Customer Reviews for MasterCool 7000 CFM Side-Draft Wall/Roof 8 in. Media Evaporative Cooler for 2300 sq. ft. (Motor Not Included)

This is a very good unit .

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Great unit replacing same I've had for 22 yrs. I only turn my AC on with high humidity

So far so good. What matters is how many years it lasts.

I assembled the cooler and putting on the belt I saw that the bearings came up off of the supports. Both bearings had the screws inserted, but there wasn't any nuts to hold them in place. I had to get the right nuts and a tool to fish them into the slot under the bearings. Poor manufacturing for a product that cost over $800.

Side-Draft unit is very efficient but I have a complaint. I seems to provide too much water on one side and not enough in the middle and right side.

It does the job but it's very noisy on low. I've tried replacing the brand new bearings and tighting the fan assembly and can't get the rattling to go away. Unfortunately high is only good at night when background nose is easier to deal with.

I'm giving it 5 stars because is freezes my house and my A/C has not kicked on since I installed it a week ago. I have run it on low for only a few hours a day in near 100 degree Phoenix heat and my house will sit at 72 very easily. I cannot run it over night as I am afraid it will freeze my family to death and kick my heater on. This thing is a beast and I can't believe builders don't install these anymore in the desert SW. I will say the wiring harness is woefully inadequate and as another reviewer noted, Mastercool could have giving another 12 inches of wiring at very little increased cost and made my life much easier. Highly suggest a water filter tube thing on the inbound water and the good old "knob" to run it is perfect since you have to wet the pads for 10 minutes before running. I made the error of buying the digital fancy controller but remember, you gotta wet the pads, then open some windows, and then turn the evaporative cooler on. No need for fancy automation. My Evap wills save me a ton and the ROI made this easy money to spend.

Relatively easy to install. No issues with performance so far. Good overall purchase.

Great cooler works great know matter the weather condition.

This cooler works better then I was told it would. Cools down the house quick and keeps it cool.

After years of service my old Champion Aspen Media Cooler finally gave up the ghost suddenly. We had decided long ago this would be the replacement. It was an excellent choice! 89° out side today and it was 62° inside. We are in the high desert where the humidity stays near 10% most of the time. This cooler efficiently cools a 1782 Sq Ft home with ease. I installed a 3/4 HP motor with a 4"x 1/2" bore Shieve. I adjusted it to the amp rating of the motor and so far 3 days later the volume of air is obvious! It continues to blow out sand and grit out of the ducts. I guess you can call that a bad thing if you didn't know what was happening. That debris has always been in the vents. The old cooler did not have enough volume of air to move it. Now this cooler continues to blow out debris. It will eventually stop. That is the only draw back. The cooler was installed with a champion leg kit. it was a simple to install if your mechanically adept.

The unit cools well but, I wish who ever had it and shipped it took more care when handling. If it wasn't for my disability and being susceptible to the heat wave that was coming I would have returned the product. I am a little perturbed that I spent $900.00 dollars on a product that was dented and scratched up. I guess this serves me right for dealing with a big box store.

The last one I got was in service for over 20 years.

The abs type material in the water pan and on the pad sides make a big difference in how long the cooler will last from the water. I tared my old one, which made it for 14 years. I tared the entire interior as I don't like buying one every few years. I hope to never buy another one, except for the pads.

I've had my Master Cool for 12 years, and replaced the belt once, and the pads once. It delivers more air, at a lower temp, than any other evap cooler I've used. After 12 years, there's no rust, and it still runs and cools great. It saves me over $200/mo in electricity over AC. If you're getting an evap cooler, spend the extra money and get the best.

After years of using the old style cooler we decided to try something new. This cooler is great. We live in the Central Valley of California where it is hot all summer and this thing has kept the house at a nice temperature. It was a little bent up when I unpacked it, but nothing that couldn't be easily straightened out. Glad we made the switch.

Water eats coolers where i instaled this unit, i like that the water never touch the fan box. had to put on top of a two story house was able to take apart and lift the smaller parts up on the roof and put back together. easy to install and wire in.

we are now cool thanks to a top quality machine. way more air and cooler also.

Seems like all evaporative coolers last the same amount of time, just made of thin guage sheet metal that rusts and easily warps and dents in shipping.The overall design of this cooler is excellent and it seems to be very efficient. Performance is good-quality is so so. Use a 1 hp motor. 3/4 hp barely enough to start fan spinning.

Long time user of MasterCool products and have always had good luck with their performance and durability. The unit I bought was a little higher in price than some local dealers; but, the local dealers didn't have the model I needed in stock for immediate delivery as the Home Depot did have available. I'm looking forward to a hot summer ahead and staying cool with my new unit.