Breezair Icon Range
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Waste of money!! – Air Conditioning unit installed September 2019. Control pad replaced December 2019. Unit still turned itself off but was able to be restarted. December 2023 fan on unit ceased working. Motor was replaced. Drain Valve also replaced as ongoing issues with that. Problems continued. February 2024, trying to get a solution to the ongoing problems… Read more
we were having. My emails appeared to be ignored. Finally on the 10th January 2025 a technician was sent. It was determined a faulty valve was the cause of our issues. Replacement of yet another valve did not fix the problem. Another technician was sent 16th January 2025. It was determined faulty wiring was the cause and wiring was replaced. Today 2nd February 2025, unit has stopped working again!! I do not recommend this product to anybody!!
Super expensive repair parts – Fan stopped working after warranty, told could be board or motor or both, $1000 to replace board, $1250 to replace motor. Thank you Mr Seeley for the exuberant priced parts. Designed to fail after warranty.
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Positive reviews
I've had very Little issues with this air conditioning – My air cond is 12yrs old couple small things but I never serviced it put new pads in once the water is here is very ordinary lots of chemical in it but this thing even on very hot days up into the forties works very good as long as it's not humid I leave it going all summer if it's humid I put the split system on only if it's humid would I buy another absolutely Show details · 1
Great unit for hot dry weather, or when I feel the need to get some fresh air in the house – Great unit with no issues so far. Heading into my third summer with it now and it replaces the hot, stale air very well. Show details · 1
Love it, never fails us – This is perfect for our 4x2 home, keeps us cool even on the hottest days . The magic touch control is easy to use and the unit is quiet. Highly recommend Show details
Negative reviews
Disappointed – Change over to EXH190 when i moved into the house in 2017. Over the years replaced a new fan motor, pads and two control box. Last year failed again, serviceman replaced control box and a solenoid valve. 2 days ago fan couldnt run even on vent mode Same problem I had last breakdown, control box again. Try in vain this time to get warranty from… Read more
the same serviceman ,didnt return my msg and phonecall. Apparently, found out that he has left the job. I dont think it worth repairing,has spent too much on it already on this cooler. Disappointing and not sure what to do now.
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4 motors and a pump – Purchased in 2013. At first was amazing. Then the problems started. Now it's stopped working again. Will be it's 4 motors since new. I reckon it's cost more than the original purchase and installation. Very unhappy.
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Do not purchase – Unfortunately with this product the simplicity of evaporative a/c (one of it's most attractive features) is destroyed by the inclusion of the magiqtouch controller system. It is prone to malfunction, cannot handle unreliable power supplies or storms at all, and because the controller's time must be reset after every power glitch, most of the… Read more
magiqtouch features are rendered completely useless. The construction of the fan and pump unit is of good quality but it needs a simple and reliable controller. Mine does not work at all at the moment.
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Recent reviews
Very expensive when it goes wrong. Probably more economic alternatives now – I have owned and operated an EXH190 since November 2010. Very useful system and uses consumer grade electronic design but unlike most consumer grade products is very expensive to repair/replace. It is probably more economic these days to install plenty of solar cells and have them power refrigerative air conditioners during daylight hours of… Read more
which there are plenty available during hot weather. These products have a far bigger supplier base than evaporative coolers so provide greater opportunities for getting a reliable and thus economic system. The electricity cost is then only the feed-in tariff which is declining over time.
