Portable Air Conditioner Review (HONEST) - The DeLonghi Pinguino
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- Hello everyone this is an honest review of the DeLonghi Pinguino Portable Air Conditioner.
I bought the DeLonghi Pinguino Portable Air Conditioner in this video from Walmart for $500. I found this air conditioner easy to use, easy to move around and easy to install but that is where the good news ends. The Pinguino Portable Air Conditioner is LOUD and it's cooling performance is mediocre at best. It is rated at 11,500 BTU and for 500 sq ft.
If you're shopping for a new portable air conditioner I would highly suggest skipping this model. Spending a little bit more money and finding a PAC that is much quieter and has a more powerful cooling capacity if you have a large space such as a living room to cool would be a prudent decision.
Please let me know in the comments below what air conditioner you have and how it works as I am looking for a new and better one. If you have the DeLonghi Pinguino Portable Air Conditioner and like it I don't believe you so don't waste your time telling me how great it is because you are delusional.
#PortableAirConditioner #DeLonghi #HONESTREVIEW
Appreciate the honest review. Genuine and to the point .Need more youtubers like you.
Thank you so much for the comment! Really appreciate it!
I have a Panquino and they are much quieter then normal portable ACs. Of course, it’s almost double the price but for bedroom or nursery and it works great.
Nice. Great recommendation thank you
Dude, do more reviews..you are a natural!
Ha ha thank you so much!! Your comment is exactly what I needed to hear I bailed on this channel because I wasn't a giant success overnight classic. But I'm back sassier than ever and ready to rip terrible products and new one. Have an awesome day and thanks again!!!
Can't imagine going through this heatwave without some form of a/c. Thanks for the review!
You're welcome thank you for the comment!!
Got mine from rocky ridge Walmart Calgary represent!
Hope it works better for you than it did for me!
I had 4 wall mounted Mitsubishi units fitted.3 12000 btu and 1 9000 btu .Awesome .
I love your candid review!
Thank you Kevin! Really appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment
Thanks for "keeping it real" honest review. WE just got one today, thinking well maybe it will do the job, the wheel fell off while just taking it out of the box= back to the store it was. Went with LG for same price similar specs, fingers crossed. 🤣 We have Delonghi toaster that has been workign for years...I'll stick to their toasters.
I call it peice of $500 decrappi 💩
I am on my 4th summer with our Delonghi and it works great with no issues and actually keeps around 500 sq ft pretty comfortable. I have the Pinguino.
Put on heat mirrors on the windows- they are quite simple and efficient- I'm living in an attic flat-outside 32 C and 26 C inside with the heat mirrors.
That would make a world of a difference. Using roll down bamboo shades on the outside now. Looks horrible and the place is a dark dungeon but at least it's cool
I was going to get one of these until I viewed your BRILLIANTLY HONEST review. THANK YOU -
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment, really appreciate it! Happy to hear you went with a different model I am certain you will get more value for your money from that decision.
Not the brightest tool in the box are you...
I just bought this AC and happen to have the same type of windows as you. I bought it from Costco then went to Walmart to buy some "Deluxe Clear Vinyl Covering" and some double sided poster tape. Just like putting plastic on your windows for winter, I then cut a hole for the tube and secured it to the plastic tube with duct tape. Working great so far, I was able to make it air tight by duct taping from both sides.
I'll have to try wrapping the hose in some sort of insulator, definitely didn't think about that.
Nice video man.
Thank you! Awesome advice, much smarter and professional looking than my setup!
Wrapping the hose helps a lot. Bought a new danby unit from Costco this year and the hose comes double insulated...works so much better.
The actual methods of classifying how big of a space AC units can handle (and how they measure the dB) is rètarded at best. It assumes there are little/no things causing the heat to rise and nigh 100% isolation which isn't realistic in the slightest. Here's a few pointers that might improve your situation if you have this problem again:
1. Allow for more airflow for the AC. Your pipe "blanket fort" is clearly blocking the intake in some shots.
2. Elevate the AC on a table and compress the tube leading outside. The less surface area to leak heat the better.
3. Make sure it's absolutely level when operating. Otherwise, your compressor doesn't work as well and might even break.
4. Don't bother with internal tapestries, they do absolutely fucking nothing. You have to block the outside with something like cardboard, towels or aluminum foil. Alternatively, buy & put on some fancy protective UV window wrap.
