Portable AC vs Window AC Which is Better?

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2 жыл бұрын

In this video, I compare a 14,000 BTU Whynter portable AC with a 10,000 BTU Hisense window AC, to cool my ~480 sq ft garage. Which do you think will perform better?
Portable AC: amzn.to/3xbPAVi
Window AC: amzn.to/3DZ82SA (similar to one used in video, not the same)
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@darkknightstacker5420 Жыл бұрын

Excellent review between the two, exactly what I was looking for.

@555nadira 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video. I was trying to decide between the two types.

@fredlettuce7962 26 күн бұрын

Well done, comprehensive, informative

@savmanhk Ай бұрын

Would have been good to test the watt difference as well.

@dboucher26 Жыл бұрын

I have a portable 12K BTU AC that was able to keep my 2500 sq ft home cool, then I installed a 12K BTU window unit in my fireplace and it cools my house much better than the portable unit.

@HoneyBerighthere-Saysarath Ай бұрын

Most people say window ac is better

@ValePlace Ай бұрын

😮 your set up is identical to my system. My home is only 1000 square ft. Portable 14k dual ht/ac for kitchen/livingroom. 10k window for just my bedroom. You also have higher quality efficiency windows.

@tomjones2348 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Great information.

@johnny0454 11 ай бұрын

Great info, fantastic video! Thanks

@xburk550 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for video. I was searching KZfaq for why my more expensive 12,000 btu portable unit doesn't work anywhere near my old 6,000 btu widow AC. It's cystal clear now.

@JoesGarageProductionsLLC 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! As things have gotten warmer in South Florida, I've been taxing this 10,000 BTU window unit even more and it seems to be able to keep my garage very comfortable regardless of the outside temperature. That's something that the portable unit was never able to do

@Phuong_Nguyen_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@JoesGarageProductionsLLC is it unanimous that window units are better than portable, btu the same?

@JoesGarageProductionsLLC 2 жыл бұрын

@@Phuong_Nguyen_ I have no doubt in my mind at this point. I'll take a window unit over a portable every time, especially the single hose portables

@MaesterPD Жыл бұрын

@@JoesGarageProductionsLLC so a window would still do better than a double hose?

@BlondieSL Жыл бұрын

@@MaesterPD That would need to be tested. We do have a new, vertical windows AC for the 2nd floor and it's insanely good. Our downstairs is a portable and when we bought it, it had only one hose. That first summer was not comfortable as it didn't cool anywhere near it's BTU specs, plus, it created a horrible pressure (vacuum) because it was sucking the air from inside the house and pushing it outside. (cooled air being exhausted). The next summer, I did a major modification to the portable unit by designing an enclosure around the inside air input grill out to a 6" hose, which also goes through the window. Now, with this mod, the cooling efficiency is off the charts as well, no more pressure (vacuum) inside the house. One thing I did add to it is on the outside, I added a filter to filter out dust and prevent any creatures from entering it. LOL This works well, but with the dirty air, I do have to change it every 3-4 weeks. But this is no problem as I just bought some of those square furnace filters and cut them to fit the frame I made. These single hose units are TRASH, but most CAN be modified if one knows what they are doing.

@mikafoxx2717 5 күн бұрын

I did some thinking and the only efficiency you can even get from these is by the temp difference of the outside air versus the temp of the air it's pumping outside. If the outside air is hot as the air it's pumping outside, it isn't actually cooling at all. And if it's a 1500 watt compressor and fans, you have to add that to the heat going out there too. I wish I hadn't bought one. At least it works for the bedroom at night since it pulls cooler night time outside air into the rest of the hot house at the same time as keeping the bedroom really cool. But still not ideal.

@ValePlace Ай бұрын

What are the temperature setting for a/c? Cuz the test started w/portable set at 70. Is your window or portable spilling 🤔 any discharge water?

@Mesterick 27 күн бұрын

I'm going to make two observations from my own experience with using portable air conditioners. #1 portable air conditioners, for all their inefficiencies, are far superior to window units when the outside air temperature starts dropping to the 60s and lower. I currently live in an attic without central air, and when late fall rolls around I still need to run my air conditioner to be comfortable. If I were using a window unit it would be iced over on a regular basis. #2 I will freely admit that if you are testing out of the box experiences between different types of air conditioners this should not be a factor, but at the same time in any other situation it seems grossly negligent to not consider this aspect when testing portable units. Use an insulated hose. I'm not saying it fixes everything because it sure as heck doesn't, but there is something like a 20° surface temperature difference between the dinky plastic hose that comes with most portable units and a solid insulated hose. I would further suggest that, at least to a point, getting and insulated hose is a good idea because you can move the air conditioner farther away from the window, to a point, then you would get with the supplied hose. Depending on your scenario this can be a useful arrangement. In my situation they window I have my unit hooked up to is quite a ways from where I actually need the cold air so being able to run a longer hose and give the unit closer to the center of the attic is very useful. A window air conditioner might be significantly more efficient, but if all it ends up doing is cooling 10% of the area I needed to because there's a significant amount of dead space in between the unit and the center of the attic then it's not going to fare as well as a portable unit that can get it closer, even in spite of an insulated hose still leaking some waste heat.

