G'day Seonaid,

The unit is rechargeable via 12v or 240V, so you can charge it up and then use it away from a power source.

G'day Martin,

Sorry mate but we're not sure exactly how fast the battery will drain when not in use. If you can't charge the unit shortly before you're going to use it I'd recommend disconnecting the battery terminals reduce any drain to an absolute minimum. 

G'day Karyn,

The Companion Rechargeable Mini Evaporative Cooler comes with a 12V plug that you can use to run the cooler overnight. 

G'day Ann,

You can charge the Companion Rechargeable Mini Evaporative Cooler using 12v, so you'll be fine running it through your caravan. The battery on the cooler is a 6v battery with a 4.5Ah draw. 

G'day Ekta, 

If you're not happy with something that you've purchased from Snowys, there is the option to return it within 60 days.

However, it has to be in as-new condition, so it must be unopened, unused and with all the labels attached.

You can check out the return policy in full on this page here. Hope that helps Ekta!

Hey Peter, 

The Companion Mini Evaporative Cooler comes with both a 240V AC and a 12V DC cigarette lighter adapters so you can run it from vehicle or wall power outlet.

G'day Les, 

Good news is that water container is available as a spare part, but as Companion have just updated this Cooler we'll need to know which model you have.

Give our customer support team a call on 1300 914 007, and we'll be able to sort something out for you. 

We don't sorry Terry, they are not readily available 'off the shelf'. However, the battery is removable, so we would be able to get one as a spare part, or it is highly likely that somewhere like Battery World would have a suitable replacement. As for the run time, this is an average and can vary slightly. We have not tested the full run time, so if you have read experiences by others then this is probably a good indication. We are working on getting new images from our supplier and will have these uploaded as soon as we can.

Nothing I am aware of sorry Terry, at least not in our range anyway. It's probably a question for an auto electrician, sorry I could not be of much help.

It doesn't have a cutout to save your battery sorry Terry, you'd be best using it on an auxiliary battery, or monitoring your battery during use. To give you some figures to work with, the built-in 6V battery is rated at 4.5Ah, which gives about 4 hours of run time on high. A larger battery would give a much longer run time.

If the internal battery runs flat, you can run the Evaporative Cooler from a 12V cigarette socket or 240V outlet Terry, the only concern is that it will continue to drain the battery. It would depend on the size of your battery as to how long it would run. The built-in battery is 6V, 4.5ah, so a 12V car battery would provide a much longer run time. Just a heads up on this too, Companion have updated this Evaporative cooler, we have the current model in stock, but the images are still the old model, we are currently chasing up new images for this. 

Hi Julieann, this cooler uses 50ml of water per hour, so the 800ml tank will last for 16 hours run time. The water tank is in the bottom of the unit, you can see it in the picture there :) 

G'day Patrick - You certainly can buy replacement power supplies. We don't have them in stock, but can order them in from Companion. The codes are COMP378-01S and COMP378-02S for the AC and DC respectively. If you wish for us to order them in for you, do give us a bell on 1300 914 007 or send an email to service@snowys.com.au, and we'll go about it. Hope that helps. Cheers, Paul

Great question Alicia. Companion list the fan air volume at 60m3/hour. In our experience, this is suitable to cool a 3-4 person tent, however there are a number of variables that can affect the effectiveness of this cooler. Like any airconditioner, it will not work as well on a really hot day. If it's 40 degrees out and your tent is sitting in the full sun then you'll find that it may cool your tent by a few degrees but probably not to a comfortable temperature, much like the air conditioner in my car when it's been parked in the sun all day on those really hot days! On an average summer day, with your 3-4 person tent in a shaded area, this cooler will take the edge off the heat and make it more comfortable. As there are so many variables there is no hard and fast answer, but this should give you an idea. If you'd like to discuss this in further detail, please give us a call on 1300 914 007.

Hi Pam, whilst plugged in the unit will operate, but the battery will not charge until both fan and light are turned off.