How to Select a Portable Air Conditioner | Ask This Old House
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Steps:
1. Window air conditioners install in a window and vent hot air and condensate directly out of the back of the unit.
2. Portable air conditioners sit on the floor and vent through a flexible duct. They need to be emptied to drain the condensate.
3. Evaporative coolers cool by using ice and water. They leave behind humidity.
4. Newer air conditioners may include smart functionality to allow control from a smart phone.
Resources:
Window and portable air conditioners are available at home centers.
Swamp coolers are available at home centers in the American Southwest, but are not recommended in other regions as they add humidity to the air.
The smart phone controlled air conditioner is the Aros, manufactured by Quirky (www.quirky.com/).
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“Americans love their air conditioning”... uhh yeah, it’s 102°F outside...
It's that or -20 degrees, freezing. Freezing weather is deadly, hot weather is not as life threatening. Heating and cooling usually cost money. You heard them 5 billion a year on electric bills.
@@hsnwfl7766 in Canada B.C. last few weeks we got up to 45 Celsius (113 farenheit) so yeah, pretty life threatening lol
Fun fact, cooling a room requires WAY LESS ENERGY compared to heating a room.
Lol facts
Cutting your ac off and on uses wayyyy more electric than just leaving it on
We have used the ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxOTeIs0vv4_9B5hsmnLsk9r930uDQLu_Y for probably 30 hours with our camper and it’s been great! The noise level is really only noticeable when running the AC and other appliances like the microwave, hair dryer, or coffee pot. It’s not huge like other ones and it has wheels so even at 90lbs, I can move it!
“Stay cool” he was waiting to say that lol
Best dang video that explained all that I needed to know without the BS. They need to bring guys like them back, not diy kids
Just a few important points to add about the portable A/C units and the portable Evaporative Cooling units (Swamp Coolers):
On those portable A/C, you should know they are less effective energy usage wise vs a window unit so I would suggest you only use them where installing a window unit is impossible or impractical. Also, the most common version of those portable A/C is the single hose version but it is also the most inefficient version. They make a two hose version that is more efficient but may be harder to find in your local home/DIY store but if you can find one that is the most efficient model to get.
With regard to portable evaporative/swamp coolers, these only work in areas were you have low humidity meaning they will not work in regularly humid places like the American South, for example. They will work in regularly arid places like Arizona or places like Sourthern California when the humidity is low. However, in my experience they will not cool down the room much on extremely hot days. Stay away from the small tabletop/desktop models as I have never seen those work well enough at all to be worth it.
A good review. We picked up 2 portable units when our old central unit's capacitor failed on the forth of July. (Just changed out that old 35 year old unit yesterday.) The portables work, keeping the house livable but don't compare to the central unit. Draining the condensation is a pain depending on the outside humidity.
Thanks for the explanation!
My issue is: can anyone actually post a video about a legitimate portable ac unit where access to a wondow is limited.
I understand windows units are most effective and the "portable" units I am looking for are less efficient, but can I please get a video that addresses that?
I can't have a window mounted unit or needs window access and while I have something considered as central air, I just need something to get me through the night without sweating my soul away. So am I searching wrong looking for a "portable" ac unit? Because based on this video, I need the one that requires ice and water.
Signed, 😓
Which one would u recommend for a industrial building without a window. I only have a roll up door and a glass commercial door.
@@dianasaetern I don’t know the size of your industrial space your trying to cool but if it’s small enough for an AC Unit then a duel hose portable AC unit might be something you could adapt to the situation but even better would be a mini-split AC unit. It would cost more then a portable AC unit but less then a full AC installation. Installing a mini-split isn’t as simple as a portable or window Ac unit but less complicated then a full AC system. I should clarify that I am not a licensed heating/AC installer so i’m speaking based on my own research and watching many videos of YT on the various AC options from experts on the subject.
Also in window AC units can spread mold when the water builds up and doesn't drain. Or it rains a lot and you got the AC running same time.
Nothing about the topic "How to Select a Portable Air Conditioner". You definitely should change the video name.
You: "How do I choose the best amidst several units"
Them: "how to choose the best unit for your situation".
I.e. climate, housing, regulations, safety, efficiency.
@@DC... I found the video informative but I agree with OP. The key word was "portable" and they only showed 1 was "portable".
I'd agree with you if "portable" wasn't in the title.
