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BLACK+DECKER Smart Portable Air Conditioner, 14,000 BTU, BPACT14WT, White | 10,200 BTU SACC for Rooms up to 700 Sq. Ft., Smart 3-in-1 Portable AC, Fan and Dehum with Follow Me Remote | Envi

Joe
17 de julio de 2024
Amazing Unit! Then why would I return it?
After doing quite a bit of research, I decided to purchase the Black & Decker 14,000 BUT Portable AC. This unit is fantastic. I bought it for use in my 12' x 14' office. The office has two persons (my wife and I) and many computer systems (7 large servers, a couple of desktop systems, numerous battery backup units, numerous monitors, etc). To make matters worse, the office unfortunately gets full sun for more than 5 hours throughout the day. Though we have a central AC, the thermostat is in the family room ... so either the office is comfortable and the rest of the house if 68 degrees ... or the house is comfortable and the office is 86 degrees. Moreover, cost goes way up if we keep the office cool ... even if we were OK with the rest of the house cold like the north pole.Before this unit------------------Before we received this unit, the office would run anywhere from 82 - 86 degrees many times higher during summer. With this unit, we were able to keep the office easily at 72 degrees (much colder if we wanted).Shipping & Packaging-------------------------Shipping was great. The unit arrived in perfect packaging and was free from any scratches, dents or any other marks. Unpacking was very straight forward. As a reminder, the unit needs to be upright. Per the documentation, they suggest the unit be left upright for at least 6 hours before use ... preferably 24 hours. I decided to wait the 24 hours since I did not know how the unit was handled during the shipping process.Operation------------The unit pushes some seriously cold air. Like all AC units, when it starts-up, cold air does not come out immediately. But within 30 seconds of starting, it was blowing freezing cold air. Within 5 minutes the room cooled down and during the day, it maintained the temperature with ease (we set it for 72 degrees). In fact, we did set it down to 65 degrees and it would run until the room reached that temperature ... that was just simply too cold for us.Quiet-------This unit was much quieter than we expected. Even when on video conference calls using speaker-phone, there was no issue. Others on the call could not tell the unit was running. I am not saying the unit is stealth quiet, but the noise level was surprisingly low ... on-par with the fans from my computer servers.Why Returning?--------------If the unit was so great, they why would I return it? Well there were two issues with the unit I did not like: 1) Placement and 2) SecurityPlacement----------------Based on the layout of our office along with the servers, desks, multiple monitors, etc ... there was no real convenient location to put the unit. So how did we know the unit works well? I temporarily moved desks / computers out of the way so I could mount the hose and pass-through to the window. Originally, I had planned on drilling a hole in the wall (this is a 6" diameter hose!!!) and putting a one-way flange & baffle with a fine screen mesh to ensure no outside critters could get in. I bought this with the intent of installing it somewhat permanently. Even with this in mind, where I could place the unit would not be close enough to the flange for the exhaust hose. I could buy additional hose extensions but because of the diameter of the exhaust hose, I just could not easily run the hose behind desks, etc. Keep in mind the hose does not make 'right-angle' turns either. Also, the exhaust hose is rather sturdy - which is actually a good thing.Security----------The window mounting assembly is actually quite easy and seemed to work well for the intended purpose. As a reminder, I only ran the unit for a few days so not sure what the long-term durability of the hose and mounting assembly would be like. In any event, I am very security conscious. I did not feel the window mounting option allowed me to secure the window effectively enough to prevent someone from pushing the baffles in and then getting inside the office and our home.Who is this unit for ?------------------------This unit works exceptionally well especially for someone that needs to cool down a reasonably large room quickly and quietly. This probably would work great for 2nd floor (or higher floors) homes where outside access to the window would be limited or non-existent.I have decided to order a Mini Split AC instead. It will allow me the flexibility of placement and will enable me to maintain the security aspect.Ver másVer menos
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Rachel
Great AC unit!
