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Not sure what all the fuss is about, and by that I mean the scathing negative reviews. This is a portable evaporative cooler, nothing more or less. It is NOT a portable A/C unit, nor is it advertised as such. That being said, I received mine yesterday with the temp outside a mild 99 degrees. Brought the box inside, opened it up and found the ice packs, easy to follow directions and the cooler well packaged. About 10 minutes later, it was up and running and doing its job. In the evening, I refilled the water tank and put the ice packs in to see how well that worked. Lo and behold, there was a bit of a difference and the air was a bit cooler than before. Now the folks that complain about the water tank running dry quickly are likely running the unit with the fan set to its highest setting. I had it set to medium and got about 8.5 hrs out of it when I turned it off this morning. My wife liked the added humidity and I appreciated the cooler air. With the fan on this unit going and the ceiling fan helping out, I actually got a good nights sleep. That's all for now, perhaps I'll update this review at the end of the summer. I took a chance on it and have been happy so far.