 "Does what it says, the window attachment could have been longer" | 2009-09-25 |
| - Reviewed By ak7503 |
The air conditioner works perfectly for the 15ft x 12ft room I use it in. It lowers the temperature from 80-ish to 72 in less than 20 minutes. Assembly was easy and the vent placement on the window was not hard either.
Two issues though:
The attachment for the window was slighly shorter than the length of my window. The window I had slides horizontally and so the vent attachment was placed along the height of the window. The attachment had 3 panels and when connected, they are just about 6 inhes shorter than needed. A 4th panel would have allowed completely covering the window openning. However, drawing the blinds over the leftover openning works reasonably well, and so far I have not used duct tape or any other make shift solution that will make the AC less portable.
The thermostat control on the AC seems to have a wide margin in its temperature setting. If I set it to 70, the AC cools the room to 70 and turns the compressor off (fan keeps working). This is desired behavior. However, I will like the compressor to turn back on when the room warms to 71 or 72. The compressor turns on only when the room warms to 74 or 75. The 4 or 5 degrees gap is quite large in my opinion.
The product seems to be sold under a different barnd like NewAir as well. |
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| "Excellent experience" | 2009-08-07 |
| - Reviewed By User: A11TUHEHHENLBC |
I live in the Oakland hills so I really don't need an air conditioner. About ten years ago I got a window unit for my bedroom for those four or five days each year when it gets hot. I have never regretted that purchase, but when it did get hot I would be stuck in my bedroom all day. I converted another bedroom to my den/office/home theater. I thought it would be nice to be able to work or watch when the temperature rose. The problem was that the windows in my den wouldn't accomodate a standard air conditioner. I considered putting in central air but that seemed like over kill.
So I decided to try a portable. The first one I ordered was sold out so I got this one. I think it came on the third day - maybe the second. In any case I didn't have to wait long.
My projector puts out a bit of heat. Sometimes even when its cool outside the room can get warm. I also have lightproof drapes that block the outside air circulation. Now when that happens I just flick the remote control and the Amcor unit starts pumping out the cool air. Typically I turn it off again after twenty minutes or so. It doesn't seem very noisy to me. It's quieter than my standard window air conditioner.
I put the unit on the end of my desk (it's a big desk).
Apparently the gods are angry with Al Gore. Its been a very cold summer so I haven't been able to test it on a really hot day. Usually it gets warm in the Bay Area in September. We'll see. Quite happy so far.
Oh yes, I almost forgot. The packaging is odd. You have to lift the cardboard off the unit and keep it upright for a couple hours. I thought some parts were missing until I noticed a warning on the box not to throw it away, The other parts were in the cardboard box I was about to discard. |
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 "Cools, but no energy saving mode and doesn't self-start after power failure" | 2009-06-21 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1P3DDFL423B3C |
I bought two of these, but wish I hadn't. I plan to sell one of them soon on Craigslist.
The good: The units are small, relatively quiet, and relatively lightweight. The duct is inflexible and a bit of a pain to work with, but it gets the job done. The nano-mist tech works great, I've never had to manually remove water. The fitting for the window is easy to install and makes a good seal. I have one of these in a closet with a very small window and had to cut the window fitting with a mitre saw--no problems at all. For its size, the electric draw is about average.
The bad: No energy saving mode that turns off the fan altogether when the unit doesn't need to be running for a long period of time. The temperature is difficult to adjust, despite being digital--the unit never seems to reach the target temperature, and turns off the compressor before it gets there. A thermometer a few feet from the unit reads very differently from the unit itself. Also, the force of the compressor turning off the unit causes it to roll around--over a week, one of the units managed to "walk" about 4 ft. I put some of those wheel holders for beds under the wheels and that keeps them stationary.
But worst of all, the unit doesn't restart after a power failure. If the power goes out for 10 seconds while you're asleep or away, you'll come back to a very hot room.
That's unbelievably stupid; even my $150 Home Depot cheap window units with digital controls come back on after power failure.
There's just no excuse for that. |
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| "Small, convenient, and powerful" | 2009-06-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: AJ81FTG7VGD8K |
Bought this a few months ago after spending days trying to find a good portable a/c unit.
It is a bit noisy, though I'm used to it. Also, leaving it on "auto" doesn't always get the room cool, but it *will* when set to "cool" (the modes are auto/cool/fan). It rattles a tad when the compressor starts up.
The plus sides are power, portability, improved ventilation, and the fact that the window isn't blocked up much. I haven't had to change the water tank yet either. |
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| "like this AC unit" | 2009-06-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3153O1SD0R30I |
I have been using this unit for 2 years. I have been happy with it.
my main cooling is an evaportive unit since I live in the
high desert. the Amcor helps out when it is above 95 or humid. I have
a pellet stove, and hook the exhaust hose to the stove pipe. this works
great if you wrap the exhaust hose and pipe with insulated bubble wrap
that is covered with foil. this keeps the hose and pipe cool. I have
never had to empty the water container. have it blowing right to my
couch. feels great when it is to hot outside, and I am watching HD TV
high desert Mike |
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 "Are These People Nuts?" | 2009-04-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: A119V2YU0TMIDC |
| I bought this unit almost 2 years ago. This will be the third summer using this unit. I installed it into a closet in my master bedroom and drilled a hole with a holesaw to the outside, installed a vent, all that jazz. When it gets too hot to sleep (I live in SOCAL and it does) and I don't feel like running the 5-ton central air all night, I open the closet door and flip this on. My master bed is about 500 sq ft. This thing takes it down to 68 degrees in there on the hottest nights. I've put no less than 1400 hours on this unit and it still blows as cool as the day I bought it. Yes, my house is insulated. I don't live in mobile home or a tin box somewhere and expect this thing to blow snow. And, of course it's going to be a little louder than central air or a wall unit; its a portable unit for cripes sake! If you use the item as it is intended, to cool one room, then it will work flawlessly. If you live in a room with no insulation with high humidity or extreme temperatures, then you should know that nothing is really going to work for you. Keep your expectations realistic and this thing will prove to be a great purchase. People just love to be nay-sayers but the truth is, most people are stupid. |
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