Going into an ad with a bit of trepidation and skepticism; but I thought if it only does half of what it claims to do, it would help out it the hot climate in which I live. What a mistake: it does absolutely none of what it claims to do - It is not an air conditioner; at least not in the sense that US citizens know an AC unit to be. This is at best an infant swamp cooler that adds adds aa User's recommendation: DO NOT BUY.