One thing not mentioned about the portable AC: I have that exact model they show in the video, the LG. In order for it to evacuate the heat out of the window, it has to suck air from the room. This means if you are in a small room, or an enclosed room, it will suck air and create a pressure. When I use mine, it actually sucks hot air from underneath my door to compensate for the air going out the window. The portable AC is really only good to assist a central AC, or when you need to take the edge off. (I'm in Central Florida, btw)
I'm surprised these things are not banned. Install one of these portable ac units in a well sealed home, you will get carbon monoxide poisoning if you have a gas water heater.
I modified mine I blocked the louvers air (intake for the condenser) mine hat another 6" flange in the back that led right into the condenser area but no connection for a 6" intake hose, I bought a second hose kit and made it fit as it is now a 2 hose portable. What a difference. They should only sell 2 hose units
But don't regular window ac's do the same thing? I'm getting too old to put the window ac in and out.
@brianrose6989 first thing that comes to mind is a garage with a water heater.
I absolutely do not recommend a portable air conditioner as it is so inefficient because it creates negative pressure in the room causing it to suck in heat from other room/outside and therefore, unable to cool the room as well, but consume more energy.
Yes I made the mistake of getting one and on really hot days it didn't work because of the negative pressure.
Window a/c units will always work best just choose the correct BTU
Don't get Single hose, get Dual hose model. Single hose are inefficient. And avoid LG products. Nothing like them locking up because they need to be emptied, at 3am in the morning!
I have my leg for 3 yrs. never dump anything. Run all day and night in my daughter s room
Generalizations that dual hose portables are more efficient than single hose models are not entirely true. The SACC rating, or seasonally adjusted cooling capacity, and quantity of BTU's is in the end all that matters, and the highest rated SACC portable air conditioner just so happens to be the single hose LG LP1914ivsm model. Dual hose models have their own inefficiencies, you have 2 hoses radiating heat indoors, and you're pulling much hotter outdoor air across the condenser than the cooled air pulled across the condenser with a single hose model. R4.2 flex duct sized up one size, and pulled over exhaust and intake hoses eliminates the heat radiating from them back into the conditioned space and improves efficiency considerably.
@DH but you’re forgetting the fact that the single hose exhaust is going to cause air to be pulled from somewhere else in the home. Most likely cracks, crevices in ceiling or walls etc. For this reason, single hose machines are absolutely not as effective. They may be as effective at producing or blowing cold air, but because of the imbalance in pressure it caused by only exhausting air and not pulling air in, they are not very effective.
@@TrackMagicBeats SACC ratings are the end all, be all in portable air conditioners, and the single hose LG LP1419isvm has the distinction of being the highest rated. I realize single hose models pull in air from where they can, but the air has to make it's way back to the cooled room with the air conditioner, which means the intake air across the condenser will be much cooler than outside air pulled straight in from the outdoors, and that intake hose will also radiate heat indoors, so now you have 2 hoses radiating heat indoors, instead of just one.
@@dh2392Medea and others now have these concentric, oval shape single duct with both hot exhaust and intake ducts. Also easier to manage.
And we’re publishing this video in September???
I live in the north of Indiana and it's still 80degrees. Not to mention the 150 million Americans who live in almost year around summer...
Mhmm in the south we ONLY have winter for 3 months. It was 92 degrees today in mid September.
The show is produced in the North East. It is kind of strange.
You can also buy reverse cycle ACs for more efficient home heating than straight electric, but I'm not sure if these portable units are any good for that because they create a vacuum inside the home which brings cold air in from all kinds of cracks in the wall.
Cheers from Australia :D 44 celcius here today, I think that's about 117 in us system.
Wish they had talked about the mini-split unit. I converted the 1 car garage in my 1960's ranch house into a man cave(Don't worry I also built a proper detached garage/workshop) Installed a Mitsubishi split unit in the converted garage, must say that thing is AWESOME. I think my electric bill is about $20 more in the heat of summer or in the dead of winter. Really happy with my small split unit heating that 26x16 space.
They made a major mistake by not mentioning the dual hose mobile airconditioning. Those ones eliminate a major drawback of any other mobile aircon.
THIS! The single hose will suck air from wherever possible. Pulls hot air in from outside from vents and such. Go dual hose, or don't.
