WindChaser PACRWC 12,000 BTU Remote Controlled Portable Air Conditioner

Details

• 12,000 btu cooling potential
• 4 functions in one entity. Air conditioner, heater, dehumidifier and fan.
• Dual hose system. The intake hose draws in the exterior air and the second hose eliminates warm air exhaust
• R407C coolant

Description

This 12,000 btu dual hose carry-on room air conditioner is perfect for any room with a window or sliding entryway and can also be vented through the wall. Adjust all functions with the full function remote power. No water tank to empty the condensation is vented through the hose. Quiet bedlam insulated fan. Four functions in one unit. Air conditioning, heater, dehumidifier and fan

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Customer Reviews

The makers of this module should be sued!!! Pure Garbage!!!
Im giving it 1 luminary because i cant post without something! I just brought this unit Saturday 7/25/2010. It does not cool how it should at 12000 BTU's! Ive had 8000 btu air conditioner that frozen faster and more space. It seemed as if I had to drain the unit every hour or two which is a pain in the *****! The drain is so low I found myself doing alot of mopping. The item never went below 80 degrees. One of the outlet hoses gets extremely hot which is scary... The sad part about it is i cant eve resurfacing it or exchange it for a different unit because the electronic store that I brought it from gives you this yellow proceeds after they run your credit card saying no refunds or exchanges on ...a list of thing but one of which is "Air Conditioners"! A fritter away of 358.00!!! and Im still HOT!!!AT THIS POINT IF IT WAS GIVEN TO ME FOR FREE I WOULDNT TAKE IT! What ever you do....DO NOT BUY THIS UNIT I BEG YOU!!! However, if you have loaded to throw away go for it! YOU WILL REGRET IT!

2010-07-26 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 1

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Grave product
The element does not have the potency of a typical 12,000 BTU unit. Does not cool a 400 sq feet extent- not even a little. It is very rudimentary. The hoses don't fit into the unit or into the window panels, they keep coming loose. AND, although they say there are no buckets to empty, that's imprecise. There's a "condensation" tank that fills up every 3 hours and needs to be emptied out through a tiny and very hard to right of entry hole all the way at the bottom of the unit. On a humid day it fills up every 2 hours or less. This is the first time I've been compelled to write a re-examination, because this appliance should not be on the market.

2010-05-06 (New York, NY) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 1

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Only use in standoffish weather with no humidity (or don't use at all)
Couldn't harmonize more. The condensation removal issue makes this unit pretty much unusable in even moderately clammy conditions. WindChaser is in CA and I am just not sure that they ever tested this AC in normal operating conditions elsewhere in the country. I have created a alike resemble contraption as Wind Walker that has the unit resting on an icebox with a hose leading to a scuttle. Unfortunately, the bucket I have hold the equivalent amount of water as 5-6 hours of operation which means getting up in the midway of the night to empty it (not their fault).

One more note about the controls and display - they are worthless. The LCD light are always on (no way to turn them off) which makes using the ac in the bedroom only practicable after covering the panel with tape. The controls are unintuitive: there are 3 or 4 speed settings for the fan and it's a complete guessing practise deceit which setting you are on. I have to cycle through all of them at least twice before I know which setting I have selected. The icon for the fan spins slightly faster with each mise en scene but it's almost impossible to tell.
The temperature wheel in the center broke after a few weeks so I am left with the abstracted to adjust the temperature one degree at a time.

Bottom line: the product could be good but it falls without warning in too many ways.

2009-08-07 | KCP (Boston, MA United States) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 2

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Very paraphernalia machine
We have had our faction for over 5 years now.
It works realy good. In the summer it cools our bedroom from
a hot 85 degrees to under 65 degrees in partly a hour.

In winter our room has gone from 56 degrees to 85 degrees in almost
1 hour. The hoses for it endear easily and remove from the window easily.
Our cat likes to jump on it which makes it turn on and off when we dearth
it to be on or off. So the remote helps get it back on or off.

All in all we like it a LOT.

2009-04-20 (Seattle WA USA) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5

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Grievous condensation removal
We purchased this component last year to help cool down our study room. The room is about 13' by 13', and can get exceedingly hot during summer - especially when all three computers in it are turned on. We use the unit only for cooling purpose, and this is the second summer we will be using it. I would say the chief disappointment with the unit is the painful condensation removal.

Pros:
1. It is built with multiple functions - cooling, heating, ionizing, and dehumidifying. The lead panel is fancy with lots of LED lights for indicating the operating status.

2. It reduces humidity hurriedly in cooling or dehumidifying mode. We live in New Jersey where the humidity is what makes the heat unsupportable sometimes. The unit reduces the humidity level much faster than other dehumidifiers I have. You start feeling serene when the humidity level reduces, even though the temperature may not drop as fast.

