Instacool is an economical and user-friendly air conditioner that can also be used as a fan or humidifier. Does it really work? Here is my preliminary Instacool review.
About Instacool
Instacool is a portable air conditioner, fan, and humidifier that is capable of lowering the temperature in a room by 15 degrees Celsius. The official product website is buyinstacool.com.au. The screenshot below shows how the product website looked in February 2018.
Claims & Features
- Operates on 8 liters of water
- Includes remote control
- 3 different speed settings
- Can be used as a fan, humidifier, or an air conditioner
- Standard size cools up 12 square meters while the large unit can cool up to 17 square meters
- Compact and lightweight
- Oscillating louvers direct air to the left and right
Cost
There is an offer to try Instacool for 30 days which costs $14.99 plus P&H. It is difficult to ascertain the actual price, although it has been suggested that it may cost $345. I am attempting to verify this. It comes in two sizes: standard or large. Available color models include black or blue. Each unit comes with a remote control.
Instacool Preliminary Review
If the idea of a small space cooler sounds appealing, the makers of Instacool may have just the item for you. This small unit uses 8 liters of water and helps keep you cool on hot days. To use Instacool, you simply fill up the reservoir with water and press the button to engage the cooling device. It can work strictly as a fan or an evaporative cooler.
Perhaps the biggest con with Instacool is that it is an evaporative cooling device. That is a non-issue in areas of low to moderate humidity. In areas of high humidity, however, evaporative cooling doesn’t really work and in fact you could end up making your room feel more humid. Additionally, a device like this will need to be cleaned consistently or it could develop mold, mildew, or fungus which would then be pumped into the air. This is also a common problem with humidifiers.
It appears that Instacool is only sold in Australia, and it will probably be a good fit for those in the more arid regions. I would definitely not recommend this for those living in humid climates. Additionally, evaporative cooling units are quite easy to find at local retailers, which is probably a better solution, especially if you decide to return it.
As noted above, this information is preliminary until I secure a unit myself, which may not be until I visit Australia later this year. Until then, I encourage consumers to comment below regarding any experiences they have had with Instacool, or provide any relevant information on the product.
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Your Instacool Reviews
Have you used Instacool or something like it? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
I found the instacool totally uselessness as I live in tropical heat climate it did not work for me at all. It actually made not only the room hotter but my personal space as well. So after testing this nightmare it turned out to be I had the additional frustration of packing the bulky item up and sending it away to the company. No this does not work at all and I totally recommend it be taken off
A con when they suggest it will cool a room say 36 sq mtrs in size and when they use the term Air Conditioner. I find it only cools me down when the unit is practically on top of me. When I am in bed I need to have it sitting hard up to my bed for it to be cooling efficient and when watching television I have to have it sitting witin 3 to 4 feet from me or as close to me as possible.
Another 3x problems: the remote, sometimes the stupid cheaply made thing works and most of the time it doesn’t.
All the indicator lights are on top of the unit so when you use the remote you cannot tell what position the unit is running in 1,2 or 3 or wether the cool button is on or off.
The water level indicator is small, dark and at the very bottom of the unit. You cannot see in this small window where the water level is. I will never buy one of these units again.
I echo Ross’s comments. This is a complete nightmare of a device. I found it to be completely ineffective and it actually increased the temperature in the room
Piece of garbage. Usb connect broke first time i plugged in
I agree with the above comments. My main complaint is the Noise.
With the instachill device on, you cannot have a conversation with
visitors in the same room. I find all the features are False Advertising.
such a disappointment.
Me two. I onlly used it once and the cord fell apart.
I purchased this 15EX Blue Instachil and it’s a complete waste of money! You need to be sitting in front of it to get cool and it definitely does not cool down a small room! Very disappointed in this product! Wish I read the reviews prior to my purchase!!!
Does anyone have the return address so i can send it back. My email is keneppy@att.net
I got a insta cooler used it once and it totally fell apart. The usb cord came apart and is stock inside the machine. I tried to get it out but it won’t come out. So now I have a worthless machine. It came with everything but a return address. I would love to return it but where do i send it. Someone please find me the return address.
The laws of thermodynamics do not support a air cooling device that is totally inside. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only converted. An evaporative cooling device works by passing room air through a porous material that contains water. The air flow strips away the most energetic water molecules, which results in cooler water. That water is then moved to a second porous material (screen) and room air is then blown through it, cooling the room air and heating the water back up again. The net is that some room air has been cooled (which you feel blowing out… Read more »
Product is a piece of garbage – the only thing worse is the customer service people you deal with when you try to send the product back and get a refund – took me at least 2 months to get a refund.
Richard how did you get ahold of someone? We bought 4 of these for home, cabin, RV, and office, and we bought replacement warranty on all of them but can’t find website or customer service number….. nothing!!!! Please help if you can. Thank you!
Susan! Contact your bank(Or whatever card you used) and tell them that this company has scammed you. Let them know that a faulty fake product came. There is no return address or contact number and that they may try to charge your card again. Normally the bank will refund all your money for the purchase and block further attempts to charge you( they may have to send you a new card)
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This item keeps showing its ugly head time and time again. To spot fake websites like these clowns listen to the story. It will start in one of the following formats. 1. genius child or 2. An oxford professor got tired of big companies making to much money for air conditioning so he invented his own method at a fraction of the cost. 3. This gadget is taking the internet by storm buy now before stocks run out. 4. Recently discovered an ancient Chinese method of keeping you cool the industry does not want you to know about buy now… Read more »
Great description of the 4 classic scam starter formats. I now realise I encounter these formats all the time but didn’t spot the common denominator. Thanks also to Gumpy Davidson for the simple thermodynamics explanation.
I saw advertisements on the internet and immediately checked on Google.
This is how I came across your comments. There is no positive one. How good I read before.
Thanks to all the commenters. You prevented disappointments from a lot of people
I too am grateful for the reviews of Instacool. I almost bought two, but having been scammed before I held back and googled the product. I’m sorry for the people who have bought it, and hope they get their money back, but thank you all who shared their bad experiences.