Was just posting this. Agree completely except not all dual hose units are intake/exhaust. I made that mistake. The one I have has dual exhaust and it's awful! If you don't push doors shut all the way until they latch the negative pressure in the room is so great the doors swing open with a gust of wind. It is clearly sucking all the heat back into the room anywhere it can get it to make up for the air that gets blown out.
Even the dual hose units are not that good. Window units are still the best.
GoatZilla Window units might be better (never seen one with my own eyes though), but ductless split unit or even central AC is the real deal.
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Everyone love air conditioners when it is hot outside, not just AMERICAN!
GPS you say? The app doesn't collect my personal information you say? Old people and not understanding how wifi works you say?
What a useless video. Your title is “How to select a portable air conditioner”…..which you didn’t explain at all.
DOes he even tell you how to select a portable AC... didnt even finish teh video stoppped at the last WINDOW ... AC talks about WINDOW...ac more than the portable thanks for waisting my time
IKR!
After 60-some years of life, the one rule-of-thumb that sticks in my mind is that the size of a room air conditioner (assuming 8 foot ceilings and two windows) is Length Times Width times 32. So if the room is 20x15, the air conditioner should be 20x15x32 = 9600 BTU. I don't know why I remember this :)
Why x32?.
@@bigred9428 As I recall It takes into account losses through windows/walls/ceiling.
That last ac unit is a serious cyber security nightmare
@@derk3933 INFINIT HEAT
ALWAYS pick the window unit where practical. All portables are uncomfortably noisy. They also start to lose the battle with the heat when it gets to about 90 degrees outside. Really inefficient devices.
Portables are a bit of a godsend, but only as a last resort.
With portable air conditioners, the only thing one must consider is the SACC rating, or seasonally adjusted cooling capacity. And using the SACC rating, figure 20 BTU per square foot for cooling. That means these portable air conditioners are only good for about 500 square feet max, so you will need 2 of them to sufficiently cool down spaces larger than this.
This must be intended for those southern hemisphere viewers.
Yes here in Florida we are still in the mid 90's. It is applicable for us. I might not even pull the air conditioners out of our windows during our winter. We will see.
like the south pole?
lol that is the worse description of how an ac works ever lol
Portable ac units are terrible. They not only pull in cold air it just generated to cool the hot coils, but it also dumps that air outside, thus lowering the air pressure in the room. This causes air to come into the room through the walls and windows in order to stabilize the air pressure. In other words, not only are you pushing cold air out of the room, you are also forcing air from outside of the room into it. Window AC units are much more efficient in that they only recirculate existing air while only extracting heat. The heat is displaced through the hot side with outside air. So no air pressure loss, and no cold air loss. Avoid portable ac units whenever possible or just get a spilt system.
Published September 16? You guys are a bit late with this one.
Best time to buy the unit.
Portable AC is not the best but if you live in an apartment then they often end up being your only choice. I currently used a Sharp air conditioner and really love how it's made. It's still soldiers on for over 7 years. Take good care of your AC and it will take care of you. Clean your intake filters often with only straight water and no soaps and detergents for the detergents leave an invisible fine dust magnet residue after they have dried out. Clean only with straight water.
Upbeat banter. Completely missed how a one hose portable AC unit is very inefficient compared to a window unit.
The air used to cool the AC is from the room you just cooled... Thus the replacement air in the room ends up being the outside air which is hot and pulled in from to the rest of the house. So you spend a large % of the cooling power to cool the AC and end up heating the other rooms.
timely post. summer is coming to an end and you post about the season changing and it is heating up
Just go buy a kerosene heater and be happy.
Hold on smart gentleman, the ac units that sits on the floor pushes the hot air through the flexible duct to outside, but where does that air get replace from? ahhhh, from inside the house witch comes from the outside into the house. So therefore while you are pushing the hot air out, you are pulling the outside air in, which is also hot. So it is time to go back to the drawing board.
That's why they make the two duct version.
@@olddirtbiker5088 they dont make them, barely
I've seen dual-hose portables that draw outside air AND INSIDE air to cool the condenser and get dumped outside. Some are pretty lousy at getting rid of water condensate, which could boost efficiency by evaporative cooling of condenser. Enough water collection, and the unit shuts off- don't cool no mo. Not to mention, the thin plastic hoses can dump quite a bit of heat indoors. "Window-shakers" duck those probs. Good luck!
I love informative videos likes this - brief but right on point!
DO NOT get the Hisense brand
Mine keeps shutting down every 2 hours with an E5 code.
