Kaden Classic Evaporative Cooler KC Series

Underpowered. Hot and bothered. Disappointed – Bought the Kaden KC21 to replace the 21yr old Bonaire Breezeair on my home that finally failed. Upgraded the Bonaire from the Kaden KC17 which was recommended by Kaden/Reece (which has the same output etc as the old Bonaire) to the KC21 for more air output. Very disappointed. You can physically see the difference in fan, blade size and the amount of blades supplied compared to the 2003 Bonaire unit. The KC21 has had blades not added (has 8 blades supplied on what is an 11 or 12 blade fan). Doesn’t seem a suitable air con unit for a 4 bedroom/2 lounge home utilising 6 ducts. To cool my house so far on a 30 plus degree celsius day I have had to run the unit at near 3/4 of its power output. Electricity bills compared to the old 21yr old unit are going to be fairly high i expect. Analog control unit is very flimsy and cheap also. Seems a cheaply made product and I honestly don’t hold out much hope for it lasting long. Also, the smell it emits from the air passing through the new pads has still not dissipated after 3 days running it. As a friend commented upon visiting “your house smells like fish and wet paper”. Ringing Kaden suppliers for information was a nightmare. Trying to find an actual contact number! Like looking for unicorns. When I did find some the ppl i spoke with seemed to have no idea of things like missing fan blade suggestions or how the differentiating PA outputs on the KC17 and 21 work since they both utilise the same 750w motor! Update: 7/12/24. Just had installer out to check some unit issues already and noticed the water tank had about 6 xmas beetles floating in the water! For some reason whoever designed this unit has left a half inch gap between the inlet grill and pad instead of having the pad fit flush up to the inlet grill so leaves and insects can’t physically get into the units water tank. So anything that falls in between ends up decomposing in the water reservoir as it’s too big to be dumped when the reservoir empties. Disgusting and possible health concern over time.