LG 6,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner, 115V, Cools 250 Sq.Ft. (10' x 25' Room Size), Portable Air Conditioner for Home with Quiet Operation, LCD Remote Control, and Window Installation Kit, White

We read about the noisiness of this model, but it's an AIR CONDTIONER and not overly noisier than any a/c. We love it; set it and let it run. DRAINAGE; we bought a white drain hose which is good. Yes, you can just cut a small opening in the supplied window block/exhaust board and run it outside, but the drainage isb't a big deal or requires constant monitoring (I drained it for a very small trickle after a couple of weeks). I DID use a different insulation foam, also from Amazon, made for cars and looks, insulates and works much better. This unit is clean and capable. Easy and fast to set up. Has a remote that is fine. Does NOT use a tone of power to operate!A cost-effective way to cool space instead of central air.

I had to move into my parents house in Phoenix to help take care of them when my mother hurt herself, and my father is insane, and doesn't believe in using the AC until June >.> I'm in a small room that faces the afternoon sun, and get boiling hot, even if the house AC is running because it also only gets a sideline offshoot duct that brings in almost no air. I looked at a very small Midea and a Frigidaire, both because of their compact size and lower power usage (I was concerned running my computer *and* an AC unit together in here) but settled on this guy after reading the reviews, and having several other LG products. I also liked that this was *not* made in China, unlike every other model I looked at. I know this is a very tiny room it's in, smaller than its recommended footage, but with the sun beating down and being 96 degrees out already, its capable of getting the room down to seventy degrees, within 15 minutes. With a computer and 65inch TV baking away. That's no joke, this thing is a beast. Yes, it's a little loud, a little larger than I was hoping for, and I wish I had a real 'low' setting, but for what it can do, I'm alright with that. Luckily it's dryer than good British comedy here, so I don't have to worry about water collection. Also, it *can* make an awful racket with the compressor running if the plastic housing is shifted just enough to make it touch the frame and vibrate, but I put a little piece of soft foam just under the lip of it on the bottom, and makes absolutely no noise now. Well, other than its normal operating blower fan drone. When it first did that, I was upset thinking it was a mechanical problem, and I'd have to deal with a heavy return. Then I realized it went away completely if I held a hand to the plastic housing on the front, and it was just the vibration. All in all, as long as it keeps working and doesn't set the house on fire in my sleep, I'm happy with it.

Update: We're just starting our second season using this a/c unit to cool a bedroom. And unfortunately it's failing. While it blows cold air, it's not blowing nearly enough anymore, and the room is barely cooling. There don't appear to be any connection issues or heat leaks elsewhere. It's just underperforming all of a sudden. -- We bought this unit last summer and have mixed feelings about it. As for the cooling, it works great and does exactly what it's supposed to. Superior to the other brand we bought units from (another well-known two-letter brand name). But... This thing leaks water constantly. And that caused major issues for us last summer, as it flooded a floor that had electric heating panels beneath it. We had to rip out flooring to have it dried properly -- an expensive fix due to the unit failing to work as-advertised. As of this year, it's leaking every single time it runs for more than a few hours, so the "evaporation technology" is complete garbage. It's not even that humid here. So, if nothing else, know that you *must* have some sort of drip tray under this. A washing machine tray with 2-in sides worked great. This year we're trying a smaller 22x22 in mini-fridge tray this year. A large boot tray might also work, but ideally I'd recommend 1.5-2in high sides. On an unrelated note, we have mostly wood crank casement windows. So the usual solutions of those stick-on zip-up adapters (which can come up when the adhesive warms up) and plywood cut-outs weren't going to work well. We came up with our own solution that's working great though, and it's simple. I'll post pictures. In short, you'll need to either de-screen your current window screen or buy an extra. Then re-screen the frame with 16-guage marine vinyl (you can buy it by the yard here on Amazon). Trace your connector on the vinyl (dry erase marker works well and can be easily removed after). Cut the hole with a box cutter or similar tool. Attach your hose. Then you can seal up around the edges with something like clear gorilla tape. Make sure it gets plenty of grip on the plastic, as that seems to be the weakest contact point for the tape. This method is a bit forgiving, so don't worry much if the hole is slightly large or if you get a small tear. The tape adheres very well to the vinyl and patches and reinforces to get a good fit. The pictures show older Andersen crank windows w/ the metal spline (which you can remove by prying up one edge, then sliding a butter knife or something similar along the under edge as you hold the lifted end down to prevent curling. For those, you can either re-spline with new spline or use a rubber mallet to tap the metal one back in place. For "normal" screens, just use normal spline and roll it into the grooves after rolling in the vinyl.