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Broken down right after 7 years guarantee period – It seems that most people have the same problem. This is no doubt about the product quality and we only use it for about 2 months each year. Service man told us that the control board is not working. Cost $980 to replace plus $240 service cost. On the date of installation, the unit still didn’t run as the motor has died. Costing another truck loads of $$$ for the motor Show details
Unreliable – When this works, it’s great. We have had it for 7 years but I can’t remember a year when we have not needed something fixed. Very disappointing. So far, it has needed two new solenoids and a new (expensive) dump valve. Now, the week before Christmas, it’s down again. Our plumber spent the best part of a full day working on it. He finally got it… Read more
going, but as he left, he said that he couldn’t promise how long it would go. Now - Christmas Eve - it’s pumping uncooled air again! Sick of spending money on this. Will be looking to replace with a different brand. Shouldn’t have to do this after 7 years,
Worked week until motor and board became faulty – Purchased approx 7 yrs ago worked fine until 3 weeks ago when fan stopped electrician found faulty board and motor at same time price to fix is $1700 expensive to fix to Install complete new unit $3200 weighing up whether to purchase a different brand if this is what happens every 7 yrs.Why would both go at same time is that how they are setup to make customer pay big money on repairs after warranty Show details
Don’t buy if you want a reliable unit – When working air conditioner is quiet and effective but cost of breakdowns make it unaffordable - new motor, controller and now something else is wrong all in one year. Last two repairs cost $700 each with no itemised listing on invoice . Look elsewhere for a reliable unit. Seems that new technologies don’t live up to the hype. Wish I still had my old unit that lasted 25 years and not this unit which has only lasted 7 years. Show details
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terrible horrible money pit – had exh evaporative air conditioner for 7 years had nothing but trouble first was installed wrong, vents are constantly falling down, had a pond algae smell from first day of use, seeley wouldnt do anything we had to pay to replace pads ourselves,fan has always been pathetic again seeley didnt want to know now the motor has blown, Show details
OK when it worked – Had my E190 Breezeair installed in 2009, so I have had a reasonable run with it ...serviced it meticulously annually. Pump was replaced under warranty. The fan has stopped working now (right at the beginning of 2020/2021 summer) and my written and phone requests for service have gone unanswered for 37 days now...which does not surprise me as I… Read more
also had a ducted heater installed at the same time as the aircond and when it died it took a month and a genuine threat to refer the matter to consumer affairs to get a response. So now I have spent my $15 grand I still get no service...consequently, I will not be a Seely customer again. My main gripe obviously is about the lousy service. Both units work fine when they work, but service to me is just as important and Seely clearly know how to sell things but go missing when service is required. Therefore, make your own judgement!
Feel I have been abused and taken advantage of – Have had the Breezair EXH210 for 7 years.. The past 4 years have been a nightmare dealing with Seeley. They are so unhelpful and aggressive on the phone.. 4years ago. Blown motor. Massive callout fee and $900. Hardly without use blown again.. Replace under warranty but still huge callout fee although their problem.. A season later a control box… Read more
blow up.. $951.plus callout fee.. Just a few weeks ago control box blows again.. Rang Seeley. $300callout and another $1000.i like to buy Australian but Sealey has treated me poorly and this Aircond is a real Dud.. Please save yourself a huge headache. The repair bill now $2200....
Unit has died after 7 years – We have been happy with the performance of our EXH170 since it was installed 7 years ago, but are disappointed, that in spite of having it serviced and the pads renewed just over 12 months ago, it failed to fire up when we turned it on at the commencement of our current heatwave. We duly contacted a local company who charged us $150 + GST to tell… Read more
us that he 'thought' the problem was most likely the PCB but there was no guarantee and advised that there may well be further faults! We have just received his quote for $2358.50 for removal and replacement of the PCB and the supply and installation of a new fan motor. Is this a realistic quote? Our only income is our age pension and we simply cannot afford to pay this sort of money, only to find that it is still not working. We are currently leaning towards paying a bit extra and replacing it with a cheaper brand. Are you able to advise whether the quote we have is a realistic one, or, should we shop around for a better price? My concern in doing that is that each time someone looks at it, we will have to pay yet another call-out fee, and we simply can't afford to do that. Please advise. Thanks, Sue
Electronics and whiz bang fails to work. To many things to go wrong – 1) Bought two for upstairs/downstiars. 2) Dump valves leak, replaced one. Other leaks like a seive. 3) Currently neither are working. One simply doesn't want to do anything. The otherworks for 30 minutes and then shuts off. 4) Always a problem and never worry free over the years. 5) Tried contacting the company, never replied. 6) Looks nice. 7) DON"T BUY!!! Show details
Terrible company – I have to say that I don't own this product. I wouldn't buy anything from this company even if they had sold it for a dollar. The company that treats workers like slaves from the American South in 19 century.
