hOmeLabs Window Air Conditioner 5000 BTU - Easy Mechanical Control Compact AC Unit with Washable Reusable Filter, 2 Cooling Speeds, 2 Fan Speeds - Ideal for Bedroom and Rooms up to 150 Sq. Ft.

I almost returned this the day I received it due to how noisy it is. But keep reading. It's an easy fix. It's actually VERY quite. I wanted to reduce my home electrical bill. I work from home in central Florida. During the summer my AC is on almost constantly on. 98% of the time I'm in my bedroom with my computer and TV working. The TV is energy efficient but does put out a little heat. My computer generates a lot of heat as I'm a programmer. I keep the home A/C at 82. My bedroom is around 88 because of the electrical equipment. I have three fans running. My electrical bill this month (July 2018) is averaging about $3.89 per day ($117.00 per month). Since I'm usually only in one room I would try a window A/C to save money on electricity. This little A/C is amazing. I have a watt meter and it averages 412 watts when the compressor is on and 51 watts when it's off. My daily electricity fee is now $.98. My bill will be less than $30.00 in the summer...WOW!!!My room is 185 sq feet and I keep is at 1/3 on the temperature scale. It keeps the room 78 deg. My room faces the south and gets hit hard by the afternoon sun. This little guy is amazing!!!I read some reviews that it's very noisy. Which scared me. I almost didn't buy it. But I decided to give it a shot. When I first installed it. Which by the way is super easy. Took me less than 30 minutes. When I turned it on it was so loud. There would have been no way I could have slept with this on. I keep my TV volume at level 13. I had to turn it up to 55 to hear the TV over the A/C. I went outside to check the outside and found the problem. The compressor coil was hitting the left side of the unit (Left side if you are facing the controls). I pressed my hand against the left wall and the noise completely stopped. I didn't feel like unscrewing it and bending the pipe away from the wall. Instead, I just placed a piece of cardboard between the metal and pipe that the pipe was vibrating against. The noise completely stopped...problem solved. This little guy makes less noise than one of my house fans. I sleep like a "cool baby and my dogs love it too.Low cost to purchase, keeps my 185sq ft room cool at 1/3 settings, saves tons of money on electricity...GREAT PURCHASE...HIGHLY recommend it!

This is a fantastic little AC unit !This is rated for 150 square feet @ 5000 btu...my room is only 147 square feet, and this little AC will freeze me out. I only run it on low cool / temp 6 and it keeps it cold enough that i have to turn it off.I turn it off when i get too cold because the fan never shuts off. It's basic, it does what i bought it for, and it does it very well. It's also fairly quiet, not the most quiet unit out there, but i sleep with it close enough to my bed that i can reach up and turn it on or off without getting out of bed, and i have no problems sleeping with it turned on. I highly recommend this AC to anyone needing to cool off a bedroom, den, office, any small to medium sized room.I can honestly say that i am very happy with this little AC...oh boy does it get cold in here.Thank you hOmeLabs for such a high quality AC that is affordable, my wife and i are trying to figure out how to buy a second one.

I had an old GE unit from the early 70s. It weighs about 6 tons and putting it in and taking it out was a nightmare. The unit still worked, but my daughter wanted one for their 3rd floor in their new house (only run once in a while). I GLADLY gave it up and got something that I could manage as I get up there in years. I have installed window AC units in so many different windows over the years that I really didn't even need the instructions. This installed straight forward. As typical for these cheaper units the window accordion screens stink. Why they can't have a better track system is beyond me. THey always flare out at the bottom and we always need to tape up the lower portion to prevent air and insect issues. When I first turned it on it stunk like dead mouse (ok not that bad, but still pretty gross). THe smell went away after 5 minutes. THe air is cold, the fan works and my lights no longer dim when the compressor comes on. Unit is quiet and works well. THere is no remote control (don't need or want one) and no temp sensor. THis is a basic AC unit (want it colder- turn the dial) and it does what it is supposed to do (make a room comfortable). I can't be bothered with all those bells and whistles as we only need this for a couple months, and I only run it when the room gets too warm (usually only in the afternoon, as this room is on the western corner of the house and is well shaded all day). If you are looking for and easy to install basic AC, then this will do what you want(the room it is in is 18'x16 so only around 300 SQ.ft.

I had no air conditioner at home and it was getting too hot to go without one while also using a hot computer. This was a much cheaper option than central air and I was surprised how well it worked for me. It can run with just the fan or the fan + compressor, with two settings for the fan speed and seven settings for the temperature sensor (automatically shutting off the compressor/cooling system). It cools down my ~100ft^2 room from 90f to 76f in 30-60 minutes on maximum settings.The sound, like any air conditioner I have heard, can be annoying. It really depends on the person and "quiet" is extremely subjective. It is not silent and is louder than most fans while the compressor is on. I find it to be slightly louder than my traditional electric fan on high. That is one downside of having a window unit as opposed to central air. You have to deal with the noise of the unit being right next to you.I had a tall horizontal sliding window, so I had to get extra materials to brace it properly, but it seems all window units are for vertical sliding windows anyway. I also was confused why the listed minimum window fit was so much larger than the unit width and wasn't sure if it would fit. The suggested window size minimum is the size with both side accordion panels installed on the unit. These are optional and the unit fits without it. You just need to make sure you buy other weather stripping and/or caulking if you want a good seal (recommended anyway for higher room-cooling efficiency).