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The Whynter ARC-14S portable air conditioner is designed to provide quiet and efficient cooling to any room, with no permanent installation. It features CFC free R-410A refrigerant, lead-free RoHS compliant components and patented advance auto drain technology which uses and recycles moisture collected during the cooling process to produce cool air. Dual hose operation provides fast cooling for up to a 500 sq. ft. space (ambient temperature and humidity may influence optimum performance).
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
70 of 74 people found the following review helpful
I got this to supplement the window unit I've been using for years and ended up just completely replacing the window unit.
Very robotic design, it stands around 3ft tall and is in fact rather slim once you take it out of the packaging. Came with all the necessary accessories to get it running immediately. Hooking it up and putting the hot air vent where my window A/C used to be was extremely straightforward.
We usually power it up after my daughter returns from pre-school and set the temperature to around 74F. It usually shuts off at about 2am when the room and outside temps are nice and comfortable. The air is extremely cold around the unit and gets a good sized room down to a nice temp really fast. It seems very quiet during the day with all the other sounds and my daughter has slept like a baby ever since we got it. I does emit a low hum when it's cooling but otherwise the fan sound is not noticeable to me. You can turn it on high for a few minutes but after awhile, that's overkill. It does a great job on a low fan setting once the room is almost at the temp you want it at.
I really like the idea of not having to use central air like in our old apartment. I think over time the utility savings will easily cover the cost of the unit. The best part is I can bring it with us if we ever move.
It's worked excellently for a couple of weeks now and I may just end up getting another for our own room.
Whynter Eco Friendly 14000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner
Very robotic design, it stands around 3ft tall and is in fact rather slim once you take it out of the packaging. Came with all the necessary accessories to get it running immediately. Hooking it up and putting the hot air vent where my window A/C used to be was extremely straightforward.
We usually power it up after my daughter returns from pre-school and set the temperature to around 74F. It usually shuts off at about 2am when the room and outside temps are nice and comfortable. The air is extremely cold around the unit and gets a good sized room down to a nice temp really fast. It seems very quiet during the day with all the other sounds and my daughter has slept like a baby ever since we got it. I does emit a low hum when it's cooling but otherwise the fan sound is not noticeable to me. You can turn it on high for a few minutes but after awhile, that's overkill. It does a great job on a low fan setting once the room is almost at the temp you want it at.
I really like the idea of not having to use central air like in our old apartment. I think over time the utility savings will easily cover the cost of the unit. The best part is I can bring it with us if we ever move.
It's worked excellently for a couple of weeks now and I may just end up getting another for our own room.
Whynter Eco Friendly 14000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner
38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
This has been a lifesaver during hot summer days. I agree with the negative reviews about it being noisy, but I have it in my bedroom and I got used to it after 2 nights. I sleep through it now. The LED is also very bright, but not so much that it keeps me awake. I took off a star because of the useless window mount. The hoses weren't long enough for it to reach my window, so I went to Home Depot to build a rig. Replacement hoses are EXPENSIVE, so I didn't buy them. The screws are very short and pop right out of the cheap plastic mount, so I'm using tape to hold them in place. I have since moved and now have casement windows, so I'm in the process of building a new mount in which I will screw the hoses directly into a piece of plexiglass which will sit in the window. I've read that this will work fine, so I'm not concerned about it. One of the negative reviews I read about this unit is that it failed to cool the space. It is designed to cool roughly 600 square feet (a small apartment) so it works fine for my place. I also use a fan to push the cool air into the other room. I like the look of the unit, as well as the fact that it can be a fan or a dehumidifier. I bought plastic tubing for the water collection tank, but it has yet to produce a single drop. The vent hose is doing its job.
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I have a canopy tent and use it often during the summers here in Florida. I got this unit to provide a bit of repost to the heat/humitity and it did a wonderful job.
What caught my eye about this product was the low amp/voltage use. I connected a amp/volt monitor and discovered it pulled about 9.73 amps, a little lower than the 10.5 I saw in the user manual.
I connect a drain tube, so I can't comment on how quickly the water repository fills up. I do say it is the coldest portable AC unit I have ever used.
Defiantly a good buy.
What caught my eye about this product was the low amp/voltage use. I connected a amp/volt monitor and discovered it pulled about 9.73 amps, a little lower than the 10.5 I saw in the user manual.
I connect a drain tube, so I can't comment on how quickly the water repository fills up. I do say it is the coldest portable AC unit I have ever used.
Defiantly a good buy.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
LOUD !! WAKES US UP AT NIGHT
Shipped super fast! Set up fast! but the hoses are short.. the unit sits too close to our bed, and everytime the compressor turns on to cool it is very loud and wakes us up every... Read more
Published 4 hours ago by Rhonda21128
so far so good
I bought this AC after doing some research and the reviews here.
My unit arrived in great condition and after reading some reviewers say the hose attachment did not stay on... Read more
My unit arrived in great condition and after reading some reviewers say the hose attachment did not stay on... Read more
Published 1 day ago by dean m yuba
Coooollllddddd!!!
I live in San Jose, California and we tend to have a few periods of warm weather (90 degrees and above). Read more
Published 2 days ago by J. Vasquez
Not even one degree cooler in the room. Disappointed!
The noise is about the level of that of a motel room heating/cooling unit which we don't mind. We are extremely disappointed in the cooling. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Sally Lane
Does Its Job Well
I work from home and my home office is on the south side of the house and has two computers which are on at all times. Read more
Published 23 days ago by erod550
So far, great product
When you are buying something this expensive and this heavy, packaging is a big worry.
The product arrived in great shape--as some have said previously, it was packaged... Read more
The product arrived in great shape--as some have said previously, it was packaged... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jerry Gottsacker
MUCH IMPROVED OVER OLD PORTABLE
This unit so far has been a great product. I chose this unit because of its good reviews, 14,000 btu and the fact that it has dual hoses. Read more
Published 1 month ago by LOVE AC
Ideal for our workshop
Whynter 14,000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner (ARC-14S)
Using 2 of these for our graphics workshop. It gets really hot and stuffy as early as spring. Read more
Using 2 of these for our graphics workshop. It gets really hot and stuffy as early as spring. Read more
Published 2 months ago by James Madden
Crappy engineering ruins an efficient unit
The real shame is that the A/C unit itself is very efficient and easy to use. Unfortunately, the hoses and window insert were designed by imbeciles. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Oakland DAD
Air Conditioner
I love this A/C. Consumer Reports was right, it was a best buy. It is a little loud, like a hotel room a/c, but after a night, you don't even notice it. It works great! Read more
Published 8 months ago by Rufus
