Do Portable Air Conditioners Really Work? (A real world test)

In this video, I attempt to cool the hottest room in my house on the hottest day of the year using a Midea 8,000 BTU portable air conditioner.

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[toddginsberg]

I was looking for a portable ventless unit for my daughters room for the summer months and I just found this video. Within a minute of watching the video, I recognized the house. Freehold, NJ. I lived in this house from 1976 to 1994. My parents sold this house I believe to you in 1998. Looks incredible! Only issue- you changed the basketball court in the backyard to a fire pit. There were some classic games on that court in the 80s/90s.
I’m going to have to purchase the AC unit now just cause of the house!

[DemonLordGamingAC]

"Own opinion" and "Sponsor" don't really mix

Edit: Yeah I'm glad people agree. Take these with a few grains of salt my dudes

[einsteinboricua]

Your sunroom would be cooler (both in temperature and maybe aesthetically) if it had curtains to block out a portion of the sunlight. You’re overworking your AC unit if the room gets warmer faster than the AC can cool it down. In direct heat, even with a ceiling fan and a stand owing air from your cooled first level, it all goes to waste it the windows allow 100% of sunlight to go through.

[pigboykool]

Thank you for your honest & REALISTIC review, instead just give the viewer by "science theory" only. Thank you.

[spaideman]

when u wanna compare temperature, u don't take the temperature from outside the home...u take the room temperature BEFORE and AFTER, and inform the audience how long it took to cool it to that temperature.

[np]

I’m subscribing because the editing and cinematography is on point! And the info is great too

[Phuong_Nguyen_]

I never understood how portable AC systems work. Because it’s sucking in room air, cools the coils, and spits the room air outside. Well the room has to replace the lost air right? So outside air seeps in through cracks.

[shoestoo]

I have tried these type of A/C units with very poor results. If you can’t have central air for some reason a split A/C unit is the answer. Cost effective and very efficient.

[dawnmeier]

Cover the exhaust tube with a dryer vent insulation to help keep the exhaust tube from heating up the room.

[SeattleBrad]

99% of the people who buy these things don’t have central air, so this is not a real world test. Obviously sponsored by the manufacturer. The problem with single hose models is they blow hot air outside and create a vacuum in your room so it sucks hot air back in from the cracks around the windows and door. Since you have central air, it’s sucking in cooler air from the rest of the house. I believe it works OK in this situation but they don’t work for people without central air. Dual hose models work much better because they don’t create a vacuum in your room.

[danidavis]

We have 2 12000 btu ones, we live in the Middle East and summer heat is always above 105 degrees, they cool down two large rooms no problem at all. We don’t pay for electricity though so no idea how cost effective they are.

[smsavis]

Mini split units blow portable ac units out of the water as performance goes. It may be hard to install one in you’re sunroom with all the windows and specified clearances. I would still recommend a mini split if it meets install specs

[YardGuy]

We are hoping to get some air sealing and more insulation in our attic soon. Hopefully that fixes the issues we have been having.

[russellborrego]

Wrapping that exhaust hose in anything to act as an insulating barrier will help as well. Even a towel or that foil/bubble wrap combo stuff (refectix, is the name, I think) they sell in the home improvement stores.

That hose gets to just about the same temp as the air blown out the window, which radiates the heat back into the room like a stove pipe does.

[lordgarth]

Single hose units are very inefficient. Check out technology connections channel. He also goes into converting it to a two hose.

[iamthekwan]

My Midea MPH09CRN1 (1HP) basic model just came. Installation was relatively easy. Air was cold within seconds, and after 5 mins of operation it became really cold, as cold as a regular wallmounted aircon unit, which was really surprising. I had a dehumidifier-type cooler which was pretty useless so I was quite skeptical, but now I'm totally converted. This thing works!

[Bigtonybogna]

A great idea for your sun room that I did to my house would be to use solar tint and tint the windows. This upgrade made a nice improvement to my home plus I cannot be seen from outside.

[Clipahoy]

Wow! A great video. An absolute great voice work.

[JayHeartwing]

Do portable air conditioners consumes large electricity compared to window types and needs a lot of maintenance?

[donbaxley]

I have 2 portables. They work just fine. No not as good as central aire. Make sure they are rated for the size of your room! Mine are rated for 500 sf. each. If possible get the exhaust as close to where you will vent as you can. That hose gets VERY HOT! It works like a heater so the less hose exhaust heat in the room the more the cool end works. Otherwise they fight each other. I vented one through the floor and the other through a window. I keep the one portable and use it where needed. A good trick is have a couple large fans pointing in areas that you want the air to travel to or an oscillating fan if in a single room. Let me tell you instead of having a $400 plus monthly charge I only have $120 and comfortable. It gets up to 107 degrees around here! Why cool the whole house when no one is visiting? And let me mention one last thing. If you do not want a tube in your bedroom or blocking movement or your wife thinks it unsightly put a wall mounted air conditioner. They are the best for a single room and are cheap.