The unit seems to work well now that it is all set up and does cool the room down. However, I was never told that my windows had to be large to be able to put the panel and hose in the window in order to run the unit. I ended up having to take a saw to the plastic panel piece so that it would fit my window. The installation and set up instructions are also confusing and riddled with typos. However, now that I do have it working it does work pretty well
Also, whenever the compressor kicks on, it jolts the unit so hard it twists a good couple of inches on my hardwood floor... over the period of an evening, that could be bothersome.
That said, I highly doubt there's anything better out there in terms of noise. It's conceivable that some other manufacturer has insulated the heck out a unit like this to make it tolerable, but we're not going to bother with another unit.
As far as cooling: well, it's about 75 degrees in room and 76 out. It cooled down the area it was in to 72 within a few minutes. The air coming out is fairly cold, but I have no idea how it will deal with serious heat though. It is single hose, so it must rely on negative pressure to pull free air into the area in order to circulate and expell the heat.
In terms of ergonimics, it kind of sucks. It's heavy, and there are no "handles" to speak of. I managed to carry it up stairs, but it was a pain.
Not sure whether this is any better or worse than any competing product... I just know that, for the money, if you can mount one, just but a high quality Window or through-wall A/C. It will work better and I've heard much quieter window A/Cs than this.
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I don't know why anyone with a regular up-down sash window would get one of these. A window unit will cool better and is easier to install. I put this in a house with crank windows only so I have no choice. I used a hole saw to cut a 5" hole through the wall, installed a dryer vent kit and hooked the output tube of this unit to it. Works great. It easily cools the entire downstairs on my house, about 1500 sq ft, even on 90+ days. The output tube flow a great deal of air, far, far more than a dryer does. It easily handles the condensate that is placed into the air flow. No leaks or accumulation anywhere. Quieter than I thought, it hums away in the corner and I can talk over it. Quieter than any window unit I have ever owned. Remote is a bit awkward. You have to hit a button a couple times to get it to recognize the remote each time, but it works. Overall very good, would buy another. This does a good job of cooling but sounds like a jet engine! Really roars! Had to move it out of the bedroom, it was too loud to sleep! And makes alarming clunking noises. Looked nice in the pictures, but it was far from a nice product. The back of the unit seems very poorly finished. After 3 days of use it started leaking a slightly, by the next morning my floor around the unit was wet. Could have been worse, good thing we noticed it before it warped the floor. Absolutely zero customer support for this item, no idea what kind of company this is.Save 9% Off
