Zanussi ZPAC11001 2 in 1 Air Conditioner & Dehumidifier Unit with Remote Control, 1250 W, White, 21 m2 Coverage, 11000 BTU, Suitable for Home & Office

I've made quite a research into portable air conditioners before my purchase, as seemingly there's a huge difference in build quality and performance, especially when it comes to Chinese "no-name" ones. Finding a known branded portable air con with good reviews in UK is quite a challenge, especially if you want it for a reasonable price. This Zanussi seemed to hit all the right spots - 11000 BTU, dehumidifier, night mode, remote, decent price. After using it for a whole week I can only say one thing - it's a real life saviour. My 15 square meter room was crispy cool 21-22 degrees even when it was 29 outside. Before the purchase the room was always above the temperature outside, as when the sun hits my roof, the attic works like a heat retainer... Sometimes it was 31 in the house until 1 AM, when it was already just 20 outside. No more of that!!!!The device is on the louder side when the aircon is on, similar to a small fridge, but I would say it matches the sound levels that a one or two powerful fans would emit anyway, so it's more than worth it!An important thing I have to mention - please think through what will you do with the heat extraction hose and how will you install the hose outlet onto your window. Depending on the window type, as it can be quite tricky, particularly if it's non-standard older (not double-glazed or plastic) windows. The better you seal the gaps around the pipe end, the better results you will achieve. Please note, that if you just push the hose outside the open window without sealing it, your air conditioner will only work up to 20% of it's capability. Because I have old type wooden windows with an opening latch that's protuberant inside and around the frame, I was having serious issues with making it work (as you can see on the attached photo...). Since then, I've ordered a sheet of plexiglass (not visible on the photo) and cut out shape to fit the extraction hose outlet. It hermetically seals the window for the hose outlet and the air con works the way it was meant to. There are plenty of videos on the internet on how to make a plexiglass screen for this purpose, please check them first, before buying to know what you are getting into, otherwise you might be disappointed with performance of the device!A few more things. You get a slide kit/window seal with the device, but it only works well with sliding windows. It can be adapted for some other window types, but not all of them! I wasn't lucky, as advised above, so I've had to do some DIY to make it work. Device comes with a small remote that works well. It also has wheels on the base, so can be easily moved around the house (it's heavy, 36kg!!).Overall: highly recommended for a temp. solutions, and if you cannot install a proper split air conditioner for one reason or another. Also a good idea for a rental flats, as you can take it with you when moving. Installation can be a bit tricky depending on the window type, but if do it properly and seal the window well, it will work like magic!

So after unsuccessfully trying evaporative air coolers i switched to getting a proper aircon unit, this item came up in a daily deal, not many reviews but I am so glad went for this.I bought this for my fairly small office which is south facing so in summer becomes a bit of a furnaceSize/Weight: it is heavy so it probably won't be something you lift up and down stairs, but the wheels help with moving it around the house.Style:It's actually fairly stylish compares to some of the other units i looked at and I like the top air vent pushing the air out and this works well getting the air around the room.Noise:Didn't have any false pre-tense here, you are not going to get a quite air-con unit, they don't exist so yes there will be noise.You kind of get use to it it's like a noisy fridge (which is essentially what it is anyway)TIP - If you are using this in an office and concerned about noise while on skype/zoom/teams meetings then i highly recommend you pick up a bit of software called 'Krisp' it cuts out background noise, so good infact that despite the unit being about 2 meters away nobody could hear it.Cooling:This unit does a brilliant job of cooling my room down and only takes about 20mins, after a couple of hours it's actually quite cold in my room but i am sure when the hotter weather comes, this will be a blessing.Would i recommend...absolutely, there is comments here about this not being made by Zanussi and it might not be, but i didn't have any issue finding this product on Zanussi website.

This is a fantastic bit of kit. I use it in my small attic-office that gets hot and humid in these hot temperatures and with the unit temp set to 20, it will keep the room temp at a steady and cool 22 when it is 27+ outside. Easily movable with the wheels and while heavy, I can still hump it down from the office and up to the bedroom to get that nice and cool too. I haven’t yet used the sleep mode as it claims to be silent but most definitely is not! So I have turned it off before going to sleep but having it set to its lowest 18 setting for a couple of hours before bed is enough to see it cool well into the night. If it gets really hot, I may have to try it.

Way better than the more pricy Black + Decker. I run them both in the same room and Zanussi always blows way colder and works way harder than the Black + Decker. The Black + Decker used to be my go to standalone aircon, have used them in several different locations because I used to think they were great, but when using both in same room the B&D is feeble in comparison to this Zanussi

It is very noisy and made me purchase another brand also hopping that one will have less noise.It does cool the room but would not say it has a very high efficiency rate.It comes with 1.5 m hose with 6 inch/15 cm diameter.Surprising it has a heat pump hence you can actually cool, dehumidify, heat or use the fan only mode.I would not say you can sleep with it working but I did not tried so far.

Delivery by Amazon was good - and no damage to package. It is quite heavy. Works well - got it just in time for the heatwave we are experiencing just now (June 23). Works very effectively - the 9000BTU is more than enough for our room which is downstairs and about 14m2. I always think that the more powerful one you buy (had a few in my time) - the noisier they are and cut in and out more often (cooling vs fan). So try to tailor the BTU to your room size - biggest isn't always best for these machines. It looks nice - it's not quiet - but is definitely quieter than a more 'premium' make I had in the past. So quite chuffed with the purchase so far! Glad we have it this week.