Germany's leading consumer testing organization, Stiftung Warentest, has warned people to avoid fake air conditioners from Epicooler. Golem.de reports that this direct-from-China brand also ships to the U.S., and its so-called air conditioner contains “a simple PC fan combined with a small heating element” [machine translation]. We don’t know the PC fan brand. In tests, the Epicooler didn’t reduce the temperature of the room when set in its ‘Cold Wind’ mode.
Europe has been literally burning this summer, so countless folks have become interested in acquiring an air conditioner, perhaps for the first time. Epicooler reportedly aggressively markets its air conditioners with “AI-generated videos on social media, YouTube, and in online magazines,” notes the source. Moreover, its devices look very much like traditional air conditioners but sell for a fraction of the price. Many people therefore have taken a chance on this ‘bargain’ only to find out they have actually overpaid for a box containing a PC fan alongside a heating coil.
