day47 &mdash; Gerrit Niezen https://gerritniezen.com/tag:day47 Maker of open-source software and hardware. Sat, 02 May 2026 15:58:45 +0000 https://i.snap.as/aMPXpIot.png day47 &mdash; Gerrit Niezen https://gerritniezen.com/tag:day47 Getting an air cooler https://gerritniezen.com/getting-an-air-cooler?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[It's getting warmer and sunnier every year during the spring and summer here in Swansea #globalwarming. It's now at the stage where I need something to cool down my small home office when the sun is shining in the afternoon. I would prefer some passive cooling like planting a tree outside, but unfortunately the room is not on the ground floor. I've been looking at various options for cooling the room, and the state-of-the-art appears to be Dyson's Pure Hot + Cool purifying fan heater. It's an expensive device, but it is essentially three devices in one: A heater, a cooler and a purifier. Unfortunately James Dyson is one of the big Brexiteers, which already make me not want to support him. Then I found out replacement filters for the device is at least £65. It's also probably too big for my little home office. I then came across the Evapolar evaCHILL. It's a small evaporative air cooler that fits on your desk. It runs on 5V USB power, and only consumes 7.5W when running. The replacement cartridges are a more affordable £25, and should last 3-6 months. I'v ordered one and will report back with a more detailed review once I've tried it out. --- I’m publishing this as part of 100 Days To Offload. You can join in yourself by visiting https://100daystooffload.com. #100DaysToOffload #day47 iComment on this post/i div id="cusdis_thread"/div]]> It's getting warmer and sunnier every year during the spring and summer here in Swansea #globalwarming. It's now at the stage where I need something to cool down my small home office when the sun is shining in the afternoon. I would prefer some passive cooling like planting a tree outside, but unfortunately the room is not on the ground floor.

I've been looking at various options for cooling the room, and the state-of-the-art appears to be Dyson's Pure Hot + Cool purifying fan heater. It's an expensive device, but it is essentially three devices in one: A heater, a cooler and a purifier. Unfortunately James Dyson is one of the big Brexiteers, which already make me not want to support him. Then I found out replacement filters for the device is at least £65. It's also probably too big for my little home office.

I then came across the Evapolar evaCHILL. It's a small evaporative air cooler that fits on your desk. It runs on 5V USB power, and only consumes 7.5W when running. The replacement cartridges are a more affordable £25, and should last 3-6 months. I'v ordered one and will report back with a more detailed review once I've tried it out.

I’m publishing this as part of 100 Days To Offload. You can join in yourself by visiting https://100daystooffload.com.

#100DaysToOffload #day47

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