LG 8,000 BTU (DOE) 12,000 BTU (ASHRAE) Smart Portable Air Conditioner, 115V, Cools 350 Sq.Ft. (14' x 25' Room Size), Voice Control, Works with LG ThinQ, Amazon Alexa, and Hey Google

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.

This unit puts out a good amount of cool air and can maintain a fairly large area. While a bit loud on high settings, its perfectly reasonable for what it is. Drain line not needed for my climate, but it has all the typical hookups ready if you know you will need to drain water in your climate.

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.

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.

It work well nice design but very expensive I found the same thing in the store for the third of the price around $550 they sold it to me on Amazon at $1500 so I would tell you to shop around go to different stores it’s much cheaper screwed big time

VERY DISAPPOINTED!! I ordered this AC unit and was very disappointed with the volume of the unit. Impossible to sleep in a room with it on. It says in the ad that it is 51dbs but the this is completely false advertising as the actual value of the unit is closer to 70 dbs. I got a decibel reader to take actual readings because I couldn’t believe how loud the unit was. I then tried to return the unit and the store would not pay the return shipping fees, even though it did not say anywhere on their website that I would be charged these fees. So I had to pay $114 to return the unit. Then when they received the unit, they only gave me a 50% refund even though it said nowhere on their site that they would only give me a 50% refund . When I contacted them they made reference to some policy that was not posted anywhere so I put in a claim on Amazon‘s A-to-Z guarantee and Amazon refunded me both the return shipping fee and the remaining 50% cost of the unit. Do not buy anything from this seller as their advertisements are misleading and they will take your money and not refund it. Beware!

Great product, received on time as promised. Cool down my 100 sq. ft office quickly, still testing out in my 1st month of operation. However, one down side...noice level is loud despite rating @51 db for quietness.

It is easy to install, it works, but still a bit too noisy for my liking. But for a portable AC, I guess it is as good as it gets. The price point is expensive.