5. Close off any rooms and even hallways you are not actively in.
😂 I agree with you 100%. Brilliant tips thank you so much! I can absolutely see elevating it this summer so the exhaust is a straight shot out the window working WAY better. Genius!!
Yup totally agree. It's all about blocking the solar load. My house is super old and the insulation is garbage. You bang on, pick a room to make livable and sacrifice the rest. This year I'm going to make tinfoil/cardboard sunshades for the heat of the day. Thank you for the insightful comment!! This is going to not only help me but anyone else who reads it. Cheers for this!!!
Greetings from Europe1 Two tricks on top of some already very useful comments:
1) Do not underspec with an AC for your room. If your room has a specific area, you should get an AC unit made for at least that area, preferably more. AC unit performance decreases non-linearly with room size if they are underspecced.
2) For your room configuration, you can get a window sealing kit for little more than a tenner. Rather than spending hundreds of dollars on a slightly more efficient AC unit, the biggest savings can be made by applying them to windows of the rooms you'll be using your AC unit in. All except the hook and loop tape can be removed on a day-to-day basis.
Thank you!
This has got to be the funniest review I've seen. You've got a unit that is rated for a smaller room, used in a larger room. Then use pillows to stuff the window on a hot day. But hey, 6 outta 10!
That grade sure takes me back. You're not a grade 9 Catholic school math teacher are you? Those are a hard lot to impress as well. Thank you for the comment either way, have a good one!
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@@MAMreviews69 mean hes not wrong though lol you definately dont have that thing installed correctly and it does make a difference.
This dude has jackleg written all over him.
got the same unit in a similar condition room but my room is completeley insulated from the door and the windows are completely insulated also, i managed to get comfy 68 to 70 F at day and 64 to 66 F at night
It has been my experience that windows as large as yours must be covered well to keep out the heat. Even some simple blackout curtains would make a huge difference in inside temperature.
Absolutely. These old picture windows are hell in the summer. Started covering them in the outside with bamboo shades like the neighbors and it's a lot better. Also got a new Danby unit this summer that is amazing and keeps up. 20 degrees consistent now no problem
i suggest you use a radiant barrier on the windows which will be even better than a blackout curtain
Perfect review, love your decor
Thank you!
I love how your review of the AC shows you sweating buckets in your t-shirt 😂😂😂
Was going to change the shirt...but then thought, probably says things better than I can...
i dont have any problem with this air condicioner. is quiet and so cooler. recently bought
Thanks for bringing balance to this review with your comment
Nice
I have 14000 btu model and it cools my living room just fine you have to take the sq of the room seriously with these types of units because they under perform their advertised power mine was rated for 700sq and my living room is only about 300sq it also makes a big difference if your rooms are not well insulated
Just a quick reference - I’ve been home for 20 min max temp in my a little over 100sqft bedroom has gone from 28 to 23.5
Sweet!
The problem with these are the two BTU ratings. The small one is the accurate number.
First thing I did was go out and get pipe insulation from home Depot and wrap the hose then reinforced it with duct tape and mine works great gets my family room which 500 square feet down to 72 during the day and 67 at night!!!!
That's a very intelligent thing to do with the pipe insulation and in my opinion an absolute necessity. Guarantee it looks and probably works better than my ghetto blanket setup too. You're getting excellent cooling out of your unit, I suspect the reason I didn't was because my place is really old and poorly insulated. The window seals are gone, the attic insulation is packed down etc etc. Thank you kindly for sharing your experience with it.
How do you find the noise from it? Noticeable or ok? Just curios if I was overly sensitive. Just bought a Tosot and it's much quieter but it was 35% more expensive...