So 3 months into owning this unit it’s finally hot enough outside to set it up. IT WORKS! Good thing since I’m out of my return window. Background: Moved into my first home with Central Air, works great downstairs, not so good upstairs. We lack a return up here, it is a retrofit gravity system. I needed a solution to not melt myself and my wife in a relatively small room with 2 robust gaming PCs and too many monitors. Pros: Air out the top is nice and cold Remote is easy to use Setup was about 10 minutes Fan blows strong and the cooling vent has a nice oscillation Cons: Pretty darn loud (All portable AC’s are since the compressor is inside the room) Exhaust tube is Very Hot, which is to be expected if you have any idea how an ac works. After about 30 minutes the computer room (upstairs, old house, 11x15’, newer windows) is still pretty warm, but it is getting better. (1 hr- still not Cold, yet better. Although there is no gaming going on so that will be the true test. I will update if this LG fails that test) Hindsight being 20/20, just shoving a window ac in would have definitely cooled the space faster and not introduced extra heat into the room (exhaust tube), while also being a bit quieter. BUT - Being relatively portable and not having to screw anything into my window/frame is very convenient. I can see myself keeping this unit and not giving it away like I have 7-8 window ac units before. Also hindsight, should have kept one… Tip: Keep the vent as short and straight as possible. Unit has a dehumidifier mode, you Must attach a hose to the upper drain. No hose/drain required dying AC mode, the unit has an evap system. It will however warn you if you need to drain it. I’d call it a safe buy, reputable brand, fair price per BTU. I think I’ll get some kind of insulation for the vent.

I love this thing. I recently moved to a desert climate and the AC unit provided with the apartment just blows warm air around. Rather than going through the hoops with the landlord and then risking the rent getting hiked I just bought this puppy and now I can take it to wherever apartment I move to next and always have a nice cool place to live. It does make noise but it's not more noise than running fan on full blast which is what I would have to do if I didn't have this. I feel the trade off of some noise is totally worth it for the comfort you get with climate control. I'm totally satisfied with this product. I've basically had it running 24/7 for the entire summer, it's now almost over and there have been no problems with the unit at all, to date. My apartment is a 1 bedroom about 600sq feet or so, I keep the unit in the bedroom but cool air spills out into the living room as well. I wouldn't say it totally cools the entire place but my room is definitely comfortable and the rest of the place is bearable. I can run a fan from the doorway of the bedroom and it pulls cool air into the other room and makes it much nicer. my electricity bill hasn't been that high either, averaging about $160 a month for the last 3 months. Before the AC unit the bill was about 70-80 a month so not that much more cost after adding this unit. as far as portability is concerned it is portable but the window attachment kind of gets configured and it is a pain to reconfigure it to move it around to another sized window ... you could purchase a second window adapter and that would make moving it a breeze.

I've had this unit for a few years now and I can say it has been great value for money. Although it gets rather loud during runtime, it keeps my 11' x 11' home office with multiple monitors, two desktop pcs, and a tv at perfect temperature all day. The setup itself is pretty simple and going through the instructions I was able to set it up alone at the time without issue. The unit is heavy enough that it won't tip over from just bumping into it. No water drainage is needed despite the section in the manual. All in all I would definitely recommend this for a home office setup. The sound levels of the unit running do not make it appropriate for bedroom / living room use unless you are okay with the white noise.

