Cools my whole house!
359592
First of all, this air conditioner was ready to go right out of the package. It only took a few minutes to "install" it in the window so 15 minutes after the mailman dropped it off, we had cool air. We have a small house, just 600 square feet. With the use of a strategically placed fan, this air conditioner cools the entire house.
3443884
I hate a hot house, but I hate high a/c bills even more.  I purchased the Soleus Air FS2-40R032 16" Oscillating Stand Fan in an effort to reach a happy medium between the two.  Within 5 days of ordering my fan through Amazon, it was at my door, neatly packaged.  Assembly was common-sense, and I really didn't need to follow the directions, but I did, just to make sure I was absolutely correct in the assembly, which took all of 20 minutes.  I set the fan up in my master bedroom suite to see if it would circulate the air and allow me to raise the a/c thermostat from 71 to 74 degrees.  To my pleasant surprise, the Soleus performed beyond my expectations.  It moved air so efficiently that I found myself actually reaching for a light cover to keep the chill off.  The thing I liked most about the Soleus was that the oscillation can be adjusted from side to side, to up and down, to a figure eight, which incorporates both side-to-side and up-and-down in one smooth oscillating movement.  In addition, it has a SWEET "nature" mode that simulates an outside breeze by automatically changing the fan speed every couple of seconds.  I really like the nature mode at night.  Not only is the fan effective, it operates very quietly, unlike the barrel fan in my garage that sounds like a WWII aircraft taking off.  I have now had the Soleus about one month, with nary a problem.  Again, it has exceeded all my expectations.  The only weak area I find that "might" cause future problems is the flimsy plastic piece that keeps the fan-head from falling forward.  If it breaks prematurely, then the fan will do nothing but point downward, toward the floor, and be, essentially, worthless to everyone except Ernie, my rescue cat with a broken leg that I'm nursing back to health.  As it now stands, I highly recommend this fan to everyone.  You will be more than happy with your purchase.  I actually plan on buying one more for my great room!  So, take my word and avoid those cheap Lasko fans sold by Home Depot  and Wal-Mart and purchase yourself the 16" Soleus Air FS2-40-R032 .... you'll be glad you did!

UPDATE:  I have now had my Soleus Air FS2-40R032 16" Oscillating Stand Fan for almost 4 months.  It continues to perform flawlessly.  For the past month, or so, it has run, non-stop, for 24 hours per day and shows no sign of wear or premature mechanical issues.  In fact, it is cooling and circulating the air, right now, in the room while I type this update.  I still whole-heartedly endorse this fan and have recommended it to several family members and friends.
1820980
A little loud but cools off the whole room for a great price.
3600628
I LOVE this air conditioner!  It is perfect for my approximately 10x10 bedroom and it is easy to set up.  It also comes with a great cover with pockets to store all the parts.  The machine is relatively quiet (for an air conditioner at least) and cools my bedroom very quickly.  In fact, I sometimes have to wake up and turn it down or off because I am cold.  I love it so much I even bought one for my mother.  If you are looking for a portable air conditioner, I definitely recommend this one.
809853
Don't hesitate - just get it. We are in a small one bedroom apartment and I was dying from the heat. I'm 61 years old, female, and work full-time. When I would get home from work at night, I didn't feel like cooking or cleaning because I was stuck on the couch, unable to function due to the heat. We got this yesterday, set it up today, vented it out the window (ANYBODY can do this easily), turned it on, and within minutes the room was super chilled down. I mean really cold.

This is going to change our lives. The cost is worth it. My husband was a little upset that I spent $500, but I explained to him that it's about our health and happiness, and not like I just went out and bought a new handbag or shoes! Well now that it's set up in in full operation, man has he changed his tune! He is beyond thrilled!

I almost knocked off a star because the bottom of the box had clear tape through which you could see damaged Styrofoam. I'm pretty sure it was shipped that way from the company and not patched up by UPS. Maybe I'm wrong. Also because of the damaged box, there were a couple of little scrapes on the bottom front and side of the unit. They are not noticeable enough for me to return the item. I just think that shipping something this costly in inadequate packing is unacceptable. Shame on whoever did that!! At any rate, I decided to give 5 stars because I am rating the unit itself and not how it was shipped. I stand behind my review. It's an excellent portable air conditioner, and I wouldn't hesitate purchasing another one, barring any unforeseen malfunctions in the future.

