Air conditioner spitting water. This is quite a common problem in hot and humid summers. The water that is coming from the air conditioner is not merely leaking; you will see air conditioner water spray inside the house. Let’s explain what is happening when AC is spitting water into a room, and how you can … Read more
It’s incredibly hot, you just got a portable AC, and you want to run it without a hose. Can you use a portable air conditioner without the hose? Here’s why so many people are asking this: You might have misplaced the hose. Now you have a portable AC without a hose but you still want … Read more
“Do portable air conditioners need to be drained?” Yes. All portable AC units accumulate moisture and need to be drained regularly. AC units both cool and reduce humidity. Gathered water needs to be drained. How to drain a portable air conditioner? We are going to look at 3 ways how to drain a portable AC … Read more
Person A: “Portable AC units are better than window AC units.” Person B: “No, I’ve bought a window AC unit and it’s much better than a portable air conditioner.” Which unit is actually better: portable or window AC? As you might imagine, many people have an established opinion when it comes to window vs portable … Read more
The single most important metric of any portable air conditioner is capacity. This denotes how powerful a portable AC unit is. The problem arises when we see 2 different numbers for capacity: BTU ASHRAE. These are British Thermal Units, measured by the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers. This is the old … Read more
Let’s start this article on outdoor air conditioners with a newsflash: There are no outdoor air conditioners. An air conditioner is a specialized device that, based on the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics, facilitates heat exchange between two isolated spaces. Outdoors, in essence, is just one big space. Don’t worry. If you’re looking to buy an … Read more
The biggest portable air conditioner, the better. That’s usually the right rationale when choosing a portable air conditioner for large rooms. You want as much cooling effect (measured in BTU or British Thermal Units) as possible. Choosing the biggest portable AC unit is the best guarantee for adequate cooling of larger rooms (up to about … Read more
Apartments can become drenched-in-sweat hot in the summer. Unfortunately, many apartments don’t have central air conditioners. You kind of have to figure out yourself how to best cool down your flat. To help you out, we picked the 4 best portable air conditioners for apartments further on. Here’s the deal: You don’t really need big … Read more
Here’s the deal: Every portable air conditioner needs to be vented. Either out of the window or sliding door. The gap the exhaust hose of the portable air conditioner creates needs to be sealed. To seal a gap, you can get a universal window seal for portable AC units; further on, you will find the … Read more
Can you use a portable air conditioner as a heater? Yes. Not all portable air conditioners can be used as heaters in the winter. However, a special category of ‘heater and air conditioner in one unit’ is capable of heating. These heat pump-like units work both as: Conventional portable air conditioners (in the summer). Portable … Read more