BLACK+DECKER BXAC40008GB Portable 3-in-1 Air Conditioner with 24-Hour Timer, Remote Control, 12,000 BTU, White

The media could not be loaded. 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!

This thing has been a real saviour in these exceptionally hot days and nights we are getting in UK summer 2022.We live in a new build that is designed to keep the heat in. Summers always push our bedroom up to 25°c or more at night and for years I was deliberating on AC. Tried big fans, tried the coolers with ice and water... They helped but this thing brings the temperature down and keeps it down.Pro -It works well, brings temperature down fast.Sleep mode is good but I never use it i just keep it on over nightLooks the part and fairly portableRemote is handyRunning costs less than expected. Mine was using approximately 0.27kwh an hour. So approximately 2 -2.5kwh a night. My unit rate is 18.73p so about 46p a night.Cons -It's not light, although on wheels it's not easy to move about. Especially on carpets.The remote has no screen. So unless you can look over at the top of the unit, you don't know what mode or temperature setting you are at.The vent pipe is a faff! The pipe is fairly rigid. The book says the pipe should be streight from unit and out the window with a slight curve but not like 75° or more. Shortest pipe the best as less heat from pipe back in the room before venting. You will notice I have the unit on a table to get it out the window. Window kits for outward PvcU windows are a nightmare. I ended up fitting the hoze end in 6mm ply to keep it in place.Running costs, depends on how much you value sleep. For me at approximately 40p a night it's well worth it for the 14-25 days of use a year. £10 a year.It's not silent. But on low mode it does the job and isn't as loud as all the fans I previously had. If it was too loud I would probably get ear buds as it's only a few nights nights a year.Conclusion,I was probably running these costs with 3 big fans anyway so not going to see much change in cost. I can put up with the set up of the vent and position for a short time for a good night's sleep. But if you are looking for long term use, perhaps look for a more permanent unit to be fitted.Energy usage photos from TPLink Kasa smart plug not the AC unit.

Very very rarely leave a review. But this has been incredible. Live in a new build home in the UK which is very well insulated. Last year I bought an air cooler which for the summer we had just did not cut it.The unit its self is pretty big and very heavy. Not massively easy to move around although it does have wheels. It is really not as loud as others make it out to be. When it first gets going it can make a bit of noise but I sleep with it on every night. After a few minutes it calms down and just sounds like a fan.Big pipe you need to have angled out of a window. We personally do not use the netting as it does a good enough job anyway.Freezing cold air in a couple of minutes. Only slight disappointment was the vent doesn’t move automatically. You just set the direction for the air to come out. If we start actually getting a proper summer this year in England I will be even happier with it.