(1 YEAR REVIEW) black & decker “portable air conditioner” 12000 btu
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- Here's our summary of the pros and cons of this design (including the remote control features).
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similar but smaller unit: amzn.to/3jbwnMA
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I have an LG. Had it almost 10 years. Works great. Takes up about a 1foot x 1 foot space. Easy to install. Almost 0 maintenance and no heavy lifting to get it in a window. I am handicapped so this works great.
LG. Takes up about a 1foot x 1 foot space..........I'm curious about this LG, especially about its size and its capability, seems like it'can be used in a tent! Would U kindly give me its model? Thanks in advance.
@@napman99 No, I don't live in a tent.
@@dawnmurphy7488 I don't live in a tent neither (I do when I go camping)! But the size is so small that I thought it should be able to be powered by Big power bank (Jackery, Big Blue...etc that have 200 watt +) in a tent. Thanks anyway, I'm sure I can find out of this particular model when I research at LG.
I LOVE my portable B&D unit. It keeps a 650 sq room very cold. And yes I would put a wall unit in if I had widows for it on this room . I love this unit!!!
I have one of these and I've also had a window unit. I like this much better than the window unit. It cools a lot better.
Good unbiased comments... Of course a pro for the portable unit is that it`s portable . I would create a window attachment for another room like a bedroom at night so it would be easy to move the unit to another room as needed.
We are first time home buyers and our 1929 home has no central ac. We are using one of these on each floor and keeps things comfortable! This video was super helpful for installing! We probably would get window units going forward but I do love these!!
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window units are more for small sliding windows, if you got ones that you push outwards to open, you probably have to remove that window, if you have that window abit elevated from the wall, where glass in under the window, i would feel it would crush it and that supports wont b easy
if you have a house, mini-split units are the way to go
The purpose of the portable ac is for you to move it where you need it. So if you want an ac that sits in just one place then get a diff unit
well if you dont want the unit for long and will soon rid it and want it easy to deinstall, yea
@@peppermeat8059 guud engrish
@@mikegreene8461 you mean grammar?
@@peppermeat8059 Leave my Grandma out of it.
@@mikegreene8461 what? how old are you?
Mine is a Lexent. It cools my bedroom in about half an hour. It drops it at least 10-12 degrees. Absolutely love it.
Your one of the lucky ones,enjoy
oh yes i see its very expensive, is it a double hose?
I like the 12000btu window ones by GE or Fridgidaire. Those things are heavy but like you said all of the heat is all on the outside of the window. I have a Portable Toshiba 12000 btu AC unit that i just bought and it works great as of right now. Gets the room from 80 or maybe 81 all the way down to 70. Next year i will probably buy a window AC unit like i previously mentioned. A 12000btu window AC unit would turn my room into a fridge which would be great👍
I wish I had found your video sooner! I bought an LG 6000, but your instructions are better for my unit than what I found from LG. Your adapters look just like mine. I found the hardest part was threading the adapters onto the flexible hose at both ends. I really wanted to watch someone do this, and that is what I value the most about your video, but it is all excellent. I'm a 68-year-old woman, so lifting a window style A/C in and out for the seasons was not an option for me. The LG I bought does come with security latches. I loved what you did with the foam insulation.
My central air outside fan stopped spinning, so I replaced the capacitor, but that did not fix it, so this was an affordable alternative. It will be nice to have a backup, even after I get the central air fixed. Thanks for this! Great job!
Do these cool a room well. My central ac has a refrigerant leak in its suction hose and won't hold any refrigerant at all and the ac tech said that they would need to run a new suction line through attic and they want 1200 dollars to do that. So I'm asking you if these kinds of a portable acs do actually cool a room well? Thanks in advance
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@@AaronHatcher Yes they do cool a room and they are a lot cheaper to run. Go to Big Lots and buy the sun blocking curtains they have two pair in a package for $20-$25 which work great to shield the sun. I have these curtains throughout and I have a fan blowing from the living room where the window unit is into the hallway which keeps the first floor nice and cool.
@@AaronHatcher Portables are the least efficient a/c units. Window ones are a step up and split systems are the most efficient plus they give zone control and are super quiet.
