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Update: Shipping is no longer available but there is free store pickup in select Midwest states.

Blains Farm Fleet has Danby 12,000 BTU 3-In-1 Inverter Portable Dual Hose Air Conditioner (DPA100B9IWDB-6) for $299.99. Select free store pickup where stock permits.

Thanks to community member musicmaker1586 for finding this deal

Features:
  • Convenient 3-in-1 design: Air conditioner, fan, and dehumidifier
  • 10K SACC Portable Air Conditioner cools spaces up to 500 sq. ft.
  • Dual Hose design: Innovative new design ensures minimum heat leakage and maximum cooling
  • Smart Control: Control the temperature in your space anytime, from anywhere with the voice control feature
  • R32 Refrigerant: Environmentally friendly, R32's GWP (Global Warming Potential) is 3x lower than R410a
  • Electronic Controls with LED display and remote control
  • Air Vent angle is 80-degree's wider than older models and provides stronger air flow that reaches further and cools quicker
  • Inverter Compressor: Super quiet and efficient
  • Auto Restart: Unit automatically restarts after a power failure
  • 24-hour timer
  • Easy to install
  • Castors and Integrated handles for easy room-to-room transport
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50% off and free shipping for this Dual Hose & Inverter Technology (super quiet)

https://www.farmandfleet.com/prod...ioner.html

QA Note: OOS for shipping, so store pickup only now. Blain's has stores in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa

Not available for California, US residents. This 12,000 BTU portable air conditioner by Danby is perfect for cooling living spaces up to 500 square feet. Its four castors make this unit easy to move from room-to-room and to install. Use the Smart Control features to adjust the temperature from anywhere, anytime through voice control! To help maximize your comfort, this unit is also equipped with a 3-in-1 design: air conditioner, fan, and dehumidifier - to ensure your guests feel comfortable no matter the weather outside. The Air Vent angle in this model also is 80-degree's wider than older models and provides stronger air flow that reaches further and cools quicker. SACC is short for Seasonally Adjusted Cooling Capacity.

Features
Convenient 3-in-1 design: Air conditioner, fan, and dehumidifier
10K SACC Portable Air Conditioner cools spaces up to 500 sq. ft.
Dual Hose design: Innovative new design ensures minimum heat leakage and maximum cooling
Smart Control: Control the temperature in your space anytime, from anywhere with the voice control feature
R32 Refrigerant: Environmentally friendly, R32's GWP (Global Warming Potential) is 3x lower than R410a
Electronic Controls with LED display and remote control
Air Vent angle is 80-degree's wider than older models and provides stronger air flow that reaches further and cools quicker
Inverter Compressor: Super quiet and efficient
Auto Restart: Unit automatically restarts after a power failure
24-hour timer
Easy to install
Castors and Integrated handles for easy room-to-room transport
Warranty: 24 months in-home
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This is not the same model as the Midea Duo you bought from Costco or this years Danby that Costco is currently selling for $580. This is last year's model that Costco also sold (I bought one for $400 on sale). I also bought the Midea Duo this year from Costco for $400 on sale, and the Toshiba rebranded version of the Midea Duo from Woot for $300.

This Danby is 12k/10k BTU, whereas this year's Midea Duo/Danby/Toshibas are 14k/12k. Still an excellent deal, but the 14k BTU Mideo Duo was $400 at Costco a couple of times this year, which was a phenomenal deal due to the forever return policy and easy local returns.

A lot of times these ACs are damaged in transit, so it is always nice to buy from a seller than offers easy returns.
Crazy good deal.

I have two portable AC units.
14k (12k SACC) Midea Duo I got from Costco 2 months ago..... LOVE IT
12k LG single-hose unit... 7K SACC. It SUCKS. Like massive negative pressure to room, noisy, etc etc.

Get a dual-hose whenever possible... and inverter. Dual hose is 40% more efficient. Inverter allows compressor to run at slower speeds....which is quieter and possibly more confortable.
This is a Midea DUO with the Danby brand slapped on it. It's a very good portable AC. Highly recommend it. I have 2 of the Midea DUO.

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08-31-2022 at 05:28 PM.
08-31-2022 at 05:28 PM.
Quote from PowerfulPlant2899 :
I agree...I have a single and it works just fine at half the cost of dual and not outside air,just make sure you get one big enough for your area.I also run a 12' double length hose to get the unit more centrally located.
I dont think you understand. If you have a single hose, you ARE pulling in air from outside. That is how they work. All of that hot air going out through that hose is coming from the inside of your house. They are USELESS in motor homes and boats, because they will pull air in from any crack possible.

If anything it cools the area directly infront of the single hose unit, and then as the cool air settles to the floor, it super heats it and pumps it right out the window. I don't know why they are even made and sold.
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08-31-2022 at 06:28 PM.
08-31-2022 at 06:28 PM.
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I dont think you understand. If you have a single hose, you ARE pulling in air from outside. That is how they work. All of that hot air going out through that hose is coming from the inside of your house. They are USELESS in motor homes and boats, because they will pull air in from any crack possible.