Costly Maintenance – I have owned two of these units for 5 years and a month, which is just outside the warranty period of 5 years. One unit has failed. The quoted repair cost is about $1,500 for a new controller and valve. The service tech is probably better to buy a new one. This seems over priced to me. Show details
Extremely disappointing..worked during Summer evenings - lasted 5 years – Do not waste your time or good money. Stopped working, technicians could not diagnose the problem. Their answer was replace the $700 controller and if that doesn't work the motor??? Really $1800.00 repair. Show details
Most expensive Evap unit to maintain – We had our Breezeair EGH210-G installed 9 years ago and use it frequently in the summer. Over the last two years we have had to replace two Solenoid valves @180 per piece, Drain Valve $448, Pump $550 and as of last week the Control Box $900. This despite servicing the unit annually and replacing the pads @ $750 as directed. I would not recommend Breezeair based on my experience with this unit. Show details
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Control Box faulty – This unit is rubbish over the three years in the house we have used the cooler maybe for 2 months out of that time. Now the Control box is no good and needs replacing. The Sealy representative told us that the unit itself is not worth repairing as a new control box would cost $600 and we would have to replace the pads so buy a new system. After… Read more
paying a $245 service fee to be told that it would be better to replace the unit. The unit has hardly been used, it would be similar to owning a car for 5 years and only doing 10 000kms but then being told the car is no longer any good and should be replaced. This would never be acceptable. Look for a cheap unit and replace every 5 years it would cost less than buying a Breezair overpriced underperforming unit.
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Excellent product – We have had the EXH 190 model for nearly 12 years and have never had a problem. The unit performs well and is very reliable. Unlike every other household appliance. Show details · 1
Dodgy electrical components – Had a exh150 installed in Dec 2013 and it died in Nov 2019.Absolute crap circuitry in these series.Their old models may have worked for decades but their new technology is rubbish. Show details
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Only 9 years old and the motor is blown and controller faulty – We had our EXH210 installed 9 years ago and only use it for a few months every summer. We tried to turn it on last week and nothing would work so we called our aircon tech to have a look. It turns out our motor is blown and our controller is sending erratic voltage to the motor. We are very disappointed with this system as it cost us over $5200 to… Read more
install almost 9 years ago we expected to get a lot more life out of it than this. I was involved in a serious motorcycle accident last year so I'm now disabled and this is the last thing I need to deal with.
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Unreliable! – Purchased our unit in 2011 cost $4650. Had to replace the control board in 2016 at our cost. Almost $1000!! Not happy the warranty period had expired, This week the solenoid went. This time we sourced and replaced the part. Cost $35. Very disappointed with the reliability of this unit will never purchase another Breezair product again. When it works it cools beautifully but it is too unreliable. Show details
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Breezair evaporative cooler EH 170 / 150 – I bought Breazair EXH170 from Rite Price. Immediately expired of warranty, it went down. Remote and electronic box in the machine do not communicate. In have to replace with new one but surely not the same product. I have to install other brand. I suffered last after warranty is expired. Show details
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Breaks down just out of warranty - suggest you put aside $10 every time you use it for the inevitabl – I purchaed EXH210 6 years ago and have used it about 20 days / year. It worked pretty well to keep the whole house (180 sq m) to around 25 degrees when up to 40 degrees outside. A few days ago it stopped working. 1 year out of warranty and the control board needed replacing costing $900. Incredibly the control board only comes with 12 months… Read more
warranty even though I originally got 5 years warranty for the whole unit.
After talking to the repair guy and reading the reviews on this site I can see that many others have similar issues and am now fearful of when it wil fail again.
My decision to buy this unit was based on advice from friends that Breezair products had a reputation for good quality and there are enough comments on this site about older Breezair product to back this up. However, I guess Breezair have recently sacrificed quality and I find it amazing that they think it is OK for me to have to put aside $10 every time I use it to pay for the inevitable repair bill. How a basic control board can cost this much and why they cant last longer perplexes me.
I certainly don't recommend Breezair products and suggest you look around for other options.