2nd Edit: This AC has been going STRONG for 3 summers in a row! This is the one to get. Also got another one from this brand with less BTU for our bedroom and this is the second summer it's going strong!Edit: Reviewed June 21st, it is now August 14th and it is still working AMAZINGLY. I found that since it is so humid in the summer in MN that the water accumulation needed to be drained constantly so we have ended up just keeping the drainage hose in the unit and having it empty continuously into a large container that we just dump out daily and sometimes twice daily. I think it could probably break the machine to have too much water accumulate in it, I’m not sure what would happen if it was full and was worried that would happen and it could leak into other parts of the machine so for now in these humid months we are just letting it drain 24/7. This is a great ac unit and dehumidifier, you definitely need it. It is very powerful and has literally saved my spouse and I from having to move in with my mom during the super hot weeks because we can’t afford $5000 for a new ac unit. It is amazing that on 100 degree days my living room is actually COLD!This is a really good AC unit, it works perfectly. I got it for our downstairs (we live in a smallish townhouse) living room/kitchen area. Not sure how many square feet our downstairs area is but I would guess less than 700. We got the 14,000 BTU unit that covers up to 700 sq ft. It runs constantly and yes is loud but I really don't care as long as it works, and it does. We have been keeping it set at 68 degrees and it basically just runs for a while then shuts off for a while and runs again, continuously throughout the day and night to keep it at that temperature. The only window we have in the downstairs of our townhouse is a sliding door, so we had to get a kit for the hose to run out of and for the whole height of the door opening to be covered. It is soooo hot and humid outside, but inside our house it is crisp and cool. We had to get this because our regular AC unit is completely broken and unfixable, its just too old and it quit on us. I bought this on 6/7 and it's now 6/21, I know that's not a super long time to know if it's going to keep working but I absolutely will edit my review if it stops working for any reason or becomes less effective. The remote is nice, I like having that option to change it, but I really don't have to use it much. From 6/7 to 6/21 with it running nonstop, we checked the water drainage compartment and it only had a small amount of water, like basically 1 or 2 shot glasses worth. Not sure how the nonstop use of the unit has effected our energy bill, will have to update on that when I get the bill.
SlickBuyer
31 de mayo de 2024
Decent 14K BTU portable AC with caveats
Update: After 14 months it has died. I only got one summer out of it. Warranty is only 12 months so I might be screwed. The compressor turns on but the air is warm. I've tried everything from hard reset to emptying the water to cleaning the air filters. I emailed the B&D service center but no reply yet. $500 to use it for one summer is a tragedy. I cannot recommend this unit to anyone. My AC unit looks brand new, I've barely moved it, and it doesn't even look used. My 15 year old AC unit downstairs still works and it's some no name Chinese brand. I should have gone to Costco and bought any AC unit there. Costco has a no question return policy.......I have a 10-15 year old portable AC unit that was handed down to me and it still works for the most part however it is extremely loud, smells musty even though I have sprayed lots of Armor All AC vent/duct odor neutalizer, almost twice the size of the Black and Decker, and it is not super cold anymore.So I looked to buy a new portable AC unit for my master bedroom and settled on this Black and Decker. I really wanted to get an LG or Asian brand just for reliability but all of them are at least a few hundred more than this Black and Decker. So after doing a lot of research and reading review sites online as well as Amazon, I settled on this one because it was the cheapest I could find for 14K BTU.Pros:- Affordable for one room comfort instead of paying $25K for whole house AC.- Ice cold. Cools down my 365 square foot master bedroom from 80 degrees F to low 70's after about an hour. My upstairs gets warm and collects all the heat in the summer.- Very easy set up. After removing from the box I put together the window contraption(without the foam insulation for the window edges) and in about 10 minutes I was enjoying cold air.- It's much more quiet compared to my old unit that I replaced(my old unit is 10X as loud lol). However the Black and Decker compressor makes a high pitched whining sound that others have mentioned which is annoying at first but I guess I tune it out because like I said it's still 10X quieter than my old one.- It's a lot smaller than my previous AC unit(my other unit is twice the size.- Supposedly it will tell you when you need to drain the condensation tank which is great because my previous unit gave zero indication.- Comes with remote which will come in handy when I need to use it while I sleep.- Draining the tank should be easy because it has handles on the side to grab when picking it up. In comparison, my old unit was twice as big and had no handles to grab onto. This unit comes with a tube that you can use with a drain pan if you like.- Good price compared to other 14K BTU units, all the others are like $650 to $900.Cons:- It seems outdated, maybe this is an old model but for 2024 you would think it would be more high tech. Like with an LCD/LED screen on the actual unit with more intuitive controls, etc. You have to use the cheap remote if you want to have access to more functions ie. Changing the direction of air from left to right, plus there is a function on the remote called MAX function for cooling which is the fastest way to cool your room. I have no idea why they couldn't include both of these functions on the top panel of the AC unit?? It's only accessible using the remote for some reason.- When the compressor is on it makes a really high pitched vibration noise. It was the very first thing I noticed the first time I turned it on. It's not a deal breaker for me because like I said, my previous old AC unit is 10X as loud.- The 2 blue lines for standby mode cannot be turned off. So at night the blue lines illuminate your room and are very annoying. I have to put a book or magazine over it at night.In summary, if you are on a budget and need a portable AC unit that can cool down a 365 square foot room easily then this could be for you. If money is no problem, then you should spend on a better brand like LG or Midea.
