Shopping CartWhynter 14,000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner (ARC-14S)
Date : May 4th, 2010Air Conditioners
Review : 3 Reviews
View :
List Price : $ 485.00
Price Now : $ 396.50
You saving : $ 88.5
Tags : 14000, ARC14S, Conditioner, Dual, Hose, Portable, Whynter
- 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
The Whynter ARC-14S portable air conditioner is designed to provide quiet and efficient cooling to any room, with no permanent installation. It features eco-friendly 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 perfor
Exceeded expectations,
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 awhile, that’s overkill. It does a great job on a low fan setting once the room is almost at the temp you want it at.
I really like the idea of not having to use central air like in our old apartment. I think over time the utility savings will easily cover the cost of the unit. The best part is I can bring it with us if we ever move.
It’s worked excellently for a couple of weeks now and I may just end up getting another for our own room.
Whynter Eco Friendly 14000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner
Was this review helpful to you?
|Excellent cooling power,
Whynter Eco Friendly 14000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner Heater
This Whynter unit has impressive cooling effectiveness. I am currently using it in a small guest house that is not attached to the main house. The guest house itself is not huge, I was estimate at around 275sqft. The area that it is being used in has poor insulation and get warm fast during the day and cold just as fast in the evening. I’m glad we picked the heater function version and it has already come in useful. It defintely cools well and is surprisingly quiet for a portable unit. The install was just as expected for a portable with no fuss. Everything is working perfectly and I hope it stays that way. I would give it top billing as of now.
Was this review helpful to you?
|Does its job,
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 apartment) so it works fine for my place. I also use a fan to push the cool air into the other room. I like the look of the unit, as well as the fact that it can be a fan or a dehumidifier. I bought plastic tubing for the water collection tank, but it has yet to produce a single drop. The vent hose is doing its job.
Was this review helpful to you?
|