Hisense 8,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner with Dual Hose & Inverter, 350 Sq Ft, Wi-Fi, ConnectLife App Google and Alexa, 3 operating modes, Noise 42 dB(A) - HAP0824TWD (Renewed), White

1. Initial thoughtsThe unit came packaged as if its packaged brand new. This was extremely pleasing as I did by the unit as a refurbished unit on sale. But from my understanding, lotta units that are sold as refurbished could practically be a scratch and dent return or maybe the box was damaged. Whatever the case is, I trust Amazon sell me a good product and they usually follow through pretty well with obvious exceptions to the rule here and there. The unit is a little bit heavy, but any normal woman man of stature could be able to pick this up pretty easily.2. SetupSet up is decently easy if you understand really anything mechanically. The directions are pretty good, and clear on what/ what not to do. You may have to finagle the window, slat a little bit to get it to seal correctly, but it does come with foam and beetle tape to ensure you have an airtight seal. Quite literally is “plug-in play.”3. Usage and performance.I am in south Florida on the beach. The climate that I’m in is extremely taxing on anything that has to do of cooling such as refrigeration or air conditioning. Normally, the humidity index is around 60 to 70% with an exterior temperature of 95° in the shade. This unit performs extremely well with all that being said and done. Its quiet, and very high-performance and handling heat thermal load.4. Have a real big question my power billobviously, the reason not most people would probably buy one of these either to help with cooling because it’s just hot as heck or because they want to save some money on the power bill instead of running their central air at all times. My power bill went from average of $11 per day down to $5.30 it immediately within the first day of using this unit to call my master bedroom down at nighttime down to 73 to 72° F. This is also running this unit on fan speed high, MODE -COOL. I do believe it’d be a lot more efficient and save you even more power if I was to run it at 74° fan speed on automatic and mode on automatic. Our consumption is somewheres around 400-500w/hr. This is only a FRACTION of what my central air conditioning uses (6,500w/hr.) obviously a split unit or a window unit with the same inverter technology, such as the Midea-U Will be even more efficient than this. But the reality is that it’s going to be a lot more expensive to buy/ install initially. For a four AC that is sub $200, dual tube, and digital inverter scroll compressor… i’m very impressed and very happy.5. The summaryI would buy this again. This is a great unit to save you power and really icebox your room out. This unit is cheap quiet very powerful and very efficient.There will always be more efficient alternatives, but in reality, it’s not by much. At least at this point, not enough to offset the cost of buying an entire split unit and then paying someone to install it and then paying someone to wire it up. If you want to save on power, this will cut your power bill in half as long as you don’t run your central air. My Central air conditioner is set at 78F at night.

This unit is heavy. It came in a box free from damage and completely protected by stuffing and plastic. It came with everything you could need except the small drip line for draining moisture. It is advertised as a system that doesn't build up moisture but i assume there are drain lines for the possibility something goes wrong or in case the space being conditioned is very very humid. The unit looked brand new and worked immediately out of the box. I purchased it because my camper only has one ac unit and it struggles to keep up in the heat, especially in the high humidity environment of west virginia. With 4 fans going & my 13,500btu unit on full blast, at noon, it was already 84 in the camper. I had to modify the vent piece that goes into the windows because my camper is not equipped with windows with 90 degree angle windows (to be expected), but otherwise the exhaust vents for the heat escaping the unit goes together quickly and easily. Just 4 screws hold the two ports to the window adapter, and no other tools are required. Within an hour of turning it on, despite the rising temperature & humidity outside, the unit dropped the temp 10 degrees. Within 3 hrs, it was 68* in the camper. I am very happy with the purchase. I just wish I had purchased it prior to the heatwave. It got up to 92 inside my camper. Now I wont have to worry about that any more. Also, I did have to purchase some additional items like Styrofoam and the silver tin tape to seal the window but it was never part of the advertised accessories. Oh and it is very quiet unlike my built in unit. Highly recommend this purchase. It is far less to purchase it from Amazon than your local box store as well. It may take near a week to get it but it'll save you quite a bit of money.

Back in March, I purchased a Midea U-Shaped window unit. It was fantastic, but, unfortunately, I had to get rid of it because it wasn't allowed by my leasing office.While the AC I have isn't terrible, I live in on the top floor. And since heat rises (not to mention I have a pretty powerful PC), it gets stuffy. So, I had to get something to replace the Window A/C. I had looked at units like this, but ultimately decided against them because the Window A/C was touted as the superior and, from my experience, that is certainly true. However, with no other options, I decided to give this a try. I bought this particular one because it has two hoses, and I've heard Portable A/C units with one hose are not very good for a variety of reasons.I will go ahead and rip the band-aid off, it is certainly not as effective as a good Window A/C unit, but it is by no means bad.For starters, it is MUCH EASIER to set up than a Window A/C. It only took like fifteen minutes to set up, and I didn't need any tools or anything. It blows cold air and, while it doesn't cool as fast as a Window A/C, it gets the job done and it will get the job done eventually, it just takes a little more time. You can control it with an app, so you can turn it on from work to get whatever room you're trying to cool going before you get home.As this was a refurbished unit, the box it came in was practically held together with straps, but the unit itself was in good condition so far as I could tell. The only other con of this thing, aside from it not being as effective as my Window A/C, is that it's a bit more...in the way, I guess. It's pretty big, and it can be in the way, unlike a Window A/C, which, by nature, is in the wall, so you don't have to move around it. It's not really a major problem for me, but it is worth considering.Ultimately, if you're a renter like me, definitely consider getting something like this. If you're a home owner, I'd recommend just getting a Window A/C, as it is more effective.