Help me choose the best air cooler

Riczter on 03/10/2013 - 16:31

I spend most of my working day sat in a large open warehouse at a computer adjacent the roller door leading outside, so I am exposed to the elements. We just had our first warm day for the season and I realised I'm going to need something to keep cool before summer. So I need to decide what the best option will be.
Should i go the cheap kmart $9 pedestal fan?
Should I get those fancy looking bladeless fans? Are they any good, or are they just as good (bad) as a pedestal fan, only pushing warm air around, and your only really paying for the fancy design??
Or should I go all out and buy a portable air cooler? Might be able to convince my boss to pay for it if I'm lucky, so is there anything under $500 that you recommend? Obviously its never going to cool down the entire room with the rollerdoor open, so it would be set up so it was just blowing on me. Or maybe if it rotates then it can cool down my single work colleague as well.

Ideas? Suggestions?

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  • _Bruce_ on 03/10/2013 - 17:50

    AC will be pointless in such a space with a large door being opened. Evaporative will work but it will need to be large enough to handle the whole area. Fans are your only option really.

    • Riczter on 03/10/2013 - 19:39

      Only $5 shipping… not bad

    • _Bruce_ on 03/10/2013 - 20:14

      I doubt that will do much in a large area. Will do a little bit… but mostly it will work as a fan.

      • Riczter on 03/10/2013 - 20:30

        as said i know its going to do nothing to lower the temperature of the room. Whatever I choose is going to be inefficient but if its aimed right at me it should help quite a bit

        • PissLUR on 03/10/2013 - 20:33

          this will be very good for you, especially if you fill up with cold water or ice cubes.

        • _Bruce_ on 04/10/2013 - 07:26

          As I said if it doesn't lower the temperature of the room… it is just a fan. No point buying a 'cooler'.

        • Riczter on 04/10/2013 - 10:04

          but a fan just blows hot air around. A cooler is going to cool that air before blowing onto me. If it is set up right on me, then I will still get that cooler air blowing on me, cooling me down, even though the rest of the room will be unaffected, right?

        • _Bruce_ on 04/10/2013 - 10:28

          The difference is mostly perception, not reality.

    • KBZ on 04/10/2013 - 08:27

      I remember having one of those a couple of years ago. Not worth it at all if I remember correctly and hardly felt cooler than a fan, the novelty of adding ice was cool until it didn't justify the amount of 'cool' I felt.
      Just buy a cheap pedestal fan and with the money you save get a couple of icy treats. Or get a cheap spray bottle and spray yourself with the fan on.

  • one man clan on 04/10/2013 - 11:31

    In relation to the Dyson bladeless fans, they actually have a blade in the body, they just use the little pinholes to direct the air at you. It's just a novel way of doing it. It's the same air being pushed at you, so $9 vs hundreds is probably a pretty obvious choice.

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