Fujitronic FH-778 WHIRL WIND-Air Cooler , Heater, Fan , and Ionic Air Purifier

by Fujitronic

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 80 pounds
• ASIN: B000FBUMKM
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #710,003 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)

Product Description

Features:

4 in 1 Air Cooler / Heater / Fan / Ionic Air Purifier

Three selections of wind speed and mode

Remote Control included

Water sprinkling cyclic system with ice compress for extra cooling

Oxygen ba

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Purchase of Fujitronic Cooler Fan not advised, August 3, 2005

By 

Dolly Madison (Salisbury, CT) - See all my reviews

We ordered this product about a month ago, thinking it would be a great substitute for an air conditioner. The product arrived and we set it up and plugged it in. The control panel on the product would not function. It could only be run with the remote and the cooling function could not be accessed with the remote. We contacted the company and they send out another one, with an order for the defective one to be picked up by a shipper. Today I set up the second cooler fan, made sure it was set up properly, including the plug at the bottom to keep the water from running out. However, I plugged it in and pushed the button for the cooling feature and all the water in the tank ran out onto the floor! This product is going back and I will never buy another Fujitronic product. They do not seem to have any sort of product quality control. I would strongly advise anyone considering buying this product to look elsewhere!

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cool product, July 18, 2005

By 

Cho Chang (PDX OR) - See all my reviews

What attracted me to this product: multiseason multipurpose! A heater, fan and air cooler in one appliance.

(*Have not tried the heater feature yet-- our recent weather is too hot to make this feasible-- check back in

6 mos if you want to know my impressions of that.)

Initial reservations: Lack of consumer reviews, uncertainty whether a swamp cooler could actually cool the air

in the climate where I live (Portland, OR), no "Consumer Reports" writeup on swamp coolers.

Unexpected qualities: The air cleaning feature (negative ion generator) really does freshen the air-- enough

to clear my stuffy sinuses and neutralize annoying smells like catbox, deep fry oil, and that weird smell the

vacuum cleaner makes. Unit looks good & rolls easily away into small corner when not in use. The icepacks/

icebar are a great design improvement to the traditional "swamp cooler" concept (and can be borrowed to

chill your lunch.) Remote is more handy than anticipated. Overall awesome value for the price.

The web sez that swamp coolers work best when & where the relative humidity is below 55%. They will work

at a higher RH, just not as effectively. You can find the RH & temperature stats for your area on weather

websites. Don't be deterred just b/c yr area has "average RH" over 55%, as we do here in Portland. On closer

examination of the numbers, I found that our hottest days are typically also the most dry, quite below 50%.

Whirlwind cooling is not like "real" AC; the effect is much subtler, takes a few minutes to be felt, and requires

fresh air input (I.e. open windows on each side of a room). It's not so much an objective BTU type of deal so

much as a subjective sense of coolness. I actually appreciate this; AC often makes me feel chilled and raw in

the throat.

Minor design issues: For as frequently as one needs to refill the water tank, the tank is rather inconveniently

situated for filling using any pitcher, bucket or jug in my house (the best thing we've found so far has been

an empty whiskey bottle). Indeed, it almost seems designed to be filled using a hose, which is not something

often kept indoors. Why not a removable reservoir, like many humidifiers/dehumidifiers? Or at least an

accessory (port? hose? special long spouted watering can?) of some kind for easier filling... Turning the unit

OFF often doesn't turn it all the way off; it seems to want to stay in a standby mode unless you unplug it

altogether. Power cable is shorter than I like.

I ordered my Whirlwind from American eSuperstore on 5/27/05. I first tried to order through their site, but it

locked up, so I called the toll free #. The product was out of stock at the time and so I did not receive it until

6/20/05. It cost $119.00 plus 19.99 shipping, but if you go to their customer reviews page you can find a

code for $10 off.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars BUY AT YOUR OWN RISK, July 19, 2005

By 

tECH tHINGS - See all my reviews

After reviewing this product first hand I am not impressed.

I did not expect the dramatic cooling of an air conditioner. I did however expect this product to be more useful than a fan.

Water compartment needs to be filled often and is cumbersome(located at the bottom). I found my self dragging jugs of water to fill water compartment. After which you must bend over and insert your hand to pour blindly into a water tray.

Ice packs given in package can be found at local odds and ins stores for about $1.99 and melt quickly. Display panel is hard to read with small light font. Best of all my stand up fan that was purchased for $49 cools room better than this $119.00 plus shipping $20-$30 cooler.

I purchased this cooler for a family member that has respiratory problems. This individual uses oxygen which takes allot of watts. As a method of cooling and energy consumption savings I was drawn to this product. I did not use heating feature in that weather did not permit.

In general I have found swap/commercial "coolers" do not work as advertised. The appeal of a cost effective cooling device that is portable and conserves energy seems to be a pipe dream!