AP0825TW1SAHP Inverter Portable AC Smart with Heat Pump- Dual Hose Tower

https://www.costco.com/.product.4000330563.html?COSTID=iosapp_25.8.6&TRACKING=NO&sh=true&nf=true Get one like this that has dual hose. One pulls the cold air in and the other pulls the hot air out of your room. Otherwise, the heat will be trapped in your room when you turn it off.

Only buy dual hose portable AC if thats your only option, other wise Mini split is the next best choice. Ive had good luck with my Hisense dual hose unit and been working fine for AC/Heat since last year. Only downside is the remote and interface Hisense 8000 BTU DOE 115-Volt Vented Medium Room Smart Portable Air Conditioner with Heater, Remote Included

I have one of these. It's a tower so smaller footprint, a heat-pump so you get hot and cold, and inverter driven so nice and quiet. Only downside of heat-pumps is you need a drain for the condensate. I bought a small condensate pump and pump it straight out the window though haha. [https://www.hisense-canada.com/en/air-products/all-portable-air-conditioners/AP0825TW1SAHP\_8000-btu-sacc-12000-btu-ashrae-inverter-portable-ac-smart-with-heat-pump-dual-hose-tower](https://www.hisense-canada.com/en/air-products/all-portable-air-conditioners/AP0825TW1SAHP_8000-btu-sacc-12000-btu-ashrae-inverter-portable-ac-smart-with-heat-pump-dual-hose-tower)

What’s your budget? I’ve used many portable air conditioners over the past ten years, and this one is by FAR the best https://www.costco.com/hisense-8000-btu-dual-hose-portable-tower-air-conditioner.product.4000346410.html

So I have this unit and have done a teardown of it because its a very unique design and the tisms won. It is a dual hose so it is more efficient than a single hose unit however due to it being stacked the compressor and power delivery are in the bottom. Because its in a seperate area it sucks in room air from the bottom to cool those components and it ends up going to the middle chamber where the heat exchanger is and out the window. Due to this it is less efficient than the typical shorter dual hose units as it creates a slightly negative air pressure. I still think its a good unit if you are short on floor space but consider a normal dual hose if you can. Heat pump worked down to -10c for me when tested but produced a lot of water that had to be drained. Let me know if you have any other questions regarding this unit or the shorter hisense dual hose as I have that one as well

So where i am the humidity in the summer gets very high as im off lake ontario and with that i have yet to drain the unit when in cooling mode, this unit will splash condensate on the heat exchanger to evaporate it. Now I only use this unit to cool my 150sqft office so cooling a larger room may require draining depending on humidity levels. If you want a good dual hose the midea duo is apparently great but I have the hisense dual hose and its also good [midea ](https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/midea-portable-air-conditioner-12000-btu-550-sq-ft-coverage-43db-remote-wi-fi-white/19682630) [hisense ](https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/hisense-3-in-1-portable-air-conditioner-12400-btu-450-sq-ft-coverage-51db-window-kit-black/17459076)