EcoFlow

WAVE 2 Portable Air Conditioner

EcoFlow WAVE 2 Portable Air Conditioner

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Sentiment score71% positive
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Last updated: Jul 18, 2026

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Reddit Icon21onDec23
11 months ago

If you need a more compact unit, the Eco Flow Wave 2 or Wave 3 are fantastic. Two summers/winters on my Wave two. It heats at 6100 BTUS and cools at 5100 BTUs. Expensive, yes. However, they can run off of their own battery for 8 hours and can be recharged via solar or car charging.

Reddit Iconbeansofsu22
5 months ago

I've had an EcoFlow Wave 2 portable aircon and we bought an adaptor for the window to mount the pipes that circulate air from Takealot. The adaptor basically sticks along your window frame with a Velcro and zip system to go around the outflow pipes and helps keep it cool inside - relatively easy to uninstall if you move. We've for about 2 years and it works really well in summer. It is a bit pricier than a standard aircon but it also has the option of buying backup batteries for loadshedding and the installation etc was really easy by ourselves.

Reddit Iconflyingponytail
11 months ago

I used Ecoflow Wave 2 for a whole summer. Works pretty decently. The Wave 3 is even better

4 months ago

I have a wave 2 and if you insulate the exhaust hose and set up the hoses properly its very effective

Reddit Iconthuggahouse
11 months ago

I bought my eco flow wave 2 last year. I’m very happy with it. We have a box camper though. It cools it well especially when the windows are blacked out. Works great on the lowest setting if you just put the vent into your sleeping area. The Bluetooth app for the phone works nicely to turn it on or off from your bed. I wouldn’t want cool anything more than a box camper or small van with it though. Have it charging from 400watt solar.

Reddit Iconrealityhiphop
6 months ago

An EcoFlow Wave with a Delta Battery pack and at least 800 watts of solar. But for the cost, you are better off with Mister Fans and/or that Ryobi Shop fan that runs on a 40-volt battery.

Reddit Iconfeel-the-avocado
9 months ago

My mother is the same - heat pump runs almost all-year-round to cool her house. A proper heat pump would be the best option. Do you have one in the house currently? I have one at each end of our house - one in the lounge and one in the master bedroom. During a hot 26 degree day, both must run to cool the house but at night we only need the lounge one going and i cant hear it from my bedroom. So maybe this is a reason to get a heat pump installed in the lounge. Portable air conditioners are not good long term because they consume a lot of power and dont cool a large area but may work for this situation. They are also very loud. Maybe you can hire or borrow one? I truly believe single hose units should be illegal to sell in NZ. Delonghi used to sell a dual-hose model but it was about $200 more expensive, didnt sell well due to price, and so they stopped bringing them in. But it worked so much better than a single hose model. Your concern about the window is valid - they only ever come with sliding window kits. However when I was working in a temporary portacom office with pivoting windows, I cut out some large cardboard flat sheets, glued them together for thickness and rigidity. Jammed them in the window to seal it and then cut a hole for the hose to go through and keep a tight seal. In another temporary office, we had one set up so that it was out in the garage, using garage air as the source and waste, then had a baffle to direct the cold output into the office so it was only creating positive air pressure in the office with cold air going in. Edit: I have seen a couple of camping portable air conditioners that may work - they seem to come with dual hoses. 1 min.... Edit: Ecoflow i thought was the one - but it only has a single hose. I see jaycar has a model, will check that for you. 1 min.... It appears jaycar sell the only dual hose model in NZ. Its not very powerful - only does a single room. But at 240 watts, it would be a lot more efficient in how much cooling it can do with balanced air pressure compared to an 800 watt single-hose portable air conditioner that creates negative air pressure in the room. Being that its designed for tents and camping, its not going to come with a great window kit but you'll have to make something out of wood/cardboard anyway for that. another idea...1min.... Trade Depot search their site for Window Kit They sell window kits for push/pull pivot windows which i think would work well. You would need to cut a second hole for the second hose. This diagram should explain why portable air conditioners with a single exhaust hose are bad. [https://imgur.com/a/M3XqPq8](https://imgur.com/a/M3XqPq8)

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