De'Longhi - Pinguino PAC N81
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Last updated: Dec 5, 2025 Scoring
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"Upstairs one cools two fairly decent sized rooms to a nice chilly temp"
"We use it in our living room which is quite large and open and it's great."
"Sólo sirven para estancias pequeñas o medianas, no para toda una vivienda. ... Aún así es una solución venían para refrescar tu habitación con la puerta bien cerrada"
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"The De'Longhi Pinguino was WAY quieter than the Honeywell I tried ... If you're a light sleeper, the extra money for a quieter unit is worth every penny."
"It’s got the same cooling capacity as most of the other ones, but it is *significantly* quieter than any other model we’ve had. ... not having to decide between not being able to sleep because of the heat or because of the noise is the critical factor."
"Noise is acceptable to me even for sleeping, but it’s not silent."
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"also, the model we have doesn’t need filling up or emptying, which is a huge benefit."
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"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."
"I had it going 24 hours a day in the living room of my 1 bedroom apartment, around 750 sq ft. I was so comfortable I was baking and cooking while reading posts in my local sub from people who were absolutely miserable and had blocked off all but 1 room in their house and even multiple a/c units couldn’t keep that 1 room cool, or apartments that were in the high 90s inside even with an a/c unit."
"On our second summer with it and it’s a godsend"
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"On our second summer with it and it’s a godsend"
"I have a DeLonghi Pinguino. I got it at Costco in 2021 and it’s worked like a champ every summer."
"Had it about 4 years and no complaints."
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"Very very loud"
"Loud as hell. ... Ditto works really well, but loud as hell."
"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."
"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."
"our DeLonghi costing twice the price failed after 3 summers."
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"We bought a 'Pinguino' brand one and our electricity bill doubled. ... We’d rather sweat than pay twice the electricity bill."
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"Sólo sirven para estancias pequeñas o medianas, no para toda una vivienda."
"You also have to set it to a much cooler temperature that it’ll never get to."
"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)"
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"I would personally seriously reccomend one which has some sort of wifi control or at least scheduling - ideally you will want to turn it on an hour or two before you actually want the room to be cool."
Wir haben 2 unterschiedliche: Delonghi PAC N81 und N82 eco. Die 81 ist etwas leiser.
r/Finanzen • Die beste Investition seit langem, ich habe mir eine mobile Klimaanlage gekauft. ->Pinguino crew big up!
r/CasualUK • who here owns a portable air conditioning unit, are they worth the money? ->Mine is a DeLonghi Pinguino. Had it about 4 years and no complaints. https://www.argos.co.uk/product/9453490
r/AskUK • What can cool my room in the heat that doesn’t require installation? ->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.
r/AskUK • What can cool my room in the heat that doesn’t require installation? ->Buy 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!
r/Switzerland • Todays weather has pushed me to buy a mobile Air conditioning unit. ->Got 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.
r/CasualUK • who here owns a portable air conditioning unit, are they worth the money? ->Go 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.
r/CasualUK • who here owns a portable air conditioning unit, are they worth the money? ->Me too, after our DeLonghi costing twice the price failed after 3 summers. Nothing beats a proper installed split system.
r/CasualUK • Portable air con recommendations? ->We'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.
r/CasualUK • who here owns a portable air conditioning unit, are they worth the money? ->300 sq ft. Delonghi Pinguino. Noise is acceptable to me even for sleeping, but it’s not silent.
r/AskUK • Are ACs much cheaper to buy in the winter? Do they work that well anyway? ->Hola! 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.
r/askspain • Como llevar el calor? ->I have a DeLonghi Pinguino. I got it at Costco in 2021 and it’s worked like a champ every summer. We had a heat dome either the first or second year I had it. The temp was 116-118 for 3 days. I had it going 24 hours a day in the living room of my 1 bedroom apartment, around 750 sq ft. I was so comfortable I was baking and cooking while reading posts in my local sub from people who were absolutely miserable and had blocked off all but 1 room in their house and even multiple a/c units couldn’t keep that 1 room cool, or apartments that were in the high 90s inside even with an a/c unit. At night when I watched tv I had a blanket because I was chilly (I needed it to cool my bedroom too). I 100% fully and happily recommend this wonderful machine. I’ve had espresso machines from this company for around 20 years. I think I’ve had 3 over all that time and they’ve held up and lasted until I was ready for a new model. From what I can tell the company makes great quality products that work well and go the distance.
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