Air Conditioning: Portable Air Conditioner

Portable Air Conditioner - Homeowner Tips

By Home Interior Editor

A portable air conditioner is a terrific solution for cooling down small areas and getting relief from the heat ...

While there are many advantages to living in small spaces, extremely warm weather can turn a cozy small house or compact apartment into an oven. When temperatures soar, especially for extended periods of time, this can cause not only discomfort to the residents, but can even create situations that put their health at risk. A portable air conditioner is a terrific solution for cooling down small areas and getting relief from the heat.

A portable, room air conditioner is defined as an air conditioning unit that can be easily moved from one room to the next to provide cooling, depending upon the needs of the occupants. One of the major benefits of these portable units for air control is that they do not have to be installed through the wall like wall air conditioners do, nor do they need to be connected to an outside compressor unit like a central air conditioner. This makes them ideal for people living in rented apartments or houses because they are not permanently installed.

A portable air conditioner unit can even be a good option for owners of larger abodes who simply don't want to go to the expense of putting in a full-blown air conditioning system. The portable air conditioners can also be very cost effective for people who live alone and only want to cool off one room at a time and who would like to be able to take the device from one room into another easily.

Instead of the usual installation, portable air conditioners use a flexible hose that runs to a window. The hose is then connected to a venting kit, which allows the hot exhaust air to vent to the outdoors. The exhaust hose is flexible and normally is from five to seven feet in length, allowing the device to be positioned as desired in a room, rather than having to be right next to the window.

These small, portable air conditioning units do not require permanent installation and they are also mobile. The cases that they are housed in generally have casters attached to the bottom for easy movement, so they can be rolled from one room to the other as they are needed. For instance, during the evening they can be run in the living room or family room, and when it is time to go to bed, they can easily be moved to a bedroom to provide a comfortable sleeping environment.

This also makes portable air conditioners a good choice for keeping electrical consumption low, as they do not cool the entire house, but only the rooms that are being used most. There are many different models available and some of them have timers that can be set to either begin cooling a room before you get home from work, or to turn off during the night after you have fallen comfortably asleep.

The most common height of portable air conditioner models range from 25" to 35" tall and weigh under 100 pounds, with a range of 9,000 BTUs to 14,000 BTUs. In addition, many of these portable room air conditioners also have a heating function built into them, making them an even better investment for people who need both heating and cooling functions.

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