Cheers Robert -Jamie
@@MAMreviews69 it's a little loud but I get use to it it's about 12ft away from where we sit and watch tv. One thing I can add is we have a ceiling fan going on medium speed and that helps also it adds about $30- 35 to our electricity bill a month during the summer!!
@@robertandel7802 A ceiling fan would be a godsend! I should have added in the video that I have to run two floor fans to circulate air in my place in order for it to keep the room cool, otherwise there are hot spots all over. Thank you for reminding me to add that!
Is the extra $30-35 a month extra just for the ceiling fan or with the a/c? asking because I'm cringing at what mine will be running the two fans and the ac 24/7 for a week straight. Our utility in the city ENMAX takes full advantage of situations like these. I'm anticipating an extra $100 for this month easy. Thanks again for your insightful comments, much appreciated! -Jamie
@@MAMreviews69 Hi that $30-35 is for the portable air conditioner our electricity bill is usually $90-100 a month and it's $138 for the May 15 thru June 15 might be a little more for July August but last year the largest bill was July $147!!
@@robertandel7802 Thank you so much for that info. That is more reasonable than what I was expecting! Hopefully ours isn't too much more. Should find out in a couple of days. Thanks again!
I purchased the same unit from HSN it’s terrible. The air flow hose gets extremely hot. Doesn’t cool my small bedroom. I have to keep the hose on to constantly drain the water.
Excellent point about the water!! Yes it was insane how much water came out of this thing I had it draining into a 4 l milk jug which totally overflowed during the night and warped the absolute crap out of my hardwood floor. Thank you for the comment hope you were able to find a better unit
She’s loud as shit it’s true. You definitely got a big room there for this kind of unit and it’s way better if you have a horizontal sliding window. I like mine because it’s like you said, It’s better than heat stroke. I’m down in Southern California and lived in the same house for 35years and we never had AC, all of a sudden it seemed like the weather changed and when it’s hot its out of control so we picked up a couple of these for the house.
100% man, that room is way to big to get cooled off by a little unit like this, I didn't understand that at the time of filming. It did take the edge off though. Hopefully this summer isn't so crazy, I can't imagine what it's like living in SoCal without AC! You're a legend. I'd be screwed. Thanks a lot for your comment and stay cool this summer!!
My home office is only ~200sqf and my DeLonghi (the same model) has to keep running to just make it at 76 degree. No less than that. Regarding the noise, I've never compared with other ACs, but it's definitely not quite. I cannot work in the room if I don't wear a noise cancelling headphone. I'll return.
Thank you for your comment Haitao
Delonghi seems to be a hit or miss. I mean mine and my sister's work great, but my nephew and other sister ended up with duds. Leaked water, frozen coils and more and they used it according to the manual. Go figure.
What's up fellow frying humans. Hope you're keeping cool under this heat dome shit. Can anyone tell me what is the best portable air conditioner for under $1000 is? Something high powered and quiet preferably. Thanks in advance! -JJ
id recommend the lg lp1419ivsm since it is a 14,000 btu with 10,000 SACC btu, it will cool your room faster and work more efficiently. though if you can get a window ac it would be much better. also keep in mind that almost all portable air conditioners will be fairly loud.
@@andrewgonzalez7089 Got a 14kbtu tosot that is so much better. A lot quieter and more powerful. Produces 10x more water tho!
A good honest review.
A good AC takes 50 Celsius to 22 Celsius within an hour. Its basically a fridge blowing out cold air 5 Celsius with a fan. It should cool the air.Delonghi make fridges so they know what their doing. Its a bad air conditioner.