Cheap Chinese junk.
means water tank is full, it would beep to warn you, because if it keeps running, the tank will overfill and leak or damage the system, you must ALWAYS search up what it means "portable ac code e4.e5" please
A single duct portable AC should be banned. It should have 2 ducts or dual. A single duct puts the house in a negative pressure. The negative pressure causes infiltration of untreated air to enter the house. Basically, the same amount of air that exhaust out of the single duct is pulled back into the house from the path of least resistance. Huge waste of electricity and efficiency.
Take the advice of a professional HVAC tech and do not buy a single duct portable AC.
Dual ducts are harder and harder to find at $400 or less price points.
BTW since the second duct (going out the same window mount) is pulling air in from the outdoors (and really close to the exhaust) isn't that untreated air too? Do the dual hose models have two air fans like central units. One to blow room air over the cool coils and one to blow outside air over the hot coils (the two air flows never meet) Or is to the same as this LG except the intake is now a hose instead of a grill. If the latter then why bother.
In fact I use the unit for a hot spot in a house the HVAC guys have not been able to address. I'm fine with the air vacuuming as it forces some air from the rest of the house to that room, then rechills it. It is a Victorian house. Those are murder on the AC bill and never balanced.
@@STho205 The two duct design is similar to a window unit. Note: not all 2 duct units are made like that. Larger btu may have 2 ducts, but both will be exhaust. Make sure 1 is intake and 1 is exhaust. That means it's pulling air from outside, across the condenser coil, then back outside. There won't be a negative pressure created this way. Remember the negative pressure pulls in untreated outside air that now needs to be cooled and dehumidified. A single duct unit pulls air from inside the house, across the condenser coil, and then outside. I still prefer a window unit.
@@bradclary7463 a proper removable minisplit would be best, if affordable at $400 or $500 and no installation specialist.** Nobody makes that. All these Chinese boxes today (window units or floor portables) mix the intake to room and intake to exhaust. If there is a separation it is a very minimal one like a plastic flap. Not like window units of the 60s. Completely different fans and two sealed air boxes must must add cost the Chinese can't justify.
** a microsplit window unit would have two separate boxes and the coolant lines connecting them through a window ledge yoke/channel. Noisy compressor and hot air intake/exhaust outside. Quiet air handler and air intake blower inside, just recooling the same air in a convection. Both boxes sit against the wall below the window bottom so they don't block the window.
Nobody builds this I can find, except for marine applications. I'm no HVAC guy, but if I had the licence, tools and coolant I might experiment with separating a 12,000 btu cheap window unit.
@@STho205 Window units I'm used to have a dual shaft motor and the indoor and outdoor are separated. That little cheap plastic flap is usually to bring in outside air if you choose to.
Mini-splits are great, but expensive. Very quiet. Definitely not made for the do-it-yourselfer.
@@bradclary7463 could be though. All they have to do is lock the lines inside a sturdy sleeve that fits into the window opening, instead of putting the whole damned ugly box in the window path.
I took a picnic cooler and installed a Ryobe fan blowing into the cooler and then 2 three inch pipes on each side blowing air from in the picnic cooler out.
And I placed ICE inside the cooler. I get temps in my 19x19 room down to 66°F in the room in the summer when it's 103°F outside. Only spent $120 dollars.
The door in the room is closed, and the window is covered with blackout curtains. And If a blackout happens, I can run it on solar power with a total of 800Ah batteries.
NO modern portable A/C needs a condensation dump or hose. all goes out with discharge air.
the portable ac unit shown will actually put the room under negative air pressure and is much less efficient than the newer 2 pipe systems that bring in outside air for the condenser and then exhaust it the same way that the 1 pipe system does. Also, the newer units have a sling condenser fan that will pick up moisture from the dehumidification of the evaporator coil and spray it on the hot condenser to increase efficiency and then expel the moisture in the exhaust air. They will still have a bucket for excess condensation under a very humid day with a safety shut off but it isn't always needed.
As hot as my house is, 80% of the time it is still cooler than outside. Isn't more efficient to cool cooler, less humid air?
WOW THE THINGS HE DIDN'T TELL YOU.
Portable ones need more watts to run as explained in another video. You are pulling air from inside. Usually a window ac 5,000 btu runs 550 watts while a portable one runs 830 watts. Meaning higher bills and it can trip brakers if you live in a house with many people running a lot of appliances. If you can go for the wall unit.
