Very good portable AC unit that Works!
342532
I have owned 2 other portable A/C, but they did not perform as they advertised.  So, I went and got this EdgeStar AP14003W, and I am loving the machine.  Only issue I have with this product is how misleading the product page on the Amazon was.  It describes the product to have a "Self-evaporative technology;" but I have not seen it actually evaporating any condensate water as they advertised.  The misleading part was this statement was the first thing the seller listed in the machine's capabilities; therefore, it gave me an impression that this technology really works.  However, the truth is it does not in my opinion.  If this technology is really built in to the machine, then it is not effective.  Fortunately, I read some of the previous buyers' complains of the same problem prior to my purchase, so I installed drain lines as the owner's manual says (in the manual this drain line is an option).  So, I do not have any water leaks from the machine on the floor.  What is so incredible with this machine is how much condensate water it generates.  Mine makes about a 5 gallon bucket full of water every day.  Some days it over flows.
Having said that, I am very happy with the product.  It really provides cooling that I needed.  I recommend this product to anyone if you are in the market for one.
2210076
I was very excited to get the Shinco AC Unit because Portland in July and August can get a little hot but with little humidity. The reviews were mixed but I took the plunge because the unit is 12,000 BTU. Installation and easy of setting up the unit was done in 10 minutes or so. On this review in 95 degree weather for today I had the unit on full blast for the past 3 hours in maybe 400sq ft apartment I really don't notice a huge difference in the room but it is cool compared to a fan.  The unit can get down to 75 degrees but not much further from my experience. If you sit 5 to 6 feet from the unit I can see how it can make a difference though it is loud not overbearing but it is loud. I would recommend to shop around and look for a unit that will fit your needs even if it cost up to $400 for a portable unit.
3680296
Great unit. Can seem a little loud, but I think that is all window units.  The best part about this AC is the temperature sensing remote, it works almost perfectly to get the entire room cool!
2492695
In the field of single-hose (aka one-hose) portable air conditioners, this 12,000 BTU portable air conditioner from Whynter stands out as excellent. While this unit is rated to cool an area of about 400 square feet, I have been using to cool an area much larger than that during the unprecedented heat spell -- with very high temperatures and very high humidity -- that we have been having here on the East Coast of the US, and it is working well in handling that oversized job.

Speaking as an engineer and a scientist, I can say that the quality of the design and construction of this unit is excellent. It is a very well-designed and robust unit.

Support from the manufacture is also excellent: When the unit first arrived here -- in the middle of a very hot and humid day -- I discovered upon unpacking it that it was missing one of the two hose adapters (there should be two, one fits on each end of the hose). I first tried to contact the vendor by looking, on the Amazon Prime website on my Order History page, for the "Contact Seller" that at one time was present for nearly every Amazon Prime transaction on Amazon. Alas and alack, when I looked at my order for this item on the Amazon Order History page, there was no such Contact Seller button to be found. So, I went online and found Whynter's website, and called them, and then once we had established communication via email, I provided the necessary proof of purchase, and they quickly sent me the missing hose end adapter free of charge. They were very friendly, and very helpful, throughout the entire process, and kept me up to date on the progress of their efforts to send me the replacement part at all stages, via email.

(BTW, if you are wondering whether I let the missing hose end adapter stop me from setting up the portable AC immediately once it arrived, the answer is NO -- I simply used a half a roll of HVAC-rated aluminum tape to do a temporary DIY fix to mate the hose end with the hole in the window adapter plate, and I had the AC up and running within a half hour after it had been delivered...!)

