De'Longhi - Arctic Whisper Extreme PAC EX398VUVC Portable Air Conditioner with UV-C technology and Eco Real Feel
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"On our second summer with it and it’s a godsend"
"Half an hour ago the bedroom was 30C and uncomfortably humid, despite the curtains being shut all day. Now it’s 22C and very comfortable. It’s like walking into the fridge."
"vivo cerca de Barcelona que tenemos la humedad a tope y por la noche tengo que quitarlo porque me da frío."
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"Pinguinos and suchlike, used a few times selling for 75 quid on t'ebay"
"I bought second hand. People sell them when they get splits."
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"On our second summer with it and it’s a godsend"
"Had it about 4 years and no complaints."
"I have a DeLonghi Pinguino. I got it at Costco in 2021 and it’s worked like a champ every summer."
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"Loud as hell. ... Ditto works really well, but loud as hell."
"Very very loud"
"even the ones sold as “silent” are really pretty noisy. I can just about sleep with our Delonghi Piguino on it’s so called silent mode."
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"Those Delonghi units are essentially disposable. ... They work fine for 12 to 18 months, then they die."
"our DeLonghi costing twice the price failed after 3 summers."
"We have been through probably 3 Delonghi Penguino units in the past 4-5 years. ... One of those 3 was a DOA unit that was warrantied after about 20 days, so really only 2 units in 5 years."
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"son menos eficientes que el AA instalado (en gran parte por el mecanismo cutre del tubo que sale al exterior no sella bien la estancia)"
butts____mcgee 0.0Pinguino crew big up!
Dramatic_Prior_9298 0.0Mine is a DeLonghi Pinguino. Had it about 4 years and no complaints. https://www.argos.co.uk/product/9453490
Yes. We use it in our living room which is quite large and open and it's great. The hose goes up the chimney. If you used it in a single room it would be Arctic-like which I'd love 😄 I would say it isn't noisy but not sure others would be able to cope with it being on. It's a similar level of noise to an airfryer, imo.
DrawerPuzzleheaded49 0.0Buy a delonghi pinguino, adapt a second tube ( intake ) to don’t suck any cold air from inside to cool down the compressor! Place near a window, tubes outside, and find a way to isolate so no hot air comes inside! If u need some tips, i can show you my setup!
ethanxp2 0.0Got a couple of delonghi pinguino ones and they're really good. Upstairs one cools two fairly decent sized rooms to a nice chilly temp and one downstairs chills the open plan downstairs and while it's not freezing (the poor AC unit isn't designed for this square footage...) it makes a pretty decent dent and brings the temp down alot. Would recommend.
GarbageInteresting86 0.0Go for it but remember that even the ones sold as “silent” are really pretty noisy. I can just about sleep with our Delonghi Piguino on it’s so called silent mode. You also have to set it to a much cooler temperature that it’ll never get to. Otherwise it makes a small noise when it gets to temperature and stops, and a much noisier clunk when it restarts. But still worth it. Also consider homemade ventilation ideas. If it’s hotter inside than outside, it’s faster and cheaper to get some outside air in and that inside air out.
Me too, after our DeLonghi costing twice the price failed after 3 summers. Nothing beats a proper installed split system.
killit 0.0We've got one of those, great machine, but their claim for it being silent is complete bullshit lol, nothing silent about it. Still, very glad we have it.
Milky_Mint 0.0300 sq ft. Delonghi Pinguino. Noise is acceptable to me even for sleeping, but it’s not silent.
NamiChopper 0.0Hola! Si no tienes opción de instalar un aire acondicionado, te recomiendo comprar un pingüino (un aire acondicionado portátil). Yo lo compré para el comedor y algo hace. A parte de eso, como ya te ha comentado otra persona, baja las persianas durante el día. La oscuridad es tu nueva amiga jajajaja.
pavonnatalia 0.0Un pingüino, de los de tubo de aire caliente al exterior y garrafa para el agua que suelta (muy útil para regar plantas luego además). Los hay muy potentes, tengo uno con unos cuantos de años ya, vivo cerca de Barcelona que tenemos la humedad a tope y por la noche tengo que quitarlo porque me da frío. Reconozco que mi resistencia al frío es muy limitada, pero vamos, que si lo dejas encendido dudo que sigas teniendo calor.
Secure-Wishbone6105 0.0Auch ne teurere Delonghi Pinguino mit Wanddurchbruch zur Luftansaugung. Split leider nicht möglich weil Nachbarn alles scheiss Boomer, und Almans mögen keine Klimaanlage weil sonst müsste man ja zwei paar Socken in den Sandalen tragen. Was aber auch viel gebracht hat. Dachfenster isoliert und Hitzeschutz und Sonnenschutzrollo innen und außen + Fliegengitter, Teppiche und alles raus was die Hitze speichert/reflektiert, Boden Laminat. Stromsparender 3D Ventilator, der an mittleren Tagen die Klimaanlage unnötig macht, und sie wenn es wirklich heiß ist ergänzt dass die kalte Luft auch durch den Raum geht.