ZAFRO 8 000 BTU Portable Air Conditioners 2024 Upgraded Cool Up to 350 Sq Ft Portable AC with

I didn't want an AC unit hanging out of the window so I tried this free standing 8,000 btu unit. It's very easy to set-up, just follow the pictures in the manual. When I first set up the unit and turned it on I had it draining into a gallon jug sitting inside of a small bucket sitting behind a recliner. The jug fills up every 3 hours so that's 8 gallons in a 24 hour period. After a couple of days I switched the drain hose from the gallon jug to the window sill by loosening the wing nut on the window panel and sliding it together half an inch to allow the drainage hose to fit through. I layed it down along the window sill so it would drain through the holes on each side of the sill. I didn't cut of the hose, just in case I want to put it back the way I had it before, no burning bridges. It wouldn't drain through the sill for me because the unit was too low. I got a foot stool that's 8 inches high and sat the AC unit on the stool. Be careful how you sit it on the stool because the unit has rollers on the bottom. When I turned the unit back on the water built up in the hose and started to drain out of the window. Where the drainage hose connects to the back of the AC unit must be at the same height as the bottom of the sill for it to drain properly, there doesn't seem to be a pump that moves the drainage water, it seems to be gravity feed. Just make sure the base you use to sit the unit on is sturdy, whether it's an 8 -12" high foot stool, cinder block or milk container. The 8,000 btu unit I purchased works great it keeps the living room and adjoining kitchen cool and seeps into the three adjoining bedrooms a little. I'm very happy with the AC unit, it keeps us comfortable in all these 90° days. I like the remote control that comes with it. I originally had it set to 72° for the first day on high fan speed then changed it to 76° and low fan speed on the second day and the unit started turning it's self off as the desired temp was reached. If the high fan speed is too loud for you at night switch it to sleep mode or just switch it to low fan speed. Very good AC unit for the price, would recommend. Read more

I was able to unpack the a/c buy using a knife and sliding down one side on the the right, then the same on the left side. The unit was able to slide out without tilting it at all, as the instructions say: DO NOT TILT 4 HOURS BEFORE UNPACKING. SIMPLE ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS made it so easy for this Grandmother to assemble BY MYSELF. With an annual cost of $76, This summer of 2024, I've used it everyday. I purchased this one because like 5000 has already been sold recently, good reviews, and I didn't need to do all the research myself as to which one to purchase: I don't like to research: I bought because so many others has a good experience. As for cost: My window a/c that came with my home, it costs $10 A DAY to use. I can run this a/c all day for less than $1 a day, probably more like .50 cents. A DEAL FOR SURE. For my living room, it's perfect. My kitchen is attached as it is all open. So I use a fan from one room to the next to keep the kitchen cool if I need the kitchen to be cool as I prep meals. I love that is on wheels. I love that it's white and can only recommend that it can come in a tan color to blend in with my furniture, which is mostly brown: sofa, couch, desk, clock, turntable. Sound: Noise: is noticeable. I need to turn the TV up a bit. It sounds like a constant river running in my mind, so I find it relaxing and not annoying. It's how you think about it.: My room is cool, I'm by a river, and I can relax. And enjoy what shows I'm watching. For SLEEPING: it acts like white noise and drowns out little sounds that normally would wake me. VALUE: Paid for itself in ONE MONTH. My winow a/c that came with my home, cost $300 for 1 month. I paide $215, I believe it was on sale at Amazon. Read more

Works great, blows ice cold air and all of the parts are solid. Hooks up to the window easy and comes with a "duck" coupler for windows that can be tough to get the hose into, due to them being deep into the wall. My only complaint is that the thermostat doesn't seem to pick up the temperature well about 75% of the time when the unit is cycled off. The fix is just to switch it to fan mode, let it circulate some air through the system, then switch it back to cool. But as a turn-on when you need it sort of AC unit? This is phenomenal. Has ran for hours straight blowing cold air with no issues. Read more

The media could not be loaded. We bought one of these a few year ago, and it works sooo good and so well that we actually decided to by 2 more this year for the hot summer months!! I would reccomend duct taping the tube to the back of the AC to create a good seal, so that no hot air leaks out the back. The only negative thing, and I mean the ONLY negative thing I can say about this is that I can’t figure out a way to have it blowing consistently in the night time, so when it’s cooler outside, the room gets to the desired temp quicker, and once it’s at the desired temp the AC will stop blowing, and then when the room starts to heat up again it will automatically turn back on and blow the AC until the room hits desired temp again. This is not an issue at all in the hotter months like 70-110 degrees, as it usually just stays on most of the day cause our upstairs is 75- 95 without these on, and we just put the desired temp to 61 all day and night so it never just shuts off on its own. The problem we were having was at night, in the fall/ spring time, the AC would turn off and on - waking us up. It isn’t super loud, but when it’s silent and you’re sleeping, it is enough to disrupt your sleep here and there. We fixed this by just adding another plain fan noise and a sound machine. I can’t recommend this enough!! Read more