Whynter
Whynter ARC-122DS Elite Dual Hose Digital Portable Air Conditioner Dehumidifier
USD$464.00
3.93 stars out of 15 reviews
15 reviews
USD$464.00
$464.00
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3.93 out of 5stars
(15 reviews)
Most helpful positive review
5.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
06/25/2021
Efficient and pretty AC unit
I had a single hose portable several years ago and this on is already a superior experience.
The silver cabinet does not look bad at all in my living room, and the noise level isn't bad either.
I can watch the television without turning the volume up too significantly. I wrapped the exhaust hose with some insulating material and it is doing a great job of cooling adjacent rooms as well as the room it is in, probably because it's pulling out the humidity. I tried it on dehumidify setting and it did a great job without making the room freezing which my mini-split does in another part of the house. The exhaust pipes fit in the window with the screen in place unobtrusively.
woodswoman
Most helpful negative review
1.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
09/05/2022
Not worth the money
First of all, do not be misled by the sleek look of the air conditioning unit. It has two large hoses in the accordion style used by clothes dryers, only much bigger and less flexible. When the unit is installed and ready to work, it looks like something more suited to a workshop or other industrial space than a living room or bedroom. And because of those huge hoses, the unit must be placed close to a window - but not too close. It will need to placed about 2 feet away from the wall so as not to kink the hoses. So, big as this thing is all by itself, you have to add even more space when planning the location. In my very small room, it is taking up a 2' x 3' footprint.
I bought this air conditioner believing it was portable; it's not. Not in any real sense of the word. At over 60 pounds, it's a lot heavier than a window unit with the same BTU capacity, and even though it's on wheels, the wheels don't function well on carpeting (the instruction manual points this out), and the hoses must be reinstalled in the new window along with the unit, making it much more difficult to relocate than a standard window unit.
The frame that holds the hoses in place in the window is poorly designed and the manual suggests a permanent installation, including screwing the frame in place. This means either removing the frame at the end of the cooling season - not small matter if you've screwed it into your window frame - or dealing with an uninsulated and drafty frame throughout the winter. It was designed to be left in place, as the manufacturer included plastic caps to seal off the hose openings.
In terms of function, it isn't as effective as the last window unit I had in that room - a small, inexpensive Frigidaire model. I timed it yesterday and it took over two hours to lower the temperature by 10 degrees in a 10' x 11' room, with the assistance of a ceiling fan. The old Frigidaire did it in half the time, and without the fan as a backup.
The only advantage to this unit is it is quiet. Not extremely quiet, just quiet compared to most window units.
If I had it to over again, I would NOT have purchased this air conditioner.
MajesticOcelot
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1.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser09/05/2022Not worth the moneyFirst of all, do not be misled by the sleek look of the air conditioning unit. It has two large hoses in the accordion style used by clothes dryers, only much bigger and less flexible. When the unit is installed and ready to work, it looks like something more suited to a workshop or other industrial space than a living room or bedroom. And because of those huge hoses, the unit must be placed close to a window - but not too close. It will need to placed about 2 feet away from the wall so as not to kink the hoses. So, big as this thing is all by itself, you have to add even more space when planning the location. In my very small room, it is taking up a 2' x 3' footprint. I bought this air conditioner believing it was portable; it's not. Not in any real sense of the word. At over 60 pounds, it's a lot heavier than a window unit with the same BTU capacity, and even though it's on wheels, the wheels don't function well on carpeting (the instruction manual points this out), and the hoses must be reinstalled in the new window along with the unit, making it much more difficult to relocate than a standard window unit. The frame that holds the hoses in place in the window is poorly designed and the manual suggests a permanent installation, including screwing the frame in place. This means either removing the frame at the end of the cooling season - not small matter if you've screwed it into your window frame - or dealing with an uninsulated and drafty frame throughout the winter. It was designed to be left in place, as the manufacturer included plastic caps to seal off the hose openings. In terms of function, it isn't as effective as the last window unit I had in that room - a small, inexpensive Frigidaire model. I timed it yesterday and it took over two hours to lower the temperature by 10 degrees in a 10' x 11' room, with the assistance of a ceiling fan. The old Frigidaire did it in half the time, and without the fan as a backup. The only advantage to this unit is it is quiet. Not extremely quiet, just quiet compared to most window units. If I had it to over again, I would NOT have purchased this air conditioner.MajesticOcelot
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser08/10/2022Super quiet!!It's super quiet and cools great!Tammy
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser07/26/2022Air Conditioner/for a better night sleepI highly recommend this A/C unitArturo Espinoza
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser07/22/2022I'm loving this air conditionerI haven't had the air conditioner long but so far so good. I use it in my bedroom, it gets very cold.Ershla
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2.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser07/22/2022DOE 7000 ratingSams hides low DOE SACC ratings of items. Look at manufactures website cause DOE requires 2017 and newer to have new rating besides 12000 BTU (ASHRAE-128 Standard) / 7000 BTU (US DOE STD) or DOE SACCSubmarineVeteran
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2.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser07/15/2021Buy a different brand. Didn't even last 3 summersDidn't even last 3 summers. Worked great at first but mine just died on 7/15/2021. Woke up and the display was off but it was still running, fan was making a weird noise. I had to trip the breaker on the plug to shut it off. Leaked water the whole day and didn't realize it. Took the plastic off the back to see if it was clogged, etc and there was standing water everywhere and on places where there were wires. I had it set up correctly, I had it draining into a bucket with a proper hose and all it was cooling was a small bedroom. When it worked it was great but man did it fail horribly. JUNK. NOT happy with this brand at all. Save your money on this overpriced brand and research others.Joshua
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4.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser07/05/2021Works well for a small room, but...So far it's working as advertised - it cools a room adequately. I can't give it 5 stars because the hassle of setting it up for use in a room with horizontal slider windows; the supplied window kit may work for sash windows but not sliders and I had to fabricate something out of wood to attach to their kit to make it work, and it ain't ideal. We bought it primarily for use in a 3-season sunroom (10ft x 12ft) that gets way too hot in the summer without a/c but this little unit is doing OK. Plus although it may be a bit easier to move around from room to room than a window a/c it's still not as easy as they want you to believe because the window kit takes time. Still, it's better than no a/c at all.Kirkules
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser06/27/2021Amazing!Does its job! Live in AZ and even on 118 degree days I have to turn this down because I am too cold. I have it in a theater room with vaulted ceilings which is closed off by curtains so the cold air stays in the room. Definitely worth the money!KJG
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser06/25/2021Efficient and pretty AC unitI had a single hose portable several years ago and this on is already a superior experience. The silver cabinet does not look bad at all in my living room, and the noise level isn't bad either. I can watch the television without turning the volume up too significantly. I wrapped the exhaust hose with some insulating material and it is doing a great job of cooling adjacent rooms as well as the room it is in, probably because it's pulling out the humidity. I tried it on dehumidify setting and it did a great job without making the room freezing which my mini-split does in another part of the house. The exhaust pipes fit in the window with the screen in place unobtrusively.woodswoman
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser06/15/2021Very cool cooled down pretty quicklyWas just as described and the packaging was great and safecrystal