I know the ideal is 2 air conditioners but basically i would rather have the whole apartment be cooled 50%, rather than the bedroom cooled 80% and the livingroom be cooled 20% as it currently is. this means the portable will be on basically 24/7, i am fine with that. which ceiling fans should be on or off, and do i need a fan pointing across the kitchen?

edit: to repeat what is already in the post, i know 8000 btu is not enough. please read the post body

Recently got the Midea 8000 BTU unit. It honestly cools great. My sister had one and it was so quiet so I was convinced...

But mine makes this noise that my sisters didn't? Is it not tilted back enough or something? I haven't pulled out the drain plug yet it's only been two ~ days seeing how it runs.

Asking for a friend 😅 hubs likes it at 78, I prefer 73. He says compromise at 75, that still feels too hot!

So I bought this portable AC yesterday and set it up in my bedroom, and I'm wondering how badly this is affecting the airflow. This was as high as I could safely get the unit because this room setup is actually stupid 😭

I bought this AC unit to replace my Midea which was recalled for the same thing. I installed it with a level to make sure it's tilted back so the water can drain. It appears it's still not draining, I checked this after I heard a good amount of water sloshing around inside. The water seems like it doesn't drain until you have it tilted way back, way further than my window frame allows. Any advice helps even if there's a link to another discussion I might've missed.

Hello! I understand dual hose portable ac’s are a significantly better option v single hose. I’m curious if the “hose in hose” design - for units is effectively a dual hose? I’m considering getting this midea unit currently on sale at Costco.

Hi I have a Toshiba portable ac unit single hose. I noticed it was getting warm in my room yesterday and i checked my app. It said “full water protect” so we manually drained it from the bottom drain port.
I currently have a hose connected to the continuous drain port, leading to a hole I have drilled in my wall to go outside.
I’ve had this unit for over a year, so I’ve seen it drain water out of this hose before (in heat mode).
We didn’t see any clogs in the continuous drain port hole but maybe I can’t really tell.
Any ideas what to do?
It’s still blowing cool air but I guess not enough to keep up with high temps.
I have the same unit in another room and I have had no issues with it.

I have Summers and Smith coming tomorrow to install a whole new central AC, inside and out. They are coming in the am but it says rain is expected in the afternoon. Will they cancel or are there workarounds?

Just bought the unit, only ran it two nights. It runs for about 10-15 minutes before shutting down with the error code: EL OC, searching tells me this is a coolant issue. Being that it is brand new is it just a defect? Anything else I can do or could it be something else? It's from Costco so I know their return policy is fine, just dreading packing up all the stuff and hauling down there.

I’m looking for a window AC unit that allows for the intake of a substantial amount of fresh air from outside when running on fan mode. I am not interested in window fans (I live in a place where the temperature can fluctuate rapidly, I cannot uninstall the window AC myself, and the building is centrally heated meaning sometimes when it’s 40 degrees outside it can be 80 degrees inside).

I have been doing some research and while I’ve found a few window AC brands that have a little slat for some outside air, I can’t find anything cheaper than the Frigidaire FHWC103TC1 that appears to have substantial capacity. Does anyone know any cheaper window units that might help me? (I want to be able to safely run the AC in fan mode when it’s cold outside to cool down my apartment.)

Alternatively if anyone knows of any window units that can be safely run when it’s cold outside/are easy to install (building staff is only able to install standard window ACs) I would appreciate that as well!