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[@BuddyTobyTV]

Just a heads up if you have central air and don’t get good air flow out of your vents upstairs, they do sell vent covers with thermostatic fans that will boost the air flow out. Helps get a couple degrees better cooling with those far corner bedrooms. I put one in my sons room as it would run 8-10 degrees warmer than downstairs. It brought it down to about 5-6 degrees difference.

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

Maybe increasing the indoor fan speed as well? If you can and it's not already maxed out. Not always the best solution as too much air volume has detrimental effects on cooling and heating efficiency. Or maybe some of those first floor vents have dampers that can be slightly closed to encourage airflow to the second floor as well.

[@MannyFontes1968]

Hahahaha, you say 75 degree like it's hot lol...Here in central FL, I go to sleep with 79 degree conditioned air and I end up having to cover most of my body with a sheet b/c in the middle of the night, I get chilly...

[@ecospider5]

My parents needed an AC at their retirement home. The only time I have said a single hose was the way to go. The hallways at the facility are air conditioned. So they are pulling in cool air.

[@joemiller9819]

I put one in my sons room on the 2nd floor and it’s great. Keeps his room nice and cool and was a breeze to put in. Just have to be sure to seal around the window insert and exhaust tube really well with foam tape.

[@GenericHandle01]

I have a portable AC like this and after a couple years I had to replace the hose because it became brittle and cracked. My biggest concern about this particular unit would be trying to find a replacement for less than $100. For my hose I paid $16 because it's super common.

[@te1ephraq]

To mitigate 5 degree difference, there is a 2-zone climate control. I live in recently built home and, of course, hvac contractor put completely broken dump valve in my home so 2-zone never worked and I always have 5-10 degree difference))) I found the valve was broken only when lose control wires completely fell of broken plastic and shorted the multi-zone control panel so any heating or cooling won't turn on.

[@ecospider5]

That is exactly my house. 2 stories with a basement. My wife works from home upstairs. Initially upstairs would be 75 main floor would be 70 and basement would be 65. I put register fans in the upstairs registers. Closed the registers in the basement. And keep the basement door closed. Now we keep things at 74 upstairs 72 main floor and 69 basement.

[@robinmorrison6655]

Those curtains! ❤

[@Mike-ql4sz]

The best ACs are the ones called splitters as they don't have leaks of air from inside /outside. These portables take space in the room, are noisy right next to the bed, so u cannot keep them on during the night (besides the air loss around the window adapter).

[@Asomesauc]

It doesn't get hot enough in your part of the country to run something that sophisticated come out to Sacramento we had 44 triple digit days in 2022 🥵

[@drunken_walnuts]

The dual hose are so much better. Hard to find in our area. In a rental we were at years ago we had a single hose, and it created such a strong vacuum in the condo it pulled cigarette smoke air from our adjoining neighbour through the small gaps in the shared basement wall.

[@freshleyfaded1798]

😮😢😮😮 😅😢😮

[@joeshmoe8912]

Hey man, thanks for this video. Been looking for a good air conditioning solution for a place i am slowly remodeling. This is definitely a good option. Ive been a fan of "the handyman" since you had 50k. Keep cool my friend.

[@Crismodin]

Midea actually makes a really good U-shaped window AC unit, very quiet, very cool, installation requires more effort but its worth it.

[@BamaBreeze]

Great show Handy. 😊

[@donhgr]

We use those as temporary ac in I.T. rooms with electronics when AC goes on the fritz, they keep the lights on but definitely wouldn’t count on them for long usage

[@gooffeyguy]

I have the same unit in an upstairs bedroom for the past 2 years. I used to have a traditional style window unit but I didn't like how filthy the outside part of it would be when removing it at the end of the season and storing it upstairs for the winter. Carrying it down the stairs and outside to clean it off was quite a chore. This portable type has nothing outside, and I still use the screen behind it. Much cleaner and easier to put away at the end of the season.

[@RapidRepair]

Nice job as usual 👍🏼👍🏼

[@TheHandyman1]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@joebinion1]

I have three of these in my house and they are amazing,GOD BLESS

[@ericmlevy]

I had a few Whynter dual hose ACs. They did well until it got into the low to mid 80's in LA. They put up a good fight though.

