Whynter - ARC-14S
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Last updated: Dec 25, 2025 Scoring
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"reliable ... I’ve been using the same inflatable pad for 6 or 7 years now and I’ve never had an issue with punctures or leaks"
"I’ve had them for 5 years now, use daily, and have had zero issues."
"used a double wide exped for numerous years with zero issue."
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"I have a 1400 square foot house that has, in the past, had three portable single hose units trying to cool it down unsuccessfully. I bought a dual hose Midea unit used and have since bought two more. Now the house is cool"
"It hit 90 outside, but my living room was a comfortable 72!"
"I have the Midea. Combined with the inadequate central AC in the bedroom it's in, the room got down to a lovely 62 degrees last night. This is in Alabama. ... pretty badly insulated. it's a house built in the 1960s with humongous old windows that take take up 1/3 of the outer wall. the sun directly hits the windows all day and heats it up. but it still never goes above 70F"
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"I have a 1400 square foot house that has, in the past, had three portable single hose units trying to cool it down unsuccessfully. I bought a dual hose Midea unit used and have since bought two more. Now the house is cool"
"The important thing is, whatever brand you choose, it needs to be dual hose. The single hose models we've tried in the past caused so much negative pressure in the house that the humidity went sky high, along with the electric bill, and they didn't cool very well. ... Dual hose with an inverter compressor is the best you can do for performance and efficiency, short of getting an inverter window unit."
"Get a 2 hose portable or a Midea with it's 2 in 1 hose system. ... 1 hose models are sold in America 'because installing 2 hoses is too hard for that market to figure out'. They are the single dumbest invention in the history of inventions, blowing out the very air you are trying to cool."
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"I've not had to empty either unit in all the time I've had them."
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"We have a large 14000btu whynter portable ac in the garage. Its fully insulated and no windows. Works well to keep the space below 80 and around 50% humidity on most days."
"making it less humid"
"I use both hoses and don't have a problem with humidity."
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"When it is over 100F out, it struggles but still the attic is tolerable if not ideal."
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"I have the Q3 keyboard, it is EXTREMELY HEAVY. ... I mean, I can’t move it by one hand as it is basically a solid aluminum ingot. ... So yeah, I never move it and I am very satisfied with it!"
"However the arc 14s is a beast and quite heavy."
"moving it between rooms isn’t ideal"
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"The fan that circulates the air is so ridiculous it sounds like an airplane is idling inside my house, and it literally changes the air pressure in my kitchen and hurts my ears"
"The biggest issue is the noise it makes, I move a lot from side to back and vice versa during the night. The noise sounds like balloons rubbing against each other. I've tried wrapping it in a blanket, which helps a bit but still makes a lot of noice."
"Loud as hell. ... Ditto works really well, but loud as hell."
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"The unit I bought said around 1300 continuous watts. Bullshit. This thing regularly pulls 1800 for lengths of time."
"Also for the price you can get 2 small window units that will run just as good, if not better and will be cheaper on the electricity bill"
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"the splash motor wasn't connected at the factory. Opened it up, attached the connectors and it hasn't needed to be drained once even in South FL summer."
"Draining the water is tricky. The hole’s too low for a bowl to fit under, so we used a plastic tube."
"I did this while using the heat mode and it still shut off every hour because the tank was full ."
Whether you get a single- or dual-hose model (and dual is much more efficient) add an insulating blanket around the hot exhaust hose to increase efficiency. That made \~2º difference in my situation, and every degree helps! BTW, I've used a single-hose Koldfront for seven years and a dual Whynter for three, and both are still going strong.
r/askportland • What portable AC unit brands or models do you recommend? ->I had this one and it was great! [https://a.co/d/dawjy0e](https://a.co/d/dawjy0e)
r/phoenix • Portable AC that works ->I have a [Whynter ARC 14S/14SH](https://www.whynter.com/product/compact-dual-hose-14000-btu-portable-air-conditioner-arc-14s/). GoodHousekeeping awarded it best of its class.
r/BuyItForLife • Recommendations on how to keep Apt cool without a window AC ->This is also the model I have and I just set it up for the summer on Friday. It hit 90 outside, but my living room was a comfortable 72!
r/BuyItForLife • Recommendations on how to keep Apt cool without a window AC ->You’re not doing anything wrong..portable ACs are mold traps by design. Sitting all winter with leftover moisture = fungus party. Run it on fan mode before storage to dry it out. As for brands, try Whynter or Midea dual-hose. They’re slightly easier to clean. Or go mini split and never look back.
r/AirConditioners • Portable AC units that don't mold or are easy to clean? ->How would you compare the 14S and 1230WN? From what I have seen the 1230WN has a significantly higher cooling rating than 14S and others (Gasbye Inverter 14,000 and Midea Duo Inverter 14,000). The price point is not the greatest but don't want to get a lesser unit to save $100.
r/AirConditioners • Whynter portable air conditioner - why? ->If you have the money, buy a dual hose Whynter portable AC. Otherwise - the design and construction of single hose units is such that you won’t be able to get it to not pull vacuum, even by adding a second hose to provide it with outside air. There will be leakage inside the unit itself that will prevent you from getting a perfect loop from outside to outside. But that’s still going to be much more effective than running it with the stock single hose, so it’s worth doing, and will be your best short term solution if money is tight.
r/AskEngineers • HVAC - Can i create positive pressure in an apartment with a portable air conditioner? ->I own 2 Whynter units. This will be my 3rd summer with an Arc 14S, and I purchased a 1230WN in April. I've not had to empty either unit in all the time I've had them. It sounds like you may have it set on de-humidify instead of cool. The hoses are so bulky because they are dual hose portable air conditioners. They're better than single hose because they draw air from outside to cool the unit and exhaust it back out instead of pulling from the interior, creating negative pressure and sucking in outside air like single hose units. They're much more efficient, and they do a really good job of cooling 500-600sqft.
r/AirConditioners • Whynter portable air conditioner - why? ->Realize this thread is old. OP, any update here? I'm having the same problem and it's driving me crazy.
r/AirConditioners • Whynter portable air conditioner - why? ->I’ve owned multiple portable A/C units and have never had to drain them curious why Whynter is different.
r/AirConditioners • Whynter portable air conditioner - why? ->I did this while using the heat mode and it still shut off every hour because the tank was full .
r/AirConditioners • Whynter portable air conditioner - why? ->So which hose did you cap the intake or the outflow ?
r/AirConditioners • Whynter portable air conditioner - why? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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