In order to cool a small space like your bedroom, or office efficiently, portable air conditioner is the great choice. If you want to know what to look for, following guidelines help you much. So what is a portable air conditioner anyway? Simply put, a portable air conditioner is a mobile air conditioner. Unlike, central AC, window AC, and through the wall air conditioning units, portable air conditioners do not need permanent installation. Usually, they have caster wheels for easy portability.
While choosing a portable air conditioner, first, you need to consider the area being cooled. The common misconception about power is that they assume more power is better. But, if your room gets too cold, you have to turn off, right? As per experts’ advice, in order to get right BTU, you have to pay attention to flooring and insulation of the room. Or else, you will face extreme condensation problems.
Calculate BTU of Portable Air Conditioner
Let’s see how to calculate portable air conditioner BTUs rate. The greater BTU, cooling power of the portable air conditioner is more. If you have • 150 sq. ft. you need 7,500 BTU
• 250 (sq..ft)t. you need 9000 BTU
• 425 sq. ft. you need 12,000 BTU and
• 525 sq. ft. you need 14,000 BTU.
These guidelines may vary from manufacturers, environment of your room. If your room is heavily shaded reduce your capacity by 10% for very sunny increase your capacity by 10%.You have to 600 BTU to yor4u capacity for additional person if there are more than two people. You have to add 4000 BTU if it is a kitchen.
Other Factors that you consider while deciding BTU is
• The space being cooled,
• How ling you intend to keep portable air conditioner an “on” one time • Noise levels
How to Choose Portable Air Conditioner Model
It is better to look for models that are self drip and have air purifiers. You have to buy according to the room space. Other desirable features are multi fan speeds, directional louvers, heating functionality etc. Energy efficiency ratio (EER) rating and sound level also play a vital role in choosing a model.
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Advantages of Portable Air Conditioner
• It is easy to install
• If you want to cool one specific space in your house, portable air conditioner is the right choice
• Using central air conditioner, you can able to cool the entire house. But, you want to cool just one area, it can be done at the expense of cooling other unused rooms as well. Thus, using a portable air conditioner is more energy efficient
• The best advantage of portable air conditioner is it is portable. You can cool one place or room of your house until it gets cool down and then you can easily move it to the other part It is a best alternative to central AC where you need only certain parts to be cooled or for smaller house to cool that place. Thus, it cools quickly and efficiently. Portable air conditioners are more efficient and cost effective for cooling down your abode.