BuyerOfThings
31 de mayo de 2018
Set it and forget it type of unit, rather cool
To start things off, I'm not usually a real big B+D fan. I know well enough to know that, like most GIANT name brands, the name doesn't actually necessarily indicate who built the unit, but rather who's marketing and supporting it. For all I know, this has 90% of the same guts as an LG unit. (LG is regarded as the leader in portable/window AC units, as well as Frigidaire).The product arrived in the retail box, which looks to be able to serve double duty as a shipping container because it is very sturdy, and it's assembled in such a way that it would just about collapse if it were shipped any way other than "this side up", and it's clearly marked as such on the box in many spots so you shouldn't run into the issue some reviewers talking about where they need to let it stand vertical for 24 hours prior to plugging it in and letting the pump go to work.I'm not exactly stupid, but there's a few things about this product that don't make a whole lot of sense, or are done in a needlessly complicated (cost saving) way. To be fair though, this is my first time dealing with a portable AC unit so maybe they're all like this to one degree or another (get it?!)First, the window vent blocking plate situation... I'm in an older house with small windows, so I had to cut one of the panels so that it would give me the correct length. This is some pretty heavy plastic, and I don't think it's reasonable to expect the typical consumer to even have the means to be able to cut one of these pieces of plastic. A hacksaw worked fine. Then you need to secure each of the telescoping panels (just shallow "C" channels, essentially) into eachother with screws so it becomes one unit.... this is supposed to be a PORTABLE AC unit. If I really did buy this with the intent of moving it from one room to another, I'd be screwed since it's doubtful that each window is exactly the same size, and changing the size of the plate is not exactly a breeze. I expected to see a more well thought out design for the window plate. Luckily, this thing is staying upstairs in my attic-bedroom that easily reaches very warm temps on even a slightly warm day, and the central AC cannot keep up with it.Another gripe is the remote, and overall interface of operating the machine. The top/face of the machine has the love-em-or-hate-em capacitive touch buttons that provide no tactility, but instead a beep. Whatever, it works. Doing anything beyond turning it on and off and up and down requires the remote, which seems to send discreet commands for each incremental increase or decrease in temp, so that the temp displayed on the remote is never "out of sync" with the unit, as long as you change the temp at least once with the remote. It's just an infrared send-only type of signal. The real confusion comes in setting the sleep/wake timer. I read the directions and I can't figure it out. I just operate it manually when I wake up and before I go to bed, which leads me to another gripeThe thing is loud! I understand that in order for an AC unit to work, it has to move air, but even with the fan on low (which is useless because it does not push the cool air far enough towards me) the unit makes too much noise to sleep with running. I could probably get around this by moving it to the other side of the room, but I don't want to (just yet) so I just put up with it.Most of the marketing graphics/information on this product's Amazon listing are either glossed over, or just plain incorrect. The picture that shows the exhaust vent is wrong, since it gets connected to an ovular shaped thing, and then goes out the window, and the filter does not slide out, you snap the holder out of the back, and snap the filter out of the holder. Another instance of Marketing Gone Wild.But, it blasts out pretty cool air pretty quickly, and it's working to keep a somewhat large, low-ceiling attic bedroom at a comfortable 74 degrees even when it's hovering around 100 outside, so I have to give it some credit. The "AirSwing" feature is nice- you can position the unit at an angle (in my case, the only way to get it closer to the wall and deal with the unwieldy hot-air hose coming out the back) and pitch the vents so it's still blowing as if it were positioned straight ahead. I suppose in a more open space, it would be helpful to share some of the cool air with your visitors or other house dwellers.So, why buy this instead of a window unit? I can yank out the plate and roll it