Everstar 10,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner with Remote Review

Works like a charm!

"I have a 1950's cape cod, with awning style windows and almost no insulation in the roof. Needless to say, it gets HOT. With my central air running, keeping the downstairs @ 72 degrees, my upstairs would be in the mid 80's. I needed a solution that could vent to my knee wall, and this was it - I bought it last summer, during the 10% off sale, and have never been so happy with a purchase.

When I go to bed at night, I turn the unit on while I am getting ready -- in the 15 minutes that it takes to do my nighttime rituals, it cools the room by about 5 degrees, and by the time I am ready to sleep, it is perfect --- takes about a half an hour to cool my 14 x 15 pitched roof room by 10 degrees.

I am thinking that perhaps the folks that had issues are dealing with a couple things --- this unit does require either the release of water (into a bucket - I've never had to do this, but it's in the manual) OR the addition of water to function. It's been a while since I installed it, but I remember something about adding water to the unit, and I know there is a drain hose if it is being used as a dehumidifier - I've not had to add or drain water from the unit after it's initial set up (and I check it regularly). The other issue might be with proper venting --- mine is vented thru a dryer-style vent hole cut in the knee wall, venting to attic space, completely evacuating that hot exhaust air out of the room. It works beautifully.

Oh - I use the auto setting - letting the unit decide thru the room temp how it should function and I've not had any issues with it not doing it's job.

It is a very heavy unit - about 80lbs, so you'll likely need help getting it upstairs. Once unpacked, it is on wheels, so it moves around as needed.

I highly recommend."