3:10 no! The water evaporating in the swamp cooler to vapor absorbs the heat! The temperature of the water is a minor factor. The heavy lifting is done by the change in state: Liquid to gas. You trade more humidity for a lower temperature.
It’s cool but it’s a moist cool.
A bit disappointing that they didn't mention dual hose portable AC's as those single hose versions are blowing indoor air across the compressors and out through the Window which depressurized the house such that warm outside air leak in to make up the difference. A dual hose portable AC has one hose as the intake for outdoor air to blow across the condenser and back out to the exterior through the other hose which is what an AC is supposed to do, cool indoor air by heating outdoor air and never the two shall meet. The single hose portable AC's cool indoor air by heating some indoor air and dumping the heated air outdoors...
They also didn't mention the various U-Channel and Saddle mount window AC's which keeps the connection between the indoor evaporator and indoor fan separate from the outdoor compressor, condenser and outdoor fan components with only the coolant lines and power lines passing between them hence allowing the window to be mostly closed. If for nothing else, these are almost like a split system and hence much quieter than the traditional window unit, at least quieter to the people indoors.
How can i direct air from my portable air conditioner to the upper bunk bed? My daughter sleeps in the upper bunk, and it's very uncomfortable up there.
They mention the noise, but no discussion of the inefficiency of portable A/Cs.
Good info, thanks! On a side but related note, if I have both a full-size freezer and a fridge / freezer is it better to have them inside my house or outside like in the garage? I know that they make the house hotter so the AC has to work more but they probably run more efficiently and have a longer life if they aren't exposed to the Texas heat! Can they be ducted to the outside? Just curious to know what setup you recommend! Thanks!
Blakehx You are right it would be better to dump the heat of the fridge outside the house. Theoretically you could get some refridgerant mechanic and let them run the coil on the back of the fridge to outside through the wall. Otherwise than that, it’s a choice to either or pay more for AC energy costs or walk outside the air conditioned room to where you would then keep your fridge. But the time you have your living room door open, probably more cool air gets wasted than what placing the fridge outdoors would save.
It would be better to have a fridge and freezer inside a house. The fridge doesn’t have to work as hard to keep the inside cold because the difference in temperature is not as wide if it were outside in the heat. In addition, fridges and freezers aren’t typically made to withstand the high temperatures of the outdoors and their running life would be reduced because of the added wear and tear.
Modern fridge doesn't heat the house much. The modern fridges are highly efficient and well insulated.
Its not worth the cost or effort to re-plumb the cooling system, separating the condenser coils to outdoors.
The loss of efficiency due to the fridge beig exposed to higher temperature plus the added wear on the cooling system, by it needng to operate more often, would more than offset any saving by moving the fridge to the garage vs in the house.
Save a LOT more money by insulating your garage door. Just glue pink insulating foam sheet inside the door panels. Your garage will be far cooler in summer and warmer in winter. (win-win) and you will have less heat transfer through that wall between the garage and the main house, both summer and winter...
Maybe $20 to $30 to do it and it will pay for itself usually in 1 year.
I just purchased a Whynter 123OWN 12000 BTU SACC with Dual Hose with Inverter. I have not received it yet. I hope I made the right choice.
Dual hose portables are the only ones that make sense.
Single hose types suck warm air intonthe room as they vent hot air out the hose. That's simple physics. You made the correct choice.
No
@@pilarmartin5051 it works amazingly well.
The animation at the beginning is missing an expansion valve and shows the refrigerant going in the wrong direction around the loop. Oversimplified to the point of being wrong! Don't use for your science homework kids!
It’s just a quick animation of a very simple refrigeration cycle.
Portable air conditioners have a fundamental flaw that can't be overcome. It's impossible to vent the hot air they generate when making cold air.
@4:00 "refrigerant travels back through a compressor where it's recharged and gets cold again" so abysmally untrue it makes me want to cry. In fact I will pause here and cry for a little while
Well I love my 1980's Fedders Window Air Conditioner Unit.
I grew up with swamp coolers and I love them. I live in Colorado where its dry.
I’d rather have my heating get broken than air conditioning because it’s easier to stay warmer than it is stay cooler
I'm sorry, but that animated graphic did not make sense to me. It looked like heat was going into the a/c from the front and the back, and the cold air was being expelled outside via the side of the unit.
The noise is so annoying but I hate heat
i hate heat aswell, noise is unbearable. they said dual hoses are quiter because theres no way for the noise to go and radiate towards so it goes outside, single hoses, the noise comes out from the vents that suck in indoor air to cool of the condenser
Richard. Do yourself a favor. Do your tutorials without Kevin. He is a silly distraction and adds absolutely no intelligence to the discussion.
Have central air, going to add a window AC to my detached garage with a big window Ac that will be added in a fresh cut out section in the garage, then I'll make a cover on it for the winter. Be install on the back side of the garage wall
clearest explanation of those kind of units, thanks!
So please tell us the model and brand of the wi - Fi unit !!!!!
Always appreciate free sound advice and tips...so thank you. I would have liked to have heard them explaining the importance of matching the square footage of a room with the BTU. It is an important part of the factor...window AC units are more efficient than the portable ones on casters.
The rating you should look for on indoor units is the SACC rating. It's the "true" rating. This accounts for the loss in cooling for these units.
Those single-hose portable AC units are a really bad idea, and I'm disappointed to see Richard endorsing them here. Look up the Technology Connections video 'Portable Air Conditioners - Why You Shouldn't Like Them' -- he does a thorough explanation of why fundamentally having 1 hose on an indoor AC is a bad idea.
Everyone's an expert.
In that video, he said that it's difficult to find a two duct system.
So, Richard is probably just showing the most likely used cooling system people can get/sponsored products.
I converted a single hose portable ac unit into a dual hose one. Even after the costs of the extra hose, window attachment parts, insulation for the hoses (mostly for the exhaust) and using an amazon shipping box with gaffers tape to attach the new intake hose I added, I still spent less than I would have if I had straight up bought a dual hose unit.
It's not a bad idea when you just need immediate spot cooling. Human bodies react badly to heat so having cool air just blowing on you is way better than none at all. People who lease in rooms that have no air in hot cities, and those kinds of structures have such poor insulation anyway, just need refreshing chill in summer months. No need for the whole room to cool off, just the body.
@@_morgoth_ dual hose ones are hard to find for 500 dollars or less
@@peppermeat8059 yeah, during the pandemic when my wife and son got Covid and needed to isolate, I ended up buying another single hose portable unit. It kept negative air pressure in the master bedroom where they were so didn’t have to worry about the contaminated air coming back into the rest of the house. After we got through that, I rigged it up with a 2nd hose again like I did my first portable ac unit. Dual hose units are even more expensive now.
The hot and cold logic are there. Yet no one can invent a better AC. We are still asleep..
I have the same Frigidaire unit you showed and it cools like a dream. It’s pretty light too.
??? It is heating up outside ???
AUTUMN BEGINS NEXT WEEK.
You know that time when it gets COLDER.
illuminati not in every area
Maybe where you live.
Not in phoenix az 103 today
Not in Texas
i love cooling, but idea of heating, oh god
When you have the hose fully extended these portable units cant even cool a room. The hose gets way to hot
they also pull cold air out of the room in order to cool off the condenser coil wheras a window unit pulls air from outside over the condenser coil. Window units are far more efficient (except for dual hose portable units which are quite rare)
@@joshdoeseverything4575 theyre very rare perhaps, ubuy actually has affordable dual hose acs that are expensive but affordable and none are outta stock, yet
Portables also take air out of the room to dump the hot air outside. This creates a vacuum and pulls air in from elsewhere, usually from hot air rooms or from outside via cracks/air spaces in house.
Either way it’s less efficient
I’m surprised they didn’t mention this flaw in the design. There are some portable units that have two hoses to pull in air with in and exhaust with the other, so it won’t create that vacuum in the house.
It's meant for spot cooling, and does a great job at it. Try living in a room that has no air conditioning period and have to work or sleep in there... don't need the whole room cold, just the space around you.
oldtwins na agreed its better than nothing but unless missing a window, I think you’d be better off w/a window hanger unit.
@@oldtwinsna8347 true, but people generally want the room cool, its extremely hard to find a dual hose anywhere!
The first rule in selecting a portable air conditioner: Don't buy a portable air conditioner. They absolutely suck.
Jeremy Sanders better than sweltering heat
@@back2the80s That's my point. I have used several different models of portable air conditioners (all good brands) and they all were completely ineffective and a nuisance to operate. The only reason I bothered trying to use them was when I lived in a vintage apartment building where window units were not allowed. The lesson I learned from that experience was if the living space does not allow window units or central air you can forget it.
