BLACK+DECKER BXAC40006GB 9000 BTU Portable 3-in-1 Air Conditioner, Dehumidifier, Cooling Fan, LED Display, 2 Fan Speed, 24 Hour Timer, Remote Control, White

Omg this machine is fantastic! I have a large 2 bedroom flat with south facing wall to wall windows. The heat gets unbearable in the UK heatwave. I’ve added tinted windows, the tall Dyson fans to the bedrooms and have kitchen and bathroom extractor fans running on the north facing side. Plus I keep the humidity low with a big dehumidifier machine. Which has all helped, but I use a clothes dryer condenser machine every day. Once that heat is in the flat, it’s very hard to get it out again. Especially when there is no breeze coming through the windows and it’s very humid outside. Our flat went up to 29c last year, before I even put the dryer on. So this year I read as many reviews as possible, and decided I had no choice but to take the plunge and make my own mind up. So glad I did. Yesterday my indoor temp was 27c and with the air con on full speed it lowered it by 2degrees within 10 minutes. I left the living room door open the whole time, and not only does the whole room feel like I’m sitting in an air conditioned car, but it makes my long narrow hall way cold as well. After an hour the bedrooms started feeling cooler and then I was able to put my clothes dryer on. Yes its a bit noisey. But we can hear the tv over the loudest speed setting. So isn’t bothering us. I’ve added a quick video clip to show how it does reduce down in noise on the medium and lowest settings on full air con mode. Ignore the background tapping, that was the dog walking around wanting to be involved lol. Having low humidity to start of with, I think may be the key to why this machine instantly feels my room and hall up with beautiful cold air, to the point where Im actually feeling too cold and have to turn the machine down if the clothes dryer isn’t on by 5pm. But keeping it running cooled the bedrooms down even further for bedtime. The wooden floors instead of carpet probably help as well. We haven’t fitted the window kit yet. I’m sure that’s going to make a difference as well, especially when that horrible humidity outside rises. The soft breeze outside yesterday wasn’t blowing any of the exhaust hose heat back in the window. Today no breeze and I can feel the heat outside enter near the window only. The machine is still keeping the room lovely and cold. Another trick I found, was using a desk fan on my kitchen unit, near the door way, facing outwards. This helped direct the cool air in my hall to reach the bedrooms faster. One room is on the south side same size as my living room (pics added to give you a rough idea of the room size) and my sons double bedroom on north side, has gaming equipment that heats his room like a heater. This portable air con machine btu1200 is making the world of difference, from just being situated in the living room. I definitely wouldn’t be without it now. Update Today: Even with the temperature outside at 29c, and the low humidity in my flat, the machine makes it feel like 21c instead of the reading in the living room showing 25c for instance. Rest of the flat it got the temp down to 26c but still feels nice and cool with a nice breeze affect flowing around. After 2.30pm my bedroom was down to 25c as well. Today I’m using the auto setting. It switches from air con to cooling fan superbly. Which also switches automatically through the speed settings. The noise in the room just blends in the back ground when the tv’s on and the families home. I’ve had annoying, useless floor stand fans worse than this noise. So the noise isn’t bothering us and hardly noticeable in the rest of the flat. When it’s in fan only mode, it’s even better than my tall Dyson fans. Plus with its self dehumidifier working in air con mode. I no longer have to use my separate dehumidifier machine. Haven’t had to drain no water out of the machine yet. But this is only the second day. Update: third day is raining, very hot and humid. My flats humidity over night went up to 56. I even turned my old dehumidifier machine on around midnight and the tank was full by the morning and again in the afternoon. So thankful to the kind Amazon member! Who not only replied back quickly to my question, of whether I could use the air con machine on rainy days. But also took the time to do a quick video as well. It was very much appreciated! So I set about adding a waterproof window kit and pointed the hose out the window. Making sure it was pointing down to help prevent rain getting in it. Worked a treat. Plus today I’ve had the auto mode setting on all day. Due to the high humidity still in my flat because of this hot rainy weather. Took longer to cool and reach the bedrooms down the hall. But baring in mind, I did have the clothes dryer on for 2 hrs and my front room and hall were still super cold. The machine makes much less noise in auto mode as well, not just because it’s switching between fan and speed settings. But it seems to run with a smoother noice it seems. Either that or I’m just already accustomed to it being back ground noise now. I ran the machine for 12hrs today and my electric smart meter device was only showing £3.89 for the whole day. Usually it shows £2.50 to £3.00 depending how many times I have the clothes dryer on. So for less than a pound a day to run the air con for that amount of time, is fantastic. I’m still dreading the day the water needs emptying though. I’ve no idea how much will need to come out. It’s a pity they haven’t designed one with a removable tray to empty, like a dehumidifier machine has. Update June 2023. Still working great!

Very impressed. This unit is not quiet but very few portable AC’s are unless you’re buying into the expensive price range. Used this for a small home office/gaming setup and it has worked wonders with PC temps now well within parameters as the room is very well insulated but with poor ventilation for cool air. Within 20 minutes the room went from 25c to 21c, which is a noticeable difference. After no more than an hour we were down to 17c as part of initial testing of the unit. The window kit is decent and fit my window perfectly. The exhaust hose is short so for any distance I would recommend getting an extension or your own exhaust pipe. 4 stars given just because of the exhaust pipe length. Otherwise, this product is fantastic. The app is great, setup was easy and this has integrated within my smart home with ease. If you’re sat there in a warm uncomfortable environment and your room is small, just buy this 👍

This summer we were about to hit 40C temperatures and I had absolutely had enough. I work from home, in front of a hot computer, in perhaps the warmest room in the house. This AC unit worked an absolute treat to keep us sane during the heat. This is with: - No seal around the window, just sticking the pipe out there - The door to the room slightly ajar so the cat can come in You know when you open the over door and get blasted in the face by hot air? It felt like that every time we left the room with the AC in. We just slept in the spare bedroom during the heatwave because that's where the AC was. Some notes: - Like all ACs, it's pretty loud. If it's hot enough for you to need the AC, I doubt you'll care. - Like all ACs, it's pretty heavy. A two-person job if you're planning to lug this thing up some stairs. It's on wheels though, so it's easy to wheel around on the horizontal plane. - The pipe is not super-duper long. Depending on your windows, this may or may not be a problem - if they open above head-height, you're probably out of luck. - I used the AC to keep one room in my house cool. If you've trying to keep cool in a massive room or cool your entire house, you'll need something stronger.

This is in relation to the 9,000 BTU AC. Probably received a faulty one, but have never encountered so many problems with an AC before... - Had to empty the AC 8-10 times in one day, at least once an hour... - Water leaked all over the carpet from a small circular hole in the bottom of the unit and through all the edges. even after emptying! - Doesn't cool a small room at all, just makes it immediately hot as soon as it's turned off. - Venting hose is very short - Guarantee is non-existent even though it states 2 Years guaranteed. You cannot register it as the make doesn't exist on the site. - Pretty noisy - No Customer / Manufacturer support due to not actually being a Black & Decker AC (Manufacturer is RKWLtd) Both sides would give me each others numbers and state they cannot help.