BLACK DECKER Portable Air Conditioner 12 000 BTU for Rooms Up To 550 Sq Ft Portable AC with

This is the first portable A/C unit we've ever had, so it took a hot minute to get installation right. The hardest part was figuring out how to properly twist the tube pieces together so that it would stop falling apart. Once we got that figured out, it was pretty secure and set up was easy. We placed the foam in the panel instead of the window so we wouldn't have to add foam to each window we wanted to use it on. There are videos of this on YouTube and I recommend going to check those out. We have been using it almost every day and night now for a month and it is still working great. I swear there was a weird smell the first two nights, but that went away. I absolutely hate the bright blue light that is always on (especially at night), but we have just placed something over that part and isn't an issue. Since we rarely change the settings (always at 68 and low), then it is easy to turn it on and off without having to look at the screen. Sleep mode is interesting. It will slowly increase the temperature by one or two degrees (can't remember what the guide book says) over a 6 hr period and then it will shut off. I dont have a problem with it increasing the temperature, its just too bad it shuts off after 6hrs. Solution for us was just leaving it on low all the time. It is loud. As a light sleeper, I now wear ear plugs at night. Im fine with it since its nice and cool. Design and look are sleek and easy to clean. Remote control works great too. The farthest Ive been from the unit is about 10ft and it works just fine. We were looking at other, potentially more fancy (more options), but glad we went with this one. Bottom line, we needed a unit to cool our space and not leak everywhere. This has been meeting those needs. Cools very quickly and haven't had an leakage. Tried out all the extra stuff at the beginning, but wasn't necessary for us. Read more

Pros - 1. Cools our 500 sq feet room quickly and efficiently! 2. The time mode helps us sleep peacefully without having to worry about waking up and switching off the AC. 3. Nice and sleak design. Cons - 1. When you install, the window pieces need to be joined together if the height of the window is long. Only one screw is provided when we definitely needed two-three. Because of the awkward shape we had to make screws out of a cardboard piece. Voila, it worked! We just think that for 400 dollars they would atleast provide the needed equipment. ---- I am not sure of the noise levels of other portable ACs, therefore my review might be biased. According to us, it is loud but it becomes white noise and not a problem for us. The sleep mode is better! Read more

My room is not too small but around 200-300 square feet. It cools down in 5 mins or less. It has a remote control which is perfect so I can turn it off if it’s too cold and don’t feel like getting up. It does take up space in my room. The window sit up is wear as well. I have a huge window so I had to buy an extra panel so it fits to my windows size. It needs to be connected to the wall connector. Perfect AC. My dad recommended me to buy black and decker AC because he’s had his since I could even remember. He’s had it for about 6 years and it still works! I bought one and my brother did as well since he liked mine. Our living room is big so I wouldn’t recommend it since it does not cool down the living room. Read more

This works as described (great). We use this in our master bedroom which is a larger size. The area for this AC unit is 350 and it ‘s fit for the bedroom size. I like how out of the box this is setup ready with foam insulation for the slider window insert. Not hard to setup, followed the instructions on use etc etc. I bought 2 units and the other one has solid reviews too on Amazon it’s a competitor, but it doesn’t come with the insulation. Pretty much this is just for summer months then storage. This is a good unit to purchase. Noise level inside is like an AC unit. Outside it’s noticeable on our patio deck. I actually haven’t used the remote other than to test it. I don’t know yet about the efficiency either, but on a 95 degree day it does a good job in the room. Test coming up today and through Saturday supposed to get hot. Read more