8,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner

Does the job. Worked all summer

I ordered 2 of these to beat a 7-day extreme heatwave, to be delivered right before it started to get hot for my elderly parents. Once we got them, they worked really well. The instructions are easy to follow, although it does take a bit of effort to get the exhaust tubing to screw into the 2 ends, but very doable. What we learned (that I want to let others know), is that it takes longer to receive, than the Amazon original date given. I don't have Prime, but I did pay extra for shipping to get the units within 5 days and before the heatwave. But we didn't actually get them until 3 days after those dates. To to the credit of the Costway Amazon team, they were very responsive to my complaint and concerns, urged FedEx to get them delivered faster, and offered compensation for the delays. This team did everything they could, and we did get them before the heatwave became more serious for my parents. I appreciate that so much. I highly recommend this portable AC, but don't wait to order it until when you need it. Give them at least 8-10 days to get it to you.

This it the 4th portable AC unit I've owned in the past 15 years. This unit is pretty good overall, but in my opinion it is not very bedroom friendly. The reason is that there is no constant-on fan mode while in cool mode. Therefore, the unit will cycle on and off all night while you are trying to sleep and this is not very sleep friendly. The white noise of the fan is comforting and then, all of a sudden, it turns off and its quiet. Then, soon after that, it cycles back on again. There have been times when it literally turned off for 2 seconds before cycling back on again. The constant back and fourth will wake you up if you are not yet in a deep sleep. This in the only unit out of the 4 that I have owned that does not have a constant-on fan mode while in cool mode. The second "not so bedroom friendly" aspect is the bright LED display. It will light up your room like a Christmas tree. You can try to cover it up slightly, but the remote control sensor is just below the LED so you don't want to cover it all the way. It would be nice if it had a dimmer. Other than that it's a pretty nice unit. Good price, good cooling capability, compressor cycles on and off fairly quietly, the fan has a nice white noise, the remote is good quality and the unit itself is good quality.

The noise level is much higher than expected. You can judge it by watch the video that I uploaded. I don't recommend anyone to buy it.

The compressor makes a loud clunking noise when it turns off.