Pifco P40014 Portable 3-In-1 Air Cooler, Fan and Humidifier with 7 Hour Timer, Oscillation Function, 3 Mode Settings Normal, Natural and Sleep, 3 Wind Speed Settings, Remote Control Included, White

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Check that your preferred unit comes with built-in wheels to help you manouevre it within the home, but bear in mind that if you want to carry a unit up and down the stairs then you're probably going to need two people to do that safely. Sign up to our newsletter for style and decor inspiration, house makeovers, project advice and more. The smaller models are cubes designed for desktop or coffee table use, often powered by USB and designed as a personal cooler. The bigger ones look a little like dehumidifiers or compact portable air conditioners and are designed to cool one or more people from a few metres away. We tested the smallest 7000 BTU model, (BTU stands for British Thermal Units and denotes how many units of heat the air con unit can suck from the air in an hour), which Meaco recommends for use in rooms between 12-22m².

The Russell Hobbs RHPAC11001 can do just that, offering 4-in-1 use thanks to air con, fan, dehumidifier, and heater functionality.What’s more, this is one of the few coolers we’ve seen with a built-in timer, so you can set it to chill your bedroom before you go to bed. AEG states the Comfort 6000 Portable Air Conditioner can cool a 13-18m² space, which is a somewhat small estimation considering its 9000BTU cooling capacity, but that does mean it sucks the heat from a room in no time at all, thoroughly impressing our tester with the volume of cold air that gushed from the appliance the minute it was switched on. A powerful portable air conditioner that looks good, is easy to use, is relatively quiet in comparison to most, has WiFi connectivity, and – most importantly – can cool down a room fast, as long as you don't mind its slightly higher running costs.

Key specs – Tank capacity: 600ml; Air circulation: Not stated; Speeds: 3; Oscillation: No; Freezer blocks: Yes; Extra features: Customisable LED lighting; Power consumption: 5W; Dimensions: 165 x 157 x 162mm (WDH); Weight: 1. We use a smartphone sound meter to check the noise at full power and minimum power, and we use an AC passthrough power meter to check the energy consumption at both of these levels.tank won’t last much more than a day, but for sweet relief from overheating it’s as good as coolers get.