They sell a weak $39 Fan and you buy ICE each
time you use it!
Independent KoolerAire Review on YouTube
A
$39 weak Fan is no Air Conditioner, as it's just a weak Fan! The
weak Fan blows into expensive Ice that melts quickly into glaze
ice, and it will not cool at all with just cold water. Blowing
air across ice increases humidity, therefore it is not air conditioning.
The following are Customer Comments featured on Amazon.com about
a 200-Year-Old "New" Idea that sells for $39 and claims
to solve all your cooling problems. Some things "Sound too
good to be T---"!
http://www.amazon.com/12-Volt-Portable-Air-Conditioner/product-reviews/B001448O9K/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
DO NOT BUY!!!!, June 7, 2012
By Ace - See all my reviews
This review is from: 12 Volt Portable Air Conditioner (Misc.)
12 Volt Portable Air Conditioner I purchased this as a temporary
cooling system for a friend until her AC in her car was fixed.
DO NOT BUY this item. Totally not worth it AT ALL. Unfortunately,
since it was a gift and the person didn't use it until it was
too late to send back, I could not return this item. What my friend
said is that it can blow out cool air, but no where near the extent
of what the package or the website would lead you to believe.
I drove her car once with this unit plugged up and 2 bags of ice
and there was ZERO cooling air coming out. I took the ice out
of the bags to see if that would help and it did not. No better
than a regular car fan with no cooling air to blow.
Hotter than H+++, April 16, 2012
By Bolo - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: 12 Volt Portable Air Conditioner (Misc.)
It is a good concept, but in operation the cooler does not cool
anything. The airflow through the ice chest does not have sufficient
force to blow anymore than a barely felt breeze that is only marginally
lower in temp.
Not worth it in Houston,Tx!, September
11, 2011
By Houston Buyer - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What's
this?)
This review is from: 12 Volt Portable Air Conditioner (Misc.)
Purchased this item when we were in the 100degree plus days thinking
it would help in my work truck that has no A/C! Didn't even know
it was on. All it did was take up space in the front seat. Used
jugs of ice and bagged ice. Bought the correct cooler from Walmart.
So I then decided that maybe it was too HOT. So this past week
it was in the mid 80's in the morning and I tried it again, nope
still a piece of crap! Don't waste your $$$$! I think the testimonials
they gave on their website were people that were paid to say something
good! Wasted 39.95 for it, paid 12.95 for shipping, and paid 21.95
for cooler! Don't be a fool and do what I did and waste 75.00
on this!
All Marketing, No Performance, April
21, 2006 By D. Rogers (Gordonsville, VA United States)
My experience with this (Kooleraire) unit is as follows: Purchased
this unit and an Igloo cooler. Filled the ice chest approximately
3/4-full with ice. Placed in a pickup truck cab (Ford F-250 SuperDuty
with SuperCab) that was pre-cooled with the air conditioner for
~30 minutes on an 80 degree day. Parked the truck in the shade
and connected the unit to the aux power source in the cab. Allowed
the unit 30 minutes run time. At the end of that time the temperature
in the cab was equal to outside ambient conditions. There was
no cooling, nor maintaining temperature inside the cab. Granted
I opened the door to exit the truck, but the unit was unable to
provide ANY appreciable cooling to the truck interior in 30 minutes.
I've since returned the unit. I recommend you not buy this item.
I can provide no insight as to why the unit worked for "Geri
and Family, (five star testimonial below) " but potentially
a very limited amount of positive feedback can be placed by the
manufacturer or proxy.
By VizionQuest "VizionQuest" (Columbia, MO)
This product will generate cool air but will NOT cool any area.
Purchasing this product would be a waste of your money and time.
Unless you are going to have your face within 3 inches of the
output, you will be sorely disappointed with its performance.
I initially purchased this item for cooling a tent and it failed
terribly. Seek a portable air conditioner if you want to cool
a given area.
May 19, 2006 By Jeremiah Harrington
Does not perform as advertised., You might as well put a tray
of ice in front of a fan before wasting your money on this.
By S. Bell "sasham3" (Texas)
Does not work, tested it in our vehicle. it was warmer inside
the truck than outside! Don't waste your money!
By L. Cable
I bought this item because my a/c was out on my car and it was
going to cost $1200 to fix. I was under the impression it could
cool a small car, Honda Civic. It is a joke. Yes, it blows cold
air, but through a circle about the size of an orange. If you
purchase ice, you'll have paid for a real a/c in no time. If you
freeze ice, you need a separate freezer to accomodate the large
quantities of ice needed. Most importantly, if you want to return
it and don't have all of the original packaging, tags, etc. they
will not refund your money. DON'T BUY-YOU WILL BE VERY DISAPPOINTED!
