I have been using this now for about a month. I did not want to risk purchasing a lesser quality unit because I did not want to deal with leaking water. I live in CA and have less humidity so with this unit I have never had a drip of water with sometimes more than 8 hours of continuos use. If you live in a humid climate and run it a lot, you may have different results. Pros.. Super quick to set up... if you have pretty normal windows you can set this up in 5 minutes, and this is coming from a guy who still does not know which way to turn a bolt to tighten or loosen it. I can screw up just about any basic home project but did this great. Just plug it in and set up the hose. Looks nice and appears to have a quality build, black finish, and about 2/3 the size of those small refrigerators that are just under waist high but not as deep. Easy to operate, remote has a mode button, just make sure the icon is on "snow flake" , other icons are fan and dehumidifier We are in a about a 230 sf room, PLENTY cool enough. I know I did not need one this big but for an extra hundred bucks or so, opted for the 12,000. I also considered that the higher the BTU, the less expensive to run (I think) Easy to unpack, cut two nylon straps and lift the top box off, brilliantly packaged for shipping. When summer is over, wheel it into the garage so you don't have to look at for the winter Wife loves it and we don't have to cool the rest of the house. I think she likes it because we spend more time in the one room together, which we do :) Cons Not really cons but inconveniences to be aware of. It is a little loud but for me, but SO worth the tradeoff for cool air. We have to turn the tv up when its running. I have heard people say they are louder than window AC's, maybe, but I think a window ac is the same noise but actually quieter because most of it is outside the room. The single hose is pretty large in diameter, a little wider than your clothes dryer vent tube and a little bulky. When you feel the heat this think pushes out the hose on a hot day you will see why it is vented outside. We have shutters on the window we used, can't close the big shutter which leaves about 25sf of window exposed. Gives up some privacy. You basically have to point the AC in the general direction if you want to feel the stream of cool air, it has wheels and can easily turn to any radius you want. You can adjust a vent similar to the ac vent in your car. Would be nice if it oscillates the air like the cheap little floor heaters do. Not a big deal though and probably good because one thing less to break. tips... a handyman can charge you about 50 bucks to put a hole in the wall for the vent tube, this way you can not use the window. You'll have a much more streamlined look in the room and not have to mess with a big window. get one of those window locks, has a little thumb screw that tightens on the window track and keeps someone from opening your window since you can't close it easily once you install the vent tube, they are about a buck at any hardware store... google sliding window screw in closing, I think the technology has gotten much better on these things in the past year or two, particularly when it comes to draining water (or I should say lack of draining water) and noise. I was a little concerned it would be big and complicated, it is big but not complicated. Definitely worth the cool air. There is a lot of technology in these units and I think they are pretty cheap for what you get. Where I live electricity is probably more than double the national average (some neighbors have $1100 a month electric bills... seriously) so I think this could easily pay for itself in one summer. Maybe I will update later with a few summer electric bills. Update after a summer of use... I have a second 12,000 BTU unit in a room that is about 800 sf and still would not trade it for anything. Even though it does not cool the entire space, it can be aimed towards me (from about 8 ft away) and still provide a very comfortable cool area. Yes, the entire house is not cool but I like cooling just the area I sit in. Feels great to save the energy cost of cooling the other 2100 sf. My electric bill is about 200 per month in the hottest months which is about half for my area.

I purchased this during a heatwave in the Pacific NW. It was delivered by my surprise a couple days earlier than I expected. And once I received it, I went to reading instructions and getting it all set up. Here is my honest opinion about the product: 1. The instructions on the window installation was not very clear as it only shows a picture of a window that opens sliding up and down. I wanted it to be used for a tall window (over 4 &1/2 feet tall) that slides open left to right. So I called customer service right away. I immediately got a voicemail so I thought.."oh no! I am not going to hear back from them for a couple days", since I had to leave a message. But to my surprise, they called me back a couple hours later!!! The man was very helpful. And explained to me to you can use it even in the vertical position. But the extensions that come with it are not long enough for my window. So he is going to be sending me for free another extension. Also he made 2 suggestions when using the window plates in the vertical position. First, he suggested using screws to secure the plates together as the pressure of the plates in that position may snap the clear plastic screws it comes with. Also he said it wont stay that snug in the vertical position, so Velcro works great to secure the panel to the frame. I know others have made their own panel out of plexiglas drilling a hole in it for the exaust. And while I think that probably a better more secure fit, we all dont have that option. After getting the unit set up which really did not take more than 15 minutes, I turned the bad boy on a let it do its thing. I used the a/c mode and the temp in the room was 80 degrees to begin with. I was immediately impressed with its ability to cool down the local surroundings a couple degrees within 15 minutes. I live in a somewhat newer house with a great room set up with a family room and kitchen and livingroom attached with little hall space between them. Within hours, the living spaces were comfortable at 75 degrees and I used a fan to blow air to the back of the one story house where the bedrooms were at. They too were comfortable after some time. The house is 1500 sq ft. My overall impression so far has been wonderful and has exceded my expectations. The unit blows ice cold air. And although my house was never freezing cold, that is to be expected when there is vaulted ceilings in great room set up. The unit never leaked and was actually quieter than I anticipated. Sounds like a small fan running. I was comfortable while the temps outside soared to the mid nineties. UPDATE: 3/2019. This a/c units still functions perfectly! No issues at all with any leaking. I recommend taking very good care of it by storing it inside in a closet when not in use and making sure to keep it free of dust. Each day I use it, I empty the water tank.

great experiences so far. kept me cool for the whole summer. i was worried about my electric bill because of how much i was using it, but i barely paid $15-20 extra on my bill. have a fairly large bachelor pad, but it is kept nice and cool easily with this thing. love the timer and remote, as i quickly set it to turn on an hour before i get home from work, and enter my breezy cool room. even though i used the dehumidifier somewhat regularly, every time i checked the water container, it was completely empty. i'm sure it fills up more in more humid areas, but i appreciate the auto-evaporation. only issue is it is a bit loud and rumbles a lot. i had to put it on a big foam mat out of worry it would bother the people living below me.

Great AC. Very powerful and easy to range. Unfortunately, exhaust extension is too short. I put my balcony door and open slightly then put the setting to Humidifier. And AC do the rest. Cool down the place and remove smell (aroma) of the apartment.

This unit works great. Cools down my apartment really well. I'm on the fourth floor of my building and it is like a sauna in the hallway, but soon as I open the door to my place you can feel the difference. So glad I got it, found it a bit pricey, but had to purchase one or suffer with the heat. Fan is fairly quiet too, just have to turn the TV volume up a bit more... :) One odd thing I find is I can't really notice any difference in the speed from low to medium, but there is a difference when turned on high. Also my windows slide open and the bracket with this unit for venting outside was too short, had to add to it to fill in space. So all in all I do recommend this unit to anyone that's considering purchasing one.

We used this air conditioner during the hottest part of the summer. It works very well and cools a large room easily.

Looks good and does the job without too much noise. All the reviews for various A/Cs had me expecting a lot of noise, but it is no louder than most large fans. I am very satisfied with my Honeywell!