FAQ

What is the cost of a Coolerado air conditioner?

Coolerado equipment cost is comparable to the most energy efficient traditional air conditioners on the market. Find out how lower operating costs, rebates, and potentially lower installation costs can make your Coolerado purchasing decision an easy one by contacting a local distributor or licensed HVAC installation contractor in your area. Please go to our PURCHASE page to find your local representative.

What is a Coolerado air conditioner?

A Coolerado air conditioner is the most efficient air conditioning system made. It provides cool, dry, healthy air while using about one tenth of the electricity of traditional air conditioning systems.

What are the benefits of Coolerado air conditioners?

Coolerado air conditioners save you a lot of money on your electricity bill, and are healthier for you and the planet. They provide healthier, fresher, cool air without using any chemical refrigerants – such as Freon or other CFCs, and they reduce environmental impact by using one-tenth the electricity of traditional air conditioning units.

How do Coolerado air conditioners reduce environmental impact?

Coolerado air conditioners use up to 90% less electricity depending on the humidity and elevation above sea level. As a result, electrical demand is significantly reduced thereby reducing the amount of pollutants created by power plants.  The hotter it is outside, the better Coolerado air conditioners work, so they’re much more efficient than traditional air conditioners during peak cooling periods, further reducing peak power loads. In addition, Coolerado air conditioners do not use any chemical refrigerants, and the hearts of our air conditioners are made from completely recyclable materials, so if they ever wear out, they won’t clutter up our landfills.

How energy efficient are Coolerado air conditioners?

Coolerado air conditioners use about one-tenth the amount of electricity of a traditional air conditioner.

Do Coolerado air conditioners change the humidity of the cool air they provide?

No. The cooled air provided by Coolerado air conditioners is the same humidity ratio as the outside air.

Can Coolerado air conditioners be used in humid climates?

Coolerado air conditioners can be used in any location. While “high and dry”  is the best, many commercial and industrial applications do not require low humidity or temperatures below 80°F  (such as a restaurant needing makeup air in a kitchen) and Coolerado is a great solution for those needs.

How do Coolerado air conditioners produce cold air?

Coolerado air conditioners use the same latent cooling process that transfers heat to a thunderstorm. Water is evaporated into air in one chamber within the air conditioner, and this cools the air flowing in an adjacent chamber. The cold air is used to cool the building while the water vapor holding the heat is exhausted to the outside to be renewed by the atmosphere.

How much air is needed to cool with a Coolerado air conditioner?

There are several variables that determine how much air is needed. These include the size, activities, desired temperature in the building, the moisture in the outside air, the temperature of the outside air and the altitude. Generally, you need about as much airflow as a traditional air conditioner for the same heat load due to the Coolerado air conditioner’s lower temperatures and no added humidity.

Don’t we want to add humidity to the air in the dry western states in the summer months?

No, the humidity is at optimum levels in the summer months throughout most of the western USA including the deserts. Traditional air conditioners dry the air out too much in this region causing many people to run humidifiers to make it more comfortable. This leads them to believe added humidity is needed.

Direct evaporative air coolers add too much humidity. When the air becomes too humid, the skin cannot evaporate moisture off easily and use the body’s natural cooling system. This, and because of the musty smell that comes from the cooler sometimes, is why many people refer to a direct evaporative cooler as a swamp cooler.

There is direct evaporative cooling advertising that states that humid air feels colder. That is true for temperatures 50°F and colder; however, in the summer months, room air is generally held at about 70°F or above, where high humidity feels like a swamp.  Skin becomes clammy and can’t evaporate water off easily.

What type of thermostat is needed with Coolerado air conditioners?

Coolerado air conditioners can be controlled with standard heating and air conditioning thermostats.

How often should a Coolerado air conditioner be serviced?

There is a start-up procedure at the beginning of each cooling season that includes removing any winter duct blocking, insuring the filters are clean, checking the fan for obstructions, cleaning and filling the water strainer with a liquid soap, turning on the water valve and powering up the unit. The water strainer needs to be cleaned more or less often depending on the quality of the local water. Air filters need to be replaced monthly to seasonally, depending on the dust in the outside air. This is no different than changing the filters on a furnace. There is a winter shutdown procedure to drain the water, as well as dry the unit out.

Will the unit build up with mineral deposits?

No, Coolerado units allow dissolved minerals in the water to wick out and flow down an incline where minerals are flushed away to the drain.