By Jim form CA (CA USA)
KoolerAire is NOT the most portable air conditioner you could
buy. this thing just does not work as advertised so do not waste
your money on this. I had it on for 4 hours and it was the same
temperature inside my camper as the outside air, even at night
is was the same thing. I got a 12 volt portable swamp cooler that
does work great but it also cost me over $500. This $40 cooler
will not work as advertised, the old saying is true you get what
you pay for. Even if it just cooled 5 degrees I would have given
it 2 stars but this thing is more like minus 5 stars.
By Bill Valocchi
I bought this product with the hope that it may be a good camping
companion on warm nights. I tested it.. first I set my tent up
in my attic, about 83 degrees, I filled my cooler, colman 28 qt
(the webpage recommends this one or the igloo) with frozen bottles
of water, let the fan run for two hours, temp. dropped a wrooping
3 degrees, than my attic cool down and the temp. in the tent was
warmer than in my attic. I also set my tent up in my back yard
on a hot day, about 90, filled the cooler with ice and frozen
bottles of water, let run for a hour, no noticeable change in
temp and furthermore since the air temp was quite warm and the
fan was blowing this air over the ice, the ice was melting quickly.
buyer beware. If any one out there really, I mean really has had
some good experience with this think I would be curious to hear
from you
By Anonymoose
I'd give it a ZERO!, June 15, 2007 This doesn't work at all! It
was a waste of money.
UPDATE: August 20, 2007 It's collecting
dust in the toolshed!
Update: December 2008 --- It's STILL
collecting dust in the toolshed!
By J. Winzer "jofga" (Atlanta, GA)
May not work for cars in the sun, June 23, 2008
I've tried this to stave off the heat
for pets who have to be in the car during driver potty-breaks.
So far it has fended off complete melt-down but I don't think
it can overcome the challenge (even with tinted windows and windshield
shades). I will see how well it does when I am further north.
Two Positive Five Star
Feedbacks as Amazon is fair and balanced:
# 1:By
H. R. Norckauer Jr. (Northern Alabama)
Portable Air Conditioner cools dog crates, December 20, 2008
Nice little package.
I use with portable battery. Fit my current cooler, i.e., not
just the 25 QT Igloo cooler. Cools dog crates great. (A Winter Testimonial to be taken for what a
December test is worth!)
# 2: KoolerAire Portable Air Conditioner,
July 29, 2004
By geri girl "geri" (New York) - See all my reviews
We've used our KoolerAire for the 2nd camping season and let me
say it is fantastic! It cools our tent in the evening while we
sleep, it's very quiet and uses very little power. KoolerAire
has paid for itself simply by making our trips more comfortable...Air
Conditioning for $39.95...you better believe it! Thank you so
much KoolerAire!
Geri and Family
(NOTE: See the Two Comments posted
on Amazon to "Geri's Five Star review Below plus another
made on April 21, 2006 by D. Rogers of Gordonsville, VA Above
indicating "a review in this case can be placed by the manufacturer
or proxy".)
Initial post: Jul 10, 2007 9:21 AM
PDT
Peter W. Kent says:
This is so obviously posted by the company, or by a friend of
the company! "Thank you so much KoolerAire!"? "Air
Conditioning for $39.95...you better believe it!"? It sounds
like an add! She's also in NY, the same place the company is based,
and has never reviewed anything else!
Posted on Aug 13, 2007 11:13 PM PDT
J. Scott says:
Not to mention, "Geri" also happened to write in to
Kooleraire and happened to get her email posted on their online
"Testimonials". What a scam!
End of comments found on Amazon.com. Read
more comments & excerpts Below from Internet Forums &
Informative Customers. Wasting valuable Summer Time plus $39.95
trying to Solve Cooling Problems! As a side note, I will tell you that I had purchased
one of the Kooleraire units for $39.95 shortly after I got my
boat, a year or so ago. I tried it... once... with a full cooler
of crushed ice and was so disappointed that I nearly threw it
over the side. The air was somewhat cooler, but you had to get
your face within about 6 inches of the air outlet to even feel
anything. It wouldn't have a prayer at cooling anything larger
than a broom closet on a winter day. T.C. Vincennes, IN.
You can laugh but before i found your site I bought the $40 kooler
air. It is junk. I am working on returning it. Please give me
your suggestion to help my situation. R.S. Loves Park, IL.
