Port A Cool PACCYC02 Cyclone 2000 Portable Evaporative Cooling Unit Review

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The Cyclone 2000 is the smallest of the Port-A-Cool (PAC) product line, and clearly it's the design and convenience that warrants their rather high purchase price and not because of any generous amount of high grade hardware being used for its assembly. I'll elaborate on that later but first, regardless of how these PACs are advertised, they are still swamp coolers and serve well in drier climates by whisking cool evaporated water into the air, and since I live in the dry, dry desert and have access to every PAC model in production, these are definitely better than the average evaporative coolers. They are swamp coolers on steroids, ranging from this smallest unit all the way up to the new mega-buck and hair raising Hurricane! So anything with the Port-A-Cool label on it is going to have superior cooling when compared to the less expensive KuulAire products. But be sure of what you are about to purchase because you can save a few hundred dollars if one of the smaller units is adequate and you don't really need the high volume of air flow that are common to these PACs. I never heard of anyone cooling the outside air before until becoming familiar with these units, and it is true. They will keep you cool, and people just love to keep one of the smaller PAC units pointed in their direction all the time while they are working either inside or outside.

I received my Cyclone 2000 several months before actually putting it into service. Upon finally removing it from its shipping box and hooking up power and a water hose, it wouldn't work, but I could hear a distinct hum from the motor. I pulled it completely apart and discovered a bent motor mount was causing the squirrel cage to rub up against its housing. Pulled it apart and straightened everything out the way it is supposed to be when shipped from the factory, and now it runs perfectly. My only disappointment was the use of cheap self-drilling metal screws to hold everything in position which only serves to speed up production, but what the end user finds out is that every screw eventually strips out and doesn't hold. Every one of them needs to be replaced with nuts and bolts, and the designers at Port-A-Cool should know better. Don't be cheap with a good product and test these coolers for proper operation before sending them out!

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I'm using it in a 680 sq-ft garage/shop which is larger than recommended for the Cyclone 2000. I leave the garage door open about 2 ft so it pulls in outside air.

The temp drop is dramatic. When it's 100F outside the air coming from the portacool is in the high 70's. I'm in Dallas, TX, so the air is fairly low humidity which is essential for making this type of cooler work. Since the unit is really too small for the space, I have to direct it towards the space that I work in but I don't consider that an issue. I've found that it isn't very good at cooling off a space that is already hot. If I wait until the afternoon and turn it on, it will help but it will still be hot in the shop. Best way to use it is to turn it on in the morning and let it run all day. If I do that, the shop is very livable even in the afternoon.

So in summary: It is not an air conditioner. As long as it is used for what it was designed for it's very effective and can keep a space livable, though not 100% comfortable, even on a hot day. And it will do it at a fraction of the running cost of AC. I don't hesitate to let this unit run all day as it only uses a couple of amps on 115V (very low electricity use compared to an AC unit).

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This item worked as described. I got a 10 degree split in the Temp. We sit on the back porch and 85 feels much cooler than 95. A side advantage is it greatly reduces the flies bothering your time outside. Would have given a 5 star rating if it had side to side adjustment.

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I have really enjoyed my Port A Cool, Cyclone 2000. With all the 100+ degree days here in Texas it was too hot to work in my shop. The Cyclone 2000 solved the problem. It's not an air conditioner by any means, but it allowed me to work in the shop leaving the doors open where I could have easy access to the work bench and tools outside on the porch area.

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We live in Texas and rescue Great Pyrenees. They suffer all summer with the extreme heat. We finally decided to purchase a port-a-cool and were anxious to see if my dogs would use it. To my surprise, they would lay right in front of it to enjoy the cooler air. We would definitely recommend it for dogs and horses.