Me and my friend had a few laughs at the instruction manual. Aside from all the typos there's some pretty funny warnings written on the first couple of pages in broken English.
Installation wasn't too tedious, however when I powered the unit on the compressor only remained active for maybe 30 seconds before going off again. The temperature was set to 60° and it was 78° outside, however the compressor continued to cycle on for no longer than 20-30 seconds and then back off again for 5-10 minutes over and over again.
I'll test it out over the next three days since it's supposed to be in the 90s, however if this behavior continues I'm going to be sending it back and getting another unit elsewhere.
Update: The compressor is working just fine in the heat. Cools the room very quickly to a comfortable temperature and then shuts off when it's cold in the room. Although it's near 100° out, it's much much cooler in my room. The only thing that worries me is that the unit occasionally crackles and grinds for a split second like there's something stuck inside it, though I've looked inside it several times and see nothing. (The top of the unit is very open and you can easily see inside.) There was even one occasion where the fan ground against something for a second but again, there was nothing inside the chassis for it to come in contact with. It's a little odd but hopefully it's not a sign that it's broken or dying already. I've only had it for two days!
This is the second and final edit unless something new comes up. The following is a more in depth review after having owned this for around two weeks.
After using it for around two weeks now I've gotten a good feel for how this unit functions. Unfortunately I've encountered a few things about it that will prevent me from giving it anything over a three star rating.
The performance is decent. It cools my room quickly to around 60°F and then the compressor goes off for a while. If you're like me and you're comfortable in colder temperatures or like to fall asleep on a 70°F day or night with it being around 50°F in your room then this air conditioner is not for you. If the temperature outside isn't at least 75°-80° or enough to quickly warm the room back up then when the unit has cooled the room to around 60°-ish and the compressor goes off it won't come back on for a long while. Once it does it will run for maybe ten seconds before cycling back off. I have a different window-unit air conditioner in another room that, despite its minimum temperature also being 60°F, will cycle the compressor on and off even when it's 40°-50°F outside to keep the room cold enough that you must sleep with a blanket on. With this unit if the room temperature is not at least around 70° despite also being set to 60° the compressor will not come on and the fan will just blow. From a functionality standpoint I suppose it's working correctly but if you prefer your room super duper cold then you won't achieve that with this unit.
The dehumidifying function via the dry setting on the control panel is a joke, not an extra feature or a convenience. The manual claims that when set to 'dry' mode the compressor will run on a preset fan speed to remove moisture from the air without adding any cold air to the room, and will turn off when the set temperature is reached. (That's literally what it says.) it then goes on to say things about how the moisture level in the air will affect what temperature you feel, mentions the heat index in a way that doesn't make sense to anyone that knows anything about meteorology, and then doesn't even mention anything about the humidity level itself in relation to how the unit's dehumidifier works. That first part is how a dehumidifier SHOULD work, however just reading the entire thing in the manual made no sense to me at all. It's worded in such a way that it's supposed to trick people that don't know any better. When dehumidifying the compressor should cycle off when a certain humidity level (%) is reached, not when a certain temperature is reached, and fan speed should not matter. Since the manual was full of typos I figured they'd just typod that bit until I had the pleasure of testing out the 'dry' function on a rainy 70°F day while everything was damp from all the water in the air. Just as I expected you were able to adjust temperature on the control panel and not humidity level, and it was exactly the same thing as setting the unit to 'energy saver' with the fan speed on low. Cold air was most definitely added to the room as I knew it would be given there was no way the air could be heated back up after passing through the evaporator coil (that's what an actual dehumidifier would do) and after only a few seconds of running the compressor cycled off and the unit went to sleep0 the same way it does when it's on energy saving mode and it's cooled the room to around 60°. Every couple of minutes the fan would kick on on low to check the room temperature and then shut back off after a few seconds because the room had been cooled and not dehumidified.
The build quality is very cheap. The screws for assembly are unreasonably pointy and will poke you rather painfully through their plastic packaging if you don't literally handle them like they're newborn kittens. Any squeezing at all when lifting the bag of screws and brackets and you can guarantee yourself a few pokes to the fingers and palms. The metal exterior of the air conditioner is noticeably soft and the internal components appear to be very cheap as well. Because the unit is so open you're easily able to see down inside of both the front and the back. The entire wall behind the front facing fan and evaporator coil appears to be made of styrofoam. It's bumpy and sparkly and you don't even need to touch it (which I didn't) to know that it's foam. The fan motor in the back of the unit also appears to be zip tied to the compressor for some reason. I may upload pictures of all this in the near future but right now it's almost 2 in the morning. Regardless of however cheaply built the unit appears to be it works, at least for now.