I bought one of those Kooleraire things and what a mistake. It
won't cool anything more than your hand and thats only if you
hold it over the fan for a long period of time. Needless to say
it is on its way back. C.B. Palm Springs, CA. Can you please advise me on the least expensive system that
I need to cool a 26 foot cruiser (boat cabin) in Georgia (high
humidity). I need some cool air for my daughter to take naps.
I bought at Kooleraire last year and was extremely dissapointed.
Is there a big difference? Thanks, B. A. Georgia I have a standard pickup with no air conditioning
as my work vehicle I am in in the midwest (Chicago) and need something
for the summer to cool it down. I see some operate on water and
some ice? What is going to cool better. You can laugh but before
i found your site I bought the $40 kooler air. It is junk. I am
working on returning it. J. P. Chicago, IL I just wanted to thank you for your website. I was looking
for some portable cooling info for a client and I came across
your site. I read through the Frequently asked questions and had
to laugh. Then I went to the (Koolaire) feed back section and
I couldn't believe the number of people who thought it would actually
work in the applications mentioned. I am a Heating & Cooling
Contractor and I understand the concepts of comfort. Your products
look great and I will be recommending your site to all who need
portable cooling. (R.B. Yuba City, CA) Kooleraire will just increase
humidity. I was the one who asked about
KoolerAire. We bought one and tried it out. It went through 10
lbs of ice in about an hour and the cabin temp remained the same
(even tho' the boat was closed up). The outside temp was only
in the mid-80's. We sent it back. Derek C. Koolrairhead insinuates that
anyone is stupid to invest money in a Complicated Swampy
product when they can get a wimpy fan to blow air across a "box
of ice" for $39.95. A friend bought one of those KoolerAire coolers. He
said it performed poorly in his 26' Welcraft. It never cooled
his cabin down enough to be comfortable. H.H. We have tried, and been VERY disappointed with the \"Kooler-Aire\"
made by one of your competitors. That weenie little fan only works
if your face is 6" away from it! Your units LOOK more impressive,
but at those prices, they damned very well BETTER be. Nacogdoches,
TX. The kooleraire does nothing - at least not in a
26 foot boat cabin on a 95 degree day. D. A. Dawsonville, GA. At last I found something that is really cool , not just
Kooleraire cool, but Swampy cool. Yes I have fallen into Kooleraire\'s
trap and I beg for forgiveness. I am from South Africa and I need
to ask you two questions...
We certainly understand if you are
unable to spend more than $40, therefore just get a good fan and
you will sweat less than if you had spent $40 for a box full of
ice, plus the cost of ice. Be advised that I recently purchased one of your (Swampy)
competitors product (KoolerAire). This unit worked fair in an
air conditioned car - taking in cool air and blowing out cool
air. However, when I left it in my airplane for 30 minutes and
the outside air temperature went up to 95 degrees, it blew hot
air. In other words it would blow cool air if the air intake is
cool and hot air if the air intake is hot. I am hoping to get
$5.00 for it in my next garage sale. I am also looking forward
to receiving your Swampy IM30 at the earliest ship date. Nice
talking to you and thanks. Best regards, Larry - Houston, TX. Looking forward to receiving the unit. Plan on using the unit
in a 28 foot cruiser to avoid having to run the generator (A\C)
at anchor too much. We had puchased a Kooleraire last summer and
it was not up to the task. Mark K. South Carolina.
I had to laugh when I read your section on ancient cooling. I
wish I had read it before I ordered one for 1/2 price off Ebay.
When I got mine I tested it and put it on the cooler. That fan
is so week, it wouldn't blow a fly away.You'd be better off just
using a regular 12 volt fan. I didn't even bother to put any ice
into the chest. Chris Portland, OR. I know it's like 14 degrees outside, but I just
found this (Kooleraire) and wondering if anyone has tried this
in their camper? The concept looks good but for 40 bucks, I can't
imagine that it works very well. Thanks, R.D.
A few PU'ers have tried them over the years with negative results
R.D.- actual cold air is pretty wimpy, etc... Someone also mentioned
that they later put a fan behind a tray of ice and reported the
same "wind chill" as their thrown away KoolerAir. R.B.
I would think you could do the same thing by placing a small fan
to blow over the top of a cooler full of ice. We used to do that
in the "old days" before we had air conditioning. J.V.
Check this out, a/c in your cabin for $39.00. What do
you think? J.M.
If you have this thing J.M., does it work good? Sounds neat but
I don't want to buy it and have the thing in my yard sale a few
years from now like all the other junk my wife gets. Thanks E.K.
Air Conditioning for $39.95 ? "If it sounds too good to be..."
C.B.