@moni7naturals 2 жыл бұрын

Omg you are a God sent. I was about to spend a fortune on higher btu but now I am about to get smaller. Downstairs we have 8000btu old ac window. And it cools whole downstairs. 2 bedrooms kitchen. I cook a lot. It's working great to keep us comfortable. Upstairs we have 12000 LG ac portable and this thing is a pain in a bum. It is so HOT behind that thing.. by the window.. Never cools . We are all sweating. Nights are the worst. 30degrees Celsius . It spits out water droplets from the vent. Was cleaned. Serviced. Extremely LOUD. Husband thought we need 14000btu or higher to cool upstairs. I was just about to buy one until I saw this video. I will try 10000 but window unit instead. I can always use it somewhere if it doesn't work as I believe it will.

@moni7naturals 2 жыл бұрын

Update. I bought 1000btu window unit as I wanted to do in y previous comment and let me tell you.....our whole upstairs is cooled. It's so cold I need a blanket. I'm serious. We even lowered the amount of time it has to run because it just cools so fast. We had portable unit for 8 years and I never thought we will ever be comfortable. My husband laughed when I bought it. But now he won't admit it was a great purchase. 1000btu window unit works much better and quieter than 1200btu portable one.

@ddd1dorin396 Жыл бұрын

@@moni7naturals, good for you! this window one is LG, or what?

@moni7naturals Жыл бұрын

@@ddd1dorin396 yes its LG window unit. 36C outside and we are still loving the cool air upstairs.

@ddd1dorin396 Жыл бұрын

@@moni7naturals, în România cant find window units. They are all for 115 V, but we use 220-230 V current.

@scottythomas7086 11 ай бұрын

Did you check to see if the window unit has a proper water drainage channel? If the manual says let the outside blades take care of that issue that is BS. Drainage is very important especially in in humid climates.

@ValePlace Ай бұрын

😊 nice work space. Q. Why didn't you set the portable a/c to its coldest setting of 62.

@michaelcarotenuto7347 Жыл бұрын

great video joe im from vancouver bc canada partly disabled just bought 1 window ac 5000 btu for my cpu room hoping that will be enough and one 8000 btu insignia from best buy been runing my 8000btu since 730 and its 11pm it sucks i had a 8000 danby window for my room it was 90% better then the portable one just such a pain in the asss taking it out and putting it back in every year 2021 i had a haier portable air conditioner 14000 btu it was amazing duel hose but the danby 8000btu way better then any portable dual hose out there any tips for taking it in and out every year dont want to leave it in window unless i change blinds my windows are sliding left to right plus winter fall i like the fresh air let me know ty

@BlondieSL Жыл бұрын

So here's the thing. Most of the manufacturers of these portable (floor) AC units only have the 1 hose (exhaust). So to cool the condenser, it's sucking the COOLED AIR from INSIDE the home and pushing that outside!. We have a Black and Decker unit in the livingroom as we don't have windows that can take a window type. Sadly. The first year, we found that it wasn't very efficient and was in fact creating an internal vacuum as it was sucking air from inside the house and pushing it outside. The replacement air has to come from somewhere, so any crack, crevice or basement air was being sucked up into the living space. Not good. So the next summer, I looked at the design and designed an INTAKE duct and hose system for it. So now, the unit has 2 hoses. For this intake hose, I used 6" and used a piece of duct work that would be used for a furnace. Immediately, after this modification, the cooling factor increased substantially and the house cooled quickly. Also, and a big thing, that vacuum pressure is totally gone. It's sad that these companies go the cheap way and create single-hose portable units.

@JoesGarageProductionsLLC Жыл бұрын

Yes, I couldn't agree more. The two hose units are not nearly as common as the single hose units. Keep in mind that even with a two hose unit some heat generated from the compressor will still make its way into air conditioned space. Using insulated hoses should minimize it. Still though, portable units should be used as a last resort in my opinion

@rufusgee8029 Жыл бұрын

2-hose systems are available. They cost more. Buyers want cheap.

@BlondieSL Жыл бұрын

@@rufusgee8029 Yes, that's true. Over the last few years, I've seen one maybe 2 models with 2 hoses. Because people want cheap, I guess most big stores around these parts aren't carrying them. Things change.

