Haier 8,000 BTU Portable air conditioner: Will this unit be ok for my window?
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Don't know if you still need an answer, but yes, you can turn the vent on end and use it in horizontal windows as well. There's a flat panel with a hole in it for the hose to go out. Depending on the height of your windows, you might need something to block any open space - the panel isn't huge, built more for regular vertical windows. I've used it in a regular window with the screen in place, no problem (although you'll want to wash the screen when you remove the unit for the year - it gets a little fuzzy circle where the air blows out. I've had this unit for a year and LOVE it, great for a room or two, or a small apartment. Doesn't raise my electric bill through the roof either.
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It will not make make your existing unit work better. This unit is designed to defeat the minimum 65F temp rating of window air conditioners, allowing them to run to a cooler temp. It will not make a unit that cannot cool to 70F actually cool to 70F.
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It will not keep you cool, even with a dehumidifier. Try a Air Conditioner with a compressor and fan motor. A window unit cost more but it's better for cooling with all windows closed. They come in different sizes. Make sure you can set it up in the window and lock it down!
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Here is the web site for the air conditioner.http://www.edgestar.com/Koldfront-Ultracool-8000-BTU-Portable-Air-Conditioner-PAC801W/PAC801W,default,pd.html
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If you have a hole in your wall of the right size, yes. That's what I've done, in a small window - window removed and framed up the hole to fit this unit. It's not exactly the same as a wall unit - the kind with a small separate air unit in the room, connected to a larger outside unit. Those need only small holes to pass through the refrigerant lines and such. Those are much more expensive, are quieter, and generally higher capacity. This one is just a big old window unit. Cools well, but is noisy. And keep in mind that this unit is 220 volt. Can't just plug it in to a wall socket.
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This should do well in a small room. The application we used it for was a LARGE room - 30x30 with 10 foot ceilings. It did OK. It kept the temp bearable - around 75 as opposed to 85. We bought this unit knowing that is would be small for the space we were cooling. Our space requires about a 25-30,000 cooling BTU. So this unit should facilitate a small room with no problem.
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I believe so, my neighbor put his aroud the air conditioning unit on the sun side of his house and has had it for three years and counting ,thats NY summer and extreme winterand ther's been no problem.. Hope I helped you, and those air units get super hot like triple didgets!!!
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I don't see why it would be an issue. The only thing I can think of is that it will not turn on until the ambient humidity exceeds the setting you have on the humidistat.I have thought about putting one in my garage, but I'd rather have one with a thermostat instead of a humidistat.If humidity is your concern, you shouldn't have any problems.As far as the size of your window - you may need to add a wooden flange within the window opening in order to fit the unit.
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As long as the circuit you are drawing from isn't being used by another appliance that is drawing alot of power it should be fine. This unit will not cool much more than one room though, the portable units are not as efficient as a window unit at cooling.
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I have had this a/c unit about a month, I had no problem connecting it to the back of the unit and the window. I did have to take my time as the first time I did not get the hose properly screwed into the window unit, but once I got it right it has stayed together no problem. The unit works very good. The noise level is minimal, on low or medium I don't have to turn the TV up, on high I have to turn it up two clicks, not bad at all. I would HIGHLY recommend this air conditioner!!!
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I used mine on a Haier. In the begining I had a little problem getting it to work all the features on the AC. After awhile I figured it out. I was able to turn it on and off right away
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Hi Jennifer - I think this is a great accessory. I received mine about a month ago and it worked perfectly with my portable air conditioner. My air conditioner has two openings, an intake (sucks in the air) and an outtake ( blows out the hot air). I've only connected the one hose to the outtake opening. Have not experienced any issues. I live in a 1,200 sq ft condo loft, all open space. Get rid of the loft area and it's about 900 sq ft. My 14,000 BTU Delonghi portable air conditioner I purchased thru Costco keeps the entire condo cool. All-in-all, this accessory works perfectly; however, make sure you have the appropriate BTUs to keep the area cool. Hi Jennifer - I think this is a great accessory. I received mine about a month ago and it worked perfectly with my portable air conditioner. My air conditioner has two openings, an intake (sucks in the air) and an outtake ( blows out the hot air). I've only connected the one hose to the outtake opening. Have not experienced any issues. I live in a 1,200 sq ft condo loft, all open space. Get rid of the loft area and it's about 900 sq ft. My 14,000 BTU Delonghi portable air conditioner I purchased thru Costco keeps the entire condo cool. All-in-all, this accessory works perfectly; however,... » Read More Hi Jennifer - I think this is a great accessory. I received mine about a month ago and it worked perfectly with my portable air conditioner. My air conditioner has two openings, an intake (sucks in the air) and an outtake ( blows out the hot air). I've only connected the one hose to the outtake opening. Have not experienced any issues. I live in a 1,200 sq ft condo loft, all open space. Get rid of the loft area and it's about 900 sq ft. My 14,000 BTU Delonghi portable air conditioner I purchased thru Costco keeps the entire condo cool. All-in-all, this accessory works perfectly; however, make sure you have the appropriate BTUs to keep the area cool. « Show Less
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Yes, this unit must be placed in the window to pull fresh air in and exhaust out the hot air. It is a great unit that cools the space well.
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We are using this ac unit with our screens in with no issues. We use it in a couple different windows. This has been a great unit for us. As others have stated, make sure you have air flow.
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Any window air conditioner can be installed in a casement window as long as the window opens up wide enough for it to fit. Specific "casement" type AC units are overpriced and usually have poor efficiency, so I really don't recommend them. I have the previous model and built a frame out of cheap 2x4 lumber to hold the AC in the window (filled the top opening with acrylic). Some of my neighbors just screwed the frame directly to their window track and filled the top gap with acrylic.
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this air conditioner is relatively lite at around 42 pounds, now! the one thing you absolutely will want to do is to make sure you support the top rail of the unit with 3 screws that screw into your window and also, make 100% sure that you secure the unit with the window locks provided with the unit, otherwise someone could slide the accordian flaps aside, and possibly remove your unit from your window. Rebecca, I'm pretty much blind except I can see a little light,and I pretty much had it installed in about 10/15 minutes. Just take your time, and read your instructions for the install, and you should be fine, also the unit doesn't stick out of the window that muchso you shouldn't need an extra support, however, if your window cill is in a newer home, there is that possibility that you may need a bracket to support it from the outside,, first though, see if the unit fits into the track of your window, and then, slide your window down over top of the unit and proceed to screw the top rail to the window that you just slid down. The first thing you will want to do as you unbox your unit is to assemble the top rail with the 4 screws provided to your air conditioner ok? I hope my info helped you in your decision, and, if I can be of any more assistance, by all means, please feel free to write me at: Raydeman@comcast.net. Thank you Rebecca, and I hope you have a good summer.
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We tried it on my brothers new camper...it ran air but does not need to be in the eco mode. We verified that the air conditioner was 15,000 BTU. Hope this helps.