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excellent machine – purchased in march 2010 it has been working every summer without fail for 9 years I will be renewing it with another. My father had one on his roof for 14 years and never missed a beet. just remember to get it cleaned every winter ready for the heat and you wont have a problem. Show details · 1
Ok for a few years , then breaks down all the time – I have had one for 9 years now, and every year during hot weather it breaks down, from pumps to sensors, to floats its something different every time, and costs $500.00 to fix it, I should have put in an air conditioning system, its too unreliable, and too costly to keep getting fixed. NEVER BUYING ONE AGAIN ! Show details
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Don’t buy – It’s not a sound investment for your home. It will give up as soon as the warranty ends. In speaking with the technician. He has see many many units stop working because of a mother board issue just after the warranty ends. It’s a 1000 dollar replacement. Get another brand. Something that has a better lifespan. Show details
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I wish i have research it before I purchase it – Had a Breezair installed in 1986 and its lasted 30 years YES 30! Its the old style one, which i cleaned it myself and easy to fix...long story short...busted and replaced with 2 new Breezair EH150 and 170 5 years ago and 2 months and now its dead! Clever researchers....2 months out of warranty! Hoping they ll overlooks the 2 months but alas! I… Read more
bet the person i was talking too is doing hand gestures like YEEESSSSS sorry consumers....you are 60 days out and I want your call out fee if $110 to come and tell you you’re a sucker! And we Mr Seeley wants more money from you! I wish i have bought the older type which they still using for industrial type which they dint want to....instead this fancy all automatic type....btw also u installed the 150 which still running....but the last few days give sign its dying also...instead of instant ON (a few seconds) now takes 1-2 minutes to start blowing! The 170 has been like this since installed in 2016....
[name removed] from QualityAir came and took less than 1/2 to fix the problems...seems like its the usual problems that Seeley knew and like everything else problems always happened after a day after its expired just like mine...2 months after...its where they make their money...$650 boom!
[name removed] is a great guy his company installed it very professionally 5 years ago BUT its the product itself that buggered! Would I recommend Breezair? Maybe yes BUT Seeley must have a bit if leeway in their Warranty issue....especially the last 2-3 years the weather wasnt that hot and didnt use it much imagine if its has been use a full 6 months in a year...We ll have to replace the LEXTRONIX CONTROL BOX 110554 within 2 years
Reason Selley didn’t give a damn is coz if 10000 consumers bought an EH 170 and only a 100 complaint they still have 9900 idiots who will buy Breezair. in this case only 24 reviews so Selley dont care about us! Not even an acknowledgement in these reviews.... at least they discontinued this model now.
not as good as the old one – this new one won't turn on most of the time and we have to turn the power off to reset the capacitor ? what a joke, takes about 4 hrs sometimes, we all get hot and grumpy, 40 odd degrees and no air cooler,fans ans portable air coolers going,waiting for the installer to come for over 2 weeks ? Show details
Unhappy – Purchase through Ford & Doonan here in WA they arranged installation with all new ducting and new dropper. We were replacing an older model Breezair. The older model worked well just old and costly to repair. With new Breezair had a Magic controller fitted. Since we had it installed in October 2017 it has stopped several times. The first time… Read more
for approx 2 weeks just after installation which happened to be through the Christmas period. At which time no repairs could be scheduled. After many attempts to reboot system as instructed by Ford & Doonan WA it just started again so no service from any company either Ford & Doonan or Seely Breezair. Since then it has done it again. The service is through an agent third party organised through Food & Doonan WA. When technician came as soon as he touch Magic controller pad it started to work. He then up on roof to check out unit and found pump had been installed wrong and as he said was trying to pump up hill not down. He noted it on service documents. Now they say as unit did not show fault I need to pay call out service fee. I have been in talks with Ford & Doonan WA and they say will call back in few minutes. What a joke unless you follow up they don"t want to know about it. If they have no intention of giving good customer service just tell you to ???off.
It is becoming so frustrating I would certainly say avoid Ford & Doonan and posibly Breezair as it takes to much effort. My next steps are to go to consumer affairs or possibly through the courts as this piece of equipment is not fit for purpose. Think twice before you spend as much as $5937.00 for a head ache.
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