If anything it cools the area directly infront of the single hose unit, and then as the cool air settles to the floor, it super heats it and pumps it right out the window. I don't know why they are even made and sold.
This is just an example of simplification w/o noticing all the aspects. With dual hose you get an extra heater - it's the 2nd hose that pulls the air from outside. That air is hot. You don't create a negative pressure as 1-hose does, but you get an extra heater right next to the unit. On top of that, that 2nd hose obviously has air leaks - leaks of hot air. The more you extend the 2nd hose, the more heat you get. That's why I said that having a dual hose isn't that black and white. You need to rely on SACC instead of the number of hoses. Because SACC fully takes into account the specifics of both systems. If a 1-hose unit has a greater SACC than a 2-hose one, it means that the former one is more effective. It's that simple.
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08-31-2022 at 07:25 PM.
08-31-2022 at 07:25 PM.
Quote from J3ff :
I dont think you understand. If you have a single hose, you ARE pulling in air from outside. That is how they work. All of that hot air going out through that hose is coming from the inside of your house. They are USELESS in motor homes and boats, because they will pull air in from any crack possible.

If anything it cools the area directly infront of the single hose unit, and then as the cool air settles to the floor, it super heats it and pumps it right out the window. I don't know why they are even made and sold.
oh...but it's fine for the dual hose to suck in HOT air directly from outside,that's make zero sense.The main factor in these portables is to get one with at least 12k BTU's,just like window models a 5k is pretty much useless in a room over 100 square feet.
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08-31-2022 at 07:29 PM.
08-31-2022 at 07:29 PM.
Quote from PowerfulPlant2899 :
oh...but it's fine for the dual hose to suck in HOT air directly from outside,that's make zero sense.The main factor in these portables is to get one with at least 12k BTU's,just like window models a 5k is pretty much useless in a room over 100 square feet.
But the dual hose takes the outside air, blows it over the condenser coil then right back outside. It's not very different from how a window or A/C condenser works.
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09-01-2022 at 10:42 AM.
09-01-2022 at 10:42 AM.
There are two things that you have to consider to compare the apples to oranges. 1) That SACC value is the real cooling capacity that these portable ACs give to give a comparable cooling capacity between the single, hose and typically window units at their baseline ASHRAE BTU. and 2) That efficiency is still compared by the unit's EER, CEER or SEER rating (but it's janky because you still have to find conversions between the three units).

Everybody in the single hose side is preaching this video https://youtu.be/qV_cGSlxzPk?t=840 but the video is only trying to dispel the myth that dual hose is "always" better than single hose unit. However, keep in mind this video doesn't even mention about EER, CEER, or SEER ratings which are efficiency ratings of any air conditioning units even ducted HVACs. Yes, SACC, even as the video mentioned around 14:00 "If a particular unit has a higher Seasonally Adjusted Cooling Capacity than another, it is the better performing unit. It will cool a room faster, it will cool the room to lower temperatures because it has a higher Seasonally Adjusted Cooling Capacity." But this is just about cooling. Remember ASHRAE typically spells out how much wattage the unit will be using. If you look further on the ratio of SACC over ASHRAE ratings, majority of Single Hose Units have a lower ratio of 0.70 or lower. Meanwhile Dual hose units can get a ratio of up to 0.8. This is due to that efficiency. A 10000 BTU window unit typically runs as much as a 10000 ASHRAE BTU portable AC both single and dual hose. Now how much cooling they do is spelled out by their SACC. So for the second point, it's not a matter of being effective (which is the first point), but why spend as much electricity as running a 10000 BTU window unit when it only can cool as much as 7000 SACC or lower unit? You're better off in the long run to have one that cools as much as typically 8000 BTU unit. That's where the EER, CEER, and SEER ratings come to your decision and you'll find as you search that the ratings are typically higher on the dual than the single units.

But then again, take this with a grain of salt and just compare the EER, CEER, and SEER ratings just as much as you compare the SACC ratings. Oh and if you can, just use a window unit because it'll be more efficient. Another trend you'll see is that inverter portable ACs are typically made with dual hose because efficient minded consumers would typically want a more efficient dual hose design. Like all efficiency vs initial upfront cost, this applies with portable ACs. And whenever applicable, still buy that window AC because it is cheaper both initially and in the long run only because you block your view of your window (lol).
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09-01-2022 at 02:08 PM.
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But then again, take this with a grain of salt and just compare the EER, CEER, and SEER ratings just as much as you compare the SACC ratings. Oh and if you can, just use a window unit because it'll be more efficient. Another trend you'll see is that inverter portable ACs are typically made with dual hose because efficient minded consumers would typically want a more efficient dual hose design. Like all efficiency vs initial upfront cost, this applies with portable ACs. And whenever applicable, still buy that window AC because it is cheaper both initially and in the long run only because you block your view of your window (lol).
It should be noted that window ACs are harder to install, should only be installed in a certain type of window (and while you could macguyver something efficient in, say, a casement window, you'll lose a lot of the view and it looks ugly), could damage your window sill, and should not be installed in an outside facing side of the house where burglars can enter. Also they block more of the view than a portable unit, and should be angled properly to drip outside.

