Sunpentown WA-1220H 12,000btu Portable AC with Self-Evaporating Technology (with Heater)
by Dekcell
Our Price: $549.00
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Category: Kitchen
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: DekcellBrand: DekCell
Product features:
- 12,000 BTU cooling power. 12,000 BTU heating power. Ideally cools or heats an area up to 400sq.ft.
- Self evaporating system. Digital temperature display. 2 fan speeds. LCDI plug
- Removes moisture for personal comfort (dehumidifier functions automatically in AC mode)
- Activated carbon filter helps remove odor. Washable air filter collects dust particles
- Easy-grip handle and large casters for easy mobility. Digital thermostat control
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Sunpentown WA-1220H 12,000btu Portable AC with Self-Evaporating Technology (with Heater)
Customer Review: Poor at drying the air & very cumbersome to move
Summary: 2 Stars
We have the WA-1220M model of this product (virtually identical). If you stand right in front on it, up to about 5 feet away, it's nice. However, it has several drawbacks:
1. It isn't very good at drying the air; evaporation is needed for effective air-conditioning (whether in your car or your home).
2. It must be drained of the water it does pull from the air, and draining the unit is very cumbersome. It comes with a small flexible plastic tube that has to be connected to the rear bottom of the unit; the other end must be lower in order to drain or the unit really does very little and although there's an indicator light that will come on if the unit is quite full of water, it's very rare that the light comes on (and it only does so LONG after the unit has stopped cooling the air). We have taken to wrapping a large towel around the far end of the tube to collect water that drains, but basically you must tilt the heavy unit backwards to try to drain it. This is not particularly effective but it must be done.
3. It has wheels, but it doesn't roll easily (it's hard to push or pull it in a straight line and the wheels are so small even getting over a low rug is difficult.
4. Moving the unit up or down a single step can be accomplished by one person but since the entire unit is made of very smooth, slippery plastic (it has handles but they're very shallow & not helpful), it's more safely accomplished with two people.
5. Consider that this unit, while mobile, sacrifices a good window seal. The large exhaust hose (which pumps the hot air outside) resembles a telescoping dryer hose that easily falls out of the backside of the unit and is awkward to extend evenly. The unit comes with a smallish piece of foam with a cutout hole for the hose. However, you are left with having to find some way to block the rest of whatever window you choose to put the hole into. We use a large carboard box panel and cut a hole out of, then duct-tape the box into the window opening to block out air seepage. As you can imagine, it looks pretty tacky.
We wouldn't buy this again.
Description of Sunpentown WA-1220H 12,000btu Portable AC with Self-Evaporating Technology (with Heater)
Ideally cools or heats an area up to 400sq.ft. Uses new UL required LCDI plug. Self-Evaporating Technology - during the cooling or heating process, water is extracted from the air into the unit. Most of this water is then recycled and used to cool the cooPortable Tools
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