The curtains do not provide a good seal at all, and during the colder winter nights you can actually feel the cool air rushing in around the top and sides of them if you hold your hand anywhere near them. This is because the curtains themselves, for whatever reason, are able to be slid in and out of their frames by sliding them down and out before screwing them into the side of the unit. As a result they're smaller than the frames and leave a little gap in the top and sides underneath the lip of the curtain frames that you won't be able to see unless you look up from below. Hot air, cold air, and definitely bugs if you turn on your light during the night are able to easily slip through those gaps and enter your room. I sealed the gaps by covering the curtains entirely with duct tape but it's up to you how you want to handle it. The problem is not with my particular window, it's with the design of the curtains. The area between the curtain frames and my window are sealed up tight as can be, the problem is in the area between the curtain frames and the curtains.
Lastly, we have the remote control. The remote is only useful for the power button and nothing more. Due to the angle of the control panel and the fact that it's on the top of the unit, you have no idea what you're doing when you're laying in bed and want to change how the unit is behaving aside from outright turning it off. If you want a different temperature, delay-off time, or mode then you have to get up and do it manually because it's impossible to know what you're doing unless for some reason your bed is high enough off the ground to see the top of the air conditioner.
I'm pretty certain that's all I have to say about this particular unit for now. If something else comes to mind or happens that's worth mentioning I'll definitely do so, but as of right now I think I've covered everything. Because it does keep the room cool when it's scorching hot outside it deserves at least a three star rating, but that's all I'm giving it.
Final update (for real this time):
After using this for several years I've learned a bit more about it. If the temperature outside is near or below 60 the compressor behaves differently, likely to protect itself from damage, and your room may not cool as much as you'd like. The temperature outside determines how cold your room gets as much as the temperature in your room does. The hotter it is outside the colder your room will be, and if it's in the 90s or mid 80s outside the compressor will run almost continously and you'll need a sweater or jacket if you want to keep it running. I like that sort of cold so it works well for me. It will keep your room around 60 degrees regardless, but if the temperature outside is well below that don't expect the compressor to fire too often. That makes sense though. It can easily be damaged from running in low temperatures.
In the winter the insulation sucks. I might as well have left the window wide open. You'll want to take it out of your window in the winter. Other than that I don't have any complaints. It's been going strong for several years now and I'm happy with it.
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Today I installed this LG window AC. It's 88 f and sunny. I installed this in an upstairs bedroom. The bedroom used to be an attic and was insulated and converted to a bedroom. The ceiling is about 6.5 feet tall. The room is 11 feet by 18 feet. The upstairs without AC reached 90 f before I turned on the AC. With in a little less than 1 hour the temp dropped to 75 f and not too long later it reached the 72 f I had the AC set to and it began to periodically cycle the compressor on and off to maintain that temp.I have a power meter measuring the power consumption.It will pull a peak of 455 watts not bad for 6000 BTUIn the first hour while cooling off the upstairs, it pulled 321 watts totalIn the 2nd hour is pulled 232 watts total to maintain temp at 72 fIt's about twice the volume of a box fan on low. I consider it to be medium quiet. It's far from the loudest window AC I have owned and among the quietest.I chose this AC unit because it was the only one that would fit in my tiny window. The opening on my window measures:Width 18.5 inchesHeight 12.25 inchesMy window is actually about 2 inches too small in width to use the included side skirts. So instead I fashioned my own out of foam board and use HVAC foil tape to seal the gaps along with the included foam stripping. My window only opens to 12.25 inches and I had only about 0.5 inches to spare.I wouldn't recommend getting this unit if your window is smaller than mine. But your window will need to be 20.5 inches wide if you plan to use the included side skirts. If your window is 16 inches, the unit will fit(with custom made side skirts) but the airflow around the outside portion of the unit may be too constricted to run efficiently. 12 X 18.5 inches is the smallest window opening I would suggest this AC would work well in.Comes with expandable side skirts, about 3 feet of 1 inch this foam and 4 feet of 1/4 inch foam. The unit is well balanced and doesn't(IMO) need a mounting bracket for the outside of the window.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 3, 2022
I have a power meter measuring the power consumption.
It will pull a peak of 455 watts not bad for 6000 BTU
In the first hour while cooling off the upstairs, it pulled 321 watts total
In the 2nd hour is pulled 232 watts total to maintain temp at 72 f
It's about twice the volume of a box fan on low. I consider it to be medium quiet. It's far from the loudest window AC I have owned and among the quietest.
