Portable AC, who has one? Options

[nics]

Summer is almost here and I am looking to buy a portable AC for my room. I'd like to know some input from people to who owns one. Thanks

[Capone]

You mean like a window unit? I just installed a new window AC unit about 3 weeks ago to replace an older unit that we had. It's a 25,000 BTU GE that I bought online from Sam's Club for $390. So far I LOVE the new one! It's powerful enough to cool my whole basement in this Georgia heat. The only down sides were: 1. we had to have an electrician install a 240v outlet(Like the kind your washer and dryer plug into) and 2. It was a B!TCH to install by myself. Other than that I could not be happier!

Link: http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product...._sku=sku3714074

[nics]

no not a window unit like something that you can move from room to room. like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQDFe4rHCXk

[azian_advanced]

I have a portable unit that's 12000 BTUs. I'm not sure how much higher they go.

[nics]

I have a portable unit that's 12000 BTUs. I'm not sure how much higher they go.

how do you like it? is it worth getting one?

[azian_advanced]

My bad, it's actually 14000 BTUs. PlasmaCool.com

[azian_advanced]

There are probably cheaper units (12000 or 10000 BTU) you can find locally, but 14000 is about as high as they go on a regular 110-120V outlet. I like mine a lot actually and got a discount for getting my friends buy one. Check out this page to see if you can get one locally.

[Capone]

I know what you're talking about now. The window unit that I just installed replaced one of these "Portable" units. Originally, a few years ago, we bought one of those "portable" units after being talked into it by the sales person at sears. The kind that we bought was a Royal Sovereign that (at the time) cost about $700+. We chose it because it was able to cool during the summer, and heat during the winter. From my experience with ours the Pro's were: Somewhat portable (although pretty heavy, and leaked everywhere if you moved it), dehumidifier, Heating and cooling, and easy setup. The Cons were: Although it could heat and cool, it could do neither of them very well. Constantly had to drain the water from it (at least every 1-2 days). No matter how hard I tried, I could never get the piece that sits in the window to seal properly, so eventually I got ghetto-fabulous used a roll of duct tape to seal it off. In the end, the unit only lasted a few years. IMO I would just get a window unit, so far I have had none of the issues that I had before with the "portable" AC. The only way I would ever get another "portable" unit is if my windows wouldn't allow for a window unit. That's just my experience though... I'm sure if you only intend to use it for a pretty small area it might work out a little better...

[njccmd2002]

[nics]

I know what you're talking about now. The window unit that I just installed replaced one of these "Portable" units. Originally, a few years ago, we bought one of those "portable" units after being talked into it by the sales person at sears. The kind that we bought was a Royal Sovereign that (at the time) cost about $700+. We chose it because it was able to cool during the summer, and heat during the winter. From my experience with ours the Pro's were: Somewhat portable (although pretty heavy, and leaked everywhere if you moved it), dehumidifier, Heating and cooling, and easy setup. The Cons were: Although it could heat and cool, it could do neither of them very well. Constantly had to drain the water from it (at least every 1-2 days). No matter how hard I tried, I could never get the piece that sits in the window to seal properly, so eventually I got ghetto-fabulous used a roll of duct tape to seal it off. In the end, the unit only lasted a few years. IMO I would just get a window unit, so far I have had none of the issues that I had before with the "portable" AC. The only way I would ever get another "portable" unit is if my windows wouldn't allow for a window unit. That's just my experience though... I'm sure if you only intend to use it for a pretty small area it might work out a little better...

The thing is I do not own the place, I just rent a room. I can live with draining the water since I not here most of the time. If I decide to moved out here, at least I could haul it easily without to worry about installation wherever I'm gonna move.

Hella funny

[njccmd2002]

i know but it works...