Whynter 12,000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner with Heater, Frost White (ARC-12SDH)

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Whynter 12,000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner with Heater, Frost White (ARC-12SDH)

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

The display is a concealed lcd band that is simple and understandable. My only complaint is the display.

The vent kit works very good, hoses are plenty long (approx 9 feet) just cut out a rectangle for the factory vent, taped it on to the sheet with some foil tape. You have to put them on and twist them over the little nubbys that stick out. My house is ... Read More

The unit has two drains. The tubing fits inside of the drain plug snuggly. The drip pan is just a pan. The dual hose system allows this ac unit to discharge most of the condensate to the outside via the exhaust hose.

This resets it to normal mode. The auto resume when power is lost is nice, because it means you can use it with a smart plug. With the modifications outlined above i am very happy with how it worked out.

The fan and compressor on this ac unit are a bit noisy, but i think that the noise level is to be expected as the unit has excellent air flow and cools &amp. It dehumidifies my office (about 200 sq ft) quickly while helping cool the rest of the suite ... Read More

Cons

Thermostat requires a 5 degree change in order to engage compressor (per owners manual). The fan never shuts off, just reduces speed so it creates a fair amount of noise. The heater seems like rather an afterthought.

The reservoir is quite small. The lower drain is too close to the floor to get anything under it.

His room is only 175 sq. Cons, the unit is very loud, and the hoses are bulky.

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Highlights

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Quality

This is an a very good air conditioner dehumidifier fan and heat pump

It was super easy to install is quiet and powerful

This problem combined with a failed led on the display prompted a series of quick replies from whynter guiding me stepbystep th... Read More

I thought its going to shut down too like my lg 9000 btu but in my surprise after 10 mins that is on the thermometer on my digi... Read More

Price

Solid unit if you can install a window unit instead for less money and also much greater cooling efficiency

I moved into an apartment without central airconditioning and expensive heating this cooled affordably in the summer and was re... Read More

Unless they will send out a repairman i have a very expensive door stop

It has a reasonable price which led me to purchase it and i was not disappointed

Shipping

They delivered ahead of schedule which was great

Arrived on time and in good condition

It arrived aabout 2 weeks ahead of schedule yay and after having read all the reviews i decided not to use the little window th... Read More

I received this portable ac on the 2nd day same day the repair man in the process of fixing my central ac

Packaging/appearance

The packageing is such that it cannot be reboxed

This was an 34advance exchange34 since i needed the packing material from the new device to pack up the old one

The pac came in a large box packaged well

Installation was a cinch the package comes with everything required to accommodate relatively any room situation

Competitiveness

In conclusion the whynter dual hose portable air conditioner is easily the best product for your money

It is also a lot quieter than my lg 9000 btu

Unit is a bit noisy but 25 less than the 8000btu lg unit i was using but cools 40 better

I do find it a tad loud because i work close to it but ive never owned any other portable ac so i cant compare it to others

Overview

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This product had a total of 189 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 13 2024.