Overall, great unit for a single-hose portable AC in the 12,000 BTU range!
397603
This is the Cadillac of portable AC's.  This baby is quiet.  My previous unit was delivered a lemon, probably damaged in transit.  But I needed a 14,000 BTU unit that could cool down my large living area so I could escape my smaller bedroom although I have a nice 9,000 BTU in there and no complaints, just everything is smaller even my 25" TV.  I was amazed at all the five stars on DirectLiving.com for this unit. But I saved $40.00 getting it from Amazon.  I definitely made a good choice.  The only complaint I have and was to be expected was the amount of drainage in higher than expected humidity here in San Diego.  Normally we have desert like dry conditions in the summer but due to tropical storms we have experienced our share of humidity.  I am working on purchasing a sump pump kit or a longer draining tube to stick in the sink since my AC is stationed in the kitchen window.  I expect to have a good few years of comfort with this Kohl Front unit and I am already in love with it.  The real test will be my electric bill next month although I only utilize it on the weekends so I can watch my larger screen 42" TV in the living room and not feel so cooped up.  And not a bad deal for the price and no tax or delivery fee.  I did get an added 2 year warranty for added assurance.  This unit is definitely highly recommended and I really appreciate it being delivered all in one piece.  Assembly was a breeze but the vent hose would not stay in place to the back of the unit so I had to use HVAC foil tape which worked wonders and in the mean time I use a large bucket to catch the drain off.  You will have to empty it every few hours and during the night I use my kitchen waste basket since it is larger.  Oh well, it is a temporary inconvenience but the unit works great and cools down my living room nicely.  I have never seen my wall thermostat show under 80 degrees indoors.  Nice.  And the unit is small enough to not get in my way in the kitchen although I do more grilling out and sandwiches in the summer.  So if you are looking for a good quiet unit this is the one.
1902366
Climate- queen creek az 100+ degrees Space - was two car garage converted into a living room by my uncle approximately 450square ft
Installation: through the wall
Thoughts: shipping was fast. Unit was in amazing condition when arrived.
This ac unit is meant for a larger space but the room insulation wasn't the best and I am currently using it as a bedroom so I needed it to be cool! This is only day one but it works amazingly, it cools the room and it's no louder than a fan. The compressor took a minute to turn on at first but now it kicks right in. The fan could stand to be a little more high powered but other than that it's great! Will update in a few months.
Update 6/18 have been using the unit for 2 years now and I have had many issues with it, it was great for the first few months but been having issues with the electricity, unit blows the circuit breaker, and main problem it does not cool anymore. It blows warm air heating up the room we are trying to cool. Great at first but now Ill have to get a different brand
4236345
I've been researching this air conditioner ever since it was released. Every time I thought about buying a new unit, I went back to the reviews here to see if anything improved, and was sad to see that it didn't. A few weeks ago, my trusty window unit (that has apparently been around for 15+ years) wasn't cooling as much as I was hoping it would, so I set my sights on a different a/c that I was planning to buy at a local hardware store. To my dismay, the AC I wanted wasn't sold in the BTU amount I wanted, so I "settled" on the Quirky AC because it was on sale and I wanted some relief.

I live in a 1-bedroom apartment in NYC that does NOT have an open layout. Galley kitchen, hallway between the living room and bedroom, plus my bathroom. I needed one unit to cool the entire place down as I'm not able to utilize the other windows. Overall, this AC unit has been good!

PROS

- It definitely cools my apartment. The kitchen sometimes takes a bit longer to cool down, though. I'm not sure what the square footage is, but it is quite a lot of space to cool.
- Being able to schedule and turn the unit off and on remotely through the Wink app. I lived with a roommate last year, and we had an AC in our living room with a remote control that had the capacity to turn the unit off and on. It was kind of basic, and you were only able to schedule in 30 minute intervals. Also, the remote needed to be in one place. There are so many advantages to being able to control the unit from my phone. I'm ALWAYS with my phone, so it's easy to control the unit from wherever I am. I also change my mind quite frequently, so if I set the AC at a current temp and time and decide to change it, I can do so at work.
- It's attractive and fits in with my modern furniture/aesthetic. It's still looks like an AC and it's not like a piece of modern art, but it doesn't clash with my style.

CONS

- It's loud. It's louder than most units I've encountered, with most of the noise coming from the FAN, not the actual compressor. I need the fan on high to cool my entire apartment, but on low, it's manageable.
- The bright blue lights denoting temperature and other settings randomly turns off and on. Luckily, this thing is in my living room, not my bedroom. I think the display turns on when there's a temperature change? There's usually a beep followed by the temperature reading.

Overall, I'm happy with this unit. You actually get quite a lot of bang for the buck, but if you're planning to have this in your bedroom, you might not get much sleep!
3148803
I live in a two story home in the Seattle area.  Usually our summers are mild and bearable, but this summer has been crazy hot.  I did a lot of research before I finally caved and bought an air conditioner.  I am so glad I went with this unit for my upstairs bedroom.  I can't speak to longevity, increase in electrical bills, or emptying the water tank, but I will update later if any of those things go awry in the future.

The unit was very easy to set up.  The box was delivered with a sticker saying "team lift", but I don't have a team, so I cut the unit out of the box and was able to carry it upstairs myself.  The unit has to stay upright for at least 12 hours before you turn it on (like most appliances that use refrigerant), so I set it up and waited not so patiently to turn it on.  Setup was a breeze and was easy to do all by myself.  Very intuitive and decently written directions.  So much easier than putting in a window unit, especially since my window slides horizontally.

I was even more pleased when I finally got to turn the unit on.  It cooled my bedroom down nicely.  I have to leave my door cracked at night so my cats can have free reign over their house, and I was worried that the cold air would dissipate into the hallway and not make much of a difference.  Even with the door open, it was quite comfortable to sleep in the room.  It was 92 yesterday, and the unit got the room down to about 70 on max cooling.  I'm sure it could have been cooler if I let the unit run longer, but I didn't want to cry tears of pain when I get next month's electric bill.

