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 thoughts The 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. Setup Set 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 bill obviously, 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 summary I 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.

For a refurbished unit that seems to be in very good condition. There were some scratches on the outer plastic of the unit, but no real damage. All of the necessary things to install it were included. For my unit, it didn’t look like it was installed anywhere ever. The bag of screws was open, but all of the foam pieces, the tubes and window mount looked to be unused. This does a very good job cooling my room + bathroom + closet area. If I set it to auto it will typically drop the temperature in the room by 10F within 15 or so minutes. The unit was a little larger than I was expecting with its width and depth but it is not overly bulky. The set up instructions for it are terrible. However, there is a Hisense installation video on YouTube. I would just search the unit name and installation and you can find it. The video instructions are much more clear on how to install this properly in the window. Unlike a standard air-conditioning unit, this thing will remain on once it reaches the target temperature, I’ve also noticed that it can overshoot the temperature and continue to cool the room. The fan on quiet mode is very quiet, to me it just reminds me of having a floor fan on or something similar. However, when the inverter is running for either cool or dry mode, it is noticeably louder, even in quiet mode. It is not so loud that it would wake me up in the middle of the night, but it is not ambient either. I find the remote control to be finicky. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t. There seems to be quite a delay between pressing the button and the unit acknowledging the button press command. Using the ConnectLife app is significantly better than the remote.

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.

Unit cooled properly for 3 days. Compressor now starts for about 3 seconds and shuts off. The exhaust hose does not blow hot air, and the unit only blows room-temperature air in COOL mode despite the room being 82°F. No error codes are displayed.

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.

Works great. Easy to put together, and not loud at all. Its not as quiet as a mini split or whole house unit. However Much quieter than a window unit on quiet mode, and will cool down the room on quiet mode. We use it at night in the bedroom so our house unit doesn’t have to keep the whole house cool while we are both in one room. Hoping it will help with the electric bill, we will see

The renewed item was delivered on time and in the original product container. Looks almost brand new to me. The form factor and weight are very manageable. It comes with wheels which make it easier to move. The window kit is simple but intuitive. All parts clip together very nicely. The air conditioner itself has all the features I am looking for. Dual pipes and the DC inverter make the unit very efficient. The energy rating sticker on the unit says $53 per year (obviously varies depending on the usage). The master bedroom is always very hot because it sits above the garage which turns into a greenhouse (super hot) during summer. Most of the time I just need the bedroom cooled so I can avoid using the HVAC. The central HVAC is under powered to do its job and bearly keeps my bedroom cool. On the other hand, this portable unit keeps the room cool without any issue and it is whisper quiet once it reaches the target temp. My box fan is way louder than the AC unit. On the quiet setting, I would have no issue sleeping with the unit on. Insulating the heat exhaust pipe can further improve efficiency. Although I haven’t gone through the hassle yet. Definitely recommend the unit if you are looking for an affordable portable AC.

No eco/auto mode; I called Hisense and verified that the fan will run constantly when the unit's on, even after the air compressor has shut off, even using the remote to override the panel controls. Most air conditioners have an Eco/Auto mode so you can set the temperature and count on the unit only going on when it's needed - saving energy and fan noise when it's not. I have a damaged respiratory system. This constant fan activity meant that all the off-gassing air from this unit was being introduced into my room constantly. Although it cooled the temperature quickly and quietly (74° inside - 96° outside) within 4 hours I became dizzy, hyperventilating and had to leave the room. Leaking coolant is said to have a sweet smell. This was definitely new plastic smell. The installation was easy and the parts were sturdy. I had no problems with it - even the weight of 65 lb, and I'm a 68 y/o female. The wheels move it as easily as a suitcase, so it's very portable. The product I ordered from Amazon is the refurbished model of this new unit. Because it'll take several weeks to arrive, I bought the exact model new from Costco (which is the one I'm describing). Fortunately they take it back no questions asked. When my refurbished unit comes from Amazon, I'll ship it immediately back without opening. I would gladly keep this product if it had the Eco/Auto mode.

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