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My room is 226 square feet Studio Apartment
It is 90-94 degrees Farenheit outside in NYC and this baby keeps the room at a comfortable 70 with ease.
It took 5 minutes to unbox, and another 5 minutes to set up last night.
It also draws humidity out of the air, and thus leaves you without that stickiness that stays on those hot summer nights.
Timer features keep it on when you want it, and off when you don't
Has wheels at the bottom making for easier transport.
The dashboard on the top is very intuitive and easy to use. Also comes with remote.
Two settings for COOL: Low, and High; Red Power Button for on or off.
My price range was $250-350 Very sturdy and a strong air conditioning unit. Does everything I want for the right price.
Cons:
It's 60lbs quite Heavy
You have to set up the hot air funnel carefully it came off twice last night. Id recommend some adhesive or tape to remedy this.
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My computers are in a 180 sq.ft. room on the second floor of my condominium. While my unit has central air, this room is always 4-5 degrees (F.) warmer than the downstairs. In fact, due to the design of the A/C air ducts this room only gets about half the airflow that goes to the other upstairs room. In short, it has always been way TOO HOT, especially in the summer, and computers don't like heat.I bought this unit because of the rave reviews on Amazon, and while I am very pleased with my purchase, there are a few areas where my knowledge was inadequate prior to my purchase. Originally, I planned on setting up this unit to use in two different rooms, at two different times of the day, but I soon discovered the casters are too small to safely move the unit with the carpeting I have (though the casters would work well on hard floors). Also, changing the window kit setup and the exhaust vent from one room to another would be way too inconvenient to do on a regular basis, so I quickly abandoned that idea. Here are a few more points to consider:
1. The unit is much bigger than I thought it was when I looked at the photo on Amazon. Be sure to check out the dimensions before you buy it (see photo).
2. If you have a vertical window that is recessed into the wall more than one inch or so, the four inch wide window kit that comes with the machine will not work without you doing some sort of modification. This is because the oval-shaped vent in the kit is about three inches wide, but it quickly flares out to a 6 inch diameter circular vent. In my case, I had to buy a 4 inch wide (1/2" thick) board to place in my window, just to the right of the window kit, along with additional weatherstripping, in order to make it fit in my window (see photo).
3. Whether the fan is on high or low, it is very noisy, especially when the unit is cooling. I could not even imagine sleeping in a room with this noise, unless the only choice was sleeping in a very hot room, then I'd have to get used to it. Keep in mind, however, that the fan runs continuously, whether or not the unit is cooling. It only goes off when you turn off the power.
4. The direction of the vent can only be adjusted vertically, not from side to side.
5. While the exhaust hose can be extended to a maximum length of 59 inches, the minimum vent height above the bottom of the machine is 12 inches, and the maximum vent height above the bottom of the machine is 47 inches (photo from the manual). Also, the vent should be free of any kinks.
6. The unit uses 900 watts of power (photo from corrugated carton).
Nevertheless, with all of the above reservations, this machine really delivers the cold air and my room stays much cooler than before, and for that I am very satisfied with the purchase. In addition, the unit comes with a remote control with the same functions as those on the main unit. It is very convenient to use.
One other note: there are two drain plugs on the back of the machine. The first one is located about 15 inches above the base of the machine. If you want to continually keep the machine drained, this is the only way to go. A one foot (approx.) clear plastic hose is provided for that drain, but it will also accept any 3/4 inch threaded hose (I used a 3/4 inch washing machine hose). I ran that hose into a large glass bottle by drilling a hole into the plastic bottle lid and inserted the hose's other end (very easy).
The other drain plug is located about one inch from the base of the machine. It holds the contents of an internal tank. You can use one drain or the other, but you wouldn't use both. If you use the internal tank and it fills up, the machine will stop emitting cold air, although the fan will continue blowing, then the display will give an error message indicating a full tank. While I haven't tried this method, I think it would be much more inconvenient in use, especially if your machine is sitting on the floor. I hope this review helps. Thanks for reading.
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The air conditioner was very easy to set up and use. Very light weight and with the wheels it makes it very easy to move around. My bedroom in the summer goes from 85degrees to 72degrees in a matter of not even a half hour. Thank you again.Honest reviews on SPT Single Hose Portable Air Conditioner - 8,000 BTU
The pictures of the AC are a bit inaccurate, it looks like its colored a dated cream, but it's actually a stylish white and dark grey.It does a great job cooling my 250 sq. ft. bedroom. However, it does exhaust a lot of air out the window, so I have to keep the door closed so hot air doesn't come from the hallway.
Not all of the moisture gets exhausted though the window, and there is a hose in the back that water slowly drips, so you do have to have an empty bottle at the end of the rubber hose.
The remote control is great, and it has an LCD display on it so you can actually see which setting are you changing.
Overall, I'm satisfied with the purchase. It's the lest expensive Portable AC that I could find (that is not an evaporative AC) and it does a great job cooling. I would recommend it to others.
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Ordered the SPT 8000 BTU Portable AC (with Single Hose) on 8/10/12 and with Prime got it next day Saturday delivery just in time for one of our hotter CA weekends so far this summer and glad we did.Set up was easy and was up and running in half an hour enjoying the fast cooling from this no nonsense portable. Installation instructions were clear, controls on the unit and the remote easy for us to understand. The one thing I wish they had on this is a "follow me" feature on the remote that sounds useful, but even without that extra we are very much enjoying our cool new machine (pun intended) and am seriously considering another one over a econo-window unit.
The fan is loud on high (so you do have to leave the general vicinity to take a phone call or turn up the volume on the TV but I couldn't imagine any others not having the same affect) and just this side noticeable on low (very tolerable IMO), there is no in-between setting. Seems solidly built and practical for what you get and ion high this unit cooled a home office and bedroom (connected by a hallway) very well. The venting was straight forward, not sure about the draining yet for the condensation/water pan but it is fairly easy to access.
Staying cool without too much fuss so this is highly recommended!
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