Challenge 7K Air Conditioning Unit - White

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We found the the best bet is to run the air con unit in a bedroom for a few hours before you want to go to sleep, and then turn it off once you turn in for the night.

If you want to lower the temperature in the room by more than a few degrees then you need an air conditioner; similarly, if your room is large, then an air cooler probably won’t work very well.

What is the best portable air conditioner?

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If you will only be using your air conditioner occasionally, or if you want to be able to move it from room to room, a portable air conditioner is the wiser choice. However there are good reasons for choosing wall-mounted air conditioners. Weight: 1.27kg Power: 5W Noise level: 25dB Dimensions: 18 x 18cm What’s the difference between an air conditioning unit and an air cooler? In our experience, Midea makes solid air conditioners that are good value, but they don't always feel as premium as their more expensive cousins.Like most portable air con units of this power, it isn't light, weighing in at 27kgs, and its most common negative gripe from users is – as with most air con units – its noise. On its lowest, night-time setting the manufacturer advises it produces 53dB of noise. Interestingly, figures aren't given for decibel levels on the highest fan speeds, suggesting they climb quite a lot higher as you scroll upwards through its two additional speed settings.

Just before we get into the detail of analysing the price of this product, we want to briefly highlight the importance of setting yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a suitable product. It’s all too often that we get carried away when shopping and find ourselves buying a fantastic product, but probably actually overdelivers on what we need and therefore costs a lot more than we should have spent. So spend a bit of time looking around at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products in the Air conditioning category and use that alongside your own financial situation to set yourself a budget. Air coolers use cold water or ice to cool the air, but air conditioners use cooling gas; both use fans to spread the air around the room. In an ideal world, all of our homes would be better insulated and able to remain cool in the summer without the additional energy use or expense of an air conditioner.However, for many of us this isn't the reality, and if you struggle to keep your home at a bearable temperature during the summer months, then a portable air con unit could help.This AEG air conditioner was given a real test over a couple of weeks in a London flat that rarely dips below 25C in the summer.