10000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner with Dehumidifier and Fan Mode

Controls that do not need a manual

Eight labelled keys sit on the top panel: power, mode, speed, timer, sleep, child lock and the two temperature arrows. The remote repeats them from up to 16.5 ft, far enough to reach across a living room without standing up.

The five minute part of the job

Slide the kit into the opening, clip the adapter on, push the 5.2 ft hose into place and close the sash. It suits sliding windows from 25.5 to 47 inches, either kind. Crank out casement windows need a panel made to the opening instead.

Set the water free and forget it

51 pints a day is the rated dry mode figure, and on a humid week that is real water. Push the supplied hose onto the rear port and route it to a floor drain or a low tray, and the unit empties itself while it runs.

Two ratings for one machine. The SACC figure is the seasonally adjusted one, so use it when matching the unit to a room.

More air moved per minute than the 8,000 BTU units in this range, which is what carries cold air across a larger room.

Runs the compressor for moisture rather than temperature, useful on a warm damp day in June.

The panel locks against small hands, and the unit stops before the internal tray can overflow.

49.5 lb on wheels, with recessed grips moulded into both sides.

115V, 60Hz at 7.8 A on a 5.9 ft cord. No special circuit is needed.

Ships from a Canadian warehouse. Free shipping on orders over $150. Some remote areas, PO boxes and surcharge regions may be excluded or charged extra.

Return within 14 days of purchase, unused, in original condition and packaging.

Covered directly by the manufacturer under their warranty terms for material and manufacturing defects.

350 sq ft is the maker's coverage figure, which puts a normal Canadian living room within reach.

51 pints a day in dry mode is a serious amount of water for a machine this size.

Older houses and finished basements often have nowhere to run a duct. This needs a window and a socket.

What we stand behind

• Ships from a Canadian warehouse, with free shipping on orders over $150
• 14 day returns on unused items in original condition and packaging
• Covered by the manufacturer's own warranty for material and manufacturing defects
• Window kit, adapter, exhaust hose, hose connector, drain hose and remote are all supplied

Which BTU number should I size my room from?

The SACC figure, 6,000 BTU. It is the seasonally adjusted rating and it accounts for the temperature and humidity a machine really meets, which is why Danby notes it comes out lower than the ASHRAE number for the same unit. The 350 sq ft coverage quoted by the maker is tied to it.

Does it need emptying by hand?

Not if you use the drain hose. There is a port on the back for the supplied 2.1 ft hose, which lets condensate run out continuously. How much water appears depends on the humidity, and in sticky weather a unit of this size can produce a few pints an hour.

What window will the kit fit?

Sliding windows with an opening between 25.5 and 47 inches, either the up and down or the side to side kind. Casement or crank out windows need a custom cut panel, because a generic sliding kit will not seal against that frame.

Is a single hose unit less efficient than a dual hose one?

It works a little harder. A single hose draws its exhaust air from inside the room, which lowers the indoor pressure slightly and pulls warm air back in around doors and gaps. GE Appliances describes exactly that effect. Sealing the window kit well is the practical fix.