I’m with you. I’m a 74 year old woman and couldn’t do a window one. Also I couldn’t get on end threaded do just put it out of window. My windows open outwards so it was all a bit tricky. So worth it though. UK.
I've had one of these in my garage for two years, a garage with no windows. I bought it used and it works great. Recently when the AC in the camper broke down I put this in it temporarily and it worked great. I love these things, especially for spaces with either no windows or no "traditional" windows. I recently bought a second one.
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Is it possible to use it without a window? Someone told me that I had to put it out a window or it wasn’t safe? Inclement come to TH-cam for answers I hope you can help 🙏 what is the consequences of not having it vent outside?
@@VioletHeyoka No. The vent sends out hot air so if it wasn't vented to the outside the machine would be blowing cold air out the front and hot air out the back, defeating the purpose of cooling a space. It doesn't have to be a window. I cut a hole in a wall and put mine in the garage and I cut a hole in the floor and to vent one I put in a camper. Good luck with yours.
How big did the bill jump per month?
@@SplashJA I haven't noticed it jumping at all.
Excellent video. Very much appreciated. Love the foam tip. Thank you so much.
I have a Hunter and that portable A/C runs like a champ!
Toshiba makes one identical to that but the tube you do not have to thread in its already got a ring attachment that Clips on to the attachment that Clips onto the air conditioner and when you want to take it down or out it dismantles very quick and easy by just pushing on the clips with a hose connection in hose dismantles everything comes off and you can put it up for the season and comes with remote timer sleep mode and you can't angle your vent electronically with the remote or why it runs it remotely goes back and forth on its own so it's not just facing the one direct Direction it goes up and down towards the ceiling back towards waist level so you can either have it on one set angle or you can let it run on its own and it blows back and forth from the ceiling all the way down to waist level check it out it's a really good machine
Love the window exit for the hot air, a good place to enter the house if you forget your keys!!
Just check under the odd rock by the front door. 😉
I bought one in April '22 as well because I knew this year was going to be HOT. Mine is a Toshiba, and the Black and Decker appears to be a rebadged Toshiba. Everything is the same including the remote, except the control buttons on the unit are colored differently for the B&D branding. It cools a room well enough, but forget about sleeping in that room when its on. Its LOUD.
remember, the fan and compressors are LOUD, when i was at this house tent place for 2 days it had an ac, it didnt cool the tent well enough, because no insulation, the air handler is quiet but the evaporater is buzzy, whenever my parents ac is on the outside unit is super quiet, Samsung, if there ever a samsung portable ac, maybe its compressor will be more quiet
I’ve had Toshiba, Black&Decker, and Midea.
The Midea wins out by far. Something about that hose, it intakes from the outside instead of the room. Keeps our 400sq ft master room at 63degrees all night in the Texas heat. My central air was costing too much for the entire upper floor. This works faster and costs less.
I wonder why this guy is complaining about not having a window unit when this portable unit is specifically made to move around! The window units are stationary… They are completely different categories of machines. It’s almost like eating an apple and complaining that you’re not eating an orange… Get the orange if you want it!
These units are almost perfect for what they do. The maker of this video was complaining about this portable unit with its compressor inside which make the unit work harder because of the extra heat…so? Bottom line: if taken care of these machines will last 5 to 10+ years without any problems. These are absolutely solid machines and they’re work horses! They will run forever. And the best part is they will quickly cool a 500-700 square foot room (depending on BTU model) with a comparable quality of a modern luxury hotel room. And that’s not an exaggeration!
Those units also create a draft on your home since they only have an out hose, this draft will constantly being in warm moist outside air into the house/structure.
You answered all my questions. Thank you
I got one of these for my birthday for my hot master bedroom. It cools like a freezer, but is so loud when it somes on, and pops the circuit if there are other fans on that circuit. Otherwise I will enjoy the summer more knowing I have a freezer in my room that cools within a few minutes.
Excellent set up for the portable AC unit. Good job 👍
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The compressor in mine stopped turning on after a month of getting it...just in time for the 30 day return window to close up. All it does is blow out warm air. When it did work it was amazing.
I have one just like this. Got 2 months ago and I love it. Thank you!
