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What do ASHRAE and SACC BTU Ratings Mean?

There are two different rating systems for a portable air conditioner’s cooling capacity: ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and A...

Do Portable ACs Need to be Vented?

Portable air conditioners extract hot air from the room, and if you want to effectively cool your space, this hot air needs to be released outside....

How Noisy Are Portable Air Conditioners?

Air conditioners sometimes have a reputation for being noisy, but there are plenty of units that are far less loud than you might imagine. While so...

Why Does a Portable Air Conditioner Need to be Drained?

As your portable AC cools the room, it extracts moisture, or water vapor, from the air. This moisture condenses as water in a tank inside the unit....

Saving Energy with Portable ACs

With a portable air conditioner (PAC), you can cool down hotspots in problem areas, lower the temperature in rooms with electronics or heat-produci...

How do Portable ACs Work?

Portable air conditioners largely operate using the same principles as any other air conditioning unit, just on a smaller scale. They pull warm air...

Find the Correct Portable Air Conditioner for Your Room Size

When buying a portable air conditioner for your home, it’s important to take several factors into account, from aesthetics and noise level to featu...

Troubleshooting Your Portable Air Conditioner: Moisture Control and Heating

Portable air conditioning is a great solution to combat the summer heat, but as with any appliance, you might run into some issues that require a l...

Troubleshooting Your Portable Air Conditioner: Installation and Cooling

A portable air conditioner is one of the best cooling solutions for the coming summer months, providing powerful, refreshing relief on even the hot...

What are Portable Air Conditioner Efficiency Ratings?

A portable air conditioner’s Combined Energy Efficiency Ratio (CEER) rating is the ratio of the unit’s cooling capacity to its power consumption wh...

Why You Can't Lengthen the Exhaust Hose of Your Portable Air Conditioner

When installing your portable air conditioner, you might find that the exhaust hose isn’t as long as you expected. So, why shouldn’t you lengthen y...

Fresh Filters, Fresher Air

Every HVAC product has some sort of filter, from central AC filters that should be cleaned or replaced about every 3 months to the washable filters...