or outdoors, as long as the manufacturer’s instructions don’t advise otherwise. These coolers are ideal for warehouses, factories or even outside events where a specific area is in need of cooling. In fact, the Dallas cowboys were the first NFL team to use a portable evaporative cooler on the sidelines to help keep the players cool and comfortable.
