GE Profile - ClearView 350 Sq. Ft. 8,300 BTU Smart Ultra Quiet Window Air Conditioner - White

Pros: Produces adequate cold air enough to easily cool down a bedroom all while remaining super quiet, even when the fan is on high. I'm amazed at just how quiet this unit is and after living with a traditional portable air conditioner the difference is night and day. Cons: The user interface leaves much to be desired. Why on earth did GE decide to light up the little bar or dot adjacent to the label of the setting you want to change, instead of (or in addition to) lighting up the feature you are trying to adjust. This means that at night when you fumble around trying to find one of the black capacitive buttons to wake the unit display up, you are shown nothing but a bunch of dots and dashes. Granted the temperature is shown but the + or - buttons to adjust it are black so it's just random that you find the right spot on the panel to change what you want to change and odds are you will end up pressing the wrong setting anyway. So forgot about the on-unit interface for controlling your unit (especially at night, it's pretty much useless) instead grab your smart phone, install GE's mobile app and you'll have access to all the unit's settings and features plus you can control the unit from anywhere in the world. So when you leave work in the afternoon, open the app and turn on the unit so that your bedroom is nice and cool when you get home. The app gives you options for setting a runtime schedule, adjusting the temperature, fan speed and mode of operation (fairly standard among units at this price point) but as a bonus, GE has even included an energy usage report. Speaking of power consumption, the good news is this unit so far appears to sip power at a pretty reasonable rate. Bottom Line: Putting the motor outside makes a world of difference controlling the level of noise you have to put up with compared to most portable air conditioners. Having the unit sit at and below the window is brilliant, makes you wonder why nobody thought of this sooner. I've been more than pleased with this unit so far, even given the ridiculous control interface on the face of the unit, that's just dumb engineering at it's finest. That's a small gripe which is far outweighed by the long list of positives. But it was enough that I felt it necessary to take a way a star, if they get that interface worked out, I'd easily give tis unit five stars.

This worked perfectly in my bedroom. I love that it doesn’t block the window. The app that comes with it doesn’t do a whole lot, but it does tell you when you need to clean out the filters which is nice. I definitely recommend two people installing it as it is a bit heavy.

Unit was very silent in the beginning but you have to be careful every time you install it again assuming you remove it for the winter, as you may get a position that may make it louder, I suppose it's the rattling outside, someone suggested putting rubber pads in between the screws that touch the outside wall to minimize rattling. But it's pretty powerful and always made my room very cold very quickly since I don't have a huge room, only 160 sqft. It has a drain on the inside but I only ever had to drain it on my third summer of usage, before that I didn't even know what that was about, I just opened it and catch the water with a bowl, and cleaning the filters the machine will warn you about every couple weeks maybe 3 to 4 weeks if you don't use it a lot. App is pretty nice and easy but if you find that a little difficult you can use through Alexa.

It runs rairly quiet but started making a fan noise because of water collecting into the bottom of the unit and the fan splashing up the water , so i rerouted the drain tube to the outside of the unit to keep water out of the bottom when draining. I bought a different kit filler in addition to the one that came with it because it didnt work to fill the gaps after the unit was set in the window. It helps to have a second person to help set it into place. Over all it sems to cool well for a bedroom it is in and it doesnt take up a lot of window view. The down side is that you cant use your current window screen so i built a custom framed screen to go around the unit so if we do want to open our window to get fresh air on cooler days

Every air conditioner has their pros and cons. This is much bigger than I was expecting but it's ran like a champ since I bought it. It's very quiet compared to normal AC units. Interface isn't too bad, but you can control all settings from your phone which makes it a breeze if you want to cool the room down before you get home. If you're between a window unit or free standing, get this one and save the headache. Now it did arrive a little bit beat up, but it's been working great!