Great informative video! For anyone who is having trouble deciding, I'll give my two cents. First off, if you are anywhere east of the Mississippi river, portable AC unit attached to a window is the only option. If you are like me and live in the Southwest (Phoenix here), both will work. For instance, I live in an older home with somewhat poor insulation, so once the internal AC goes off for our whole house, individual rooms tend to warm up quickly if we keep our doors shut (hello, privacy!). My roommate bought a portable AC unit and had to deal with the hose and attaching it to a window etc. It essentially cools down his whole room which is great. Because of the shape of my window, I went with an evaporative cooler. Much cheaper, much more quiet, and doesn't need a window. The main difference is this doesn't really cool down my whole room, instead if I am working at my desk and have it pointed directly at me, it keeps me nice and cool. The downside to this is if you have a guest over who doesn't like a fan pointed directly at them while in bed, this won't work well! Hope I helped someone out with their decision.

*Love this unit! Using upstairs in my sons bedroom **Fastly.Cool** and he’s finally able to be comfortable upstairs without me freezing downstairs. Works for more sqft than expected!*

Dude, you are a beast doing this kind of videos subbed

Awesome job on explaining the difference. Much appreciated. Thank you for the video! Keep up the good work!

I have watched many of these info, and you lay out the facts first. Great job.

Your review was very informative and compared the two very well!

Great review, really comprehensive.

Great video! Thank you for the explanation!

One of the most useful videos on the topic.

Very informative video! The best explanation so far that I have come across. Thanks!

Thank you for the explanation. You helped me made my decision.

Thank you! this is really helpful

Thank you for this app explanation!! I wanted an evaporative air cooler but it turns out that won’t work as well as Belgium is quite humid. I finally got an answer to my questions 🥰

Good Job!!! Very informative!

Thank you for explaining the difference!

Thank you man this was very helpful and short.

Thank you so much for this review. This helps me so much.

Great evaporative cooler video. Will check it out.

Super helpful! Thank you, sir!

Thanks for your honesty & good explanation of both!! So basically one can't have a portable AC without a window & hose arrangement. Swamp cooler doesn't work in humid climate!! Hope some1 comes out with a portable AC without window or hose arrangement - 🤞&🙏.

Thank you for sharing.I,am thinking about getting a Evaporative cooler..

Excellent presentation, thanks!

Excellent and informative!! Thank you!

I live in the uk and have had both types. The ‘swamp cooler’ worked great at first but having to change the water and clean the filter constantly became annoying. It got a whole lot worse once the filter became smelly and unfortunately, there were no replacement filters available to buy, so I was stuck with something that literally smelled like a swamp. I’ve replaced it with an actual AC that uses a pipe that goes out the window and, while it is a lot more expensive and much louder than the ‘swamp cooler’, it works brilliantly. Cools the room down very quickly and gets the room much colder than the ‘swamp cooler’ was able to. Both are good and do the same job. It’s just about what type of climate you live in and how much you’re willing to pay.

Thank you very much, that was everything I needed to know.

You can use swamp coolers in humid areas. You can put ice cubes in to drop the water temp to get better cooling if theres room in the water pan. You just need a lot.of ice

Thanks for your info What’s a brand of your portable AC please and what brand is the evaporative ?

Hi. Can you please tell me which evaporative coolers this is? I don't see the description. Thank you for this video!

Very good video....helped me a lot...thanx!

I live in North Carolina and I am not sure it will work here. because of humidity. I don't want to cool a room, I just want to keep my tenant cool so it would just be for personal use right up near his bed. Will it work that way if he puts ice in it?

This was super helpful!

Very informative, thank you 😊

Very clear video dude. Thanks

I don't like having to mess with installing the hose in the window even though it gets humid where I live I prefer the cooler that uses water

Very helpful is India is dry or humid Delhi

I have one room in my home in Florida that is warm would an evaporative cooler be helpful ? It’s just that one room the air conditioner is always on in the house and the humidity in the home is 44% would a evaporator in just that one room cool that room down ? I don’t want a big cumbersome AC TO BLOCK A Window WHEN I have central AC. just that one room is so HOT in comparison to the rest of the house. Please help !

Nicely explained... thanks man 👍

Evaporative cooler team here! 😎

excellent video presentation thank you

Do you need a window for that ac ? One

Thanks. I live close to Las Vegas. I will go with the evaporative cooler

An air conditioner is a must have in Corpus Christi, Texas when the humidity is extremely high. In my opinion, the air conditioner takes the cake.

Dude, I don't normally comment. But great explanation video. Totally helped me make an informed decision about what to use.

Do you know if there is evap heaters?

I’m in Vegas as well. Out of ALLLL of these Coolers which have u found to be the best?!--I just ran across your channel & noticed you have tested many so out of all of them can you tell me which is the best Portable cooler ? Thanks .

This helps so much! Thank you

very helpful

i guess evaporative units will work in humid areas if you use as a complement of the central AC, since this one dries the indoor ambient.

Anyone use an evaporative cooler in the LA, CA area for rooms within a house? Thanks

How do you clean it ????????

Thank you so much! I'm gonna buy one of them, but I don't have the evaporator cooler experience.

wow explains well

They are both AC (air conditioner)?

I just ordered an swamp cooler from best buy. I think the same one in this video,based on the info in this video. Fingers crossed it works as well as you say.

Great review!

Which one throws way colder air???