The unit can cool, dehumidify, or has a fan function with several different speeds.  It will also run on auto where the unit uses a temperature sensor and chooses the appropriate function given the room temperature.  The unit also has a remote, which is nice when you wake up in the middle of the night and are too hot/cold.

My favorite feature so far is the timer--you can set the unit to turn on or off anywhere between 30 minutes to 24 hours.  I leave the unit off during the day, and then set it to turn on at night a few hours before I go to bed so the room is cool by the time I want to sleep.  I have been leaving the unit on while I sleep on a low to medium fan and it doesn't keep me up.  I think it's actually a little quieter than the box fan I was sleeping with before.  My cat has certainly enjoyed sleeping in front of it.  He was camped out in front of it when I went to sleep, and I woke to find him stretched out and cooling off his belly fur with a big cat smile on his furry face.

Long story short, if you're looking to cool a small room, look no further.  Turn your sad, dripping sweat to tears of joy and please the furry rulers of your roost.
1454936
I love it. Great concept, well executed. Handy for travel and so nice to not have to use the various "brick" AC adaptors. I bought 4!
1031769
This air conditioner works very well. It does a good job of keeping most of our 1800sqft house cool. We do have another small unit in the back of the house to. Help..  The remote works.and overall is great
1283380
The AC unit is amazing. Really easy to use and can cool a room down nicely! Timer feature is really nice for when you don't want to run the unit all night. Only downside I would say is how bulky the unit is.. but still worth it!
997566
This is a good quality portable a/c.  It was easy to set up and easy to start using.  It was used for 2 months this summer and worked very well.  I gave it a 4 star rating because I don't think the square footage rating is accurate.  I think 350 sq feet is more like the max coverage area.  I don't think it would be able to cool over 500 sq feet.
4769591
After using this unit for the better part of a year, I have to say it's been worth the money. I purchased this last summer -- blindly, based off solid reviews on Amazon and other sites -- when the California heat became too much to bear without an air conditioner.

The fan mode -- when used with the hose/vent in a window frame -- is perfect for getting air into a small bedroom which otherwise doesn't get much of a breeze. When the weather gets really hot, I change to AC mode; it's not the most powerful air conditioner, but for a small room, it definitely gets the job done.

The only thing keeping this from a 5-star rating is the noise. Whether you're using the fan or AC, the unit runs very loud and will force you to either crank up the volume or put on headphones. On the other hand, if you want a two-in-one AC/white noise machine, this is the one for you.

Noise aside, I definitely recommend this if you're in need of a small, affordable, non-window air conditioner.
3835637
I bought this for a trip to Europe for my 12 volt DC powered snowboard boot warmer/conditioner that works great in my car on the way to and from the slopes, however, I France, we will be using the free bus system and have neither the time nor the DC cigarette lighter socket, so I needed some way to power the warmer back at our condo. This unit does in fact not care what power you plug it into from 90-250 volts AC, though it comes with a standard Edison plug on its universally available, swappable power input cable. That said, I can then just plug it into the universal plug adapters and plug it into any 220 volt service in the condo, or, find the 2 pronged cable affair over there if I have the time and then forgo the adapter. Doesn't really matter. I tested this function at home, first with the standard Edison 120 volt service at my house and plugged in the dryer. The dryer is rated at 35 watts, which is 2.9 amps, (35/12 volts=2.9 amps), also relatively low current draw, however, there are others that are higher. Also, many of the small plug in AC-DC  converters burn up with this kind of current draw, so it was important to have more than what is needed. This unit is rated at 10 amps output, so I could also plug in other devices if needed with a splitter. Next I wired an Edison receptacle to a range plug and plugged the whole affair into a 240 volt range receptacle I have in my garage to test if in fact this thing would work at high voltage, and low and behold, it does! So far so good! I will update after spending 6 weeks of everyday boot drying, the ultimate test!
2568625
Works as advertised and convenient, portable and compact!  No problems at all!
379535
I live in Florida where afternoon temps in my garage can exceed 100 degrees.... impossible to do any work there.  All I wanted was some relief, and this unit holds my 2.5 car (partially insulated) garage to 82 to 84 on those high temp days if I turn it on in the AM. That's adequate to work there.  I could have spent thousands on a built-in Mini-split unit or I thought about a window AC (not allowed in my village). This "portable" is not used all the time, so it's perfect for my needs.  At first I vented this successfully through a side window.... OK but too long exhaust hose and blocked some daylight.  Now I've poked a hole through the garage back wall, installed a 6" screened wall vent hood (from Amazon), and vent A/C with shortest hose straight out.  Since I don't use the A/C all the time I'm not seeing too much water accumulation and haven't yet connected the water hose.
4671076
excellent product. tiny A/C unit, cold air output.