Matthew - thanks again for the video review of the IcyBreeze. Yes, we do stand behind our product and put a lot of love/care in trying to make the best portable air conditioner that people will enjoy in the outdoors, tailgating, at sporting events, etc. We're a small business and do take pride in bringing this product to the market while supporting the US economy by employing people in the USA and using as many suppliers as possible in the USA.
Small business who sells 100’s of thousands of units a year per there terrible customer service. They send damaged units pass blame on shipping, bad control board and instead of taking the bad unit back they ship me a new control board that is dead out of the box. I have a 550.00 paper weight. Shame on you icy breeze!
Please call us if you need further assistance. When we spoke, I thought you said the new control board was working. We are happy to help get you fixed up.
Keep ignoring the fact I received a damaged unit on top of it all. No worries I just will not do business with you in the future or refer anyone. Good day!
I want to truly thank you for such an in-depth and informative video on this cooling unit! I have seen the online advertising of this unit for awhile, and have generally scoffed at the price, thinking it simply wasn’t worth it. Your video and information has changed my mind!
@@matthewmeltonTEAMMELTONFISHING You and your informative review is too good for me to not subscribe! I am looking forward to watching all your reviews!
Stay away. The worst rude customer service! Read my previous post on this thread. Hate bashing a so called small business but 500 paper weight. They sell 100’s of thousands of units a year per there rep and won’t do the right thing. Stay away.
I like this thing but as far as the ice goes , freeze a couple gallons of water along with ice packs so you can reused every day without the need to buy ice I got the big batterie and in hi it last about 2 hours, in medium 4 and 6 in low , also I use a rechargeable fan to circulate the cool on my room which is about 10x20. I use it every night to help on my a/c cost and so far is good and the cool thing is that it doesn’t use much water , maybe 1/2 a gallon if that, the more ice you packed with the more it cools . In my opinion it’s an overpriced item but at least it works better than other ones around. I hope this helps
Thanks for the review! Haven't seen a lot of reviews on this. Mine was ordered yesterday. I got the blue one with the ac adapter, two batteries, extension hose and ice pack. Im also ordering Cooler Shock ice packs which get as cold as 18 degrees and will keep the ice in there much longer. I plan on using it at work where I work in a hot shop and I'll also put it behind my metal floor fan which will really circulate that cold air beyond the hose.
@@matthewmeltonTEAMMELTONFISHING Just got it and boy is it cold. I'll let you know how it does after my first use at work. Just a reminder to everyone who gets it. Make sure the plug is in before you put water in it. I made the mistake of not plugging it and water got all on the floor. Found out that's happened to other people. The do need to plug it before shipping.
Great product! This now is definitely on my order list after watching this! And I noticed you said Cleveland! Jordan’s BBQ there is still the best bbq I’ve had yet still to this date in the Southeast!
We got one with the cigarette lighter charger and used it about 3 times and the plug melted. They won't replace it and claim it is our fault. So now we simply have an expensive ice cooler.
I've had mine about 3years used it twice. It leaks from nozzle and they replaced the nozzle and the same thing. I bought a plastic bin big enough for the cooler to fit. Use it as liner. Really wish I sent it back
Thanks for the review thinking of getting one to cool off my 6x5 deer stand since I hunt in Texas and we don't get real cold winters do you think it would work for that?
Hey Stanley :) it's been holding up great! Plus it's got a lifetime warranty so even if it did break they will take care of it for me. But I've been very pleased with it. Please Like & Sub. :)
@@matthewmeltonTEAMMELTONFISHING oh ok and say on the battery will it work with a Milwaukee or Dewalt one or it has to their battery? And does it come with the charger? Or do you have to connect the cooler to charge the portable battery it also does run off without the battery right? But it has to be plugged in
I don't think they'll work with any other battery from what I understand. That would be cool if they did. Thanks for watching, please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE.