Obviously, this is not a true "air conditioner" that
would cool the air in your cabin AND dehumidify it. Rather, this
device would be classified as an "Air Cooler". It works
like this.. it blows air across the ice in the cooler. The air
is cooled and exits the cooler increasing humidity. C.B.
Similar units have been marketed for years. It does not dehumidify
so it won't help on those hot. sweaty days. (In fact, it would
actually increase the humidity) C.B.
If you want to try the idea out yourself, 1) get some ice, 2)
Run a fan across it, 3) sit very close to the air as it blows
across the ice. C.B.
C.B., you are right I would not count on this product to be as
good as they say it is. I also know something about a/c, and any
time you move air across an object that the temp. is below the
dew point you have condensation also known as de-humidification.
J.M. J.M. you are correct regarding the dew point. I suppose
that I was considering the operation in a closed cabin. My guess
is that the crew would be more comfortable with a good electric
fan blowing across them. R.D.
"I work 250 miles
from home, and I use my van to sleep when I am at work. I have
tried using the kooler-aire, and find it does not work. I live
in central florida, and work in miami." This is an example why this product
does a disservice, as this fellow has been suffering for two years
when he first purchased a kooler-aire and then gave up thinking
nothing would work, however now he knows there is an answer after
all this time! What a travesty! End
of Comments
Kenbob@verizon.net sent the following statement: "I
happen to think your product is of a Quality nature. However as
a businessman I wonder why you spend so much effort to steer your
audience to view a kooler air product which seems to serve a totally
different market?"
No, Kenbob, Koolrairhead claims to serve the same market as we
do and claim to solve the same problems for only $39.95. Then
they go on and say that we are ripping people off by having them
invest hundreds of dollars for something that they can do for
$39.95. The bottom line is that people are hoodwinked into thinking
they found something that is too good to be ----! By the
way 'Kenbob@verizon.net is an unknown or illegal alias & by
the way you don't suppose Kenbob is part of the Koolrairhead company?
Koolererr insinuates that anyone is stupid
to invest money in a Complicated Swampy product when they
can get a "box of ice" for $39.95. It's one thing to
throw away good money but it's another to be duped into wasting
your time and not solving a problem.
Back to the Top
Free $39.95 Ancient "New
Idea" Cooler
If you don't want to throw away $39.95 how about a Free
Idea of how to build one in five minutes? Place ice in a container,
then take a fan and blow into or across the ice just like your
Great Grandfather did & this "New Idea" does. Now
you have a Free Air Conditioner to solve all your cooling problems
without having to spend a dime! However, if you have already tried
this "new" Ancient System & still "Feel the
Heat" then click 12-volt Models
for serious answers to your cooling needs.
How are they able to make those great Claims:
We understand they have a well known
Publicity Firm Harrison Leifer DiMarco with connections to all
types of slick marketing ideas including magazines, which possibly
do a 'tit for a tat'. Or maybe the testimonials in magazine articles
came, in part, from honest assumptions by the authors, without
truly testing, as they got caught up in the hype about this Ancient
"New" 200 Year old Idea of blowing air across a "box
of ice"!
Years ago Consumers Digest came out with a report on bicycles,
which naturally we were to believe. I questioned the article and
asked an expert in the bicycle industry to read it and who proved
that many of the statements made were absolutely false or just
believed the manufacture's claims & reported them. Maybe Consumers
Digest had an investigative team or person that spent the weekend
skiing in Vail and had to come up with something quick on Monday
morning regarding bicycles?
Maybe the same reporter(s) took this $39.95 "New Ancient
Idea" to Vail for testing? Should we believe as Gospel the
articles we read or opinions we hear on TV or Radio? We need to
put some logic in our thinking and if "it seems Too Good
to be True then maybe it is Too Good to be T---"?
Is this a Ridiculous Statement?
Why invest $300 to $600 in a Complicated TV when you can get the
same results using a $39.95 Radio?
How about this Ridiculous
Statement: Why invest $300
to $600 in a Complicated Cooling System as Koolererr's 100 Year
Old Ancient Idea provides the same results for $39.95? Swampy is in the Cooling Business, Not Fooling
Buisness!!!
You have a Cooling Problem or you would not be reading this, therefore
you deserve Honest information to see if you can solve it. If
you do not see the answer on the Swampy web site just email us the details
of your problem and we will provide the information you need,
based on our Customer's Experience. Our Customers are the Publicity Experts and have all the Slick
Ideas you may need, if there are any to be had. If we do not have
the correct product or answer we can probably recommend a solution
from some other source.
