do you have to put water in the unit to use it
1936701
No, it's not an evaporative cooler. It's a regular air conditioner liked one that you'd put in your window, except it sits on the floor. You do have to exhaust the heat that comes out the back of the unit, it comes with a window kit that allows you to do that. There's a long flexible tube that you attach to the back of the unit, the other end goes out the window, the window kit allows you to do that & keep the hot air from outside from getting in. It cools of a room pretty quickly.
1936702
No. But you will need a pail to collect the water. When the air "conditioner" is on it will take water out of the air to lower the humidity. My experience was that I needed to empty the pail several times the first week or so, but then once the humidity in the room went down, I only had to empty it every few days. I do like my unit.
1936703
No, it works in roughly the same way a window unit AC does, it's not a swamp cooler. The biggest negative I've seen is that these units don't exhaust the hot air very efficiently, so wrapping the exhaust hose with some insulation can make a big difference.
1936704
No, but it produces water like a window unit does, so be prepared to catch it with a bucket to remove it.
1936705
No you don't. Just keep a pail handy when the humidity rises in your residence.
1936706
Nope, you just need a window and an electrical outlet. It works really well. Just a little loud but we run it during the day and then turn it down or off at night.
1205309
Yes. You can practically put anything in this unit. With water only or with special product added for extra boost.
2086880
I did use tap water but only used the unit twice so I don' t have an answer to that question.
1962342
I guess you can, but why do you need this unit if you already have a hot water source?
408129
I have yet tested it in these conditions however if you are in freezing conditions then you should not be worried about water loss and therefore not need the unit a all. Most water level loss is via evaporation unless you have a leak.
25775
The unit does have a drain fitting at the bottom in case of some kind of unit failure resulting in the water not shutting off. When the unit is functioning normally, no water will go to the drain. At the very least you could run tubing into a bucket but I would be careful to periodically check it, or as an extra precaution, you could attach the drain tube to a condensate pump to remove the water to the outside.
1900816
Hi Steve, You can either use the water reservoir or buy a kit that will let you plumb the unit to your water system, You decide.
1329078
There is NO NEED to add water to the unit. Simply wet your towels and wring out excess water, then place them in the heated unit. When you turn the unit off you will need to empty the water which has collected in the tray directly underneath the door. You will also need to thoroughly wipe away water which collects inside the unit.
510709
I use distilled water I do not believe it is required this is a very large unit. Probably wouldn't buy it again
271666
No it does not. If I want hot water I just run a cycle w/o a K-cup but I am not sure if that hurts the unit in any way.
1425421
Very carefully. You have to poor out access purified water from previous use, and then wipe out completely with dry paper towel. I don't wet it with water because I don't want to risk breaking the unit, so I wipe clean every time. The color of the unit gets stained from the oils, so getting it back to its original color won't happen, but that's ok. This method should clean the unit pretty effectively.
1864983
yes to both questions - can use distilled water & not use direct water hook up
411613
Yes, it works great just filling up the water from the top. You can then use filtered water if you want.
1416741
No only water as this is attached to the outlet not the intake. We have ours since early spring and no problems. This works as advertised.
594209
You have to use water. It has a water pump to wet down a pad behind the fan. Not using water would possibly burn out the pump, but this unit has a shut off when water runs out. You some ice to mostly water to create a cooler breeze.
2185719
Nope. Having it connected to the water source is the whole point. This is a great coffee maker, just put coffee in and go.
19304
I'm confused by your question. You need to hook the device to a faucet or similar water connection with pressure. You can put the output water in any container you wish. If you don't want the container to overflow you'll need some sort of shut off system like a float or similar device