UKs cheapest air conditioner £135

supernudger

I got this from homebase last year when it was at the same price. I had it in the bedroom, it was too noisey even on the lowest setting to sleep and had the same problems mentioned above, hose was too short, L shape vent falls off etc. I returned the unit for a refund, if i bought again I would consider one with a remote control. The unit does cool really well tho and is cheap.

It dries the air, dehumidifies.
3 operating modes: cool, dry and fan.

Roger_Rampant

Oooh... just noticed it has a "Full water indicator" - what's that about? Surely a proper a/c unit doesn't need one of those?

So you don't catch Legionnaires Disease, I would imagine...

mcwarre

A bit concerned about the water indicator. Some units cool the air by introducing water vapour and are therefore not air-con units; these tend to be noisy and not as good as air-con units. Naive question but is it definately an air-con unit as opposed to water cooler (not the drinking type)?

chrisw

Air conditioners usually produce a fair quantity of water - it is condensed out of the air so they tend to dry the air as well as cool it. This is why they are good in cars for reducing misting and there is usually a puddle of water under the car after using the aircon.

lucidamike

The timer can also be used to set the air con to come on upto 12 hours in advance.

There is a thermostat in that you set the temperature you want the unit to cool down to (min 16)

As someone else mentioned proper air conditioners always produce water.

I tried one of the air coolers that work by blowing air through a wet cloth but didn't find that they worked well and returned it - a proper air con actually cools the air.

Whilst it is noisy I want the air con for use during the day when the temp is higher

Whirly

Having a new baby and a very hot bedroom I'm interested in this but worried about health risks....so what is the legionairres disease issue? Anyone know?

derrick

Whirly wrote:

Having a new baby and a very hot bedroom I'm interested in this but worried about health risks....so what is the legionairres disease issue? Anyone know?

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deanos

If you have a car air conditioner its worth disenfecting the system once a year you can do it easily yourself halfords sell the stuff for £12 in a can you just let the can off and leave the air con running for 20 mins , job done

ivanhoe_2

I think Legionnaires' Disease is related to water cooled air conditioners in large buildings with cooling towers.

The noise is a problem but I find precooling the bedroom, for example, a reasonable compromise.

The short hose is also a problem but log flexible hose can be purchased quite cheaply and attached with a bit of ingenuity

deanos

Car air conditioners can also breed disease but its not a very known fact for the sake or £12 a year its well worth it, also makes your car smell like new