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I love this a/c unit for my bedroom works like a charm and reasonably quiet if you keep all the filters cleaned. My only question is who designed the exhaust hose set up? It is absolutley ridiculous. I've gone through about $20 of duck tape just trying to keep the stupid exhaust hose in the plastic piece. Why the engineers took a lunch break on this part of the unit is just beyond me. I finally just superglued the darn pieces together. Otherwise, great machine but for the money they really dropped the ball on the exhaust hose set up.
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We purchased this item based partly on the reviews here. We paid extra for overnight delivery. The item arrived ok and we unboxed and plugged it in. This unit initialized correctly and then the cold air came out. Ahhh. This is going to be just what we need. It ran for 15 seconds and then the compressor shut down. The fan kept running. We tried it different locations thinking it might be a power problem. It is not. We called Product Support only to sit on hold with no one to answer the phone.It may well be that this is a good product but you roll the dice if you get one of the good ones.
We ordered this on Amazon Prime and paid for next day delivery. That all went fine. We were going to ask for a replacement but then found out that to get a replacement takes 3 to 5 weeks. Huh? What? You can get me the product in 1 day but it takes 5 weeks to replace it?
What's up with that?
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I live in Arizona and needed something better than a Evap cooler for my garage. This unit works well even when the outside temp is 115 degrees. It will bring the inside garage temp down to 85 degrees in 700 sq feet of garage.Honest reviews on Koldfront PAC1401W Ultracool 14,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner
I will state a couple of positives first. It cools fast and it's relatively quiet. There you go. Now worst to first. Set-up with the window adapter, exhaust tube and connecting it to the back of the unit took me an hour! I'm no Joe-contractor, but I've taken apart and put together enough things in my life to know that this is a total duct-tape job at all three points. Tomorrow I have to go to the hardware store to get some clamps that might work. It's ridiculous that the manufacturer of this machine doesn't spend a few extra cents per unit to include a few easy connectors. Get this the owner's manual actually says "duct tape may be required" for the window installation. Classy, huh? Okay, so knowing that I would have never purchased this. Next, the "swing" function designed to circulate the air on my unit is useless because if I employ it, there's a slow ratcheting sound as the louvers raise which lasts about five seconds and sounds three times louder than the unit at full compressor. This wouldn't be so bad, except that there is no left to right adjustment for air direction. Another design flaw is the cheap filter. It doesn't readily show ambient temp, you have to plow through the remote control to find the function. This is far and away the worst product I've ever purchased on Amazon. Why not return it? You put it all back together and haul it back to the UPS store up and down three flights of stairs in 100 degree heat after you just spent the most frustrating hour in recent memory and it's just not worth the hassle. Plus, I only need it a few weeks a year. Instead I would highly recommend the LG at this BTU. I had an LG and it was snap, snap, done in five minutes. I'll be selling this one after the heat is gone and getting another LG. Don't buy this product. I would never buy anything with this brand name. Sorry folks at Koldfront your product, at this price is a rip off. BTW if you're one of the people pulling your hair out trying to connect the hose, you can buy clamps similar to those you use on a dryer exhaust. Also, if using tape, I would suggest a high grade high temp pvc tape. Slightly less unsightly seals better and does not break down as quickly as duct tape. Just a couple suggestions to save you some headaches because you will have some.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Koldfront PAC1401W Ultracool 14,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner
We purchased this unit for our server room and it should provide plenty of cooling; however, it does not. We replaced a 12,000 BTU LG Unit after it died and hoped that this unit would be as good. It is not.Our setup:
5" Ducting from the back of the unit to the ceiling to vent out the heat
Powered water pump unit to carry the condensation outside the building
The unit is sitting in front of our 42U Server Rack
Problems:
The EXHAUST Port on the back only sticks out 1/2" making it nearly impossible to hold the exhaust hose.
* We had to heavily duct tape the exhaust host and tie it up to keep it in place
* Warm air still leaks out
The Cold Output is minimal. The air is cold but does not travel very far.
* The 12k BTU LG worked well and kept the room cool
We are going to get rid of it and replace it with a split duct unit.
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