UPDATE: 3 years later and we are still thrilled with this unit! We use it every summer and have had no issues with how it cools. If anything, it works TOO well as I get cold even with it on low. We love it and I cant imagine not having it when I need it. One of my best investments ever!

PS: NOTE! When I use the volume up key on my LG television remote control, it changes the mode on the portable air conditioner! None of the other TV control keys affect the air conditioner, just the volume up key. It switches the modes between cool, humidifier and fan. Not sure what can be done about this but it's something I can live with. UPDATE on this point: Turns out there is nothing that can be done about it but we solved the problem by putting paper over the controls which blocks the remote control wave (paper weighted down on top of the unit and part of the paper hangs down over the controls which we lift up when using controls).
3005504
I bought this on May 8th 2012 for $59.96 including ship.

Our situation:  We live in a double-wide mobile home with eight foot ceilings everywhere except the great room/living room--its cathedral ceiling is a couple feet taller.  From the day we moved in we've hated that room and wondered how much it would cost to convert it to a lower ceiling.

NO NEED, PROBLEM SOLVED WITH THIS FAN!!  The worst thing about a situation like ours (mobile home with silly cathedral ceilings) is not just the heat in the great room, but how all the other rooms have to be freezing in the summer just to make it breathable in the great room. (Plus the thermostat is located in the great room)

We tried everything over the years--sitting box fans in the cold parts of the house and trying to suck/blow the cool air over into the hot room--running the ceiling fan in the hot room constantly and not letting the hot air build up--or doing the opposite, not running the ceiling fan and just letting it build up and stay there.  We tried various things, nothing with much success.

Last year we installed two additional register vents in the "great hot room" hoping that would not only add cool air to the room via the air conditioner, but maybe because of the additional registers blowing in the hot room, the registers in the cold rooms wouldn't blow quite so hard.  It helped, but I still had to close off one of the registers in a bedroom as it continued to freeze the people in that room during air conditioning months.  The extra vents helped, but the great room continued to be noticeably warmer than the rest of the house.

And this year I started thinking about a through the wall fan.  After reading the reviews here on Amazon, and seeing most people were using the fan to get the heat from rooms with a wood burning stove to disperse to other parts of their house--I thought, I've got a wood burning stove in my ceiling, yessiree.  And I want that heat out of there--and the room right next door is always freezing--so let's suck it out of the hot room and into the cold room!

I decided if I could "tell even a little bit of difference" I'd buy a second fan.  We cut the hole in the wall, for the fan, a few inches down from the ceiling on the cold room's side, therefore it is about 20 inches or so down the wall on the side with the cathedral ceiling.  We've had it for over a couple of weeks now, and I'm still feeling giddy.  I walk back and forth between the two sides, grinning like an idiot.  You'd think I invented something that was going to make me rich the way I brag about it to everyone!  There is absolutely NO REASON to buy a second fan.  For the first time in ten years, the house's temperature is balanced throughout!
1023853
"FRIGID - AIR(E)", it truly is

Works GREAT

gets my room VERY cold.  Room size I have mine in (window mounted) is around 12x12 (+/-).

I have this unit mounted inside of a music studio.  It has seven coolness settings, plus low fan, low cool, high fan, high cool.  I keep mine set at Max Cool (upper control knob) + Low Cool (lower control knob).  My room gets CHILLY to the point my skin itself is COLD.  My actual skin gets cold to the touch, this ac unit works GREAT.  Pretty amazing considering its size.  This is again on the LOW setting!

This is just a basic review to give anyone reading an overall idea.  Temp set at 7 (1 to 7 range) and separate Mode control set to Low Cool gets my room (basically 12x12) very cold.

And if it isn't hot out, you also have the option of just a fan setting, on cooler days works great as well.  Any coolness level, two different fan settings two different coolness setting (A separate Temp setting 1 thru 7, Mode setting low fan high fan low cool high cool).