How cold does it keep your room please
Does it cool in 100 degrees weather
My unit is a Black and Decker 12,000BTU and I love it! I have central AC but use this to save electricity (1000w vs 2300w). Portability is the main MAIN reason I bought a...portable unit. I could run mine in a tent if I needed to. I have a small house (1200sqf) and this makes most of the house comfortable, with the living room getting cold. Fans do the job and use 120w combined.
My goal is also to use this when they play shenanigans this coming summer here in Kalifornia with power. I have 7200 w of battery storage so I can run this 3/4 of the day, allowing for recharging via sun and duel-fuel generator.
surely the central system would get down to temperature quicker, so you'd be running it for a shorter period of time and therefore use less electricity?
@@darrenbrooks7108 For sure likely if you wanted to get to a fairly cold level. My central AC stays on for hours due to poor insulation in this pre-1975 house. This portable unit stays on much of the day to maintain a comfortable level of coolness when the outside temp is below 85 degrees.
My main use is for power outages. Kalifornia will have more brown outs and blackouts this year.
@@winstonsmiths2449 ah I see :)
I'm in the same boat! 1960's house in central FL, my poor central air just can't keep up. And frankly I'm tired of cooling the entire house at night just to keep the bedroom at a tolerable sleeping temp. Just took delivery of this 12,000BTU and looking forward to installing tonight!
I'm in SoCal and we're just coming out of a heatwave that was brutal. I don't have ac but will never be without it again. I'll buy a portable ac.
I recommend cutting two 1x1 inch pieces of wood to for in the window frame from the top of the open sash to the top of the window opening. Just a little security.
Wow dude, great review, thank you!
On my Polo Cool just cut a considerable length off that hose so it takes up less room and you can push the unit closer to the window.
It means there is less hose to heat up.
This is awesome video, thank you this is a great explanation. I'm a new homeowner and had no idea how to do it. Thanks
It’s a good video.
one guy in the comments said he got a free double hose on craigslist for 100 dollars cuz he didnt know how to use it and thought it was broken, some people will lie to you about it to get something expensive for free!
I have this same unit. Going on a few years now. Mine is 8k btu. It works as the first day I had it. It cools a 600 sq foot room. During 100 plus days it gets the room down to mid 70’s fairly easy. I wrapped the exhaust hose up with an insulated cover. You do not feel any heat coming from the unit any longer. It was a great investment. If I bought again I would invest in a 10 or 12k btu bc I like moving it around to larger rooms. Fans do the trick in the meantime. Good review.
first they cool the air than they such it out the window 👎every Crack your house has worm air will get suck in because of the horrible vacuum this fuckers created
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Is your unit still working well
No I got rid of it If you have the window space for a window one they are much better A 800 BTU air conditioning will do the same area as one of these 1500 BTU And you will save a lot on hydro Here's a TH-cam video that explains it a bit better of how these units work
th-cam.com/video/AELtJfDvkuc/w-d-xo.html
My hoa won’t let me have window units or o would have a window unit already.and I know how the portables work
@@zenozero913 OK ok hope you're not paying your hydro bills I'm not sure if you're considering buying one but if you do the ones with 2 hoses are much more efficient
When heat vawes are couple of weeks in summer and you can storage it under your table, most of its problems are solvet. Removing moisture can be just as important as cooling the air.
I have one when my ac went out. The thing I can’t put an ac window unit thanks to HOA so this worked great for me.
I HAVE ONE AND THIS WORKS GREAT. JUST LIKE ANY AIR
I've had this unit for about a year and it's held up well for me. Mine is 14000 BTU heat pump that provides heat in the winter. If you only want AC though I agree, a window unit is better for you. I've gone off of fossil fuels for heat so I love this unit that can both cool and heat for me.
@Brodie...do I need kit for window conected for heating or I can unplug it from window?
@@anakavano8220 Yes, you still need to use the window kit. When you use heat mode, it blows the cold air outside.
Don't like these at all. I ditched this for a mini split never looked back.
@@elixier33 mini splits are awesome if you can use one. Unfortunately for those in apartments, these portable AC's are about all you can use.
Mine does too
You might want to wrap some reflectix around the big exhaust hose to cutdown on the heat it projects. These units are great for basements with the smaller windows
get a casement ac unit silly..
great idea!!
Window tract locks are cheap and easy to adjust. They prevent the window from being opened more. I used them on all windows for extra security.
