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expired Posted by killjoy1970 • Aug 12, 2023
Aug 12, 2023 1:13 PM
Whynter ARC-14S 14,000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner
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Own both the Whynter ARC-14s in storage now as backups, as well as the 14k BTU Midea units, which have replaced the Whynters at our house.
It's hard to describe how much better the Midea units are - soft ramp up for the compressor, and running at fractional compressor capabilities to maintain room temperature - the inverter compressor control is fantastic. Additionally, the Mideas are wireless enabled - you can set schedules with the app, and control them remotely. The Wynters are just hard ON at 100% capacity or OFF - there is no middle ground with them, but they are fine units - just older, less efficient technology.
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Priced dropped, canceled before it shipped, bought again at $330.
Priced dropped, canceled before it shipped, bought again at $300.
I'll be watching for continued drops, lol.
(many thanks to Camel Camel Camel website, due to my standing deal alert on this item, which brought me here all 3 times the price dropped)
The heat on the Toshiba is nice but you can get a much more effective space heater/
I suspect something is wrong with your unit if it does not cool the same as this one though. The ratings are not arbitrary and the Whynter unit has a much lower seasonal adjusted cooling capacity. The Toshiba/Midea unit is a higher quality unit, the inverter based compressor puts it in another class.
For what it is worth I have the Toshiba/Midea inverter unit in the garage and it has been used as a backup for this Texas weather as well; way better than a typical loud on/off portable AC if it is going to be used indoors. Picked up my Toshiba refurbished (could not discern from new) for $300, and would not consider this Whynter unit as a replacement.
Bought another for 400 a week ago
Will buy this for 350
Great ac unit
In NJ where it gets quite humid and hot from climate change worsening every summeb
Own both the Whynter ARC-14s in storage now as backups, as well as the 14k BTU Midea units, which have replaced the Whynters at our house.
It's hard to describe how much better the Midea units are - soft ramp up for the compressor, and running at fractional compressor capabilities to maintain room temperature - the inverter compressor control is fantastic. Additionally, the Mideas are wireless enabled - you can set schedules with the app, and control them remotely. The Wynters are just hard ON at 100% capacity or OFF - there is no middle ground with them, but they are fine units - just older, less efficient technology.
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Pros: easy install and removal. Has been very reliable. Dual hose unit is what you want if you get a unit with hoses.
Cons: no heat. Hard to completely disable to clean coils if you try to tackle that. Most people won't. I'd go a different route now and just spray foamer into coil and let it drip through with no disassembly.
Most newer units have both cooling and heating. I think the new inverter units are probably the way to go.
If you only need cooling, you can't beat this price
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Own both the Whynter ARC-14s in storage now as backups, as well as the 14k BTU Midea units, which have replaced the Whynters at our house.
It's hard to describe how much better the Midea units are - soft ramp up for the compressor, and running at fractional compressor capabilities to maintain room temperature - the inverter compressor control is fantastic. Additionally, the Mideas are wireless enabled - you can set schedules with the app, and control them remotely. The Wynters are just hard ON at 100% capacity or OFF - there is no middle ground with them, but they are fine units - just older, less efficient technology.
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