Purchased: August 2022 - still works GREAT! th-cam.com/users/postUgkxxsUnXhGsSJLim_XnMHyQK0u3XVaW-CGn I live in a studio and during the summer it gets scorching hot - really old building with no ac units. I can’t express how EASY it was to install.This unit has been a life savior during the summer and some days during other seasons where it can still be a bit warm at night. In this small place is my friend, a husky, poodle mix and myself. We need AC - lolI don’t use the dehumidifier option - I’m not sure if it will leak in my house, since I did not install the small draining hose that came with it. May look into it late but I don’t worry about much humidity in the apartment.I don’t understand why the negative reviews since all things mentioned, I personally did not find issues with. Definitely worth it!
you have to insulate the window with the hose go to a hardware store and invest $50 and then you can expect better performance from the air conditioner and cool down to 5 and 6 degrees so the window is open and it doesn't get colder in the room
Ah dammit! I did it wrong!
I have the same but mine is not noisy. And I freeze in a 16x16 room
Lucky! Wanna trade? 😉
it was so HOT in Vancouver ... portable ACs are sold out everywhere.... I'm so stressed cuz i can't buy any right now.
I feel for you brother, can't imagine trying to live without a/c during the heat wave you had in BC, was bad enough in AB! I just got a Tosot model off the costco.ca website, it's a lot quieter than this one...seems to work about the same tho. Better than nothing. Hope you find a unit soon man, we're definitely going to see more hot weather like that in the coming months. Try ordering one online if you can. Have a good one!
Is it me or is the room your using it in OPEN PLAN ???
If it isnt your doors should be closed , if it is open plan then thats why its hardly doing anything.
Portable ac units apparently work best in CLOSED rooms and so on , with the correct btu aswell.
First of all, the 300zxTT is one of the sweetest cars to ever come out of Japan. Do you have one?!
Second of all, I agree with you completely. Ended up moving the unit to the bedroom, at least I could sleep in comfort. My house is shitty, the insulation is toast and asking any ac to cool it off is probably ridiculous.
That being said there are better units.
Thanks for you comment
Not gonna work well if you're cooling a room bigger than it's rated for.
How do you drain the thing? 5th vid and nobody explains that.
Thanks though, the window install gave me some ideas. :-)
My conclusion having one of these myself, it is so GD loud! But I am cooling a space smaller than what the maximum recommended square footage is, not 100 over and it’s cold. Starts at 84 degrees inside my place and 76 degrees outside, in little time the temp is down to 75 inside and can take it below 70 over a few hours. Always cool less space with AC not more, otherwise you just overheat the unit, stressing to premature failure.
Thank you for your comment!
You say that it's loud but I can't hear it, it's sounds like a loud fan which is to expected. Thanks for reviewing though, appreciate it.
mine is DeLonghi PAC A120E very very quet
how much monthly energy consumption in dollars?
Relatively low. A rough calculation last summer was between $25/30 per month with it running 14hours per day. That's a useless figure unfortunately because I have no idea what I was paying per kilowatt hour but hopefully that gives you a rough idea.
If you wore tighter shorts it might be cooler in there
For a bedroom it’s an amazing air condition- we have used ours 3 years in an up stairs with horrible insulation and it’s insanely hot everywhere but in the room- we sleep in. 62 degree room all nite because this thing works/ but only for an enclosed bedroom- a large room- but anything open - I couldn’t see it doing much of anything
Exactly. It was decent in my bedroom as well. Albeit a bit noisy but you learn to sleep through it. It doesn't cycle as much as some units that wake you up every 45 mins.
Sounds like an airflow noise. So it is silent. You can't avoid airflow in devices where the air should literally flow. It is not brand-related. Maybe the sound isolation of the body of the device could reduce it a bit.
Thanks for the video!
I have an AC portable ...outside is 35 Celsius...and the room temperature is 29 ..when I turn the AC on ...in 1 hour temperature drop 26 degree...If I will run it all day long I thing I will have 16 degree. I measured the temperature at the pont of 13 degree blow unit
Right now I'm looking at this unit to get. I'm from UK and it is displayed at £609.99. I was going to get it but now I have seen your blunt and honest review I 'm going to do a u turn on this. The fact that you are sweating and you're within close vicinity of the unit is also telling me to keep my money in my account and look at other units available. Sorry you waste your money😐
Thank you for the comment! It's better than nothing but if you have other options I'd definitely check other units out first. The noise was insane and the air was just cool...
looks hot!
