![]() From what I can tell, there is no difference between the Cool Surge and the Mira-Cool. ![]() I guess they decided to change the name of the unit after Consumer Reports suggested that nobody buy it. I first started researching the Mira-Cool product when I saw their full-page ad in USA Today. But our tests show that when it comes to cooling a room, the Cool Surge is likely to disappoint you at any price. Ohio-based Fridge Electric LLC, which markets the Cool Surge, has even offered a two-for-one deal in full-page ads in The New York Times and other newspapers. The Cool Surge might sound appealing when you consider the roughly 500 watts needed to run even a small air conditioner. ![]() The Consumer Reports article on the air cooling unit opens with: ![]() It seems that once a company (this one being Fridge Electric) gets a "Don't Buy!" rating from Consumer Reports (for their Cool Surge evaporative cooler) they just figure they have to wait a summer and release it under a new name: Mira-Cool. ![]()
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