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The Humhold portable air conditioner in the above link has two hoses, but there are also some small openings under the hose that bring in outside air to cool the internal parts of the ac which allow some of the indoor air to also be used. I have attached a picture below (taken from one of the videos) and highlighted the opening in red. has anyone used dual hose portable ac that are designed this way? if yes, what are the pros and cons? is it best to find another dual hose portable ac that only uses the outside air to cool the compressor and internal parts of the ac without also using some of the indoor air?... Edit: i'm aware that most window ac units are more efficient than portable ac units. I just have sliding windows at my place and would prefer to get a portable ac. i've also read that portable ac with dual-hose and inverter compressors can have pretty good efficiency.
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I got one from Gasbye on Amazon. It works ok, but the indoor air temperature sensor is kind of close to where the exhaust hose connects, which makes the compressor not slow down (or turn off) properly when the target temperature has been reached. Putting a small fan a low speed to move air being the ac, and adding a cover on the exhaust hose tube, helps mitigate this issue a bit.
I’ve got Gasbye dual hose 14000BTU on Amazon and I’m very happy with it it’s quiet and powerful and removes humidity better than any one the other units I’ve tried the Midea duo the Hisense tower and those ones were far worse dealing with humidity when I tested 10% lower humidity. It has solid 5 star reviews too.
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I did get this one like month ago to support my living room area and works well.
Not the cheapest but one of the most efficient on the market for portable once.
Inventer technology adjust cooling power to current need for cooling.
Don't have anything fancy to it, seems to be solid.
No wifi just control panel and hard work. Unit is using 500-850 w when it's cooling. Didn't have a need to use turbo so I'm not sure about watts used in that mode.
Also is fairly quiet.
Dunom12