It requires 12v, so any decent AH size will work if you can wire it with the proper plug.. I would look at portable "generators" like the Jackery, which are just portable lithium power supplies with built in 110v inverters, of varying watt hour ratings, which also have 12v outputs, and can be used for other purposes based on your needs. Amazon has a huge range of sizes so compare for best watt hours for the $$$.
I don't know if it would cool down such a big space like that. Maybe if it run a couple of hours before you went to bed but you will definitely need and extra battery or a generator to plug it into and some extra ice if it's real hot. I would free water bottles so it would stay colder longer. Good luck man, let me know if you try it. Thanks for watching, please like and SUBSCRIBE. 😁
I don't see why you can't use salt but I would call the company and confirm it just to be sure. I would just use frozen water bottles to keep it cold. As far as the battery life it depends on which battery you use, the 6AH or the 10AH and also what speed you run the fan on. You can also plug it into a cigarette lighter plug or use a 110 volt house plug in. Thanks 4 watching and please like & subscribe. :)
We recommend not using salt directly in the cooler because it can build up in the pump or radiator and cause a blockage. You can freeze salt water in a sealed container and get a similar effect without risking the salt buildup in your system.
I don't have enough experience with dry ice to speak on it. You should call IcyBreeze and ask them. Wish I could be more help. Thanks for watching, please like & subscribe.
John - We do have some parts that are made overseas, but I can tell you that > 90% are sourced in the USA. We designed the product here, use molds made in the USA, and assemble it in the USA as well. When you call us up, we're picking up the phone from Sweetwater, TX.
IcyBreeze Global where is the fan motor made? The parts that will fail are made overseas. Thanks for manufacturing some of it here though. It’s a start.
I sent Icybreeze some suggestions for future models. I suggested that they add a more powerful fan two or three times the blowing power of the current icybreeze. Also improve ice retention. This has to be done because a more powerful fan means the ice would melt faster sucking in more hot air at a faster rate. This could be done a few ways. Thicker insulation and maybe a well insulated barrier between the fan and the ice in the cooler so that there is a space for the warm air to go through fan without getting contact with the ice but add a small drain hole so that condensation doesn't build up on top of the barrier. This way the cold water going through the tubes can still chill the air. The ice could last for a day or more while running the AC having a well insulated barrier without adding more bags of ice. This may increase the size of the cooler just a hair in height. This would also mean more battery power for the more powerful fan. Then design the hose to cover a much wider blowing area. Ultimately the goal would be to cool a small area like a tent or a room the size of a bathroom the way a traditional air conditioner does so that you don't have to be directly in front of the hose and you can have a really cool ambient temperature within 6 to 8 feet of the cooler if you are in an enclosed area. The highest blowing level could be used for cooling a small area while the lower blowing level could be used to cool a person.
I'll be ready to use mine again for the second summer. Definitely cold and just as cold as a standard freon AC. The only drawback is that you pretty much have to have the hose aimed directly at you. I use it at work so I do move around a bit so I bought a Lasko high velocity fan blower and I'm going to run my icybreeze extension hose to the fan intake and I've found a way to filter out the warm air going into the fan. This way the cold air will blast out of the fan and even cool my entire little work area with true AC cold air which is something icybreeze can't do alone. Basically I've created a true portable air conditioner combining icybreeze and a 30 inch tall fan blower.
Do you know if the cooler uses the desalt style battery? That’s what it looks like to me and I have dewalt tools so that would cut the cost down a lot.
Well it is a great cooler when it works. Customer service is horrendous so pay the money hope you get a good unit or get a damaged unit have them pass the buck. have a control board that's bad and have to replace the control board , wait for them to send out a new one instead of taking the unit back and sending a new 1 without any issues. The worst highly recommend you stay away
@@matthewmeltonTEAMMELTONFISHING I'm jealous. Received a damaged unit and a bad control board and customer service passed blame. All good though that's life! Have a great day
@@unlisted773 nope they ignored my issues after the fact. Used it 3 times and now the pump is dead. When working it’s good. But I have had nothing but issues. Best of luck!
