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I have a home office in an attic that''s sun-baked in the summer and drafty in the winter, and this powerful heater/air conditioner can quickly bring the space to a comfortable temperature year-round.

Unfortunately, the unit is quite loud. The AC fan (which runs continuously even when the compressor is off) is so loud I have to turn it off when making a phone call. And the heater (which turns off completely when not in a heating cycle) makes such a jarring noise when it comes on that I jump out of my seat every time. Since the AC noise is more constant, it wouldn''t be a problem if it were further from my desk, but if I had this in a bedroom there''s no way I''d be able to sleep with that heater noise. (Update: after using this for a year, I rarely notice the sound of the heater turning on in my office setting.)

Also, despite the unit being marketed as not needing a water tank or drain for air conditioning, it does occasionally leak water onto the floor. Placing a cookie sheet or an improvised aluminum foil pan underneath is an easy solution, but it took me a while to notice what was happening.

Despite these concerns, I''d buy the same unit again due to its environmental features. The dual-hose design makes it more efficient, and the coolant doesn''t harm the ozone layer. Unless the noise would be a problem in your situation, I''d recommend it.

I usually don''t write reviews on products, but this one deserved a good one. We just purchased this for my son''s apartment which only has evaporative cooling (worthless in the desert during the monsoon). His place is a loft in an old brick warehouse poorly insulted, high ceilings. It was easy to install by venting through an old casement window (we used the attachments plus some foamboard and duct tape to seal an irregular opening). We all expected it to be loud but were very pleasantly surprised by how quietly it ran at full fan speed with the compressor on. Within 20 minutes the upstairs of the loft an area over 600 sq. ft. was much cooler in the area near the unit and noticebly cooler farther away. I expect it to do very well after running overnight. It''s going to be up to 107 degrees and humid this week (humid for us is over 40%) so we''ll see how it can deal with the worst that Tucson has to offer. Will update the review later this week (if I remember) but expect good performance based on what we''ve experienced so far.

Also, with Prime, we ordered this yesterday and for $3.99 had it delivered overnight. It came from Washington State and arrived at 3pm... all 110 pounds of it. Extremely well packaged.

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This has been a very hot summer and I was going to be scared to look at the next electric bill........man I was very surprised it only went up $30.00 and this cooler was ran from 7am to 9pm every day! Rated up to 500 sf but it hold it own in keeping a larger area fairly cool, upper 70''s but a lot better then the 110+ out side and the 90+ was the coolest that the swamp cooler could do during the day in my elderly fathers home. Very easy to operate as my father does not do electronics or computers very well. There will be a extra bonus now that this has a heater on it for the winter will be able to get rid of the small costly space heaters that he likes to use. This is a great buy for your money.

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Whynter Customer Service is Exceptional! Our first night''s support question is SOLVED!!!!

Received our ARC-14SH very quickly from seller!

When using our brand new Whynter ARC14SH Air Conditioner / Heater in heat mode on our first cold night, when our upstairs furnace was not working (old pre-1890''s house). We ran it in heat mode at 77 degree setting and after 6-7 hrs the unit shut itself off, displayed "Stop" with a red light on above power button, blinking and beeping steadily. I wasn''t sure what the error meant, and had not checked the water tank. So I emailed Whynter support.

They emailed me back in 5 minutes(!!!) and asked me to check if the water tank was full, which it was. After I emptied it, the unit ran good as new. Now it''s again pumping out a lot of warm air like a champ!

Whynter''s informative, timely service is exceptional. That was our first night using the unit, so I was not sure what the "STOP" error/ red light / beeping meant, and I had not had to empty the water yet. My one recommendation is that Whynter update their manual to add a new line to their troubleshooting table, to explain what the "water full" error "looks like". The manual pages didn''t explain what to expect.

I''m sure glad that I had done my homework before buying this unit online at AMAZON! I was very confident that this would be an easy fix.

I hope that this helps other people who run across this expected, simple condition when they first use the unit for either heating or cooling.

Steve

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I live in San Jose, California and we tend to have a few periods of warm weather (90 degrees and above). I purchased this unit to replace the other AC I had in my living room/kitchen area. This AC is put together very well (I''m girl challenged when it comes to DIY projects). In the past I had AC''s where the hoses didn''t fit right and here comes the duct tape. This one I didn''t need to use any duct tape! Everything fit it perfectly, you can tug and pull on the hoses and their not coming out of their socket. My window size is larger than normal so I had to purchase the extended window kit, which I found on Amazon. The AC has a nice sleek look, kinda looks like a computer server :)

I turned the AC on and it was a breath of fresh air. Within 40 minutes my whole living room and kitchen were cool, at about 74 degrees when it was about 85 degrees outside. Amazing! My other AC unit would only slightly cool the living room and the heat/exhaust coming from the back end of the unit would sometimes interfere with the cooling capabilities of the machine. Not this one! The back side of it isn''t extremely hot to the touch and same with the hoses, meaning the machine is running very efficiently. I even had the oven on and it didn''t phase this machine. I actually had to turn it the fan lower because I started to get cold.

Others mentioned that it is noisy. I didn''t notice the sound too much, but then again the sound of a fan is soothing to me.

The manufacturer did a fantastic job of packaging this machine and UPS did a great job of ensuring the product got safely to my house. The unit is heavy, but it has wheels and glides easily around my hardwood floors. I''m a very happy customer! I would definitely recommend this AC to anyone.

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