Everstar 10,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner with Remote Review

Not Too Bad

"I've always had window AC's, but my new house has all crank-out windows and exhaust ports for previous owner's portable units. I was frustrated by the paucity of reviews of portable AC's but the price was right on this 10000 BTU unit, and the heat wave was on, so I bought two. It cools my 265 sq ft living room fine, and more. The one in my 180 sq ft bedroom doesn't seem to cool as quickly for some unknown reason, but eventually does get the room cool. They're not super quiet (I don't hear my gf snore so much, though, so that's a good thing), and I don't think they are inherintly as efficient as window units, given that they sit in the room and generate heat that window units would put outside. I like the timer functions. You can direct the flow of air to some extent. It's not unattractive. They want you to drain it from the bottom drain plug every week, so plan on leaving it up on blocks or a platform and having a shallow bucket to drain 2-3 gallons of water into. There are other ways to drain it in the meantime, including a continuous drainage option, like into a floor drain or a bucket, but they want you to do it from the bottom drain plug weekly anyway, to avoid corrosion. If you live in a dry climate, like AZ, you can add some water to the unit, and that adds some humidity to the air. I had some questions about that and was amazed to find a human being at the other end of the phone line who answered my questions!! The unit was made in China, and the User Manual reflects either that or the dumbing down of America. It's confusing in spots but overall not too bad. I wish I had double hung windows, because the window units are so much cheaper, take up no floor space, and work better. If you're thinking of a portable unit, also consider a through-the-wall unit if you don't mind cutting a rectangular hole in your wall. I imagine they work better. Given what it is, I have no major complaints (yet), and would recommend this product. Have fun!"