@MATTHEW MELTON got bad news I talked to one of the guys there he said to me I could run the risk burning the motherboard if used for sometime because it was tested and made for a 12v cigarette lighter and Dewalt is 20v so I not saying to use by what was said to me I used it for an hr and nothing happened but that was me I don't want to see something happen to yours. use by your discretion.
Thank you for confirming my suspicions that a Dewalt battery pack is compatible. The guy at Icybreeze is correct about the voltage, so stop using the 20v. GOOD NEWS is the old Dewalt batteries were 12v and you can still buy them. Even better news, there are generic "12v dewalt replacement 5ah batteries" on Ebay for about $30.
Batteries cost extra or you can get a 110 volt house hold plug or a cigarette lighter plug and use a car battery jump starter to run it. Thanks for watching! Please Like & Subscribe Clarence.
@@matthewmeltonTEAMMELTONFISHING if you can borrow a Dewalt battery may then you can make an updated video, I'm sure many guys who use Dewalt cordless tools would like to know, then I'm sure more guys would buy one, I know I would right away if it does. Thanks 😉
If you were to attempt this, then you would need to use a 12v Dewalt battery, or "generic" (dewalt replacement). If you were to use a 20v, it would likely burn out the circuit panel.
Stored bought chipped ice melts within 1.5 to 2 hours in this thing. Your ice maker that your refrigerator produces will fuse together far better. It more dense and last longer. I use a good size Tupperware and freeze water in it resulting in a huge ice blocks. along with small cooler shock ice packs and the biggest yeti ice block. I swear by the icey breeze when you do have this thing at its peak cold it feels like freezer air shooting at you. And No it is definitely not like a swamp cooler like these non owners are speculating.it just isn't. Cold frigid dry air is what it produces.
@@Shrimp_Insurance These are "spot" coolers, not traditional air conditioners. They won't drop the ambient temperature any meaningful amount but they will do a good job of cooling down whatever the hose is pointing at.
This is a swamp cooler! If the coil is not totally isolated from the condensation dripping off of it...the moisture will be reintroduced into the conditioned space. This unit will drop the temperature, but the relative humidity will be very high. (I am an HVAC engineer. )
Dude you are totally wrong. It has a water pump that circulates ice cold water through a heat exchanger and the fan blows out cold dry air. A swamp cooler makes you wet and sticky where the ICY BREEZE is really dry super cold air. I didn't believe this thing would work this well until I tried it for myself. There is alot more involved then just a fan blowing air over ice. Thanks for watching! :)
@@matthewmeltonTEAMMELTONFISHING just because there is a heat exchanger doesnt change the psychrometrics. The heat exchanger is exposed to the condensate...correct? Therefore the moisture can be reintroduced. The reason a conventional air-conditioner works so well is because the condensate is never reintroduced to the airstream. It is either drained to the ground/exterior OR splashed onto condenser coil to be evaporated. Either setup allows effective removal of moisture. The ICYBREEZE is NOT effectively isolating condensate.
@@cmacclel ok, lets think about the airflow. The intake air is where? Pulled in through the edges of the top...correct. That air then moves across any moisture that was previously dripped(as condensate) into the cooler. It then travels through the heat exchanger, then fan, then discharged into the space. The condensate is never truly removed from the airstream...hence the humidity will still remain high. Note: if the collected condensate was truly isolated and removed from the airstream...the design would be pretty solid...but it isn't.
Hey call it whatever you want but the product works like I said, I don't work for IcyBreeze an my reviews are authentic. Basically the IcyBreeze is a well insulated cooler with a waterpump, battery, fan, tubing, radiator, switches and electrical board so if you want to build one go ahead. I gotta say it's a neat cooler/portable AC unit unlike anything else I've seen on the market.
You obviously haven't used one because it works great. It's not some cheap Coleman cooler it's really insulated plus the AC part really does work. Go find a Yeti that can do what this cooler can do.