into a closet at the end of our 2 month summer and let it sit for the other 10 months or so, instead of futzing with big drippy, rusty rectangles and angle brackets or 2x4s screwed into the stucco.We'll see how well the atomization of water goes as far as its ability to dehumidify. The manual promises that emptying moisture from the unit only needs to be done at the end of the season, once, but it also says the sleep timer works.UPDATEAfter living with this unit for a couple VERY hot weeks, one season after another, I've learned a few things* It's pretty likely that the built in water tank will fill up, causing the unit to stop producing cold air. I remedied this by keeping the included clear plastic tube attached to the back/bottom and elevating the unit onto a sturdy little platform with the casters removed. Now it's free to drip-drop the water it collects down the tube into a sawed off orange juice container, which needs to be emptied every couple days (!!!) Best to put that inside a small trash can just in case you forget to check it and it overflows all over your floor, not that that could ever happen...* Rather than having it vent out a window, it's now venting out of a hole in the wall that was once for the exhaust port of a heater that was mounted to the wall. This enabled me to get it very close to the wall and even cut the collapsible hose down to 1/3 the size... the hose radiates heat, and now there's less of it. Also it's easier for it to discharge warm air since the path is shorter.* Periodically it will apparently draw a large spike of power and trip the breaker. Granted my old home has some pretty skuzzy wiring. It's not done it while I'm there to watch it, only while I'm away, so I come back to an 85 degree, muggy bedroom. The built in GFCI has not yet tripped.* The fact that these single hose units actively discharge cooled air and create negative pressure bothers me and I'm trying to find a not-entirely-inelegant way to provide this thing with a source of fresh outside air, effectively converting it to a dual hose unit... more to come on thatBut, still running strong after several heaves and hoes into and out of the closet and sitting unused for months and months at a time.
cornDog
7 de septiembre de 2023
vent air temp is 62 or cooler
14,000 btu Black and Decker Portable ACStartUpdate :i missed One important aspect :This is a Single Hose unit ,thus , Air intake Must come from outside throughan open door or air leaks in the building or room .Inside a home or apartment,a Dual Hose system is definetely perfered .Update:EndBefore using , let unit sit upright for 24 hours,allowing oil to drain back into the compressor .( the same is true with a refridgerator that had been laid down )i kept the 4 blue tape strips on the unit .( the tape is there to seal the seams ? )unit works best in a window install .the Air dryer vent exhaust Didn't work good .in bedroom with door closed, this uniteasily cools the room and cycles on\off .with bedroom door open ,it is still able to cycle on\off.when compressor starts ,noise level does NOT increase ,Fan noise seems to be dominant .To me , total noise level is low .Remote Control minimun Temp setting is 64 degrees .exhaust tube gets warm,so there is some residual heat into the room .Window AC seeming will be more efficientbecause ALL the heat will be Outside .i put this on a clothes dryer exhaust vent tube.i used some of the thick foam to Seal around the tube.this tube is 5 inch diameter, the dry vent tube is 4 inch diameter.This units include hose extends to 5 feet( accordian )This unit installs best when the Vent on the back ofthis unit is in a straight LOSLine of Sight to the bottom of the window or dryer ventThis AC only requires window to be Open 7 inchesaccomodates window widths of about 20 inch to 59 inches wide .No heavy supports , for a window vent .Window AC , Portable AC units do use the Juice.This unit ,12 amps is 1,500 watts.Example electric cost at 17 cents per KWhthat's :25 cents per hour,6 bucks per day,180 bucks per month .yes,central AC is certainly more efficient .i can see this unit cooling1 room with door closed ,and being able to cycle on\offwhile maintaing the set temperature.remote control batteries NOT included( 2 AAA tripple A's )my observation in electric usage :1. Central AC , the best , lowest electric cost .2. window and portable AC units ( in 1 closed room )could be ok when used in a single closed roomVer másVer menos
NotInUse
4 de septiembre de 2023
Great little unit for what it does.