Jeremy Sanders my place can’t have window ac do to old of crap windows from 50s
@@back2the80s I sympathize with you. I actually loved that vintage apartment in Chicago suburbs. It was very unique and covered in ivy like a gigantic hedge but the lack of good air conditioning options was a real deal breaker. It gets intolerably hot and humid in the summers up there.
@@jeremysanders1904 the humidity also sucks, the air feels very heavy and thick and you have to breathe a lil bit harder
Don't listen to this bs..There are plenty of better sites out there on this subject!
Love this super american style video.
Portable ACs don't work well with casement (crank windows). Because the window cranks open, there is a very large gap that isn't sealed, so the hot air from outside comes inside.
i have those windows unfortunately, on the side of it theres a sliding window but its too tall,
There are videos on how to use a portable AC with a crank window.
I prefer to cool down with a windmill.
I have an Ocean Breeze portable unit, it’s only blowing out half of the vent , cycling on and off every 5 minutes ! I’ll never buy another one of these units, I keep the filters clean, why isn’t it working properly ? It’s only been used 2 summers now, I paid 400 for this piece of junk and I take care of my things ! Is there something I can do to fix it ?
Quirky is no longer in business... They are currently pending a class action lawsuit. I DO NOT RECOMMEND purchasing from them.
have fun with your first Central Air unit that leaks all over teh place
Hm... Evap coolers sound great, for the humidity byproduct, up here in the dry Wintery states!
2:34 Does anyone have one of these who live in the S.W? We live in AZ and have nothing but disgusting luck with rentals due to moldy mildewy smelling acs.
For people that live up north, just buy the inwall a/c units. They are so much better.
I rent the property I reside in. Window units are out also due to having a school child in the house with safety concerns.
Thank you
The LG upright is not a good solution, it sucks out room air which has to be replenished from outside air, it's inefficient, noisy, heavy and uses a lot of power. I own that one, I can't even give it away.
Portable sucks i have a 10,000 btu works like crap. The window conditioner i also have freez a 400sf place. I would never recommend a Portable ac
Portable AC Units are NOT as good as advertised. Watch video link to understand if your considering to buy one Watch before buying a portable AC unit:
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Y2022, no ventless AC? I have central AC for 1800 Sq ft condo, place is cool at ac set at 73 summer, I just put Duct cleaning in, was that a good idea? Did sealant screw up vents? I also revamped ac inside closet and serviced outside maintenance, it's 98 degrees last night central FL heat index. HOT, & bedroom is only warm room, I have dehumidifier set up when I shower, so what's the deal ? Westerly side of home, white building, but no neighbors above, no AC either. Do I just crank AC to 68 at night? Or can I get a room AC Ventless system?
SKIPPED HEAT PUMPS!
Now one can use this word which is appropriate, atmospheric and adult-sounding: *Cool.*
Does portable get super hot if in use all day and night? Also what does an inverter do? I heard this was a good thing? Lastly how many btus is best for a large studio room. My math sucks . Just like to have an idea whats best. For a studio rented room or large efficiency?
I live in the Northeast US and I just need a unit that is NOT hooked up or mounted to anything, BUT, will keep my greenhouse cool on sunny winter days. My GH can get up to 100F in winter IF the sun is out. I JUST need an AC unit that needs NO real "installation" and can cool my GH off to about 82F, just cool enough to stop the temps in my GH from reaching 100F and anything above 80-85F when the sun is out. I also do NOT want anything that is put into a window in my GH that will let cold air in. Now, IF the 1 hose AC units can be put in and the hose will NOT let all the cold air in in winter maybe THAT would be okay. My greenhouse is only a 12X8 and about 9 feet tall, maybe cooling that small of a space will NOT be TOO much to ask from a small AC unit. What IF I did get a small portable 1 hose AC unit and NOT hook the hose up to go outside? What kinda air is coming out of that hose anyway? I wouldn't need it to cool off the GH every day, just sunny winter days, in SUMMER, I can put most plants outside anyway. My greenhouse does have a window in it BUT it has a screen in it so I am NOT sure HOW I COULD vent it anyway.
You don't have to dump the portable units with the hose. It uses the heat to evaporate the water taken from the air.
