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10000-BTU HAUSHOF Portable Air Conditioner w/ Remote Control (White) on sale for $299.99 - $120 (40%) off when you apply promo code
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About this product:
- 10000 BTU cooling capacity handles rooms up to 450 sq.ft
- Airflow rate of 206 cfm with adjustable range from 61°F–90°F
- Dehumidifier mode removes up to 61 pints per day automatically
- Sleep mode operates at 55dB with dimmable LED display and timer
- Window kit fits sizes from 26 to 73 inches for vertical or horizontal sliding
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This is a compact 10,000 BTU portable air conditioner with a remote, best suited for a bedroom, garage, porch, or other single room where floor space is tight. It can cool a room enough to be livable, and the smaller footprint is a real plus compared with bulkier dual hose units. The main tradeoffs are the single hose design, which is less efficient and can pull in warm air, plus frequent condensate draining and noticeable noise. Fit and reliability concerns also came up, including awkward window installation and reports of units failing after months.
The unit can shut off when the humidity tank is full, so draining the condensate helps keep cooling running.
The remote control adds convenience by letting you adjust temperature without repeatedly getting up.
The single-hose design can still cool a single room effectively when positioned near a window.
The smaller footprint can help when floor space is limited, such as in a camper setup.
The unit can require frequent condensate draining, and some setups may need a pedestal for clearance.
The single-hose portable design can create negative pressure that draws warm air into the house through gaps.
The exhaust hose placement can limit flexibility, so furniture like a bed may prevent proper positioning under the window.
The unit may develop musty or mildew odor during operation even after cleaning residue from the output nozzles.
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Any device that exhausts indoor air inherently causes an equal amount of outdoor air to be drawn back into the house. Period. This is true whether it is a kitchen range hood, bathroom exhaust fan, "traditional" clothes dryer, a single-hose portable AC, or any of a number of other examples.
And this air comes in through any number of places. Under/around exterior doors, through the seam between sections of double hung windows, through electrrical outlet boxes in exterior walls, and so on. Gaps, cracks, crevices, holes.
A dual hose portable AC does not exhaust indoor air***. A single hose does. So why is this?
Both have two distinct air streams. One to cool the indoor air, and the other to blow out the heat that is being "removed" from the indoor air.
In both types of units, the first airstream is the same. They draw interior air in, cool it, and blow it back out. This stream does not exhaust air, regardless of single hose vs dual hose.
For the second "air stream" however, a dual hose unit uses one hose to intake exterior air and the other hose to exhaust it, meaning it does not exhaust interior air***. But a single hose unit draws in INTERIOR air for this stream, and exhausts it out the window through its single hose.
So how big of a deal is this? The answer is that it is typically quite a considerable effect. Some thoughts on this...
The "make-up air" (the outdoor air that is drawn into the home through gaps somewhere) is going to come in through the path of least resistance. That's physics. And much of the makeup air often comes in through the partially-opened window where the exhaust hose is installed, meaning right back into the room being cooled. Not good, of course. But if one is very diligent about sealing around the exhaust hose and the rest of the window, and all other windows in this room, this could be reduced to where a greater proportion of the "makeup air" is coming in through other parts of the house/building, which may be less noticable if the rest of the house is effectively cooled otherwise, perhaps by central AC.
The dual hose units cost more, and this is slickdeals after all. Personally I would spring for a dual hose unit. Hope this helps somebody.
***the earlier claim that dual hose units don't exhaust air is not technically correct. They do exhaust a small amount, IE, the intake hose provides like 95% of the intake air from outdoors, and the remaining 5% comes from the interior air. On some models it is easy to see where, often a small grid of holes on the side. The reasons for this all come down to engineering tradeoffs. But at the end of the day, dual hose is a big improvement to single hose.
Costco sells the Midea for about $400 but reviews are a little concerning, lots of failures and error codes.
Some other (non-smushed) dual-hose models around that price point...
Whynter ARC-1280WX $429.99 through Lowes.com or BestBuy.com, sold and shipped by Whynter.
Whynter ARC-14S $419.99 from Amazon, $439.99 from Home Depot.
Similar advertised cooling capacities (10k BTU and 9.5k BTU SACC). The 1280WX is a new model this year with inverter tech (variable speed compressor). The 14S has been around a while and is single speed but claims to be relatively quiet. No experience with either personally.
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TLDW: If no other options by all means get it, but window units prevail followed by dual hose, then single hose.
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Costco sells the Midea for about $400 but reviews are a little concerning, lots of failures and error codes.
Some other (non-smushed) dual-hose models around that price point...
Whynter ARC-1280WX $429.99 through Lowes.com or BestBuy.com, sold and shipped by Whynter.
Whynter ARC-14S $419.99 from Amazon, $439.99 from Home Depot.
Similar advertised cooling capacities (10k BTU and 9.5k BTU SACC). The 1280WX is a new model this year with inverter tech (variable speed compressor). The 14S has been around a while and is single speed but claims to be relatively quiet. No experience with either personally.
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