Man, we aren't used to the scorchers up here in Canada eh. I only put a shirt on to film the review. We've just been laying around naked. Hard to work from home under these conditions I get road rage walking to the washroom.
Lmao thanks for the video! This dude is hilarious
I can see you are sweating.You should get some tint on your window as well Just to reduce heat going through
You are 100% correct. The place I'm renting is super old and heats up like an oven, this year I'm going to hang space blankets on the outside of the windows to reflect the sun during the most intense hours. Tinting the windows would be best but the landlord is super cheap he won't even spring for cheap paint and the last coat the walls got was about 20 years ago (not joking). Thank you for the comment! Stay cool this summer
Can confirm. This model works ok but is extremely noisy
Thank you for backing me up on this one Mr. Allen. Incase the DeLonghi people launch a counter TH-cam assault and start mudslinging
Thanks for this Review! .. and Hello from a Fellow Calgarian... Man.. the HEAT... gross...
anyhow... i have the UPPER SCALE model of exact Brand.. i had the 500 Square foot... Garbage..
then i got the 700 Sq ft model... GARBAGE....
NOISE.... holeeeeee... and .. in your vid.. your's seemed whisper quiet compared to mine.. (might just be how your mic etc set up.. cause. i DO believe you !!)
mine has the deLonghi " whisper quiet technology " ... lol that is a joke...
my ears actually HURT from the noise... the whisper quiet thing ( if its a thing ) only cuts in when it shuts down ( off ) lol
and is has some sort of ECO-Real Feel thing.. another joke!
= i KNOW Calgary is mad right now with heat.. but you think one of these would do at least SOME of what they say..
my whole apt is under 600 Sq feet, and this unit i have is supposed to be for 700 ( amazon- the black unit )
and i can only survive somewhat ' cool' temperature when i curtain off the living room ( 10 x 14 feet ) and thats with ALL the one window blocked off from ANY sunlight and it vented outside... and covered the tubing like you have ( smart guy! ) and its still ridiculous... and in order to sleep with it.. i have to wear EAR PLUGS!!
-totally returning mine...
- im so sick of companies with their " CLAIMS" of stuff working...This is why i almost ALWAYS shop at Amazon cause at least you can return almost Hassle Free All the time !
thanks for the review.. and hope you guys get to cool off soon too!
supposed to Rain today.. man.. i am doing the Rain dance! hehe Cheers!
Thanks for the comment, much appreciated!! Awesome you're from Calgary too, so you get it completely, this heat wave is unreal. Super gross heat brother. Been in Calgary a long time and this is the most intense it's ever been.
Good to know the other models are just as bad and you found it to be super noisy as well. You are absolutely right my lav mic actually made it seem way quieter than it is...nice when something (the mic) works properly as advertised ha ha! I figured no one would probably see the video so I didn't mention it in the editing that the mic cut down on the noise. I had to sleep with ear plugs as well and returned this one to Walmart today...the Tosot 700sqft one I ordered from Costco just arrived today. Seems quieter but don't have to use it right now thanks to that wicked storm that just rolled through! This new one was $250 more but it's worth it to be able to sleep and watch tv with the ac on!
Yeah man, absolutely. All the reviews on the Delonghi I read said it was great...my ass! So frustrating when the claims and reviews are bogus. That's why I made this review, it works better than nothing I guess...but like you said you have to block off all sunlight for it to work at all.
Anyways thanks again for taking the time to leave that comment and your experience with it too, really appreciate it! Hope we can save other people the hassle and disappointment of buying this thing and then having to return it. Hope you find a decent unit before the next heat wave and are able to stay cool man. Have a good one! -Jamie
You purchased the wrong model - the one you want is a EX100. It's the most efficient, quietest model they make. Not quite as great as the LG dual inverter portable but it's the best Pinguino available.
Awesome thank you so much for that I ended up returning this one but it's almost heat Wave season here again so I'll be looking into the one you recommended that I can't see the name of right now because the reply window is blocking it thank you so much for the comment really appreciate it hope you have an awesome day!
