8,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner, Portable AC Unit with Built-in Dehumidifier and Cooling Fan for Room up to 350 sq.ft., 24 Hour Timer & Remote Control & Window Mount Kit, White

5 reviews for 8,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner, Portable AC Unit with Built-in Dehumidifier and Cooling Fan for Room up to 350 sq.ft., 24 Hour Timer & Remote Control & Window Mount Kit, White

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Nancy – July 24, 2024

   If you’re in need of an AC unit and don’t have a built-in system, this one is a great option for cooling down your rooms. It performs well and gets the job done. A quick tip: if you notice any leaking from the bottom, there’s a plug behind it that allows you to drain the water. Be sure to do this every 1-2 weeks, or more frequently if you’re using it often, to keep the unit running smoothly.

2. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   AmazonAddict – August 7, 2024

   I took a lot of this review from other Amazonian because I agree with all of it and it is worth repeating.

   “I did a ton of research trying to figure out if I even wanted a portable AC. I needed it for a room with west facing windows that gets blasted with direct sunlight the entire afternoon/early evening. Window units became very inefficient during really hot days and thought a portable solution would help. And it definitely has! But…. you need to know certain things in order to get the most out of this.

   Firstly, any review that mentions you don’t need to worry about attaching a hose to drain excess water that builds up is 100% wrong. You MUST attach a hose for this for it to work properly. It’ll turn on and work fine for short period of time until the water reservoir inside this fills up and causes it to shut off. If you’re on the east coast with humid summers, this will fill up with water and will need to drain out in roughly 10-15 minutes after turning it on. I got lucky and just happened to have a hose from an old kitchen sink sprayer. It fit in there perfectly. The small holes on the plastic attachment that the exhaust hose attaches to that goes in your window can easily be widened using a scissor and slowly spinning/burrowing it to grind the hole big enough for the hose. Got my drainage hose through that hole and under the screen of my window to drain outside. Works perfectly.

   Secondly, the exhaust hose leaks out a bunch of heat from the hot air if fully expanded. If your plan is to get one of these and the exhaust hose just barely reaches the window there will be a noticeable amount of heat given off. The closer to the window the better and if you can find a safe way to prop it up off the ground so it’s closer to the height of the window, I highly recommend that and it’ll also make it easier to run the drain hose outside. I have mine setup to where the exhaust hose is barely expanded, which makes it thicker and allows less heat to escape, where the AC unit is roughly 15-20 inches from the window. I have these old wooden speaker stands I made that can easily support this AC unit and keeps it about 2 feet off the ground so the exhaust attachment on the back of the unit is even with the plastic attachment for the window. Ideally you want as straight of a line to the outside as possible for that hot exhaust air. And once you have the plastic attachment for the window installed, you’ll wanna seal up any open cracks in between with tape.

   Last thing is using the Dehumidifier mode over regular AC mode. Mine didn’t come with a manual so not sure if they both do the same thing but I always leave mine in Dehumidifier mode and works great that way. It blows out the same cold air and sucks all the moisture out of the air. Which if you live on the east coast, TRUST ME… You definitely want that. It’s 94 degrees and miserable out today in Philadelphia and I’m perfectly comfortable. Look outside the window and the hose is just a continuous, fast drip. All that humidity ends up outside and makes it easier to keep the room comfortable. When I switch it to regular AC mode it doesn’t seem as comfortable even though it blows out the same cold air. Not sure if it’s just where I live and this room being on a 2nd floor but this works well for me in dehumidifier mode.

   Overall I’m happy with my purchase and this unit works well. It’s a bit more noisy than I had hoped but all portable units are noisier than window units. It only makes sense when the whole thing being inside your room vs. most of it outside your window where sound will disperse away from your house. I see a lot of comments about how loud portable units are when these people don’t seem to realize they’re all like that. Even fancy, more expensive units will still be rather noisy. It’s just how loud the fan is. So, beware of reviews by people who have limited knowledge on this sort of thing and just post their own narrowminded review of something like a portable AC unit, not understanding how it really works and what needs to happen to get the most out of one.

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Hartley – August 9, 2024

   Great portable AC unit it works efficiently and great value compared to others like it! Easy to install, noise level is not too bad considering how powerful it is and the speed and quality is great so far, highly recommend! Utilizing in FL!

4. 

   Rated 3 out of 5

   INK_BABY_QUEEN – September 14, 2024

   Overall it does do the job and it gets a room cold 🥶. I put it in my son’s room and It did okay, got the room very very cold! But it is about a month to a month and a half later and now it’s not blowing out as cold but still cold it could be that we got used to it or just got hotter outside which I live in Denver Colorado If you know what I mean. Of course the hose is a little bulky which is okay if you have space but if you don’t I would recommend you not getting it but overall for the price I’d like to say it did the job and how to make children be so happy and comfortable I would say the only negative is the big hose and The small issue of it not getting colder but I believe it could get fixed.

5. 

   Rated 1 out of 5

   Amazon Customer – October 7, 2024

   I purchased this unit because it was one of the cheapest hose exhaust, non-evaporative air conditioners I could find. It turns out there’s a reason its one of the cheapest: its incredibly stupid drainage design.

   Like all non-evaporative swamp coolers, the unit works by removing hot air from the room and spitting out cool air, which creates water as a byproduct. When you open the package, you will find that they have provided a tube that is barely two feet in length to be attached to the water tank to allow for drainage. However, being that the water tank is the lowest point on the unit, and that the hose provided barely long enough to fit into a small bucket to drain, where can the water go?

   So when the tank reaches full, it cannot drain properly by itself because it sits on the floor (as it is designed to do). It cannot create enough power to travel the water upwards, so the water can go either two places: it stays in the tank, at which point the unit shuts off because it has reached tank capacity, or it just pours water all over your floor.

   Solutions? I guess if you have a two story house you can just drill a hole in the floor so that the water can travel with gravity, maybe if you’re lucky the tube can pop out under a sink or shower one floor below. Or just drill a hole in the wall of your property and sent the hose outside to drain. Super easy right? Otherwise better head to Bed bath and beyond and buy all the towels you can find.

   Can’t believe someone was paid real money to design this and was probably told they did a good job what a joke.