The downside to those models, it they radiate heat from the hose back into the room. Wrapping the hose with insulation helps, as does keeping it short.
JD - Would you have any recommendations for a unit like you describe? Been searching for one for my office & can only find the ones where you have to continually empty the bucket...
@@RealRuler2112 Yes. Certainly. Just look for self evaporating units. LG makes a good portable unit that is self evaporating. No condensate pump. There about $450 CDN at Home Depot. Would need to exhaust the hot air so an outside area and all portable units have a short electrical power cord, and maybe and extension will be needed.
I have a lg model i use for supplemental coolingthe master bed/bath . It evaps the water and exhaust it out the back. I do notice that the exhaust tube is warm but plastics are poor conductors so that makes me feel better.
If it has an uninsulated hose.. its radiating heat through that hose.
that is a fact that can be confirmed in many ways. Try a cheap IR thermometer pointed at the hose.
This is reality.
Even with an insulated hose you have some transfer from in the hose to outside the hose... But not as much. This can also be confirmed with the cheap IR thermometer.
To deny this is to deny the basic laws of thermodynamics. You might as well say the Earth is flat and only 6000 years old.
Plastic in general are piss poor conductors, of both heat and electricity . There is absolutly heat transfer but it is not significant and insolating it is overkill. You are gaining more heat from the exhaust creating a negitive pressure and drawing in air from leaky points in the house. That house exhaust xyz cubic feet of air / minute that is being sucked into the house through other means, from the outside. More than likely the poor sealing that the exhaust mount in window / door has created
Do you think that the WattFun 320W (640W peak) or similar power station (e.g., the Jackery 300, or Goal Zero Yeti 200x) can run a portable air conditioner (e.g., 10,000 BTU) for at least for as long as the battery lasts? 🤔 Thank you.
I had a portable a/c and will never buy another one. They are very noisy and very inefficient!!! The heat from the compressor goes right in the room you are cooling!!!! Bad design!!!
We have plenty of humidity in the desert southwest , renders evaporative coolers useless for much of the summer.
Did not mention wall ac unit.
The window AC units grow black mold fast these days because the manufacturers don't seal the front of the units from the backs, so if you're getting sick once a month, it's probably black mold which is highly toxic. I think it would be less likely to grow mold if the outside portion is under an awning or porch that prevents rain from getting into the back of the unit. Either way, make sure you're looking regularly for black mold and if you see it, get rid of that unit. If you try to clean it and miss a single spore of mold it'll grow right back.
Yeah but portables cost more to run and don’t cool well.. that is the single hose units. They just aren’t effective in very high temps, but so popular and I really wonder why people wanna spend more money on something that’ll cost more money to run, when you can just get a window unit that costs less, and costs less to run..
Some people can't get central air conditioning because they live in old prewar buildings in NYC. People down south always make remarks about wimdow or wall units. That dont know realize some of is can't have central air because of the way the building is made
If you’re interested in putting central air-conditioning which I’ve already got a new furnace and separate heat zone in the basement but I would like to have its own blower for just the air conditioning if possible and it would be central air because all the vents are and everything is done I also have the rods put in for the air-conditioning already installed into the new furnace. If you want a project and it’s a decent price give me a jingle. But only from this platform no other contractor should try to reach me.
what was that last iption with wi-fi
$1000 for the wifi AC?! Just buy a $10 wifi outlet and minus the high and low setting change, it will do the same thing to your existing wall unit.
Simple solutions have rarely been their goals.
Yea, get a wifi thermostat set up some ifttt you can just set it and forget it.
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Tesla is already working on an with a wifi enabled control from anywhere aircon also comes with a HEPA Filter and consumes the fraction cost of electricity that run on solar power - and use utility power as a backup - tradition aircon use - its an advancement in technology -
Why portable air conditioners are inefficient and should be your last choice: ua-cam.com/video/_-mBeYC2KGc/v-deo.html
Been wondering if anyone knows. I live in an apartment building that still has the old wall heater. It’s a metal cage about 5ft tall and 3 inches depth from the wall. It’s no longer operational. I have the same portable ac unit in this video, the one on wheels with the exhaust tube. Can a wall heater be used to exhaust the heat out with the tube? Just wondering because looking to have a more slick cooling look in my place with less things sticking out the window
I need an a/c that doesn’t require an opening like a window. Would that last one you showed work?
Love you guys but your headline for this video is totally misleading!!!!