Honeywell HL10CESWK, 10, 000 BTU, Black/White Portable Air Conditioner, 10,000

I just received this unit yesterday. Setup was a breeze. The air flow is very strong coming from this unit. I ordered the 10,000 BTU for my one bedroom apt with a kitchen galley. This unit is very stylish and cool looking. Very quiet on fan mode but I think it is a bit loud on air conditioning. Not really bad but I think they can make this unit a bit quieter. To help the noise a bit I put a rug under neath the unit. So far I am very pleased with this unit. Still to early to see how it really runs on cooling. So far it is keeping my apt at the temperature I set. Blows very cold air which surprised me for a mid size unit. I will review again in a month.Update: Had this since last year and still performing well. No problems at all. The only negative is that it drains alot of water. Very humid in the summer where I live. I use a 2 gallon pail with the hose and have to empty at least once a day. Again all depends on how much you run this conditioner. I love the dehumidifer that is on this machine as well. Really takes out the moisture in the air. Just watch your drainage for emptying.Overall very happy with this air conditioner and would recommend buying. Make sure your buying the right size for the area you want to cool. I would buy again.

The media could not be loaded. I recently purchased a 1947 Cape Cod home. The top floor is a loft-style master suite with two south-facing dormers. The total square footage of my bedroom is 865 square feet. This is my dream bedroom... until the first summer when I thought I was going to die from the heat and resulting lack of solid sleep.Not only does the attic insulation need to be replaced/replenished but the wrong soffits were installed into the house. The house should have vented soffits. It could also use better venting in the attic. It was hotter than Hades up there last summer. When the first floor was 70 degrees Fahrenheit with central air, my bedroom remained at least 78 degrees and once neared 90 degrees. There are central air vents in my room; but, because it's basically attic space, it wasn't enough.I spent so much time researching window air conditioners versus portable air conditioner and single hose portable air conditioners versus two hoses. I decided to buy a portable unit because it's easier to handle compared to installing and removing a heavy window unit. When it's not summer, I just roll the portable unit into my closet.I went with a single hose unit because, after much reading, it seems that dual hose units are most effective when the temperatures are over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. We don't get a lot of those in Ohio. I choose this model because it was good for a 700 square foot area. While my room is 865 square feet, I still have the benefit of central air vents. It's the largest area recommended for any portable unit, and I trust the Honeywell brand.Other concerns I had for using supplemental air conditioning in my room was the draw of AC current in an older home and the money it would cost to run the unit. I did have to get an electrician to put in a new AC outlet since none of my outlets are grounded and are all two-prong. This AC unit has a three-prong plug. I haven't blown the circuit using the AC; and, while I got this unit in the middle of my electric billing cycle, my bill was only $20 more compared to my bill last year. The average outdoor temperature of this last bill was one degree higher compared to a year ago. Also, with the whole COVID-19 pandemic, I've been home all day instead of away at work 50 hours plus each week. I'm cooking all my meals at home now compared to hardly any last year. So I'm using a lot more power versus last year.It seems my whole-house air conditioner runs much less since I've gotten the portable unit. Perhaps keeping the attic cooler has resulted in the entire house remaining cooler.This portable air conditioner is very efficient. It doesn't take it long to lower the temperature in my room. One thing to note is that once it's on, it's always running. When it's not pushing out cold air, the fan remains on. It does help to keep the air circulating. I've seen some reviews that complained this unit was too loud. While that's subjective, I don't agree with it. It's louder than my central air vent but not louder than a box, turbo or Dyson fan. I've included a video on the unit pushing out cold air which is a little bit louder than when it's just running the fan. I've also attached photos of my room to give a sense of the size of the room as well as the size of the unit.I am so happy with my purchase. It is so pleasant in my room now compared to the sweltering heat last year. Sometimes, as I'm climbing the stairs, the air gets cooler instead of hotter which is a much welcomed change. I also sleep so much better now that I'm not drenched in sweat.I highly recommend this air conditioner especially for those with similar conditions.

Upon taking the time out and doing the research this unit does deliver what it promises. We recently moved to a brownstone in Harlem in the spring and have it the master bedroom on top floor. That being said the bedroom faces where the sun rises and as you can imagine the house gets baked through out the entire day. Installing the window hose and over all assembly was a breeze (no pun intended). The unit’s dehumidification mode is superb on those humid days. We typically have the unit always running between the dehumidification mode and AC cool mode with our black out shades and it does cool the room within an hour. We typically start with the AC cool mode before going to bed (about 30 minutes to an hour) and then switch to the dehumidifier for overnight. We also have a dog and with the unit always running our throughout the day so the monthly electric bill wasn’t that high (def an energy saver). The unit paired with black out shades does tremendously help on those really hot days. Now with the dehumidification mode it does really extract the water in the room so having a bucket for the hose to drop into is highly recommended. The AC cool mode does also produce water but nothing compared to the dehumidification mode. We usually empty it twice a day on those hot humid days. As far as the noise level it’s pretty quite, our bedroom does face the street so the noise doesn’t really bother as much but it does fall into the white noise / background noise sound-range if your looking for some type of measurement. The only reason why I’m not giving the 5 stars is the fact that you do have to empty the water bucket but I guess it comes with the territory that’s hot humid nyc summers. For an overall solid performer it’s exactly just that.