Cheap portable air conditioner: Whynter 14,000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner (ARC-14S)best

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List Price : $599.99 Price : $466.99

Product Description

The Whynter ARC-14S portable air conditioner is designed to provide quiet and efficient cooling to any room, with no permanent installation. It features CFC free R-410A refrigerant, lead-free RoHS compliant components and patented advance auto drain technology which uses and recycles moisture collected during the cooling process to produce cool air. Dual hose operation provides fast cooling for up to a 500 sq. ft. space (ambient temperature and humidity may influence optimum performance).

Three operational modes: air conditioner, fan or dehumidifier
Full thermostatic control (61°F - 89°F) with digital readout, 24 hour programmable timer
Remote control, upgraded plastic window kit (36" max.), carbon air filter and washable pre-filter included
Dehumidifying capacity of 101 pints per day, 3 fan speeds
Casters for easy mobility
Maximum power consumption: 1250 W / 10.8 A
Power supply: 115 V / 60Hz / 1 Phase

Whynter 14,000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner (ARC-14S) Reviews

114 of 118 people found the following review helpful

Exceeded expectations, June 21, 2010

C. Ghis "Beanie" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whynter 14,000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner (ARC-14S) (Kitchen)

I got this to supplement the window unit I've been using for years and ended up just completely replacing the window unit.
Very robotic design, it stands around 3ft tall and is in fact rather slim once you take it out of the packaging. Came with all the necessary accessories to get it running immediately. Hooking it up and putting the hot air vent where my window A/C used to be was extremely straightforward.

We usually power it up after my daughter returns from pre-school and set the temperature to around 74F. It usually shuts off at about 2am when the room and outside temps are nice and comfortable. The air is extremely cold around the unit and gets a good sized room down to a nice temp really fast. It seems very quiet during the day with all the other sounds and my daughter has slept like a baby ever since we got it. I does emit a low hum when it's cooling but otherwise the fan sound is not noticeable to me. You can turn it on high for a few minutes but after... Read more

62 of 63 people found the following review helpful

Does its job, August 4, 2010

McChelsea "McChelsea" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Whynter 14,000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner (ARC-14S) (Kitchen)

This has been a lifesaver during hot summer days. I agree with the negative reviews about it being noisy, but I have it in my bedroom and I got used to it after 2 nights. I sleep through it now. The LED is also very bright, but not so much that it keeps me awake. I took off a star because of the useless window mount. The hoses weren't long enough for it to reach my window, so I went to Home Depot to build a rig. Replacement hoses are EXPENSIVE, so I didn't buy them. The screws are very short and pop right out of the cheap plastic mount, so I'm using tape to hold them in place. I have since moved and now have casement windows, so I'm in the process of building a new mount in which I will screw the hoses directly into a piece of plexiglass which will sit in the window. I've read that this will work fine, so I'm not concerned about it. One of the negative reviews I read about this unit is that it failed to cool the space. It is designed to cool roughly 600 square feet (a small... Read more

50 of 52 people found the following review helpful

Excellent AC even in Florida, April 20, 2011

Byron Goss (Tampa) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Whynter 14,000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner (ARC-14S) (Kitchen)

I have a canopy tent and use it often during the summers here in Florida. I got this unit to provide a bit of repost to the heat/humitity and it did a wonderful job.

What caught my eye about this product was the low amp/voltage use. I connected a amp/volt monitor and discovered it pulled about 9.73 amps, a little lower than the 10.5 I saw in the user manual.

I connect a drain tube, so I can't comment on how quickly the water repository fills up. I do say it is the coldest portable AC unit I have ever used.

Defiantly a good buy.