It comes with everything needed to mount it inside of your window.  You just need some tools like a cordless drill/driver basically.  Easy install.  The window mine is mounted in, the entire window is sealed off with a 3/4" piece of plywood, screwed onto 2x4 frame, frame into actual home window frame area (into the homes actual framing itself, through the drywall into the homes framing) - meaning no visible light from outside the window is completely sealed off.  In the upper left most corner I framed and additional structure using 2/4 pieces to support this unit and top of unit screwed into 2x4 frame holding plywood in place.  I have this ac unit set at about a 5-10% slope to allow for condensation to run off onto outside ground.  I believe the instructions say 5% slope.  A slight slope works, use your judgement and perhaps a water level (the kind with a bubble, will give you an idea of the pitch/slope - again downward at least 5% [away from home]).

Really is a basic install.  gets a smaller room (they state up to 150sf) VERY COLD.

EXCELLENT AC UNIT, FAR exceeds my expectations.  Very glad I bought and installed this, one of the best "last minute decisions" Ive ever made.
4397479
WOW!! This little unit is awesome! I can finally feel comfortable in my home again! My living area has an open floor plan with the majority of it having 10 ft ceilings and this thing had ~600 sq ft of living space feeling nice and cool in a matter of minutes! I do not find it to be as noisy as some complain it is; unfortunately, unless you have a heat pump, you're going to have to deal with some noise from an AC unit. I set it up by myself in a matter of only about 20 minutes - although it was pretty heavy, but I didn't have to lift it too far. My only complaint is that I didn't purchase it sooner!
350477
I have this unit installed on my house in the midwest. I love it! It gets rid of that stuffy feeling when I walk up to the 2nd story. It also reduces the amount of heat transfer through the ceiling into my living space. My AC runs much less than it did before. Super easy to install! It was out of the box and on my roof in about 30 minutes. I can tell by the quality of this fan that it was built to last. Would HIGHLY recommend.
1472170
Keeps my small 100 square foot room cool and creates nice airflow! Totally worth the price and is much better than a standard fan.
3530330
I love this thing. I have a large spread out floor in my house.  The thermostat was in a long hallway and it was difficult  to regulate the temp throughout the house. Our AC would run all the time with the that setup.  I replaced that thermostat with this little jewel and and the lil bee.  you can put the lil bee in just the right place for optimal performance.  I also dig the networking. I can change the temp from my phone or PC anytime.
1151074
My tiny 1,000 ft. house is totally cool! No need for the AC, this baby cools with 1/3 the $$$. I even like the color!
2728240
I love this fan already. Recently my computer has been suffering some blue screen crash due to over heating. I have bought fans in the past but they all burn out in less than a month or make loud noise when turned on. This fan is excellent! I plugged it in and almost immediately i could tell me laptop was cooling down! The lights are cool too. It works really well, not loud at all very smooth when on and has no problem supporting my laptop. I like the fact it has four fans to cool my whole device while most fans only have one or two at best. If you are looking for a fan, this is the one
3580562
Insanity saver!  Living in SoCal on the beach side, I have not needed AC in 18 years.  This fall was a BEAST and this AC saved the day.  My house was 95 degrees till I plugged this in.  Within 30 minutes, my front room/diningroom/kitchen was a cool 78 degrees.  Easy install.  Love not having to drain a pan.  Rolls easily to my bedroom at night.  All good here.
810029
I have been SO thankful for this attic fan! We live in Texas, it gets HOT here! We installed this back in June, was already a little hot then, but have really enjoyed it this fall! Brings in cool air, my son says it is a little loud, but it is right outside his bedroom. Across the house, we don't hear it, has saved us turning the air cooler on many occasions!
4500122
Arrived in perfect condition and with the remote. Was easy to install, no issues at all.

It isn't any louder than any other air conditioner, So far, I think it's quite a deal for the price and with free shipping.

Will update in the summer when the temps reach 100 again (ugh.)

-- updated after a year of use: still working well to cool off a big kitchen and hallway. I do use a fan at the opposite end of the kitchen just to keep the air moving but this unit has really worked to keep a big area of my home cool.
3120102
Quiet and cool. I like how it blows cool air out! Our new AC for the house.

Seriously though... pretty nice card. Runs everything I throw like cake.