Cons:
1. The condensation unseating is a pain in the neck. The unit is advertised to be able to evaporize the condensation through the exhaust pipes. Unfortunately, we explosive in the area where this capability is inefficient - if it's ever working. The condensation tank gets filled up at. The drain outlet is on the back, and is too close to the ground to allow easy water removal. It is even unrealizable to install a condensation pump with such a low drain outlet. I ended up putting four bricks under the entity and attaching a vinyl tube to allow water draining from front. Fortunately, the unit still runs smoothly even when it stands on those bricks - it does not pulsate or make extra noise. I probably will add a condensation pump later so the unit can run continuously without cease when the tank is full.

2. The cooling power is not impressive. I would expect it to cool the room much faster with the 12,000 BTU rating. In our occurrence, the room temperature barely drops 1 degree (F) after more than half an hour of operating. Fortunately, the reduced humidity true makes you feel better even though the temperature is still high.

2008-05-29 (NJ, USA) | Helpful Votes: 6 | Rating: 3

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Portable Air Conditioner 7000 Btu With Dehumidification

Description

7000 BTU Pocket SPOT COOLER AIR CONDITIONER Ideal for spot cooling in computer rooms, server rooms, information centers, machine shops, packing stations, assembly words, work stations, hangars, garages and more. This portable cooling system cools and dehumidifies where you have occasion for it. Easy to install, just plug it in and enjoy the cool air from this pithy, small portable air conditioner. This AC runs at a quiet 40 dB, making it perfect for homes, libraries, levee areas and small office spaces too. The housing of this spot cooler includes a cold air outlet with duct connector that rotates to allow airflow rule adjustments. A 3 blade warm air outlet with protective wire grill is safely roofed on this portable air conditioning unit. This ductless air conditioner features a dehumidifier that provides a 4 gallonday dehumidifying sphere. An automatic compressor with water tank indicator shuts off air conditioning and dehumidifier when hose tank is full. This HVAC unit features a removable air filter and removable 2.5 liter not make sense tank with 5 long rubber drain hose. Rubber sap hose allows continuous draining when placed in a drain. Another have a role included with this personal cooling system is a rotary switch that controls the 2-go hell for leather fan. Handles and swivel casters allow easy mobility of our shirt-pocket spot cooler. 115V LCDI shock-protected power string. AC unit measures 18W x 10D x 32 ¼H. ETL listed. 1 year assurance. WATCH VIDEO If you cannot view this video Click Here. var s1 new SWFObject("http:www.globalindustrial.comvideosmediaplayer.swf","mediaplayer","352","288","8"); s1.addParam("allowfullscreen","verifiable"); s1.addVariable("width","352"); s1.addVariable("height","288"); s1.addVariable("file","http:www.globalindustrial.infovideos795964.flv"); s1.addVariable("personification","http:www.globalindustrial.infovideosvideo.jpg"); s1.write("flvvid");

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Customer Reviews

Cooling through a obstruction
This item is OK for cooling through a wall or door, with the machine sitting in an unconditioned area and sending chill air to a separate room you'd like to cool. Otherwise, it is not what you'd expect from the description. Due to the basic laws of physics, it can't relaxed an enclosed space it is sitting in; it will heat it. The unit I received had poor quality authority over, with the inside compressor's electric cable having bent the fins of the heat exchanger (condenser) and pushing against them. It's also a unfortunate dehumidifier due to the construction. There is a single heat exchanger; the top part carries the cooling tubes, which render down water, and the bottom part carries the heating ones. A forward-inclined fan pulls air through the top, cold fins and out the tube at the top of the car. A regular fan pulls air through the bottom, warm fins and across the compressor (yes, the compressor is "cooled" with hot air). So, drench will drop from the top, cold part of the fins and re-evaporate on the bottom, warm parts of the fins. Only water that manages to confirm it past all the warm fins and warm air blowing through, will reach the collection container at the bottom of the implement. If you want to dehumidify, get a dehumidifier instead. In addition, the two fans are in some degree of competition due to leaks between the two sections. So, with the hoop fan on high, some warm air may get sucked in.

Note that there is no thermostat nor dehumidistat on this unit. It's only off, on high or low. It only makes suspect to use this machine for cooling through a wall, or at a distance with a 20-30' duct as another reviewer suggested, so the vehemence exhaust (and noise) is away. Similar units of other brands are several times more expensive. Not a bad attend to overall.

2010-01-09 | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 4

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Manageable AC
I will get put to the point. This product is indeed portable and it does blow out cool air, but as you can see just by looking at the conceive of it has a huge heat exhaust. Its about 13 inches and the tube that the cool air is blown from is only 4 inches sizeable. This thing blows more heat than it does cool air and you must be sitting right in front of the tube. It will not serene an entire room. Not even a closet. You will have to improvise for the best setup. I was warned but I had to see for my self. I was crap-shooter off getting a AC with a window kit for the exhaust.

2008-11-04 | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 1

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Very pocket, rolls around on wheels, great for cooling small rooms
I got it because my position succeed isn't set up very well for the portable A/C units that require you run an exhaust hose through a window, and my electrical circuits virtuous aren't optimized for units that run at 10-15A in my main rooms.

