WhynterPortable Air Conditioner 12,000 BTU & Heater with Dual Hose Dehumidifier & Cooling Fan for 400 Sq Ft Rooms, Includes AC Unit Window Kit Elite ARC-122DHP (7,000 SACC), Silver

I had an almost new small air conditioner that was noisy and wouldn't go inactive unless I turned it off. This appliance is bigger, works as a heater or a dehumidifier as well and when it is in the air conditioner mode, if it is a little cool outside, it goes on the fan mode when it gets to the adjusted temperature. If the temperature stays low with only the fan on, after a while even the fan turns itself off, till the inside temperature increases again, automatically turning itself on. I purchased this appliance a few years ago, and I have never noticed this feature, that is why I decided to write this review right after I have noticed it. I already knew that with the money that I have saved I could have bought at least two more of this unit. And it cools or heat the whole apartment, which is around 500 squares feet (it will take a little longer to reach the further areas). On the dehumidifier mode there will be water coming from the small hose. It needs some attention to determine how big the recipient that will collect the water will be for the planned time of use of the dehumidifier.I don't only recommend that you purchase this appliance, I ask you to do it if you don't have something as efficient as it is. That is a smart way to help to save the planet.

Elite ARC-122DHP; review after two weeks; the unit was easy enough to set up and operates on the quiet side in air conditioning mode. Did not try dehumidifier or heating mode. Does not seem to put out cooling equivalent to a like size window unit. The screen on the remote can only be read by someone with 20 / 10 vision and the position of the control panel on the unit requires kneeling down to view properly. Control panel would be better served to be on top of the unit. Miniscule icons that are similar in physical appearance do not help in making sure the unit is set properly. It takes someone with superhuman finger strength to unclip the hoses from the window connections. I'm no weakling but I had to use a screwdriver to pry the detents in to remove the hoses. I am fearful the detents could break before releasing the hoses.

Me and my wife had no ac in our apartment and this was great to get the whole living room cold. Southern California in the summer is hot so the living room temperature was constant at 72 degrees and that was a life saver.

My final edit on this. I did not see any cracks on the bottom, figured they'd be obvious. Again as I stated below, the heat worked great. The a/c was the problem. I had tried cleaning it. But found it was leaking by the cord. I realized that when it would just shut off. So the plus side, the emergency shut off triggered. I did contact customer service and they were responsive. Wanted me to ship it to them. Well, the box was destroyed. They showed me one at HD store that it would fit, but they weren't stocking it even though it said online they were in stock(at HD). I had no way to ship it. Very disappointed.Edit 4/15/2024-I've now used the a/c function. And it's leaking, badly now somewhere underneath. It wasn't too bad, I was planning on figuring out how to hook up a hose to it or something for a permanent drain. Then it got real bad suddenly. So I'll have to take it outside tomorrow and get a better look underneath it and see what I'm dealing with and if I need to call customer service or what. Not very happy. The heat worked good in all but our 0 degree temps for a week in winter. And the a/c has worked good till this, the few times I've used it, same with dehumidify mode. Going to be really disappointed if this is cracked like other's have shown. Will update again in a few days.So far I've only had the chance to use this in heat mode. And it does really good. My central heat and a/c went out a few years ago. That's a heat pump, so I have auxillary heat(which is barely working at this point) but that's very expensive to run. So this is to supplement that. I have a basic rectangle house, about 1200 sqft. I always keep the house on the cool side in winter, mid to upper 60's. So far this is holding to that pretty good combined with the main aux heat-which I actually barely run anymore with this unit.Problem though. It's been in use, not constant but pretty good for about 2 weeks, mainly in the evenings and overnight. Had the automatic drain hose running out the window. And, that has stopped working. So now, about every two hours it shuts off and I have to manually drain it at the bottom. FYI a pie tin fits almost perfect under for a quick drain if you need to do it manually. But, it's deep enough to hold all the water in there, need to dump it twice. No clue where all that moisture is coming from, it's winter and dry here. So I'll need to either take it apart and see if I can figure out what's up with the drain pump, or hook up the drain hose to the bottom, prop the whole thing up higher, and use a bin or bucket to drain it with gravity. Not too keen with having to do that. But I prefer using this to a space heater. I don't worry about the dogs or cats knocking this over, it just feels safer to use while I'm sleeping. And it really does heat up a good majority of my house really good. If I could leave my bedroom doors open, I have no doubt they would be a bit warmer than they are.Initial set up, it was a pain in the rear IMO. I've had several different brand of portable ac units over the years. They've been easy peasy to put together, 15 mins tops and just need a quick glance at the instructions. This? Took me about 45 mins with reading the instructions. Just overall a bit confusing. And I still haven't figured out how to put the cap on the intake side(that needs closed off for heat mode). So for now I have a filter covering it.The hose/tubes seem to be a better quality than other brands I've had, similar to one that was a higher quality brand. My main reason for getting this was the dual hose system. With the single hose, it draws in the hot air in the summer, and just they don't work good at all. Hope the dual hose works better as I've seen. I'll update after I get the chance to use the ac and dehumidify modes, or if any other problems arise. I managed to snag this on a sale, and got a couple of good discounts, so I got this at a much lower price out of pocket. But I'm not sure I would've bought it at it's current price. These things are just way too expensive for what they are and the problems that come with them. But they're so much more convenient (when they work) than a window ac unit. And this with the heat is just an added bonus.

Important to know for anyone purchasing this air conditioner. It must be upright for 24 hours for coolant to settle back down prior to startup! It weighs over 60 lbs so when mine was delivered to my door the Amazon driver had it on his shoulder so it was laying flat. It blows ice cold but doesn’t project the cold air like a window unit would do. Since I live in an RV and I cannot use a window unit so this is a good substitute. RVs are not insulated like houses so it hasn’t been able to cool my space according to the square footage advertised. If you sit fairly close you can feel the nice cold air but 10 feet away you cannot. I supplement it with a tower fan that sucks in the cold air from the AC unit and blows it through the fan. Makes a world of difference. In all fairness to the AC If I lived in an area that had average summers it would probably work just fine but I live in Texas and this summer has been brutal. Every day since this AC was delivered (almost a month) it has been 100+, which would put a strain on any AC. All in all I’m very happy with the unit and it has performed perfectly so far in spite of the heat. This unit has 2 air vents. One vent takes IN air from the outside while the other blows hot air OUT.. On the intake Vent I advise putting some type of filter over the intake to keep dust and bugs from getting into the unit. The unit doesn’t come with a filter so I just bought a cheap AC/furnace filter and cut it to size. Amazon sells filters for them but I chose not to spend the extra $20 or so when the one I made works and I can get about 6 out of one AC filter. This unit is also a heater so time will tell on how well it works.