How Good is the NewAir Portable Evaporative Cooling Fan (NEC500SI00)?

We don’t like to cool our entire home when we only need cooling where we are most of the time. How did the NewAir NEC500SI00 stack up for smaller area cooling?

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This portable combination fan and cooler is a great addition to our home. For those that live in drier climates, the optional evaporative cooling feature allows you to direct cool air directly into an area without having to cool the entire home.

If you live in a high-humidity area, evaporative cooling has minimal effect, so that feature on this fan unit will not be of much value to you.

The unit is attractive and a nice size. It can be set to 3 different speeds, with and without evaporative cooling. The water reservoir is large enough that it doesn't run out too quickly. There are different modes, including speed changes, timer, and "swing", which blows the air in a random pattern. It's pretty quiet, too.

While minor, there were a few things that we think could be improved.

Learning the different settings is a bit of a challenge, and isn't entirely intuitive. Fortunately, there is a guide that you can work through to understand what the different settings do.

Secondly, to add water to the reservoir, there isn't a door that you can flip open and pour water in. You need to pull the drawer partially open, and pour water in that way. This is minor, but it would be better with the access door. Also, you need to be careful with a full reservoir when rolling the unit around as it can slosh water on your floor!

Overall, we think it's a good value and allows you to spot cool an area, and the timer feature is handy (it can be set in 1/2 hour increments up to 7.5 hours) for bedtime until the room cools down at night. The unit is serviceable and looks like it will serve us well!

We'll come back and do another review in a year to let you know if our initial impressions hold up.

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We think you’ll be happy with the unit, or we wouldn’t be recommending it!

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