With the warmer weather and longer days, you’ll definitely want to spend more time on the patio. However, the heat can be a bit uncomfortable. Luckily, a patio AC can help keep things comfortable so you can enjoy the day. Patio ACs are commonly called evaporative coolers due to how they work. An evaporative cooler keeps you comfortable by using a fan to blow air that has been cooled across your patio area. What makes a patio AC unique is that they don’t use a compressor to cool the air. Instead, many make use of ice or water to cool the air they produce.
The Advantages of Evaporative Coolers
An evaporative cooler (or patio AC) offers many advantages as an outdoor cooling solution.
- Affordability. The average evaporative cooler start at $300, with more-expensive models offering a larger capacity and more features. They are also affordable to use because they only need to run a pump and fan as opposed to a traditional AC, which uses a compressor.
- Portability. Many evaporative coolers have wheels, making them easy to move around to areas that need to be cooled. Also, even the models without wheels tend to only weigh 20 to 40 pounds on average before being filled, making them easy to transport as needed.
- Made for the Outdoors. When you buy an evaporative cooler, you’re buying a piece of equipment designed to be used outdoors as opposed to bringing an indoor fan outside and using an extension cord. Evaporative coolers are made of heavy-duty plastic and can be used outside in the heat and sunlight for long periods without issues.
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