Homebase Silver AIR Cooler

Advantages: Functions, value
Disadvantages: Technical help from Homebase

.... However- what it does do is blow out and circulate cool air, rather than a normal fan which merely circulates warm stale air around the room. Then the next prob, nowhere in Essex had any in stock. I called more than 35 stores, at various loctions. We spent 3 hours driving to several Curry's and Comet's- as they weren't answering their phones (grr). No joy. All our argos stores were out of stock. I wouldn't give up, I know our air quality in my area is bad & we were living in unbearable heat. I started calling up stores again, but this time I did it via head office's- Argos explained they won't have any for at least two weeks! B&Q none, but Homebase had ONE! One unit located 35 miles from me, so head office reserved it & we collected it. Unbeknown to me, it wasn't a 'challenge air cooler' as is advertised on their site... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: effective room cooler
Disadvantages: may be a bit big if you only have smaller rooms

...Challenge Air Cooler. I brought this in the heat of the summer but still find it useful on cooler nights, It's an evaporative cooler this means you fill the unit's tray with water and it uses a rotating cloth pad that goes infront of the fan unit and blows the water/air mix producing a cooler air temperature. The unit holds 8 litres of water and is supplied with 2 ice packs. You can place these in the freezer cool them and drop them into the tank unit to keep the water at a constant cooler temperature for longer. The remote control is simple off / on speed control ioniser oscillation Batteries are included in the pack. The unit has a timer function of 1 , 2 , 4 hrs in any combination. With a built in Ioniser it purifies the air also through the cloth like filter that you wash by simply taking off... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: smells nice when it's on
Disadvantages: flawed design

...JML Fresh Air Globe- Dehumidifying, Air Freshening, Light Show Providing, Working Reasonably Well, Slightly Noisy, Spaceship Looking thing. **INITIAL THOUGHTS** Opening the Fresh Air Globe on Christmas day settled an internal debate for me. Once you hit adulthood, Christmas day really isn't what it used to be. It wasn't so much the appliance as the fact that I have reached an age where someone (incidentally someone younger than me) can buy me a gift of this kind without a hint of irony. What was worse, was that I was thrilled to receive it. I'd just moved into a flat where the previous occupant had had two housebound cats and a partner who smoked heavily. No amount of open windows was going to clear this smell nor the air freshener they had tried to cover it with. This would be a true test for the JML Fresh Air Globe. **MAIN JML... Read review

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