I’ve been using the Pinguino, and while it’s effective, it takes about two hours to cool my room from 29 to 25 degrees. It’s fairly quiet—though in quiet mode, the fan is very muted, but the compressor remains audible.
Tonight, I have a Pinguino running in my bedroom, alongside my children’s units: one is a Meaco 9000 BTU, which is a bit noisy but cools quickly—about three hours from 30 to 25 degrees—and the other is a Silvercrest 7000 BTU, which is quieter due to its smaller size, taking around 3.5 hours to cool the same range.
Looking ahead, I definitely plan to invest in split units because, with global temperatures rising, it’s only going to get hotter. Plus, I dislike having to stick the vent hose out of the window, especially since the sealing nets don’t always line up perfectly. Hot air often leaks back in through open windows, counteracting the cooling effect.
With the split units, you can still run them when tropical weather suddenly throws shower vs portable units you will get the window sill wet.
Also when people burn wood in their garden you can't have the window open so no aircon vs split units you can and no smell I am guessing. I could be wrong on this ladt point. If anyone could confirm this, TIA.
Edit. UK based.
Have a meacocool for a fair few years. Has lasted well through several heat waves. It is loud but that is more bearable than the heat. However my wife complains about being "too cold" with it on during heatwaves so I can't bloody win
You can usually hack a single hose into a dual hose: https://www.woolie.co.uk/article/convert-ac-from-single-hose-to-dual-hose/
I have done this with my Meaco Cool and a 3d printed adaptor.
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