Cool-n-Save System

misunderstood product
2/5/2012: product review updated and rating cut to 1 star today... see end of review.

9/21/2013: Amazon now has a competitive product that is very high quality and works great it's named "The Mister", it's basically a very high quality, computer controlled, misting system that kicks on automatically when it detects the compressor comes on electrically, and it has a high quality water filter to eliminate the hardness, it works really good, puts out a ton of mist... it's a little pricy, but it's definitely worth the money with the very high quality and the electricity savings is big enough it pays for itself quickly anyway.... it's really in a whole other class... really really nice product.... I'm starting a similar long term review there so we can see what the deal is with that one...link to the amazon page here:

THE MISTER

ORIGINAL REVIEW:

this product DOES work to...

Ridiculously Brilliant!
This is such a ridiculously simple concept, I can't believe it's not just everywhere. It was VERY easy to install.

One neat thing is that it doesn't spray water all the time, just when the a/c is on. I don't know what the effect of moist air will be over time - I don't want mold - but the A/C works just fine in the rain, so I'm not really worried.

After two weeks, looking at my own meter, it doesn't look like my A/C bill is much better, but it's tough to say just yet. I'll post updates later once my bills come in.

August update: it looks like my electric bill is indeed going to be lower, though I think it's by about $50. However, the flap that turns the water on when the A/C is on, and is supposed to turn the water off when the A/C is off, is getting stuck, so it's frequently misting 24 hours a day... causing me all sorts of issues, and running up my water bill to boot. It's a good thing that we're reaching the end of summer because I was about...

DO NOT USE IF YOU HAVE HARD WATER!
Great with PURE water but a horrible idea if you have any hard water at all. I assumed the cartridge filter that came with the unit would filter out the calcium & lime from our hard water. It did not! Within two weeks, my condensing unit fins had started to lime up and I could tell the fan was having to work harder to pull the air through the unit. I have tried using CLR, LimeAway, and other similar products to no avail. I have since taken the Cool'N'Save off my air conditioner and I'm about to throw it in the trash. I have a feeling the manufacturer will find a reason to blame me for the problem as I doubt they will buy me a new condensor. Worse case scenario, I may have to replace my complete A/C system because I tried saving "up to 30%" on my cooling bill. Rough estimate for a new A/C is between $2500-3500. Is it worth it to risk that?

NOTE! One thing for the potential user of this to remember is that most outside water spouts do not get softened by a water softener!

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