Whynter - 400 Sq. Ft. Portable Air Conditioner - Platinum

Overall great. Works as promised. But, the drain is too close to the ground and can't get anything underneath to catch the water. Also the window attachments are terrible, wound up making my own.

I’m guilty of being a smoker and never liked the aftermath of the inside smoking habit! This thing is perfect for that situation

OK. I hemmed and hawed about this purchase. I'm glad I pulled the trigger. It's an excellent energy efficient unit. It's fairly quiet for an air conditioning unit. My only complaint, is that the fan never shuts off. There isn't a "power saver" mode like window units have. If it had that feature I would have given it 5 stars.

Works really well on hot days ! Especially when your in the third floor and no balcony.

Bought to replace an identical unit, which failed after only five years. All the indicator lights work on this new one (that’s an improvement), but it seems much weaker — only about half as strong as the old one. Can only bring down the temperature of the room a couple of degrees. I’d have it fixed under the (3 year) warranty, but then I’d be completely without air conditioning for the rest of the summer. Plus, I’d have to lug it to a shipper during the pandemic. I think Whynter makes the customer pay for the shipping costs, too, and this thing weighs around eighty pounds. Too bad — not a lot of other two hose portables to choose from.

The AC unit has met my expectations and I am glad I made the purchase. It is a great supplement to my larger AC units.

You will need 2 people to get this monster size box into your home or one person with long, strong arms to haul into your home! It's gigantic!! Although it says to take off exhaust hoses to use as dehumidifier, good luck getting them off; they do not pop or screw off easily so I think my use as dehumidifier will not occur. The green indicator light for the a/c has already burnt out. It says up to 400 sq ft of cooling area and that it does. With a fan, it can move the cool air and cool beyond the 400 sq ft. All in all, it serves it purpose. My purchase was primarily a mobile one: wanted a portable a/c since it's getting harder to install window a/c unit each year with put in and take out......................

The vertical installation was easy in a sliding window, but I had to make modifications because the kit wasn't made to specs and directions were unclear. I ended up using plenty of duct tape to seal the cracks and anchor the kit. The product instructions insist that the unit be plugged into a wall socket, but the power cord is only 5'. If you don't have an outlet within 5' of the unit placement, then you have no choice but to use a power strip or extension cord which the instructions explicitly forbid and will probably void the warranty if you do so. The unit seems to cool a room fairly quickly because of the dual hose system, but in operation the display emits enough light that you can make decent shadow puppets on your wall and the operational noise level seems fairly high to me. Is this really the best portable AC on the market as some ratings proclaim? I wouldn't know without trying the others. I'm only using it in my 150 sq ft bedroom and it does a good job. Will it cool 400 sq ft as it claims? I will test this in the future as my apartment is 436 sq ft. Ordering this AC online from Best Buy was easy. Best Buy had the best online price, the best selection of AC's and free 5 day shipping right to my door. Very convenient!