Whynter ARC-102CS 10,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner, Dehumidifier, and Fan

Unit works great in cooling my 300 sq foot bedroom, is quiet, and easily moves from room to room.

It's a basic AC, that I picked up for it's small size but high enough output for my bedroom/office. It puts out colder air than my 10,000 BTU Honeywell that is much larger.Noise: I shut if off during work meetings. While I do wish the unit was a bit quieter, the white noise actually helps me sleep better. My apartment has two truck bays next door with 2am and 4am deliveries. Even when it's not hot weather, I run this as a fan at night for this reason.Installation: Straightforward. I like that the kit included some weather stripping to seal the window. Because my window is narrower than the smallest setting for the window adapter strip, I had to cut it to fit into my window, which will be the trickiest part if you're working without the correct power tools (a chop saw is ideal for this part). I drilled a few holes in it with my powerdrill and used pressure to snap off the length I needed to remove.Reliability: I did have a problem that sounds very similar to what some other reviewers had mentioned - where there were cricket sounds, display flickering, and random shutting off. I contacted Whynter support and they directed me to the electrical connection for the display. I'm handy enough to be able to do this myself without much instruction. I disconnected and reconnected the display cable and haven't had problems since. If you're having problems, contact the manufacturer. I got a quick response.

I bought 2 of these. They were able to keep each floor of my house comfortable when it was in the 80s outside. If I close a door so that it works in the space it is created for, it cools it way down quickly. It is noisy, but I just used a fan while sleeping after I lowered the room temp. Still going after the whole summer!

To begin with if you have pets or a dusty room you'll be disappointed to know this thing attracts dust like no other , nothing.new you would think, however the bottom half of the thing doesn't have a filter so dust and hair just accumulate behind it which might causing a major fire hazard bot to mention how tedious it is to have to pry the entire thing open once a month to clean it out. Second selecting the constant fan option resets everytime you turn it off so you constantly have to reenable it if you wanted to always have it on which is honestly ridiculous that it doesn't just remember the fact you have it on.Third the front has a small tiny blade to "redirect" air flow left or right which may as well not even be there for how useful it isIt's only positive point would be that ir at least works and cools the room enough I guess

After shopping around 20 different units, I chose this one for features, warranty and price. Love it.

I just hate this thing. And here's why:(1) Not much cooling power. Size of room where I'm using it is considerably below the maximum size this unit is supposed to cool, but even several hours of running the thing does not bring temp down that much. One hot night the room started off in low 80's. After running unit all night long, set to cool to 68 degrees, room temp was 76. And areas of the room that were furthest from the unit were just plain hot, probably still in mid-80's. This thing does not air condition the room, it more functions as a personal cooling unit. If you aim it right at you, it cools YOU off.(2) Vent hose keeps popping loose. In about 10 nights use, it has twice fallen off in the middle of the night (and then the unit stops cooling the room, of course). Hose now looks a bit bent at one end, which is probably why it does not stay securely attached to its end piece. But I did not damage it by being rough or careless with it. I was careful when I did the initial set-up, attaching hose to unit at one end and window bracket at other. Seems like problem must be due to bad design -- attachment set-up not secure, or materials used in hose and end pieces not strong enough.(3) Problem accessing customer support. Amazon has a link for support services for this product, but when I contacted them I just got a generic Amazon support person who said she would send word to the manufacturer, Whynter, and have them contact me within 48 hours. Of course they did not. I have the option of returning this unit to Amazon for a refund within the first 30 days of buying it, but that is just not practical. The thing is huge, and so heavy I can barely lift it, and cannot be packed in just any old box because of its size and weight. What I would like is for someone to come to my house and check to see whether I have gotten a defective unit that does not cool the air enough and/or does not blow it out with enough force. But I have no leverage to get Whynter to do that. They didn't even sell it to me -- Amazon did. I suppose it might be possible to get Amazon to help somehow with packing up and returning this LAME-ASS PRODUCT, or to somehow get Whynter to come check it and replace it. But there is no simple way to do it and I do not want to put more time into the problem, so I am just going to give up and put up with this crummy a/c, aiming it right at me so I get enough cooling to sleep.But a word to the wise: DO NOT BUY A WHYNTER PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONER.