Portable Air Conditioner - 12,000-BTU
by Sunpentown
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Category: Kitchen
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: SunpentownBrand: Sunpentown
Model: WA-1220E
Color: Cooling Only
Product features:
- Includes window kit for easy venting.
- 12,000 BTU cooling power.
- Digital controls & remote.
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Portable Air Conditioner - 12,000-BTU
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 Portable Air Conditioner - 12,000-BTU
Stay COOL, and breathe fresher air with Sunpentown's Portable Air Conditioner. Powered by a 12,000BTU cooling capacity, you can also choose to have a heater function or UV Germicidal Protection. With many features and models to choose from, Sunpentown has the perfect portable air-cooling system for you! Our portable air conditioner is ideal because it fits in most average-size rooms, lounge or office and cools up to 400sq.ft. Effectively improves air circulation in poorly ventilated spaces and maximizes energy efficiency. Self Evaporating Technology During the cooling or heating process, some water is extracted from the air into the unit. Most of this water is then recycled and is used to cool the unit and make it run more efficiently. This means that approximately 65 to 70% of water condensed is evaporated out with the exhaust air and reducing the hassle of emptying the water tank constantly.Portable Tools
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