It means the internal condensate tank has filled and the unit has shut itself off deliberately rather than overflow onto your floor. That’s designed behaviour, not a fault. Drain it…
Almost certainly not, and extending is usually a mistake. Manufacturers commonly warn against lengthening the exhaust hose, and there are three good reasons: a longer hose increases back pressure so…
This is the highest-value thing you can improve about a portable air conditioner, and almost everyone underdoes it. With a single-hose unit, room air is expelled outside, putting the room…
General information, not financial advice, and schemes change. Eligibility criteria and scheme availability are revised regularly, and the devolved nations run their own programmes. Check the official sources linked at…
Fans win on cost, and not narrowly. A typical pedestal fan draws tens of watts; a portable air conditioner typically draws somewhere in the region of 0.8 to 1.4 kW.…
Said plainly, because you’re planning something that matters: a domestic portable air conditioner will do essentially nothing in a marquee. A 9,000 BTU unit is sized for a bedroom; a…
Two problems, and the second one catches people out. The bay is a large area of glass, usually on the sunniest elevation, so the room has a higher heat load…
A top floor flat gets heat from three directions at once: the roof above, the sun through the windows, and warm air rising from every flat below you. That last…
It isn’t your imagination, and it isn’t poor construction — it’s the predictable result of building for winter. New homes are highly insulated and very airtight, which is excellent for…
Read this before you start. Unplug the unit at the wall. Not switched off — unplugged. Every time, before anything. Do not remove the outer casing. Clean only what you…