I was referring to a remote control for t u enjoy on off type of temperature etc. Thanks
Im using the same one for supplemental ac, our house ac is too small and when its over 100 degrees f it cant keep the back room cool. So i just have to maintain the balance. Perfect for this purpose
@3:00 - actually the tubing that is included is for the dehumidifier function of the unit.
Curious if these can be used in a window that’s not covered by a porch. I’m concerned about rain/sprinklers either getting in the exhaust vent or getting in the window if I fail to seal it perfectly during installation.
Very intuitive ❤
I have the two hose unit so it doesn't suffer like the single hose models. Also, I only use mine for power loss and I can tell you it keeps a 400 square foot room very cool. Go for the two hose unit.
if the power goes out what do u plug it into to use it. i was looking for something for a hurricane for wks. maybe a powerstation battery to go with it
@@marksmith5468 I have a portable generator that I plug into the house wiring with a generator outlet and lockout switch that disconnects the main outside power first. This is the only safe and legal way to do it. With LED lights your home draws very little once the A/C, stove, water heater and dryer are not running. You can be very comfortable, use the microwave and refrigerator too. a battery unit would run for an hour or two max and a generator can be had for the same money or less. Mine would use less than 5 gallons a day and five, five gallon cans are plenty for any events.
@@scottdenhamrealestate7716 …but who’s bragging…
@@mrgoggles1963 Just trying to help. You don't live in South Florida without a hurricane plan. A few random power outages spoils a lot of food when you think it will never go out. One other thing the video said was he never empties the water. Down here I have it attached to a five gallon bucket which after a few days starts to get really full.
@Jay Lakhani I use a Arctic King AKPD-12ER4 12,000 BTU unit. The two hoses are 6" round each. I'm sure you could use it every day but mine is just used for power outage or Main A/C problems (none yet.) With hurricanes it's just when not if.
I had to get one for my camper. Window is a crank and I have to Jimmy rig a contraption to stick in the window so it will stay.
We put the weather strip on the window then shut it. Also put the attachments on the hose before attaching to the ac first. I don't like our window unit because it hangs out the window.
thanks for sharing good knowledge
Last but not least gray video was not trying to knock the video at all I was very happy to see a video on this type of unit thumbs up good job
The #1 best thing you can do to improve one of these units is to Insulate the heck out of that exhaust hose.
Ours was reading 170 degrees uninsulated and 98 degrees with the insulation.
170 degrees?? Shoot you could slow roast a pork in that hose
I have a LG portable air conditioner and it does okay but I think window ac units are really probably the better choice for more efficient cooling a room. I've noticed when the temperature and humidity are really high the portable ac units struggle to cool off a room.
Purchase a portable dehumidifier... I usually set the timer for 4 hours before I wake up then turn the AC unit on you'll thank me later
@@juniorjr.427My dehumidifier blows out hot air, good for cold damp basements, but not helpful for a hot muggy room.
@@juniorjr.427 yeah those things are 100-500 dollars for them, ni
@@peppermeat8059 a lot of stores will sell you refurbished ones around $200... and you can find them on sale a lot
@0:36 - a lot of people make the mistake of threading it turning clockwise when it needs to be threaded counter-clockwise.
Great Video What I don't like about them is the Noise level makes it hard to sleep. I've been told a more expensive inverter portable air conditioner is much quieter
yeah, they have speeds set, not buzzing, im guessing thats why that tent house ac was loud because it was a non inverter, getting an inverter portable is very expensive, rather get a window unit tho, i heard of the u shaped midea window unit, its so affordable! i feel you must get it since its an inverter and more efficient,
You can also control your tent I didn't hear mention being able to control your temp on the Toshiba you can take it down to like 59 I think maybe lower but even so 59 is very cold
i dont know why you cant go colder on a unit, a fridge can go to the negatives, im guessing it freezes the coils and blows the air out, or just continously runs
Great review..
Thank you very much ..This is a really good instruction video ..I have no choice ..have to use this kind ..id rather take up space than sweat and not be able to sleep this summer ...:)
There's a motor inside that splashes the condensed water around, and thats how the water gets thrown out as "Humid air" via the vent. I have had mine stick meaning that I had to take the thing to pieces. It's imperative the unit is drained and washed out before laying up.
