The beginners guide to portable air conditioners
A simple guide to help anyone looking to cool a small room make sure they spend their money wisely and understand the difference between air conditioning and air coolers.
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very quiet video.
@mark40511 I guess most average households don’t have ac…well it’s like that here too in Vancouver where you really don’t need an airconditioner but for 2 weeks a year when the temp may get into the mid 20′s(75 degrees). We did with on windows and for a few days in july abd a few more in August we made do, and then we knew the basement is cooler. Many houses/condos may have a smaller air conditioner like this one, just for those really warm ones, I agree with you, we here don’t know HOT HOT
I gather the air cooler is more healthy for one thing. Anyway can’t an air conditioner be compared to a refridgerator. I mean whatever gas is omitted into the fridge to cool it right down to freezing is the same as what it is the gets the freezer much colder. There is a name for this gas? substance. it is orderless, and I know something of this is omitted into the air…
@8:00, you tell us about settings and setting temp at 20/22 c, seems warm enough but yet it can feel like it’s 13-15c.
My only complaint about these things is their average lifespan seems to be only two seasons of fair to heavy use. I’ve just ordered my third as the code here doesn’t allow me to have an actual window unit, but the lifespan has been an issue. They have been good at cooling I just wish they had a longer lifespan, I got 5 years out of my cheapo window unit before moving to this new place.
@swifty1138 I have one of the air conditioners and I can feel the air being drawn under a door and the air from it isn’t as cold as I expected. The exhaust hose does blow out all the hot air as advertised.
I’m glad that I watched this video. I have one of the portable air conditioners and it worked real good for a week, then it started putting out less air. I cleaned the filter in it and the temperature I set it at changes back to a hot temperature. The room I am using it in is smaller than what they say is can work in and wonder what is happening?
but an aircondition is more expensive and consume more electricity so you pay more on ur electric bill
thank you for taking time to make video, it was very useful information!
@willzurmacht
LOL! I’m sure it is! If hell had an asshole, it’s in the Philippines! HOT HOT HOT
mikma was here
@KarthikSoun they do get the occasional freak summer heat wave in southern England during the summer, imagine the hazzle of having to spend heat wave nights without a way to cool off?
@willzurmacht yeah its true so were in the ph you live?
why would you need an AC in england!
omg I will buy one. I’m living in the Philippines and it’s hot as hell during the afternoon.
does the air conditioner have a fan inside which draws the air in towards the cooling ‘refridgerater’ bars?????
I installed an evap cooler in a double wide trailer in China Lake (Mojave desert) where temps routinely get above 110 and even 120, and ground temps exceed that of the Sahara desert. Once it was up and running the difference in temp between outside and inside was dramatic. More than 30 degrees F difference. It was like walking into a dept store. Needless to say the client was very happy!
For folks in the states we call “air coolers” “evaporative coolers.” They work great in dry climates, not so well in humid climates, but people use them in both. I used to install big box coolers. Some tips. It’s advisable to have an air outlet on the opposite side of the house from the cooler. If you don’t, the cooler will saturate your house with moisture, eventually causing mold and mildew build up which can ruin clothes, furniture, even sheetrock and wood. ECs work great in the desert!
What is wrong with a window unit? Well, only of course that some rooms do not have a window or a large enough hole to use one. Still I’d prefer a window unit. No need for hoses.
Also it does not take up space in your room area.
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great info. thanks
Great info… thanks. Would have been nice to see/hear them operate. The scrolling info cut off some of the things you were pointing to.
Quite informative.
Someday, someone will invent a truly portable plug-in airconditioner. No hose, no connection to the outside. Impossible?
what is 20 degrees Celcius in F ?
Thanks. I was hoping to hear how loud they are, though.
awesome website, thanks for posting.