Slimline 10000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner for medium rooms up to 28 sqm

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To better illustrate what size of an air conditioner you need, let’s have a look at a BTU chart: Air Conditioner BTU Chart; With 12,000 BTU (1 Ton) Room Size Example As for running costs, a higher BTU rating generally means the PAC will be doing more work and consuming more energy, but not all units are created equal. Your air conditioner should have an energy efficiency class, from A++ down to G, just like your fridge or cooker. The higher the class, the more efficient the unit will be. Are there any other features I should look out for? If you want to properly cool down a 300 square foot area (or room), you need a 6,000 BTU air conditioner. Obviously, the problem arises when you have a tiny 12×12 room, for example. According to the US Department of Energy directive, an air conditioner’s most appropriate size would be 2,880 BTU unit. The best you can do here is to buy a small 5,000 BTU window or a small 8,000 BTU portable AC unit (more about the smallest AC units here).

When it comes to cooling your home, the air conditioner you choose will come down to the size of the room needing to be cooled and how hot the space you're planning on cooling is (from factors such as computers and people). Portable air conditioners work by pulling the hot air from the room and into the unit. Then, the motor inside the air conditioners cools the previously hot air ready to be circulated throughout the room. Portable units tend to be cheaper and bulkier, but if your house needs cooling in multiple rooms during the summer they can be carried from room to room. A portable air conditioner is perfect for home use in the UK. What is the best portable air conditioner? Again, when narrowing down your choice of an air conditioner, knowing how big an area you need to cool is your best friend. Based on that, you can calculate sq ft to BTU and immediately know what range of BTU values your perfect AC unit should be.The BTU calculator and chart work best for standard room height. Obviously, if you have a tall ceiling (older buildings have +10 ft ceilings), you have to add a bit of cooling power in BTU. We've tested portable air conditioners from a range of popular brands, including AEG, Argos own-brand Challenge, DeLonghi and ElectriQ. They are generally heavy, unwieldy appliances. If you have reduced strength and/or live alone, you might need to get someone to help you set it up. Also known as fixed air conditioners, these are comprised of two parts: a condensing unit (mounted outside) and an evaporator (mounted inside). Both parts need to be connected, so installation is far more complex compared with a portable model. All PACs incorporate a compressor and one or more fans, so they’re never going to be totally silent. Some are quieter than others, however: you should find the minimum and/or maximum noise pressure levels listed in the manufacturer’s specification. Watch out for sleep modes, too. These power down the compressor and reduce the speed of any fans to make the PAC’s hum a little easier to sleep through. If you really struggle with the noise, though, think about cooling the room before you go to sleep, or try using a desktop or pedestal fan instead.

Inverter compressors are also quiet, but Midea U doubles down on silence with its U-shaped design. This form factor allows the window pane to slide down between the AC and compressor compartments, acting as a sound barrier. The living room unit is 6,500 BTU and the bedroom unit is 6,000 BTU. I use them only for those rooms. The BTUs are more than adequate for the spaces, but the units are too old to work properly and need to be replaced. All costs includes parts, labour, call out and delivery charges are covered, so you can rest assured there are no hidden costs. For smaller untis we may ask you to return it to our UK repair centre.

As recommended by The U.S. Department of Energy, the ballpark figure is 20 BTU per sq ft. That is a very good estimate already. While this Midea Comfee won't manage larger rooms, it's decent for bedrooms and home offices that overheat in the summer. Here is an example of how you can calculate how many BTUs you need to cool down a 500 sq. ft. area with 8 feet ceilings, average sun exposure, average climate, and not including kitchen (you can find this BTU calculator below and use it for your situation; with 4,000-24,000 BTU room size table):

The building is a townhouse with 3 floors and the room is on the 3rd (top floor) and is directly under the roof which gets the hot sun of San Diego. The bedroom also has an attached bathroom and is the only thing on the top floor next to a very small hallway up a flight of stairs. This is also the only room in the house that will have an ac ( we are renters and that is nonnegotiable at the moment) and the house in general and especially that room gets quite hot in the summer. Midea U also features a sleep mode and energy saver mode — if you want it to consume even less power than normal.I have a bit of a complex room I am looking to install a window ac unit and was hoping for some btu guidance.

For most windows, this wouldn't be such a problem and the unit should work effectively. However, the ideal solution would be to install the unit permanently with a hole through a wall and the instruction manual talks you through how to do this. It's not a particularly powerful machine, so if you've got a larger room, or you want smarter features, we'd recommend the more expensive AEG Comfort 6000 or the De'Longhi Pinguino. It's easy to use, too, whether you choose to use the simple buttons on the control panel or connect the unit to your phone via WiFi.We tried the De'Longhi Pinguino out in a hot loft bedroom and it was very effective at keeping the room cool and comfortable in a sweltering summer heatwave. The same goes for sun exposure. If the room or area you’re looking to cool down is generally facing the sun, you will need a bigger air conditioner.