Customer Reviews for DIAL MAX COOL 31-1/2 in. W x 17-1/2 in. H x 3-1/2 in. D Replacement Evaporative Cooler Rigid Media

Purchased this so I could cut them down to work in my porta cool.

The pads didn't fit exactly, but they were the closest fit for my cooler. This was the best price I found anywhere. Overall, a good experience.

Great product, though I wish I had unpacked the pads and let them sit in my garage for a week or so before installing them. They smell atrocious until they have been completely out-gassed. Other than that, they work perfectly.

Holy cow, these stink like acrylic/medicine/glue as soon as water hits them! We even had to saw off a half inch on each pad because they were a shade too long, and two pads split in the process. I will never order these again, even though the price was good. I'd rather pay the ridiculous $500 for real Breezair pads than go through this again.

Works well in our Breezaire

The product is working as expected but because of the habitual delivery delays and the constant lies by your so-called customer service agents I will never do business with your company again. There are just too many other options available to go thru what I did to get this product from you.

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Replacement pads fit perfectly. Very pleased.

Quality medium with precise dimensions and reasonable cost.

The pads are built well and the price is great compared to breezair pads, but the smell is aweful!! Installed the pads, went out for a few hours and came back to a house that smells like stale urine at a campground bathroom. I hope it goes away soon!

Construction seems good. Smell is awful and lasts for a very long time. I had to drain the swamp cooler water twice a day for the first week and once a day for the second week to reduce the smell. A month and a half later I still have to drain the water every two days to prevent it from getting smelly again. It contains mildewcide, a known carcinogen. I get why it's used, but I wish there were an option for those of us who don't want to be breathing in mildewcide all summer.

These pads seems to be slightly undersized for my Breeziare. They do not have the spreader strip at the top of the pad. But they seem to work OK.

These were really bad. Have order the same thing several times in the past, but these were awful. Very aware that these pads will have an odor for the first few days - however, this time, the smell was unbearable. Toxic glue smell filling our house, to the point it was literally making us sick (nausea, headaches, etc). After trying to tough it out for a few days, nothing changed. It was so bad we had to take them out and returned them - Couldn’t continue to risk pumping my house full of toxic fumes with young child...also, they seemed to have changed the design. There used to be a top horizontal portion to help with water dispersement - that was gone. Seems like corners are being cut-cheaper design with and unbearable toxic glue odor, never again.

As ordered. Worked perfectly

There has been a terrible odor associated with these pads. The smell has finally started to abate after 3+ weeks. The pads fit perfectly and the price was right.

Decent construction. Perfect match. Easy change out in Breeze Air. Remove plastic pins and captive washers entirely before swap.Ensure piece sits squarely in molded inset. Apply uniform pressure to seat, or it will break in pieces. Reinstall pins. Drain c a few times...to rid damp cardboard smell.

The pads fit like a glove. The only problem is the smell that comes when water hits the pads for about a week. I suggest you add clothes softener to your water.

Unfortunately, I chose NOT to accept them - because they were like others that I had before - that were not OEM....... Breezaire (my evapaporative cooler) has the rigid media that is shown exactly in your picture and description - but what arrived does NOT have the horizontal cap at the top, which helps disperse water to the sides of the pad! Instead, the media was a continuous vertical honeycomb of the cellulose media. If you do get the replacement pads that are shown in the picture - there are 3 families that have the same Breezaire as mine in my cul de sac and would be very interested in purchasing!Thanks!

I have an older breeze air cooler. I had to trim the media a little, no big deal. They stunk for about a week but eventually that went away. All is well now.

These pads fit my Breezair evap cooler perfect and are about half an inch thicker than the ones I had purchased last year. I definitely recommend these, especially with the free shipping.

Like others said, they have a bad odor for several days. I haven't run mine all day yet - just a few hours here and there over five days. The smell is just starting to go away. The price was right to put up with the smell. I've seen these pads for sale for a LOT more money.

They worked well. The construction didn't seem quite as good as the originals, but pretty close. They do stink really bad at first. I even put them outside and soaked them in water for a week before installing them. They still had a horrible odor the couple of days.

I had to cut the pads to get them to fit. The pads were not as shown in the picture on the Home Depot web site.

This product is exactly as advertised, BUT it doesn't come with the pins and washers, also called keepers. Can't find them and without them it will Not stay in the right location. I would advise your customers of that. The pins are only good for a one time application so I think you can see my problem with this product.

The filters fit correctly and have worked great in our cooler.

Great price, fast shipping, super easy to install.

One the initial break in period is over, the new media made a nice difference. When I first turned on the cooler I thought something was on fire. Then I read this was normal to have an odor. Be ready to open the windows and airy he house out, they stunk badly. It took a few days for the odor to completely disappear, and I cycled the cooler to let the water drain multiple times. This is normal from what I've read.

Very happy with the quality and value of this product.....