I chose this AC unit because it was the only one that would fit in my tiny window. The opening on my window measures:
Width 18.5 inches
Height 12.25 inches
My window is actually about 2 inches too small in width to use the included side skirts. So instead I fashioned my own out of foam board and use HVAC foil tape to seal the gaps along with the included foam stripping. My window only opens to 12.25 inches and I had only about 0.5 inches to spare.
I wouldn't recommend getting this unit if your window is smaller than mine. But your window will need to be 20.5 inches wide if you plan to use the included side skirts. If your window is 16 inches, the unit will fit(with custom made side skirts) but the airflow around the outside portion of the unit may be too constricted to run efficiently. 12 X 18.5 inches is the smallest window opening I would suggest this AC would work well in.
Comes with expandable side skirts, about 3 feet of 1 inch this foam and 4 feet of 1/4 inch foam. The unit is well balanced and doesn't(IMO) need a mounting bracket for the outside of the window.
Efficient Quiet Easy To Install
By Amazon Customer on June 3, 2022
Today I installed this LG window AC. It's 88 f and sunny. I installed this in an upstairs bedroom. The bedroom used to be an attic and was insulated and converted to a bedroom. The ceiling is about 6.5 feet tall. The room is 11 feet by 18 feet. The upstairs without AC reached 90 f before I turned on the AC. With in a little less than 1 hour the temp dropped to 75 f and not too long later it reached the 72 f I had the AC set to and it began to periodically cycle the compressor on and off to maintain that temp.By Amazon Customer on June 3, 2022
I have a power meter measuring the power consumption.
It will pull a peak of 455 watts not bad for 6000 BTU
In the first hour while cooling off the upstairs, it pulled 321 watts total
In the 2nd hour is pulled 232 watts total to maintain temp at 72 f
It's about twice the volume of a box fan on low. I consider it to be medium quiet. It's far from the loudest window AC I have owned and among the quietest.
I chose this AC unit because it was the only one that would fit in my tiny window. The opening on my window measures:
Width 18.5 inches
Height 12.25 inches
My window is actually about 2 inches too small in width to use the included side skirts. So instead I fashioned my own out of foam board and use HVAC foil tape to seal the gaps along with the included foam stripping. My window only opens to 12.25 inches and I had only about 0.5 inches to spare.
I wouldn't recommend getting this unit if your window is smaller than mine. But your window will need to be 20.5 inches wide if you plan to use the included side skirts. If your window is 16 inches, the unit will fit(with custom made side skirts) but the airflow around the outside portion of the unit may be too constricted to run efficiently. 12 X 18.5 inches is the smallest window opening I would suggest this AC would work well in.
Comes with expandable side skirts, about 3 feet of 1 inch this foam and 4 feet of 1/4 inch foam. The unit is well balanced and doesn't(IMO) need a mounting bracket for the outside of the window.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 16, 2022
Keeps my 3 rooms (and bath) so nice and cool!! Its also not to tall!
By Ann Libby on August 15, 2022
In the picture after the cat you can see my AC. It's 13" high once in. GREAT for not taking up a huge amount of window room!! My unit is on the smaller size, with the living room and bedroom sharing a wall. I was thinking this wouldn't cool down my bedroom at all. Yet, in the 90s it did quite well!! The degree difference all summer has been only 2 F difference between the 2 rooms. My kitchen is open to the living room so that room is nice and cool also. I did buy this AC in January where the cost was lower. Living in Maine it's now necessary at times to own one of these. We do not hit 90 a whole lot and where I am not 100. But in the 80s this preforms awesome. Its also very humid here, which the AC handled that very nicely. I am a heart patient , this has made such a big difference in my comfort. I do highly recommend it.
By Ann Libby on August 15, 2022
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Vi Lady
Make sure you get big enough unit
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 7, 2021
Make sure you get big enough unit
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 7, 2021
We were required to have ours professionally installed in side sliding window which required a piece of wood being cut to fit gap at top of unit. It looks really neat with that insert. And the installer followed the direction as written.Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 7, 2021
Unfortunately, we could only get a lower BTU model due to window size 6000. ( We would have preferred 8000 but none available.)
Our suite has living room about 13x 15, but it has opening to larger den. Our suite external hallway gets very hot and we are on the warm side of our large residential building.
The unit reduced high humidity quickly, but room temperature has not been able to reduce below 26/27 from outside 35 to 30. This at least makes it bearable...a big improvement and comfortable although I would have preferred cooler and we add a fan in the entrance of the den which helps the remainder of the suite.
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Do not buy, unless you want insects in your room.
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 8, 2018
