Whynter ARC-1230WN 14,000 BTU (12,000 BTU SACC) NEX Inverter Dual Hose Cooling Portable Air Conditioner, Dehumidifier, and Fan with Smart Wi-Fi, Up to 600 sq ft in White

This unit has made a noticeable difference since I started using it. It cools the room quickly and runs much quieter compared to my previous model. I’m able to bring the temperature down several degrees within a couple of hours, which also helps keep energy usage reasonable. It’s somewhat heavy to move, especially up stairs, but the built-in wheels make repositioning fairly easy. The dual-hose design does a good job exhausting hot air efficiently. Installing it securely in the window can take some adjustment, and it can occasionally shift and leave small gaps if bumped.

UPDATED The ARC-1230WNH 14,000 (12,000 BTU SACC) is a beast! One of the most efficient and quiet portable units on the market. Has an excellent remote and is also WiFi enabled with an app that senses when you leave or return to your home. Use this feature to automatically setback the Heat when you leave and automatically increase the Heat when you return. You set the distance (I set mine to 10 miles). Works for Cooling too by lowering the temperature when you cross the set threshold and returns to normal cooling temperature when returning home. A real hands-free cost savings tool. Unit is easy to install and setup. Very quiet and the built quality is second to none! I couldn't be happier. In all aspects a great design with easy-to-use features in a well-engineered compact package. If I dare say, the Rolls Royce of portable AC/Heater units. (I am not affiliated with Whynter!!!! I just know quality when I see it.) UPDATE - ONE WEEK LATER I live where winters reach -10 F. I have natural gas forced air heating with the furnace in the basement. Because the Whynter Arc-1230WNH input temperature range for heating is above freezing using the window air input in sub-freezing temperatures doesn’t allow the heat pump to operate efficiently. However, my basement, no matter how cold outside doesn’t fall below 50 F which is within the operational range of a heat pump. To overcome this input temperature limitation, I dump the unit’s exhaust air into my basement using one of my air return wall registers. I modified a return register to accept a 5.9” hose coupling. I purchased a separate 5.9” inch exhaust hose from Amazon (Portable Air Conditioner Hose 5.9 Inch Diameter, AC Hose Exhaust Vent up to 80 Inches) and connected exhaust outlet to my new register coupling creating a one hose system with the input air using the units room input duct. I also purchased an insulation hose cover. Between the insulation cover and exhaust duct I ran two drain lines, one for the heat pump and the other for the unit drain. At the register coupling I drilled two 7/8” holes to accept the water drain lines which are routed to the basement drain. This serves two purposes 1) allows continuous drain of the heat pump and 2) eliminates the “vacuum effect” of a “one hose” system as the replacement home air is retrieved from the furnace output wall registers in the same volume the exhaust air is entering the basement through the return register. This modification allows my furnace to remain operational during extreme cold conditions when the Whynter isn’t quite capable of heating my home but still allows furnace use during conditions that often tasked my furnace to adequately heat my home. On these occasions I plan on furnace use to bring the house temperature to 70 F and then turn it off and use the Whynter to maintain the temperature. My hope is to save money by minimizing natural gas usage and believe the electric usage of the Whynter will be far less than that required for furnace fan’s operation. My natural gas bill during winter runs around $120-160/month. With the forecast rate increases I hate to hazard a guess this winter's bill but double that amount seems reasonable. I believe I’ll save the Whynters purchase price just from lowered natural gas use this winter. Changing the subject, a feature I really like is the remote control has an iSense button that uses the temperature sensor located inside the remote to control the operation of the unit as long as you're within 25 feet of the unit. Finally, I’m so impressed with the 1230WNH I purchase a second unit!

24 hours in to using the 14000 BTU smart model A few notes: - Installation is pretty straightforward. If you have narrow hung windows, you’ll want a small handsaw that can cut plastic - The instructions were a little unclear about the optional “air outlet adapter”. I think I should have used it and it might have made installation a little easier - Took ~10 minutes to set up, including cutting the plastic window panels with a 12 inch hand saw. Assembly is only 3 plastic parts which snap together. Not difficult, but I recommend watching the video on Amazon which demonstrates this - It works very, very well. I’m using it to cool ~750 square feet in 85F-90F weather with high humidity. It took ~90 minutes to cool the space to 75F - It can be noisy on full blast, but no noisier than one would expect - It’s very silent once it gets close to the desired temperature - The app is very simple and works very well. Pair it with Bluetooth to provide it with WiFi info (may require a 2.4G SSID, most IoT doesn’t support 5G) and then it works great through some cloud broker. You can disconnect the Bluetooth at that point and control it remotely from anywhere over the Internet I’m very happy with the purchase

Can any manufacturer of portable window units actually make a quality kit? So far I love the air conditioner. It's quiet, functional, produces a top notch output of cold air. The app is intuitive and simple. Integration between the unit, remote and app are great.. too many manufacturers miss the mark with this component but Whynter nailed it. So... what's up with the window components? At the end of the hose where the plastic connectors meet the window sliders is where they fail. I understand why universal window sliders are not perfect and require my effort to best seal up and eliminate air leaks. But when your own components are crappy and cannot fit together well enough to not share the aforementioned issue, it's very unfortunate. In fairness, the several other manufacturers of portable units I have owned over years all share this struggle. Why can't the accessories ever match the expected quality of the AC itself? I would love a high quality replacement kit to be sold in the future, my experience so far says this AC deserves it.

Es buen producto (vivo en Pachuca, México). En estas olas de calor consecutivas me ha funcionado muy bien. Símplemente el precio es un poco alto, pero a cambio casi no hace ruido y tampoco ha aumentado demaciado mi consumo de electricidad.

This thing is a beast - great for condo use, relatively easy to set up, easy to set and use. I have it in my bedroom and provided I leave the bedroom door open before bedtime it makes a decent attempt on taking the worst edge off the rest of the condo as well. With the door shut it brings the room to a comfortable level quickly and keeps it there easily. Livable but less positive - sleep mode doesn't just reduce the throughput, it appears to switch it off completely. The noise of operation is easy to sleep through, but it does have an unfortunate habit of beeping when it changes mode, and those are not easy to sleep through.

Product arrived damaged but the seller was very responsive to resolve the situation. The unit itself is excellent, quiet and effective.