Now like Fox News we have to be Fair & Balanced:
The email we receive from those that have used the Kooleraire
ancient system tell us about the minimal results they obtain except
Geri (who's email is reprinted below). Geri stated they could
feel the air six feet away, however we could not measure any air
3 feet away. We have tested
the identical system she used against the velocity of a 73-year-old
man blowing air between his lips and our most popular product
to see how the three stack up.
*Velocity Test
between Kooleraire Ancient Air & Two other Blower Systems
1. The Ancient Air by Kooleraire with it's standard single
2" diameter cool air outlet
2. A 73-year old human blowing air between his lips
3. Model MW1 MightyKool with it's standard two 2" diameter
cool air outlets
*Velocity is measured air
in 'feet per minute'.
The following is the *Velocity
from three different Sources
Measured from the Air Opening
(1) Kooleraire
One 2" Opening
(2)
73-year old Human
One Pair of Lips
(3)
MightyKool
(L) Two 2" Openings (R)
Total of MightyKool's Two
Cool Air Outlets
1 Inch
650
1,010
1,910
1,905
3,815
12 Inches
420
600
1,380
1,370
2,750
24 Inches
305
400
910
915
1,825
36 Inches
210
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706
710
1,416
The air begins to disperse and become immeasurable after
about two feet with the human and three feet with the Kooleraire
Ancient Air. If you put a pipe on the air outlet or a straw in
the mouth of the human you can bullet the air further while loosing
the dispersing advantage of providing air to a larger area.
Temperature Established with Ancient
Air by Kooleraire Box of Ice
Using one 7-pound bag of large cubed ice in the suggested
ice chest by Ancient Air Manufacturer.
Operated in an insulated room 7 X 7 X 8 with a temperature of
82 degrees.
First temperature was 62.5 degrees
1" out from the cool air outlet as very little further out
the air mixed with the 82 degree room, therefore obviousley measured
82 degrees.
Five minutes later the temperature is 64.5
degrees from the same area plus constantly increasing humidity.
Insulated room 7 X 7 X 8 with a temperature
of 82 degrees remained 82 degrees throughout the test.
Using only 7 pounds of ice during 45-minutes also indicates
a poor transfer of heat. Maybe someone wants to test it in an
insulated phone booth next time?
We even read where it is advised that users of this "New
Idea" Ancient Air to use gel packs or so called blue ice
to make the ice last longer. This raises the temperature at least
10 degrees to at least 75 to 78 degrees, plus increasing humidity
therefore does nothing to help your comfort level or are we just
interested in saving ice?
Ancient Air also states they do not use any hoses, heat exchangers,
cooling pads or any of the other proven techniques that manufacturers
around the world use to produce cool air. Isn't it strange that
great minds were not satisfied with this Ancient method used over
200 years ago and had to develop modern expensive, complicated
cooling systems? Why weren't they satisfied with this Ancient
Cooling System, is it possible it did not work?
Now on the other side of the coin the following is a report
from Geri & Family, which is totally contrary to the other
reports we have received about Ancient Air. I have had several
people that bought the "New Ancient Idea" that they
believe it was a plant by the "New Ancient Idea" company,
as it is so contrary to the test facts:
Hello Jack, I can't speak for others or the circumstances in which
they have used it. I will say "for me and my family Kooleraire has definitely
proven itself time and again!" For this reason I purchased
another unit as a gift for my brother. When our Kooleraire was delivered we were so excited and immediately
used ice from our freezer, once we plugged it in the air flow
was instant and very cold, about 54 degrees! (See our Ancient
Air Temperature Test where the temperature
was 64.5) The fan was surprisingly quiet
and strong for its size, as a matter of fact we used it this weekend
and were able to feel the air all the way across the tent which
is 6 feet away using the PVC elbow! (See our Velocity
Test of Ancient Air where maximum velocity was 3 feet) Since our purchase of Kooleraire we've tried everything from frozen soda bottles
to Blue Ice to 1 gallon jugs. We found all worked well however,
the best was using frozen Gel packs and an ice combination. These
packs can be used over and over again and last about 5 - hours
at 80 to 85 degrees. Initially the air is very cold (50 degrees)
but increased slowly to about 55 - 60 degrees (See our Ancient
Air Temperature Test where now the
temperature if minimum 75 degrees). This
is still cold enough for our tent or boat cuddy cabin. To answer
your question yes, it does work sufficiently to cool both comfortably,
especially in the evening when we use ours most. I hope this is
helpful for you and others that visit your site. Kooleraire is a
fine, well made product and as I wrote earlier, "it would
make a wonderful addition to your current product lines."
Thanks again, Geri & Family for expounding on your
Cooling Temperature Test & Velocity
Velocity Test Tests of Ancient Air.
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