Portable units generate heat inside the room and are inherently less efficient, they also take up room space instead of being suspended in the window, they may need to be occasionally drained (and care taken where they are positioned in case they just leak). But they're dead easy to set up and remove and work in almost any situation on any window.

Single hose units, just no. You will hate the noise and electricity for less cooling power.
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09-01-2022 at 05:25 PM.
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Quote from Souka :
Crazy good deal.

I have two portable AC units.
14k (12k SACC) Midea Duo I got from Costco 2 months ago..... LOVE IT
12k LG single-hose unit... 7K SACC. It SUCKS. Like massive negative pressure to room, noisy, etc etc.

Get a dual-hose whenever possible... and inverter. Dual hose is 40% more efficient. Inverter allows compressor to run at slower speeds....which is quieter and possibly more confortable.
Yes to this. %40 percent at minimum. If it's hot out side (it would be if using an AC) you may never reach your desired temp. I have a lame LG unit. It's garbage. Cools you down if you sit right in front of it. Overall room temp actually goes up.

NEVER buy a single hose unit. Maybe then they will stop making them. The silly thing is, you literally need just another hose. There is no technical difference.

Then again, you would need a better compressor for a dual hose unit as a single hose unit cheats by using pre-cooled air, that it made, to cool down it's own condensation coils, and then blows that air out the window, that in turn, sucks hot air in from the out side.

I'm surprised California hasn't banned single hose portable units. Though that would probably be considered anti-diversity...
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09-02-2022 at 05:27 AM.
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Anyone got shipping yet?
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09-02-2022 at 08:10 AM.
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This is a good deal, I have one of these and also multiple 14k units from Costco. My son runs this all day long and only uses 250w. The 14k units draw about 300-400w. We set it at 65F with fan at 40%. It is able to maintain 68F and yesterday's 101F was able to get down to 72F. Once you adjust the fan setting the power usage doubles.
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09-03-2022 at 06:12 PM.
09-03-2022 at 06:12 PM.
Quote from RelaxedGuitar481 :
This is just an example of simplification w/o noticing all the aspects. With dual hose you get an extra heater - it's the 2nd hose that pulls the air from outside. That air is hot. You don't create a negative pressure as 1-hose does, but you get an extra heater right next to the unit. On top of that, that 2nd hose obviously has air leaks - leaks of hot air. The more you extend the 2nd hose, the more heat you get. That's why I said that having a dual hose isn't that black and white. You need to rely on SACC instead of the number of hoses. Because SACC fully takes into account the specifics of both systems. If a 1-hose unit has a greater SACC than a 2-hose one, it means that the former one is more effective. It's that simple.
This is nothing compared to the amount of hot air a single hose pulls in. I am literally on a boat right now with a dual hose unit. It's 86 outside at 9pm and the boat is chilly. The single hose unit could not do this. It's not even close!
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09-03-2022 at 06:15 PM.
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Yes to this. %40 percent at minimum. If it's hot out side (it would be if using an AC) you may never reach your desired temp. I have a lame LG unit. It's garbage. Cools you down if you sit right in front of it. Overall room temp actually goes up.

NEVER buy a single hose unit. Maybe then they will stop making them. The silly thing is, you literally need just another hose. There is no technical difference.

Then again, you would need a better compressor for a dual hose unit as a single hose unit cheats by using pre-cooled air, that it made, to cool down it's own condensation coils, and then blows that air out the window, that in turn, sucks hot air in from the out side.

I'm surprised California hasn't banned single hose portable units. Though that would probably be considered anti-diversity...
Yup. I learned the same. People in this thread talking about how great single hose units are just haven't seen the difference of a dual hose. That's okay, not a knock on those people, but don't come in here preaching that single hose is better when you haven't tried a dual hose.
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Anyone know how large the discharge is? I have a small basement window I'd have to duct this out of

youll have to rig something up. its big. Needs a normal window or sliding window
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Just in time for winter!
best time to buy. I bought my snowblower in july

Coincidentally i bought this last week from there as my ac went out
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best time to buy. I bought my snowblower in july

Coincidentally i bought this last week from there as my ac went out
timing is everything!
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09-04-2022 at 04:36 PM.
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This is nothing compared to the amount of hot air a single hose pulls in. I am literally on a boat right now with a dual hose unit. It's 86 outside at 9pm and the boat is chilly. The single hose unit could not do this. It's not even close!
You compare apples to oranges. Single hose pulls the air from the in-home environment (other rooms, hall, etc) that is not hot already. A dual-hose adds a genuine heater to the room - because it pulls the air in right from the outside. I have a single hose in my room - it cools off perfectly. No reason to spend more on the dual hose. Moreover, b/c dual hose utilizes outdoor air to cool the condenser, it takes more energy. On top of that, dual hose takes extra space to store 2nd hose - it's crucial for small apartments the portable AC is mainly designed for.
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