Evaporative Cooler Recommendations

When summer approaches, many people living in hot, dry areas turn to evaporative coolers (swamp coolers) to stay cool and comfortable.  Because evaporative coolers are relatively inexpensive, use less electricity than conventional air conditioning units, and require little to no installation, they are perfect for cost-effectively lowering the ambient temperature in dry climates.

When choosing an evaporative cooler, certain factors such as the size of the area you wish to cool, the unit's CFM rating, and water tank capacity are important.  We've listed of some our best evaporative coolers below:

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Best Overall

NewAir AF-330

$109

NewAir AF-330 Swamp Cooler

The NewAir AF-330 is fully portable and features an ionizer and carbon filter. As well, it is the only evaporative cooler to offer a built-in HEPA air purifier!

Best Value

NewAir AF-321

$119.95

4.89 Star Rating: Excellent

NewAir AF-321 Swamp Cooler

The NewAir AF-321 is affordably priced and comes with great features such as more efficient cooling pads, a built-in ionizer, and carbon filter. 

Most Efficient

NewAir AF-350

$199.95

4.28 Star Rating: Excellent

NewAir AF-350 Swamp Cooler

The NewAir AF-350 offers superior cooling with its powerful, 200-watt motor and specially-designed cooling pads for better liquid retention. 

Most Powerful (Residential)

Symphony Winter-XL

$389.95

4.83 Star Rating: Excellent

Symphony Winter-XL Swamp Cooler

Need to cool large spaces?  The heavy-duty Symphony Winter-XL evaporative cooler boasts 3,000 CFM and a 750 square foot coverage area!

Most Portable (Residential)

Symphony Sumo-J

$259.95

4.83 Star Rating: Excellent

Symphony Sumo-J Swamp Cooler

The Symphony Sumo-J has easy to open slide grills for cleaning and a water level indicator as well.

Highest CFM (Commercial)

Port-A-Cool PAC2K48EP

$7999

Port-A-Cool PAC2K48EP Commercial Swamp Cooler

The Port-A-Cool PAC2K48EP costs only pennies a day to operate and boasts an amazing 17,500 CFM.

Largest Water Tank Capacity (Commercial)

Convair
Mobile-Max 3

$2499

Convair Mobile-Max 3 Commercial Swamp Cooler

The Convair Mobile-Max 3 is ideal in large areas like warehouses and features a 26 gallon water tank.

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