Bosch Cool 2000 Portable AC - 3-in-1: Air Conditioner, Dehumidifier, Fan - 2.6 kW for Rooms of up to 35m² - With Auto Mode, Silent Mode & Sleep Mode

Find an inverter portable AC in the UK is almost impossible, even more difficult than finding a flat with HVAC. I already have a conventional portable AC and did had an older one in the past. Both suffer from a large list of the same problems, unbearable noise, extremely high energy consumption, bad hose design (ALL portable AC have these) etc. This Bosch is expensive, even with discount. It is bulky and heavy, don’t have a double hose to better efficiency too, nor does have smart functionalities. However it is very close to perfect that a portable AC can be. It does have a robust construction and clever design that allows you more flexibility to fit the hose. Interesting “smart” settings, good illuminated remote and a clean, well thought design. The performance is pretty great, the compressor works well in response of the demand, and it is silent as can be. It does have a good airflow, cooling very quickly using more power and then reducing it for a nice steady cooling.

Th Bosch Cool 2000 Portable AC is brilliant!HERE'S WHY YOU SHOULDN'T GO FOR A CHEAP BRAND:I had previously bought a cheap one for sub £200. That was a waste of time as it sounded like a pneumatic drill and didn't give out anywhere near enough cold air for it - it struggled to cool the room down.HERE'S WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE A BOSCH:To cut through the confusing world of all the options out there, I just decided I would go for a reliable brand and spend considerably more money - Bosch was my choice and it has 100% been worth it. I only needed the smallest one as the room I want to cool down is quite small.It looks slick, it pumps out cold air in abundance. As air conditioners go it's quite quiet - I mean, obviously it does make some noise, but it's soothing white noise (a bit like the sound when you're on an aeroplane).If you want a reliably excellent portable air con unit and have the budget, my advice is look no further

The media could not be loaded. Can’t really say. Product arrived faulty so my review will be based on that. Roughly 20 mins in and unit gone bad. Not sure if these are the bearings or something else but just please listen to the video. Bosch support advised to return as product is new so no point sending technician out. Likely QC is not done to standards.

Upon receiving the Bosch Cool 5000, unpacking and setting the AC up was very easy. It was very well packaged, but nonetheless very easy to unpack as the top section of the box lifted right up, revealing the AC unit. It is quite heavy though, so don't expect to carry it up and downstairs frequently.Use of the unit was very easy and intuitive - both the buttons on the unit itself and on the remote are self explanatory and simple. When using the AC it also doesn't require excess water to be drained as it self-evaporates it through the exhaust. It only has to be drained when it is used in the dehumidifier mode. Very nice indeed!The Bosch Cool 5000's performance was very good as well - it effectively cooled down the bedroom with ease, and quickly. I also noticed that the amount of hot air being blown out of the exhaust hose is considerably less than my old AC unit, which also helps creating less of a vacuum in the room causing less hot air being drawn inside the room from outside.It also is much quieter than a non-inverter AC - instead of hearing a loud "clack" when the AC turns on followed by the compressor hum, it does it in a much quieter way with a relatively quiet whirring sound of an electromotor to kickstart the AC system into action. Once started, you can barely hear any noise caused by the AC system itself and you can basically only hear the fans blowing refreshing, cool air. Especially when set to the "silent" mode, the fans blow at their minimum speed and it is indeed very, very quiet.There is unfortunately only one drawback, which is that the inverter produces a high-pitched coil whine noise. It isn't loud, but it can be heard if you have sensitive hearing. I suspect that older people will not be able to hear it, but I unfortunately can. It may be that the unit I received had more of it than usual, but the manual also says that a high-pitched sound may occur in this model. I did get more used to the high-pitched sound it emitted, but it still annoyed me and as I purchased the Bosch Cool 5000 with the primary goal to have a quiet AC for the bedroom so I can sleep while it cools the room, this was a dealbreaker for me and I had to return it.All in all the Bosch Cool 5000 is a great AC unit which is much quieter than any non-inverter AC unit. It would work brilliantly in any other situation, but unfortunately not in my quiet bedroom. If Bosch can fix the high-pitched sound, it would absolutely get my full 5-star review, but until then it only gets 4 stars.

The 5000 model has got to be the best of these single unit air conditioners. The inverter technology, adjusting the compressor frequency, helps efficiency and keeps the noise down; very much like my air source heat pump's outdoor unit.On a low or night setting the noise is tolerable for being in the same room for daytime use but does interupt sleep at night, due to the changes in tone as it self defrosts etc.The biggest issue I have is with the concept and this is not specific to this model. All of these pump large volumes of (warm) air out of the house, through the flexible exhaust pipe, to cool the heat exchanger. The 'flaw' is that this air has to be replaced and it's replaced by outside air being drawn into the house in other rooms. It may cool one room very well but at the expense of causing other rooms to heat to outside air temperature.Another issue is the non-existant manufacturer support in the UK. I contacted Bosch Home and they confirmed they do not support this; leaving the distributer (Pattern) as the people to deal with after Amazon will no longer assist.

Very good, in the heat wave was so good at cooling our bedroom we had to have a cover over us, was easy to set up, no problem with condensation as it evaporates out the vent pipe, being inverter driven it is quite and more energy efficient than cheaper models. I like the the vent hose neatly packs down into the unit as this makes it easier to store. It is heavy but I managed to carry it upstairs on my own so it's not ridiculous heavy.I highly recommend the Bosch cool 5000.😀