De'Longhi Pinguino PACN82 Eco | Portable Air Conditioner with Real Feel Technology | 80m³, 9,400 BTU, A Energy Efficiency [Energy Class A]

After a few years use I'll say it absolutely makes the room colder. When infirst turned it on the room felt colder within seconds.How cold? Summer 2024 i realised I might need to adjust the temperature target when I was looking for something to put on and warm up on a 32C day.However, you absolutely need to get some sort of foam or padding to rest it on (or thick carpets) because dear God the resonance. I suspect mine was a return (the bag with the manual and remote was opened) because the noise it makes with the plastic shell murdered any claims of being quiet.Some foam designed to go under washing machines later, it is far more quiet.Not silent: it's basically a refrigerator and fan combo, and if the ac is running (you can make it work as just a fan) it makes about as much noise as a refrigerator, so... about a fan at full power?I also had to buy an extension for the air outtake because it wasn't long enough for my raised windows and a thing to seal the window.I gave up on the crappy zipper bag eventually: used some sealant, a sheet of plexiglass and magnetic tape to have an easily removable seal instead.

The product was quite expensive but for us it is worth it as my partner struggles to cope with any level of heat. It’s easy to setup and run, plug it in and stick the end out the window. It cools down the room by a couple of degrees an hour till target temperature and is perfect for taking the edge off. The unit is quite large so takes up a fair amount of room, also if you don’t have the extendable tube you will need to place it very near a window. BE AWARE: the unit is loud when running, it has a compressor so it is loud even when in quiet mode and I think most people would struggle to sleep with it on without good ear plugs. I had researched mobile AC units and knew this was an expected part of any product like this so was not surprised, but there are plenty of reviewers on here that have been.

This is my fourth portable AC unit for my 60 Cubic meter bedroom N82 is rated for 80. My past AC's (all of which went back to the seller within a week) I bought on specification and found either they are but too noisy , they are quiet but don't cool and finally most just don't work at all.After much research I found DeLonghi make the most reliable and dare I say "only reliable" portable AC on the market. However, out the box the AC performed excellently and was very happy but these AC's come with some drawbacks.Pros:1. Unit does cool the room within an hour, I got it to 23c after running 3 days which was pleasant as the outside temp was a very hot in 33c's. It does not matter what the temp the unit says it can reach what is most important is does the unit fill the room with chilled air and in this case it did. You would be surprised but other competitors just blow coolair within a meter of the unit. The wife and I think lesser known brands are running "a con" excuse the pun, and robbing buyers blind.2. Best build quality of all the ones I purchased , the design is also quite good and proves it is not a rebranded Chinese off the shelf like most of the other non branded units.3. At 9.5 BTU the N82 has a good spec than similar priced competitors.4. Got wheels on the bottom for easy placement and handle on the sides.5. Lowest sounding unit I have come across but portable AC's are in their own right still very noisy by design.6. De Longhi chills the whole room not just blows cool air (long as you buy right one to the size of your room so measure you room size and check with the spec)Cons:1. Remote is useless, does not sync with the unit so if you put the temp to 24 the unit will still show the old temp etc, no backlight (in this day and age is a must) and list of complaints about remote goes on.2. Does not go lower than 22 Degrees C on my unit (though may take bit more running in time to get lower temp). Also out the box don't expect it to chill the room in an instant, units take time at startup apx 10-15 mins.3. Unit is bulky , DeLonghi do make smaller versions at higher cost.4. On the N82 there is no "Chill and Dehumidify" function, on the higher models there is. This is not apparent in the specs.5. Needs optimum placement , works best when proximate to where you will be using the AC which may not be possible if your window is far away. In that case buy an exhaust extender but having massive piping may not look nice.6. LED on unit is on top so cannot see the digital display and what the room temp is from a distance.Final advice: buy a unit with a spec a step higher than you need to future proof the item (some have heater function which is nice in winter). Don't get pulled in by high specs on non branded units they simply are unreliable though of the ones I know of Honeywell, AEG etc make good units so may be worth looking into those brands too (just to be impartial) . After buying four other brands I am happy with the N82 as it is the ONLY unit that has actually worked at a reasonable price.

After having read reviews about people complaining about this unit, I felt obliged to write a review. I own three portable units (igenix, eco-air and the delonghi) and have owned these for several years. Reason I have three different ones is because they are super heavy and I don't fancy carrying these between floors. So every year there is a heatwave the wife wants another unit in a different room, and I buy the ones which are discounted at the time. Bottom line is that my igenix has been running fine for 5 years now, but the hose connector isn't the greatest so it keeps falling out when I move it. Otherwise it's an excellent machine to keep a 5x5m bedroom nice and cool. Eco-air is similar, except the hose connector is better. During current heatwave it brings a 29c room down to 21c in about 2 hours.Onto the Delonghi - it is the QUIETEST out of all three, mainly because it has a fan strength setting. You have to understand that the hum of the compressor is something which will always be there! People saying that this machine is loud, either have a defective one or they don't understand the limitations of the machine. If you put fan to lowest setting it is the quietest out of all my machines (and each machine comes with the whisper quiet marketing BS). The reason the Delonghi is my favourite is because it feels the sturdiest AND can tackle a 7x10m room (kitchen extension).So my advice.. if you need to watch the pennies, buy the £300(?) Igenix, if you can stretch to £400-500 buy the Delonghi.