@@MAMreviews69 My pleasure. If you're in the states, get the LG dual inverter portable. In the UK/ EU it's the Delonghi Pinguino EX100 only. None of the other models are as efficient (630 Watts).
Mine works great just leaks all over and not through the tubing
That sucks about the leaking! Try placing it in a kiddy pool
I used a storage bin and placed bricks around it
😂😂😂 oh so funny 😆
Aim to please 😉
thank you and please clean your place
"I know what you might be thinking, this guy's an idiot." Honestly, after listening to him, seeing his place and his jackleg setup I came to that exact conclusion. However, since almost all idiots have no clue they're idiots and this guy apparently does, I just can't say for sure one way or the other.
I just lay in my bathtub in cold water
A lot quieter and cheaper!
thought this was a bad joke.
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He's wrong, my em370 is keeping my 450 sq feet room cold, I insulated my 2 1/2 windows in my bedroom, insulated my exhaust hose with a pair of thinsulated sweat pants, cut off the leg part and placed them over the hose, and no heat escape from the hose, and I run this EM370 on 70 degrees allday and night on a hot humid day and the thermometer in my room reads 70. When it arrived, ups had it laying on it side, idiots!!!! I waited a week before I took it out of the box and hook it up just to be on the safe side, being on it side can ruining the unit.
Dude. I know it's hot, but.....Pants. Please. BTW, I have a Delonghi and it started leaking buckets of water when the summer humidity hit. No good in the South.
🤣🤣 man I'm so surprised you're the first person who commented on the short shorts. Oh dude the same thing happened to me it leaked so much water onto the hardwood floor in my bedroom and warped the living s*** out of the wood it overflowed a 4 l container I had it draining into in like a couple hours it was unbelievable and that is in Calgary where the humidity is super low I can't imagine what would happen in the south....
@@MAMreviews69 Also, if you tried calling DeLonghi customer service you get some flippant rep who blames leakage on the humidity and then tries rushing you off the phone. Uh, humidity is one of the things you need addressed in an a/c unit, so thanks a lot (not)! No help there, but thanks for your $$$$ :-/ This year I bought a window a/c that handles the humidity and works like a charm! Sorry about the damage you were dealt with DeLonghi.
that room is way too big for the wattage
Mabe if you close the window
Tried that, however the exhaust going back into the house was problematic. Kind of a lose lose.
I should have saw this first. Super loud and the cold air blows warm air most of the time. It tripped the breaker until I found an outlet that didn't have anything on it. Do a hard pass on this model
Doesn't sound loud lol. Plus you bought the wrong size
Sure does a lot of cursing he forgot to say it comes with a fucking remote
😅😂 touche Brian!!
Look at your setup ya tipper. Go get a split system.
ok, I will!
By the looks of ya it doesn't work that well
Ha ha man, I was sweating like a Biden near a playground. I need 3 of these to keep the place cool!
LOL you bought the wrong brand. Not all portable A/C's are equal. Conway is really good.
nice fire hazard
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and your window is not even correct
This airconditioning is way to weak for the room
Too large a room
Agree. That room sucked.
I didn't even have to hear anything you said , just seeing how hella sweaty your shirt looks, I'd say this AC is shit Lol
Ha ha yeah sometimes a picture speaks better than any words! I think you made the right decision if you decided on another model. Thank you kindly for taking the time to leave a comment! Much appreciated
What ever you do don't buy a De'Longhi Portable Air Conditioner they are pure garbage. I made the error and got two and I'm taking both of them to the dump they only lasted 6 months before showing the PF error. I can't buy parts, they won't fix... I'm out $1600 dollars..
Buys an air con that has lower spec than the size of room > makes a bad review? lmfao. get off youtube bro
Your rooms are all open plan and doors open. To cool a room you have to contain the unit within the room.
Buy 14.000BTU )))😂😂😂
how much monthly energy consumption in dollars?
$25/30 per month