Well explained

My question is which one is better I live in Anaheim California the weather sometimes in spring or summer gets to be 100 to 115 mostly I’m just in the room I have two fans still gets hot

Thanks bud

I bought the exact same Newair evaporative cooler for $200 something and in California where the weather reaches up to 110-112 degrees it was no good! So I ended up buying a Hisense portable ac from Lowes a few days ago that cost $400 for super hot days. The evaporative one is no good on 80 degree or higher days. I bought it a year ago, so your video wasn’t posted yet. I would recommend the $400 one especially where I live we don’t have a home AC. The $200 is good for spring time. This video is very correct!

Thanks. I live in Florida so the Evaporative is out for me

Thank you so much! This was really helpful🙏🏾🙏🏾💖💖

So the evaporative cooler wont work well in the philippines?

thank u sir

Hello my friend drives a truck with no AC in Florida and you mentioned that the evaporative cooler won't cool in those conditions. However, do you think it would work in the small space of her truck? Thanks

ya but what if your house is already air-conditioned with central air to some extent? Your AC would lower the humidity levels significantly, I would think, especially during days that are hot and also not super humid. I plan to use it for specific times, so in the computer room or during sleep without needing to cool the whole house down but to also use the central AC of my house. Some are only 10 watts, and this seems so much more efficient.

Thank you.

I live in LV as well. I have a fully enclosed back patio, will the evaporative unit work in that scenario?

I'm in Texas and I use the cooler to alleviate excessive usage on my central air conditioner, once an air conditioner go in Texas you might be fighting for your life and sanity, not to mention expense to replace at a whooping 5k to 7k , I'd would much rather replace a cooler any day, my central air stays on, but at a low comfortable temperature and my coolers are blasting nice cool air because I make sure to add ice packs and big blocks of ice, cold 🥶 water to the coolers keeps a 1400 square foot home pleasantly nice inside all summer

Damn I was really looking into to getting a evaporative cooler since I wouldnt have to have a big tube out of my window and keep it open but since I live in australia it looks like that would not be a good idea. Thanks for the vid! Saved me from investing in the wrong one!

the louder noise would help me sleep

What about the condensation that a portable (or any) A/C produces in humid environments?

I live in a country with high humidity. If I use the evaporative cooler with a dehumidifier, would that work out?

I live where summer is hot and humid, I'm looking for a unit I can use without using a windows

I live in Alaska . I can’t get one of those fans for the window because of the shape of our windows. When the weather gets warmer - there’s NO a breeze so it’s too hot in the home

Which is best for oakland, California?

Is the evaporate good for a 3x3 grow tent

So, question. Just, hypothetically, what if you live in a humid area but get a dehumidifier to pair with the evaporative cooler? Would it work then? Or, would the dehumidifier actually work against the evaporate cooler as well? Or, would you just be better off investing in a portable a/c at that point?

Do you know if there is any portable ac without having to use a window or any outside source?

I live in a humid area and I tried evaporator cooler nothing worked but I bought a portable dehumidifier and it was working perfectly fine I give the dehumidifier 10/10 I give evaporative cooler 3/10

For you advise which one more comfortable and easy to use

The portable AC'S that is trending like artic air would you consider it an evaporative cooler or AC?

If you go with the portable ac make sure your HOA allows you attaching stuff to your window

I use both so

What you recomend for a garage on a hot weather state?

I wish I saw this video before I bought the evap. cooler. Our Target sells it for 275.00, for basically a big fan!

I'm in Philippines so humidity won't be a question! Haha portable ac it is!

Everyone recommends needed a door or window open with an evaporative cooler. I cant do this. Is it required to cool the air?

what about carbon monoxide?

I live in a very humid area and my evaporative cooler still works

We don’t have any humidity here in rural Alaska

In hot weather, what makes one uncomfortable is the high humidity in the air, not the high temperature. If the moisture is removed from the hot, humid air, the surrounding hot air becomes bearable. With water cooled AC, the unit injects additional water vapor, (humidity), into the air to make the air even more uncomfortable. That is why you should never purchase a evaporative AC if you wish to truly cool the air in the room. YOU WILL REGRET IT !! In fact, with an evaporative AC, you will discover that the hot air in the room being cooled will become hotter, more humid and much more unbearable. This is the main reason for suggesting not buying evaporative ACs in humid regions of the country. I speak from experience and a great deal of research into portable ACs.

I’ve heard from associates at Home Depot that you need to have an open window to use an evaporative cooler. Is this true?

Mostly correct.... But you forgot about about one thing.... The central air conditioner will kill a lot of the humidity in the air.... After that .. the evaporative cooler will work better. There is no doubt that an evaporative cooler will work better in Arizona than it will in Alabama... The difference between the two would be extreme if you were trying to use an evaporative cooler to replace central air.... However.... If you augment central air with an evaporative cooler.... It's not a "nothing Burger".

I don’t want bulky hose attachments leading out to windows.which one do I need? Liked and subbed!

Great video ! Also I’m currently in New Jersey I don’t think it will work here right ?

Lol Seattle is normally more than 60% humid, sometimes getting as high as 90%. I’m gonna take a guess and say that the evaporative cooler won’t work well here 🤣

My room is very humid and I don’t have any windows in there. Would an air cooler work for me ?

I picked that portable AC over swamp cooler I don't care about noise is not that loud I still can sleep. Swamp cooler it gets very humid you need to open up your windows you forget to mention! If you don't open your windows it get very hot and very humid I used to own swamp cooler I didn't like it! Also my living room it doesn't get cooler because you need to open your windows portable AC is not that expensive compare to centr AC.

Evap coolers are only effective in very low humidity enviornments....