I love LG. I think they don't put out a product unless it is one of the best in its field, and that's why I decided to trust them again when I needed an indoor air conditioner. The reviews of various companies all had good reviews, as this did, and it is otherwise hard to choose - so I just chose LG and I'm happy, so far, that I did. I wanted an indoor unit specifically. My concerns with that type of unit were 1) do I have to empty water buildup, 2) efficiency or cooling ability 3) power consumption, specifically, will the cord get hot when on continuously for days... So all three concerns are satisfied, cord/wall stays cool as does the unit, no water buildup or emptying (on cooling mode) to worry about at all, and unit pumps wonderfully freezing air into the room - quickly cooling a 400 ft space, and even supplying cool dry air to a larger space. I am sufficiently impressed. If it never breaks and is always the same trusty unit that it is now, I would consider it perfect. The cons? Well, it is certainly louder than my old energy star window unit. I don't mind white noise at all though for sleeping, and it is not too loud for that. I would like a lower fan speed option, that is quieter, but I doubt other models are any quieter. I believe I read the fan has to run to wick the water buildup away - so a low setting simply might not be possible with an indoor unit of any kind. In any case, it does have a low and high speed. Suggestion: the remote could use an led display light. You pick it up in the night to turn the fan to low, or turn it off - and you can't see squat, start guessing, and hitting all the wrong buttons. So, I just had to learn where each button is, no big deal, but light would be improvement. Overall, it has reliably and impressively cooled my space, sealed off my window perfectly, jumps to life every time I ask it to, and worked perfectly as advertised. Would definitely recommend. Update after two seasons: still going strong, still cooling beautifully. HOWEVER, unbelievably the unit leaked spots on my carpeted floor, partly ruining that section of carpet and leaving a strange rusty stain. I place a baking sheet under the unit to catch the water, and that has been working through season two. This year, there was only a few drips in the pan which evaporated before they had to be sponged. I guess the previous year was particlularly humid, and it needed sponging every few days. Still, the unit was kept on flat out lowest setting for months and did not fail. When I called LG about the leak, I stated the manual says it is supposed to turn itself off when reservoir is full (so it doesn't destroy your carpet right??!!! ) and we wen't round and round in misunderstanding in what seemed to be different languages. I was directly to a website - unbelievably - which demonstrated how to plug a hose (not supplied) into the unit which leads to a drainhole - yeah!!! As if I live in a warehouse with one of those in the bedroom floor! Un. Believable. That said, it is still working great, on it's cake pan, cools perfectly, none of the other 1 star issues I've read about thankfully, and I found an added bonus to indoor units in general: doesn't matter if its 45 degrees outside. If the sun has heated the upstairs all day and you want a blast of cool, you can just blast it on and cool everything down. You can't do that with a window, or central unit as you can't run it below 60 or so, or risk damaging it (and a window compressor with sensor won't even turn on). But this one you can, great stuff. Also, I compared it to central HVAC electric usage, and it seemed to be about even, or even less, so it wasn't out of control in that regard, though it doesn't waste energy heating rooms you don't need.

I really wanted this to work and had to convince my husband to try it. Living in Texas I thought this might save us some $$ on electricity this summer when things get really hot. I'd say it would save money for sure if we could tolerate it... When I purchased this I was looking at numerous models and types of coolers looking for noise factor, convenience and ability to really cool a room. I landed on this LG model which in all honesty does really cool the room. I have this in a 17 x 14 master and felt it cooled when set a couple degrees colder than I would want it. Installation: pretty simple. When it comes to hooking the hose to the coupling, do read the directions! I walked in to find my husband attempting to "cram" the hose in which obviously was not working. It is a simple threading of the hose into the connector if you just follow the instructions. We did end up having to duct tape the window fitting to the window itself. First night: turned on the unit and first thought was "omg, that is freaking loud". To give some reference, if I'm in a hotel with one of those loud window units, I actually sleep better than without. It does not keep me awake. My husband hates them but tolerates them. Never has he put an ear plug in his ear ever to sleep. Fast forward to the first night and it wasn't 10 minutes and he was fitting ear plugs. With those, he slept fine. I cannot wear ear plugs to bed, somehow they actually amplify noise. Not to mention i was the one who was ok with white noise while sleeping. This thing kept waking me up. First it was the sound level. Anyone who says this is equivalent to the central air noise is hard of hearing. This was much, much louder. Louder even than those annoying hotel window units. It was also inconsistent in operation. So at times it would completely shut off, making pure silence only to kick in again like a jet engine. Other times you could hear the cooling go off but the fan kept going. That is what I was expecting in terms of how it would run. But the times it would go completely off and then on were very disruptive. The last straw was when I woke hotter than all at which time I shut it off and cranked the ac. Slept like a baby after that. For anyone who can't sleep with noise, consider this when purchasing any such window type cooler. End result: this is going to the garage. My husband can use it to cool his space in the summer when it is too hot to work on the cars. Neither of us could sleep with this running. Will I reconsider when it turns 110 and we can't seem to get the ac to ever stop when it is set at 78 degrees? Maybe, but we would have to be ready to insert the ear plugs. I cannot imagine sleeping with this every night.