SPT WA-1230H 12,000-BTU Portable Air Conditioner with Remote-Control Cooling and Heating
SPT WA-1230H 12,000-BTU Portable Air Conditioner with Remote-Control Cooling and Heating
Binding : Kitchen
ProductGroup : Kitchen
Manufacturer : Sunpentown
Brand : Sunpentown
Label : Sunpentown
Publisher : Sunpentown
Model : WA-1230H
Studio : Sunpentown
Color : Cooling & Heating w/ Digital Controls
Lowest Used Price: USD $299.99
Lowest New Price: USD $499.99
- 12,000-BTU portable air conditioner for cooling and heating
- For up to 400 square feet; automatic 65-pint dehumidifier
- Digital thermostat with remote control; 2 fan speeds; 12.63 EER
- Self-evaporating system; 3-1/5-pint water tank; 12-hour timer; air filter
- Measures 15-1/4 by 16-1/2 by 30-1/2 inches; 1-year limited warranty
Stay COOL or WARM and breathe fresher air with Sunpentown's new 12,000 BTU units. It ideally cools or heats an area up to 400 sq. ft. It effectively improves air circulation in poorly ventilated spaces and maximizes energy efficiency. Uses new UL required LCDI plug. Self-Evaporating Technology - during the cooling or heating process, water is extracted from the air into the unit. Most of this water is then recycled and used to cool the cooling coils and make it run more efficiently, cooling as well as energy. Continuous drainage highly recommended when using Heating mode. Note: Exhaust hose installation required (all standard accessories included).
Poor at drying the air & very cumbersome to move (2008-05-30)
We have the WA-1220M model of this product (virtually identical). If you stand right in front on it, up to about 5 feet away, it's nice. However, it has several drawbacks:
1. It isn't very good at drying the air; evaporation is needed for effective air-conditioning (whether in your car or your home).
2. It must be drained of the water it does pull from the air, and draining the unit is very cumbersome. It comes with a small flexible plastic tube that has to be connected to the rear bottom of the unit; the other end must be lower in order to drain or the unit really does very little and although there's an indicator light that will come on if the unit is quite full of water, it's very rare that the light comes on (and it only does so LONG after the unit has stopped cooling the air). We have taken to wrapping a large towel around the far end of the tube to collect water that drains, but basically you must tilt the heavy unit backwards to try to drain it. This is not particularly effective but it must be done.
3. It has wheels, but it doesn't roll easily (it's hard to push or pull it in a straight line and the wheels are so small even getting over a low rug is difficult.
4. Moving the unit up or down a single step can be accomplished by one person but since the entire unit is made of very smooth, slippery plastic (it has handles but they're very shallow & not helpful), it's more safely accomplished with two people.
5. Consider that this unit, while mobile, sacrifices a good window seal. The large exhaust hose (which pumps the hot air outside) resembles a telescoping dryer hose that easily falls out of the backside of the unit and is awkward to extend evenly. The unit comes with a smallish piece of foam with a cutout hole for the hose. However, you are left with having to find some way to block the rest of whatever window you choose to put the hole into. We use a large carboard box panel and cut a hole out of, then duct-tape the box into the window opening to block out air seepage. As you can imagine, it looks pretty tacky.
We wouldn't buy this again.
Posted: September 5th, 2008 under Portable Air Conditioner.
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