expiredsuperbaby318 posted Jul 25, 2023 02:59 AM
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expiredsuperbaby318 posted Jul 25, 2023 02:59 AM
Costco Members: Hisense Smart SACC 8,000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner
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If you are a light sleeper, this is very hard to deal with. I like it for white noise, but it goes from full sound, to no sound, all night long
*does not have an inverter inside so it always runs at full power which isn't super efficient. It's also always loud.
*It's louder then I'd like it to be. It's hard to talk on phone next to it for example. And it's always that loud. You can change the fan speed but that barely changes sound level as compressor runs at full power. This got annoying as it's not pleasant to talk/listen to music/watch tv with it.
*because it's always running you'll want to manually turn it off and on. The remote control isn't bad and works fairly reliably if you point it directly at the unit. Otherwise it does not work. You can't reflect the signal at all. This got a bit annoying as well.
*internet control worked fairly well for a while. It was nice to be able to remotely turn it on before coming home. However recently it broke and refuses to connect at all.
*hot hose gets hot and this means that when you turn off the unit the room absorbs the hot tube and reheats fairly fast.
*I've gotten a hose insulator ($50), and that improved efficiency and how long my room stays cool.
*overall this unit would be good if you use it infrequently and somewhere far away from where you are. Do not buy for where you sleep or work. Otherwise buy one with an inverter.
Installation:
Hose is too short and I had to stretch mine. This unit has to sit directly under the bracket otherwise it won't reach.
Bracket is decent, seems like it would fit a lot of windows. It's nice that they have insulation material but it doesn't stay in well and you need tape to close up the holes anyway.
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Only thing I really dislike is that it seems like it would have made a lot more sense to have the hoses on the side of the unit rather than the back, so it could be put against a wall. Not sure if there's many units with that option though.
Overall I think a decent price for a dual hose, along with a Costco return policy.
I think I'm getting it. I have a single hose one in my 4th-floor bedroom (facing the sun) and it keeps it cool, if single is as inefficient as they say, buying this should pay it off eventually. I like it cool when I sleep but my central get it 68F on the 4th floor facing the sun, it is incredibly costly/inefficent.
Edit: Plus, I see this has an oscillating vent, which my other doesn't. My old one is a 3-year-old refurbished one. I think I'll switch to this and have the other as a spare/backup.
Only thing I really dislike is that it seems like it would have made a lot more sense to have the hoses on the side of the unit rather than the back, so it could be put against a wall. Not sure if there's many units with that option though.
Overall I think a decent price for a dual hose, along with a Costco return policy.
EDIT: I see in the older thread, they're the same price in the store at the moment.
I see online they were $349 on sale around the same time I saw them for $319 in store (April/May).
Here is the post from back then https://slickdeals.net/f/16601630-hisense-smart-sacc-8-000-btu-dual-hose-portable-air-conditioner-with-heat-pump-wifi-350-fs?src=SiteSear
If you are a light sleeper, this is very hard to deal with. I like it for white noise, but it goes from full sound, to no sound, all night long
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If you are a light sleeper, this is very hard to deal with. I like it for white noise, but it goes from full sound, to no sound, all night long
There is also a "sleep mode" which should have a low fan on all the time.
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There is also a "sleep mode" which should have a low fan on all the time.
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*does not have an inverter inside so it always runs at full power which isn't super efficient. It's also always loud.
*It's louder then I'd like it to be. It's hard to talk on phone next to it for example. And it's always that loud. You can change the fan speed but that barely changes sound level as compressor runs at full power. This got annoying as it's not pleasant to talk/listen to music/watch tv with it.
*because it's always running you'll want to manually turn it off and on. The remote control isn't bad and works fairly reliably if you point it directly at the unit. Otherwise it does not work. You can't reflect the signal at all. This got a bit annoying as well.
*internet control worked fairly well for a while. It was nice to be able to remotely turn it on before coming home. However recently it broke and refuses to connect at all.
*hot hose gets hot and this means that when you turn off the unit the room absorbs the hot tube and reheats fairly fast.
*I've gotten a hose insulator ($50), and that improved efficiency and how long my room stays cool.
*overall this unit would be good if you use it infrequently and somewhere far away from where you are. Do not buy for where you sleep or work. Otherwise buy one with an inverter.
Installation:
Hose is too short and I had to stretch mine. This unit has to sit directly under the bracket otherwise it won't reach.
Bracket is decent, seems like it would fit a lot of windows. It's nice that they have insulation material but it doesn't stay in well and you need tape to close up the holes anyway.
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Some thoughts:
- I've owned a 12,000 BTU portable AC before and it was much louder. This is actually fairly quiet and it sounds more like a white noise generator than a buzzing compressor. The noise is equivalent to my old AC's fan only mode.
- It's 8000 BTU rated so expect about ~800W per hour (edit: next poster says it's more like 1000W without spiking).
- On very hot days like 100F, I only made it to 85F for a 500 sq ft area.
- It's Hisense China, don't put it on your home network no matter if it works with Google and it says Wifi.
- Hose is pretty chunky, it's a good thing because these are the first things to rip apart after a while.
- I wish I can adjust the auto-opening flap without the remote.
- It has two hoses, one for outside air to cool down the compressor, the other to exhaust the compressor's heat. It keeps your area neutrally pressurized. There's another intake on the back, that recirculates the cold air.
- It also functions as a heater. It's more efficient to use this heat pump to heat your home than to use a purely resistive electrical heater like a heat dish or an oil-filled radiator. You're sending cold therms out and trading the outside air's heat indoors (kinda strange but it's true). Up to 50% more efficient than a resistive heater.
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Some thoughts:
- I've owned a 12,000 BTU portable AC before and it was much louder. This is actually fairly quiet and it sounds more like a white noise generator than a buzzing compressor. The noise is equivalent to my old AC's fan only mode.
- It's 8000 BTU rated so expect about ~800W per hour.
- On very hot days like 100F, I only made it to 85F for a 500 sq ft area.
- It's Hisense China, don't put it on your home network no matter if it works with Google and it says Wifi.
- Hose is pretty chunky, it's a good thing because these are the first things to rip apart after a while.
- I wish I can adjust the auto-opening flap without the remote.
- It has two hoses, one for outside air to cool down the compressor, the other to exhaust the compressor's heat. It keeps your area neutrally pressurized. There's another intake on the back, that recirculates the cold air.
- It also functions as a heater. It's more efficient to use this heat pump to heat your home than to use a purely resistive electrical heater like a heat dish or an oil-filled radiator. You're sending cold therms out and trading the outside air's heat indoors (kinda strange but it's true). Up to 50% more efficient than a resistive heater.
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