I use my unit for dehumidifying so its a bit of a bear to constantly drain the small tank inside.
i feel if you ever like have a portable unit aswell, always put in some water so it can cool the evap
I have this AC biggest drawback is I broke those taps to hold the hose to the ac unit now i have to duck tape the hose to keep from popping off
Good video! Thanks! Peace and Blessings
I am hvng a little trouble using remote? Where is the light supposed to be on the unit for cold a/c , i need to mark it on the unit. ? I see the first little fan, then the water drop, then another fan? I am a senior , cant see well, & just need a little kind help with a drawing to let me know what to push? Tnks
I am curious though if the Black Decker model is quiet compared to the LG version of the same unit.
mine is a led from lowes really nice thank for this review bc I now know how to get hose aligned either way thanks very helful
Thought it was just me getting the hose on. It seems a lot of people have the same problem. Must be an easier design.
Great video. 👍👍👍
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I have a Danby 12000 BTU dual hose. my 4th year owned it and works great, i close all bedroom doors then it keeps my whole top floor of my house cool. paid $100 for it off craigslist guy did not know how to use it he thought it was broke.
no ways he sold it for 100 dollars, didnt know how to use it and thought it was broke, thats hilarious!! I guess some people who dont know how to use something expensive have those kind of people who would start lying to them about that hmm, it doesnt work, you can give it to me if you dont want it, like that, i dont know what im saying, its hard for me to make sense
I bought a mastertech one and it's only blowing in one direction wanna bring it back because it's not cooling the room...any idea
Is it compatible with swivel windows than open from the bottom, outwards? Most videos show people with sliding windows, but I'm finding this to be difficult as ours aren't like that.
So we have an option to collect the water or not? Because I thought we must put the tube and collect the water and dump it, would you please explain that please and thank you! I have some issues on that as I collect the water, it’s keep wetting my carpet and I’m not happy with that, I would appreciate if you be able to explain for me how I can avoid that, thank you!
I. Bought. It. Today. I. Love. It. My. Nee. Poarible. AC. Works. Great
You can change the temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius.
Have the same one. This thing produces so much water we had to add a hose a giant bin to collect all the water. Of we dont't, it literally spits water out of the vents
geez it really overfills?
I had one similar and I don't like it for one reason. The exhaust hose gets very hot and all the heat gets sucked back into the AC make it very inefficient. I wrapped some tick towels around the hose and held with some elastics. I was able to reduced the exhaust heat by 90%. Also, I put the AC on a stand where the exhaust hose is completely horizontal and short with no bends at all, this makes the heat to escape quickly. I'm puzzle the manufacture can't think of this problem and do something about it.
My dad and moms has the central AC at 75+ all day and it’s not comfortable so I need this because I like my room at 70 and below
So you made the portable aircon stable?
Can you put the link to the kit you got somewhere??
Biggest problem with one-tube portable AC is that it suck hot air from outside as replacement for the air it pushes out..
Would there be a way that I could put this in my travel trailer?
Bro wrap the tubing in reflectix. The bubble foil wrap stuff. It will help greatly!
Or foil
Can you explain ?
I always feel the spinning part of anything like a fan does nothing! it always make the room hotter when it does spin left to right but if you put it at just an angle on a partcular spot than it can cool the room a lot easier than having it move left to right, let say a corner.
Your feelings are wrong.
How small of a window can you use ..we have a 17 inch wide window ...Will that work ??
The piece that goes into the window could it go in horizontal?
Imma try this, cause I’ve had 2 LG window ac and they both went out.
I have the DeLonghi version of this unit. As a matter of fact I have 2 of them. I'd never buy anything (anymore) from Black and decker, they suck asz. I bought quite a few things from them and learned the hard way. Never again. I've had my Delonghi's for 8 yrs now, they still work like the 1st day. AS for convenience: to each their own. We have an RV. When you take the RV and it's 100+ out side, The RV AC's are not enough so you Hook this bad boy up and it helps A LOT.
if your unit ever gives out, get some licenses prof to drain the freon, and look up on how to scrap it and sell it, so you can get some money
@@peppermeat8059 ...My Next door neighbor or BF is a A/C tech. No money needed. Thanks for your concern.
went with portable because easier to install each season I know window ones not hard still easier also can move portable one around unlike window ones
Very nice
Is this cool room as our DC inverter works
These deff work, I have 2 in my house.
