LG 8000 BTU Smart Portable Air Conditioner 115V 350sq ft (14ft x 25ft) Cooling Home Portable Air Conditioner with Voice Control for ThinQ Amazon Alexa Hey Google

When we ordered it was sooo hot out but once delivered it had cooled down considerably which was strange weather for Vancouver in July! We had to wait for a hot day and it finally happened....so easy to use the remote. It's very quiet and it cooled us down quickly. This is one of the best things we've purchased and it can get as hot outside as it wants and we'll be comfortable, safe and cool in our home.

Bought this last summer as a just in case should our central air not be able to keep up with the heat, and our central air died this week and boy was I glad to have this. Out HOA doesn't allow windows units, and this was a well reviewed portable unit. Set it up in about 10 minutes following the clear instructions. They included everything I needed including some insulation strips. Only thing missing was some no residue duct tape to give an extra good seal around the window, but I had some lying around. The unit works great blowing out cold air fast and using the louvers to spread it around. The fan is loud, but certainly no louder than any other portable unit. It kept the bedroom a comfortable temperature even on the hottest of days, and downright chilly at night, just how I like it. I had to use a heavier blanket! While the product overall is great, I think LG could've included an insulated hose sleeve and cut to fit insulation for the window mount, maybe repurposong some of the packing materials for it. These are the two biggest sources of heat getting into a room using this, and that might have helped the unit cool the room down faster using less power. The smartphone app was so easy to use I didn't even touch the included remote control.

Ran it for a few hours after arrival. Blows cold, strong fan.

My room is super small like less than 150 sq ft. But I bought the 8000 BTU model of this cuz my room is upstairs, lacks insulation, and I live in a very hot state that goes up 120 degrees in its worst summer. Even this winter, it went up 92! It shipped fine. No signs of being dropped or man handled of by incompetent prime drivers. When I installed it, it cooled the room significantly. However it was way louder than the previous LG portable ac that broke which was an older model. I used a DB meter app, and it measured that the ac was making 60 db with the compressor kicked in... wtf. Way above the advertised db. So false advertising. Apparently these models are still using outdated compressors that are dodgy when it comes to noise. If you want portable ac's that are way quieter, look into the ones with inverters! Not these products or compressor versions. For 400 dollars, this is just unacceptable. But if you really need to get this cuz of price or sales whatever, invest in some sleeping ear muffs...

It has only 2 speeds, high and low. The noise level on low is tolerable and I'm learning to sleep with it but on high, it's very noisy. It also makes a thunk sound when the compressor cycles. I set it at 70 in my bedroom and it will run for a few minutes, then shut off, then start again, so I'm hearing this thunk sound quite often. It doesn't make the sound when the compressor kicks back in. The phone app and my Alexa network do control it quite nicely but, I've learned to not touch the remote control if I've used them instead. For a while, I was confused and thought the app or Alexa weren't working. I keep the light on the unit turned off, so after making a setting change I'd later go into the bedroom and pick up the remote to visually check what the settings were - as soon as I turn the remote on it would override whatever settings I'd previously made with Alexa, making me believe that neither Alexa nor the app was actually making any change in the settings. I've learned to just leave the remote alone. I suspect others who have complained of the app and Alexa not working properly may have been doing what I was. This was a replacement for another AC of a different brand that I had to return, after that AC made my room smell strongly of mildew. This AC doesn't cool as well as that other one did, I have to run it on high to bring the temp of the room down, but it maintains it ok once there and I set the unit on low. It doesn't make the room smell and having the benefit of using an Echo beside my bed, or anywhere in the house to control it, is an ok trade-off for me. Haven't had it long enough to rate its energy efficiency. Waiting to see how my next electric bill is then will update.