Portable Air Conditioner Units

Portable air conditioner units are comforting low-maintenance home appliances that can serve the cooling needs of a room for many years at a relatively low price.

These appliances range from $100 to $1,500 with most of them in the range of $250-$600. Lower priced portable air conditioner units often have manual controls while higher priced ones may include a dehumidifier or a heater.

Soleus PA1-14R-32 14,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner Units

These air conditioners keep your environment clean and comfortable year-round. The Soleus combines 5 products into 1 easy to use appliance.

Water is removed from the air into the unit during the cooling process. Most of this water is then recycled and used to cool the compressor to ensure the air conditioner runs more efficiently. This saves energy and improves cooling.

Efficiency is increased due to the unique evaporative technology thereby reducing the need to drain condensate. Along with powerful heating and cooling power, these portable air conditioner units feature a 65 pint evaporative dehumidifier

During certain times, such as peak allergy season, you may choose to operate this air conditioner as a HEPA quality air purifier which removes 99.97% of pollen, dust, and other microns from the air.

Simply insert the HEPA filter, which is included, into the filter holder and select "Air Purifier" on the unit controls.

Sharp CV-P10MX Portable Air Conditioner Units 9,500 BTU - White

These air conditioners are easy to move around the house. They have quiet cooling and attractive styling. Controls include Cool, Dehumidify, Fan and Ventilate modes. The unit can be controlled from anywhere in the room using a fully featured remote control with LCD display. The flexible exhaust hose and window adapter kit allow venting of the hot air, while keeping rain and insects out.

Extracts from Amazon customer reviews:

"...it is hard to justify the cost of central air. The better option seemed to be a portable air conditioner unit."

"I do solidly recommend purchasing this unit if you need a portable AC (air conditioner). For what it does, it does it well. The cooling performance is SOLID!"

"We are pleased with the unit, and found it more than ample for a roughly 250 square foot room. Highly recommended, just be aware that the exhaust installation is a bit fiddly."

"I have the 10,000 BTU unit and am using it to cool off a fairly large area which includes a kitchen, living room, and dinette area...probably some 450 to 500 square feet."

Sunpentown WA-1010H 10,000btu Portable Air Conditioning Units (cooling and heating)

These units ideally fit in most average-size rooms, lounge or office and cools up to 300sq.ft. They effectively improve air circulation in poorly ventilated spaces and maximize energy efficiency.

Some water is extracted from the air into the unit during the cooling or heating process. Most of this water is then recycled and used to cool the unit in order to make it run more efficiently. Approximately 65 to 70% of water condensed is evaporated out with the exhaust air thereby reducing the inconvenience of emptying the water tank constantly.

"I have to honestly say that I'm very happy with it's performance. Easy to set up and easy to use."