I work from home. My home office, with all its computer equipment, heats up considerably. The office is always 15-20° warmer than the outdoor temp. In the summer, 90° outside can easily mean the office is 100-110°. Ouch. Not only is 100° an uncomfortable work environment, but it's dangerously hot for any computer equipment.Small 12x12 former bedroom -- I originally tried a Honeywell 8,000BTU unit. I gave up on that after a month or so and gave that unit away. It could not cool the room, due to the computer equipment, despite the unit running pretty much constantly.I then upgraded and for the past several years I've been running a Wynter 14,000 BTU portable AC. It was loud, but it did the job of cooling the room. The condenser burnt out about 6 months ago, but it would still blow cooler air and suck the hot air out of the room. So I continued to use it until I found a replacement. It never really got "cold" without the condenser functioning (and no one wanted to repair it) but would easily cool the room to a more livable temp - around 80°. However, it ran almost constantly in summer months. So my electric bills easily climbed by $100+ each month.Naturally, I decided to replace the old unit, which was breaking down, and decided on this Black&Decker 14,000BTU unit. The B&D unit EASILY cools the room in a few minutes and keeps it cool all day (cooling, then shutting off, then kicking back on several minutes later). Overall the B&D unit is much quieter than previous units I've owned. Of course there's the sound of the fan/rushing air when it's running, and there's a loud "ca-chunk" when it starts up the condenser (as expected). But, unlike previous units, I can still talk on the phone 5 feet away without having to first shut the unit off.In addition, the hose attachment on the back of the unit is LIGHT YEARS better than any previous unit I've seen. I do not want to have to install dual hoses for venting. So I will only look at/use one hose units.I always had trouble with hoses staying connected to the units. The "unit-to-hose connectors" other manufactures proved were a COMPLETE joke with no actual "locking" ability.. it was like resting a tissue on an outdoor picnic table and not expecting it to blow off. The hose would fall off then the unit would simply be blow hot air into the room rather than venting it out - actually heating the room as opposed to cooling it. I previously had to wrap the vent hose with a considerable amount of duct tape in order to keep it actually attached to the unit.The hose connection on the back of the B&D unit is SO MUCH BETTER and fool-proof. It essentially locks in place and stays put. No more worries about the host falling off. I like this feature a great deal, even though it's such a minor thing.My ONLY real complaint is the remote control. Not in its functionality, but in its design. The LCD screen REALLY needs some sort of illumination. Forget about reading the remote screen in a dimly lit room. I really dislike how dark the screen on the remote control is. But, it's not like I need to read the remote screen repeatedly or even frequently. I can live with it. But if they wanted to improve anything, it would be the illumination of the remote screen.I can't yet speak about longevity of the unit. I tend to use a portable AC every day, 14-16hrs, from about April through to about October.. and I got this B&D unit in Aug of this year. I would expect it to last at least 5 years, if not much longer. My last 14,000BTU unit lasted a decade before it started breaking down. If I factor in the cost over a 10 year lifespan, it's well worth it when considering at a per-year breakdown.I also can't directly speak about electric costs, as I've not had the B&D unit long enough to make an adequate comparison. However, since the B&D unit shuts off for several minutes after cooling, rather than continuously running, I would anticipate energy costs to be much lower than I've previously experienced. But I do consider any energy costs to be a necessary evil to both keep computer equipment at healthy temperatures and to not have to work in a 90° office.Overall, I'm pleased with the purchase. I was strongly looking at this unit for a few weeks weeks, researching, then it hit some sort of sale at Amazon and I purchased it for much a lower price through Amazon than I could have from ANY other retailer. I did shop around several online retailers for this same model and Amazon had the lowest price by literally hundreds of dollars at the time.

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Amazing Unit! Then why would I return it?

Great AC unit!

Decent 14K BTU portable AC with caveats

Set it and forget it type of unit, rather cool

vent air temp is 62 or cooler

Great little unit for what it does.

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