Heads up they make them with heat as well so you don't have to take it in and out of the window.
Common Black Decar things .......all ready well Come in India (Chennai)👍👌🌹
I have a 1 week old of this exact unit. (Basically brand new)!! I let it run on 70 and it goes great for 2 minutes and then just shuts off. Please help!!
My window opens side to side. Not up and down like yours. Will it still install ?
Does it have to be plugged into window? Just got one of Facebook marketplace that didn’t come with those connections. Will some sort of bad gas leak into room?
This would be awesome if they made this for a 2 car garage door. I do not have windows in my garage but if it could be adapted to a garage door like it does for the window would be awesome.
I bought this for hubby, hoping this would work in the garage. Dang this sucks
If you are a DIYer, you can run a vent to the outside of the home like a clothes dryer has, and connect the AC exhaust directly to that. Otherwise I'm sure you can get a handyman to install one for you cheap enough.
sadly, you gotta go for an mini split,
I like this
❤❤Very convenient ，I like it very much 🎉
Hello guys,
Question, I bought one of these 14000 btu and I’m having an issue with it. Once I turn the ac on after a minute or two it starts to shake and turns off. First time owning one of these so I’m not sure what can it be.. any help pls
I have one thank you you've really helped me so much question can a remote be ordered. I think it fell inside while I was fighting to get it aligned. Thank you just saying Later gator
I wanna now buy so nice for two bedroom how’s colder
You can explain about that 🙏
This thing is awful. I cannot believe you lasted 1 whole year with this. I bought one and returned it a week after.
I live in a small bedroom with a bed and a tv that barely fit there. The summer was long and hot, 95 degrees Fahrenheit average on the week.
I bought this small unit and guess what this thing was warming up my room even more. It leaks water and makes a lot of noise. Takes a ton of space and that tube in the back is the biggest pain ever. I bought the 10k BTU.
I ended up just buying the window unit.
This was a good review props to you for not being bias.
Just buy a window unit and buy a stand.
Is it effective or otherwise???
Aren't these portable AC units better if there are two tunes out the window?
@1:43 - I would have used that weatherstripping for the window itself and not cut in half for the window plate.
Another drawback is that it actually sucks hot air into your house or apartment. A window unit has two fans, one to suck air from the room through a filter, and then through the cooling fins, and then blow it back into your room. The other fan is outside the building, and it blows outside air through the fins that are dissipating the heat from inside. But the Black and Decker sucks cooled air from inside the room and blows it outside. It creates a negative pressure inside, and so air from outside will be sucked into your place through any way it can get in. Plus, the hose also gets warm and radiates heat into the room. However, I have been using one to cool my entire apartment and it blows hella cold air, and is keeping my place cool despite the 100+ temps outside.
How do you keep it from getting hot ??? I have a black and decker but it’s not cooling
@@victoriaalcaraz5933 The only thing I can recommend is to make sure the filter is clean.
My portable air conditioner keeps on sprinkling water from the top can anyone tell me what going on just got it around 5 months now
The brand I have has an intake hose and an exhaust hose. I don't have to drain the water because it is used to help in cooling. Just because the one hose unit is the only one you can buy in the U.K. doesn't mean Americans have to buy it.
So what one are you using?
Why would you use a portable unit when the right kind of window for A/C mounted unit? The other thing with these crappy hoses is to buy metal tape for all connections and use insulation around the hose for less heat loss.
As you explained, this is less efficient than a window unit due to it's design; so portability has to be paramount to buy this.
You can move a typical window unit too - just less easily.
Good video, thanks.
they are junk.. create negative air inbalance.. Hose is hot as hell and needs insulation well over 100degrees.. very costly.. se above analysis
Another thing to consider is that if your window points to the front of the house, a window unit could look very ugly/tacky depends of the size and angle and a portable unit seems easier to hide. Even more important if you got an HOA.
@@RolandoP yeah the window units are for some reason really ugly but portable ones look alright, the window units are more expensive and have fewer features
Is it possible to get hot air?
I used the unit in the hotel when Patc is broken n works fine