What is a portable air conditioner?
Portable air-conditioners were developed to provide cooling when a window unit or other types of A/Cs are not suitable. They can also be used to supply extra cooling to temperature sensitive areas during extreme weather conditions. Portables are very practical can set up very easily with minimum effort. Usually, a plastic panel is placed in a window and then the window is closed to seal it. This frame is only 6 inches wide making it safe from intruders. Then, the exhaust hose is hooked up from the air conditioner to the window frame and then the unit is ready for use. Another benefit with a portable you can move it around your home. For example, you can watch TV with it in the den, then take it to bed with you at night.
Like window air conditioners, portable air conditioners are cooling units, but unlike window units, portable air conditioners do not require permanent installation such as breaking into a wall or reconfiguring a window. However, portable air conditioners do require window venting, which usually entails positioning a flexible hose by a window. These types of cooling devices allow you to take control of the indoor temperature in areas such as apartments, offices, or homes where wall, window, or central units are not viable options. Also, because these units almost always have casters for portability, they are easy to move from room to room. In addition, many portable air conditioners are also multi-functional and provide other functions such as heating and dehumidifying. Because portable air conditioners lower temperatures by using a refrigeration cycle, this results in reduced humidity of the air processed by the system and lowered relative humidity levels – something to consider if you