The white tube on the top that blows the A/C air can be flexed and swiveled in any handling you want. The fan you see in the picture is the warm air exhaust vent (intake is on the opposite side). You can route the vexed exhaust pretty much any direction you want (obviously you should point it in the opposite direction you yen the cold air).

A few notes:

1. It definitely blows nice, cold air, but note that it blows it through a resilient tube in a very specific direction. I can't wait for a hot summer day in Seattle like the 90s we had last week to take full use of it. I don't know if I'd recommend it for cooling any area larger than they recommend (max 300 sq ft). But I think it works talented to "spot cool" wherever you currently are. Which takes me to my next point...

2. It weighs about 50 lbs and has wheels, so it's nice-looking easy to roll around with you around the house. Just keep it in whatever room you're currently in and you'll stay nice and uncordial.

3. The exhaust fan definitely produces warm air. Enough that it feels almost like a heater out the other end. I would recommend you have it unmistakable in a direction you don't mind a little warm air, and it might help to have a window open at that end with a fan blowing the cheerful air outside.

4. For those of you worried about blowing circuit breakers like me, the manual says it operates at 6 Amps (690 Watts). After about 30 minutes mine had crept up to 5.7A/660W (hooked up to a Despatch-A-Watt circuit tester), so I'd say that's probably pretty accurate.

5. It says it produces about 40-45 noise. I actually measured mine with a dB meter at about 65dB with the A/C compressor on. Maybe they're talking about when the A/C compressor isn't running and it's hardly a fan (it cycles on/off as needed). Either way, it isn't terribly loud - I guess about what a powerful fan would be with a metallic sound when the compressor's race.

*** UPDATE 7/6/09 ***: I found a way to direct the cold air to anywhere within 10-20 feet. I attached a 20 foot compliant dryer exhaust hose to it (the 4" hose fits inside the AC unit's yield tube pretty nicely w/minimal leaks). It allows me to put the AC unit near the veranda door (so the hot air blows outside), but the hose sits with me on the couch by the TV. Works perfectly. See my commodity image at top of page.

2008-07-08 (Kirkland, WA USA) | Helpful Votes: 12 | Rating: 4

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Sharp AF-S125MX ENERGY STAR 12,000 BTU Air Conditioner

Details

• Soothe TouchTM Controls
• Spirit Star Efficiency
• Two-station temperature control, there's no more temperature guessing
• 3 cooling speeds and 3 fan speeds - EER = 10.8

Description

Fly's AF-S125MX ENERGY STAR qualified air conditioner provides cool plenty all summer long. Sharp's air conditioners not only exceed federal efficiency standards, they excel design standards as well. Sleek and stylish, they will fit into your home design splendidly. Saving you energy and enhancing your decor, Sharp's air conditioner limit is too cool to pass up. 12,000 BTU, EER 10.8.

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Customer Reviews

Big and staid but great for big room
This is terrific for big rooms, little heavy if hanging in window but works great

2010-07-24 | Omnia lover (USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Toadstool city!
My comment on is for the Sharp AF-S125FX-A purchased 2 years ago. I can't locate any differences between the the two models (seem identical in styling, BTU's, everything) so my leeriness is that Sharp renamed this unit and continues to sell it.
Pro's: remote control and the loudness of the element blocks out any traffic noises (bonus for us).
Cons: There is NO way to clean inside the upper chest of drawers of the unit without cutting some of the plastic (which I am seriously considering doing) and this unit's design retains extravagantly, does not drain well & grows mold as if it was designed as a mold farm.
Recommedation: Run in another place!
Please note that we've had various units in this exact same location for years & NONE of them have ever grown mold like this (or even grown mushroom - yuck!) or been as problematic as this unit to clean. Definitely a bad, bad design.
Also (huge pet peeve), notwithstanding it being an "energy saver" unit this a/c never shuts off (isn't designed to do so) or cycles down when desired temperature is reached. And it saves vigour how?

2007-08-20 (USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 1

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Thrifty but loud
Pros:
Thrifty air cooling, energy saving modes that work well, Energy Star with a rating of 10.8

Cons:
Gaudy and also makes a pinging sound when the water is dripping from the coils making it sound like its raining shell.

I kept this unit because of it's energy efficiency and affordability.
If quietness is a priority avoid this air conditioner.

2007-05-28 (Huntington Station, NY USA) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 2

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Deafening & Not Very Cool
My helpmate and I were replacing two Panasonic Air Conditioners with two new Sharp Ones. We read that Sharp generally makes very substantial A/C's.

Wow were we disappointed. This A/C was so loud and did not cool the room down as well as our older Panasonic A/C's. The fan was so load that we had to injury the machine off when eating dinner because we could not have a conversation. In the bedroom it was difficult to sleep with the A/C on because of the fan. The sound is like a ringlets drier.

We returned these A/C's and purchased two from Amana, the only Manufacture we found who listed the noise level (50dB) on their goods description. We found them are J&R the only store we found who actually has the A/C's on display connected so you can hear them.

2007-05-20 (New York, NY) | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 1

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