@Emeraldgamesharksify 5 ай бұрын

i converted mine to dual hose and insulated the exhaust hose. now it cools like a window type

@DereckVZDeezy 2 ай бұрын

How

@jtplumbing6592 Ай бұрын

Doesn't make sense

@user-wy1wz3yv2x Ай бұрын

You taped up the intake with hose taped into it and ran that out the window aye?

@VAMPIREBRIAN 4 ай бұрын

i use a portable in my caper with insulated dryer pipe through the floor "approx 2ft" no window an my exuast tube usually reads 80-90..... or wrap your exuast in reflectix/foil bubble wrap. and that screen you left in messed up your readings an made your exuast hotter!

@dustinkauffman5868 Жыл бұрын

I thought I was crazy when my 10k btu portable unit struggled to cool my 2nd floor bedroom but a 7800 btu window unit can freeze me out. Also on the 2nd floor it was pulling all the excess hot air up the stairs. So horribly inefficient and NOISY. Window unit is 100x quieter and doesn't run nearly as much.

@rob4197 Жыл бұрын

@12:43 - negative pressure is not an issue if you can crack open a window in the cooler room ( basement is obvious ) or the unit is being used in an apartment/condo ( pulling in cooler air form hallway especially on sunny days ). And most users don't extend the hose that long ( more heat exposure and reduce heat pump power ).

@Crusader228 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately for me my bedroom is like an “L” shape and only on window that can open in the bathroom so I think I’m stuck with having to buy the portable one hose system and try to aim it towards the room.

@user-wy1wz3yv2x Ай бұрын

Buy a two hose. Same footprint

@WizzRacing Жыл бұрын

Just no substitute for Window Units...They can remove more heat..In very little time.. Most under 30mins...to complete a cycle...

@patdawkins6785 2 жыл бұрын

Window AC’s are more efficient. Portables leak and ruin floors. They do not cool as well as Window AC’s.

@summrrgrrl Жыл бұрын

Definitely I just bought one and realized that emptying this waterpan is a nuisance. I wish they would make window inlents to go with the window units for a sliding glass window

@michaeltemple895 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the informative video.Do the Hisense ACs come with a removable drain plug? It's my understanding that some window units do not and that drilling a drain hole voids the warranty.

@JoesGarageProductionsLLC 2 жыл бұрын

It's funny that you mention that. I saw no drain whatsoever for condensate. I ended up drilling a hole to allow it to drain because the water was interfering with the condenser fan and making a weird noise.

@uSlackr 2 жыл бұрын

@@JoesGarageProductionsLLC Don't the latest model portable AC throw the condensate onto the evaporator (or is it the condenser?) to assist with cooling and add to efficiency?

@sarabandacaronte9845 Жыл бұрын

I just want to make a small observation, regarding the portable air conditioners and I have seen an improvement if it is placed in a higher area than having it at low levels close to the ground, and the other is to place an insulation sleeve on the hose that goes out , there is a noticeable difference in terms of efficiency.

@chuckychuck Жыл бұрын

I agree, I run my delonghi portable ac on 70, it keeps my 450 square bedroom cold, rated at 11,500 btu ashrae with 6,700 Sacc.

@killert9098 9 ай бұрын

I have one in my bedroom too, works great. The only problem is I saw mold, bought a humidity gauge and it was making the room stay between 75-80 percent humidity. So the room was cold af but humid, and I didn’t notice the humidity. Above 70 starts to grow mold. I’m switching to a window unit now.

@NOFBDYBS Жыл бұрын

Whatever btu a portable unit is advertised to be, cut that in half for an idea of it's true cooling capicity. Or, you only half the btu in a window unit to produce the same actual cooling ability of a portable unit with double the btus. Modern window units are absurdly good, and significantly cheaper than a portable.

@willyboy999 Жыл бұрын

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@dennyfensterer9931 Жыл бұрын

Seal off the window..it's drawing warm air in from the outside..put a cut pool noodle in between the 2 sashes

@JoesGarageProductionsLLC Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately that's not going to solve the problem. A single hose portable will always put the building or room under negative pressure.

@my_carp_life3424 Жыл бұрын

Why is it different when it's the same technology, same piece of equipment

@chrisnguyen5922 11 ай бұрын

you could probably research this on google :)

@user-wy1wz3yv2x Ай бұрын

the hot part of the machine is inside the room radiating heat. On the single hose model like this one it sucks air out the room unlike a dual Hose that does function like a window unit. Lastly, there’s effiencyblist trying to push all that air inside a compact machine.

@ValePlace Ай бұрын