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It’ll be one of those small evaporative “personal cooler” units: a little fan blowing air through a damp pad/filter, sometimes with a water tank or ice tray. They can feel pleasant if you sit very close to them, but they won’t cool a room in the way proper air-con does.

In the UK, they’re of limited use because our hot days are often humid, and evaporative coolers work best in dry heat. They also add moisture to the room, which can make things feel clammy.

Verdict:

Worth £15 as a bedside/personal fan with a slight cooling effect? Maybe.
Worth buying as “air conditioning” for a room? No.
Better cheap option? A decent desk fan or pedestal fan, plus keeping curtains shut in the day and windows open only when outside air is cooler.

For your money, I’d rather have a £20–£40 proper fan than a tiny “air cooler” pretending to be air-con rather than a s**tty little chavvy unit that does f**k all.

Posted By: Tombs on June 22nd 2026 at 19:54:51

Message Thread

Such a dull game this (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 22, 19:24:56
- yup, how much do you think it costs in £££s to have the aircon on in the dallas stadium? (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 22, 19:31:55
  - I was expecting more (n/m) (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 22, 19:57:22
  - I looked up the cost of getting aircon fitted in two rooms (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 22, 19:36:26
    - Bought 3 units in Asda for £45 (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 22, 19:44:03
      - Portable ones (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 22, 19:46:45
        
        i asked ay-eye (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 22, 19:48:21
        
        Yep, about right (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 22, 19:49:58
        
        Can take them anywhere (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 22, 19:48:09
        
        They’re still shit though (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 22, 19:50:17
        
        ... (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 22, 19:54:51
        
        Yep called it (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 22, 20:13:12
    - not too shabby, my son is having it installed this week no idea how much (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 22, 19:42:33
    - You can just open a window for free (n/m) (Other Football) - footymadman, Jun 22, 19:41:16
      - Which makes the room hotter (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 22, 19:47:17
  - That’s not bad (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 22, 19:34:07
- Also really horrible Austria kit (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 22, 19:31:02

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