[@iiaandre]

Thanks for sharing your old balls with us.

[@TheHandyman1]

You bet. 🤣🤣

[@captbill279]

Midea also makes a U shaped inverter window unit that has a SEER efficiency rate of 15, right up there almost as high as an inverter mini split system. It also has the compressor OUTSIDE of the window and the coil inside like a mini split making it the quietest window unit around. This one is impressive for a portable unit at 11.5 SEER value though. I just bough a LG dual inverter 14000 btu that is amazing. set the temp and it will hold it all day and night and cool @ 1000 square ft for $1.20 a day in south Georgia.

[@jtcosimmonsma7071]

I been this in my life. How much does that unit cost?

[@stangaloski4208]

Duel hose units are ok especially on a vertical window. If its a regular window it will get a window shaker all day. Nothing works as good as a window shaker.

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

The shameful thing about these types of portable AC units is that you totally lose any kind of a seal that you had with that window and you lose the insulating properties that the double pane glass provides.

[@BuddyTobyTV]

Nothing beats the efficiency of a window unit (unless it’s a mini split or central). Dual hose portable units work well and even single hose aren’t bad in a pinch. My old house had poor insulation and insane southern exposure. Upstairs would be 90 degrees on an 85 degree sunny day with the windows open. Would take forever to cool down at night, even with fans in the window. Initially went with a single hose portable from Costco. That helped some but only one room. Got a 12,000 btu window unit off craigslist that fit a slider and used some heavy duty shelf brackets to install it. Filled the gap with plexiglass. Made a massive difference. Eventually put another one in the daylight basement close to the air return and by running the house fan, it was almost like central ac, but if you wanted to be in that room you had to shut it off or you’d be frozen. Being poor it was the best I could do at the time with young kids, and the power bill sucked. My new house built in the 90s os better sealed and insulated. Put central AC in it after moving in. I have the same problem. No basement but two floors. I have to set the downstairs thermostat to 65-66 to get the upstairs at 70. I run the central blower fan almost continuously in the summer but it still never equals out. Maybe I need a damper for the lines in the crawl space to force more air out upstairs? I have toyed with the idea of a mini split but it really doesn’t justify the cost in the cool PNW so we just use blankets downstairs 😂. On this unit, it’s odd that the window portion is black. It seems like that plastic would get hot in the sunlight. Typically they are white.

[@Kekeripo]

I live in a rental and my portable ac is a lifesaver. It's is loud, yes, but that doesn't bother me that much compared to sleeping in a sauna. If i could pay for a mini split and have permision to install it, i would. The old model that's in our loving room can be placed outside and feed the cool air in to the home, but would piss off everyone around me having that bugger run outside 24/7.

[@TheHandyman1]

Its in the description somewhere

[@fmradio42]

Mr. Gadget. you probably did. doing a template test for hanger track door.

[@SustainableWoodworking]

Great for cannabis grow rooms as well Iv'e had one a couple years now

[@bikerchrisukk]

This would be so much better than a single pipe system. I have one and it works "OK", but it's so inefficient and the suction created isn't helpful. Like you say, it's just sucking the wrong air to the wrong place. Nice video 👍

[@West_of_Eden]

Does it have a condensation line that goes outside?

[@TheHandyman1]

It has a tray and some how it burns it off. If it can't keep up it will turn off and you can empty it.

[@TheHandyman1]

Kind of how your refrigerator works.

[@GenericHandle01]

@@TheHandyman1 That's nice, I wonder if they made it so the condensation drips on to the heat sink and gets expelled out the exhaust hose. I had to put mine in a skid tub after the 1st or second summer of operation (it doesn't even go into the drip pan, but I never saw a reason to try and fix it since it will pull a gallon of water out of the air overnight). But I've had it for something like 5-7 years now and it still does the trick.

[@danlewis4886]

You do know they sell inverter window units right? Way better looking and more efficient than those floor models.

[@topsecretbear9918]

I would probably go for a mini split with a long hose or even a classic window unit and a new window install before I chose to have an ac unit sitting in the middle of the floor but i am sure this option saved a few hundred bucks.

[@captbill279]

Midea makes a U shaped window unit that is like a mini split in a box. The compressor is outside the window and the coil in inside. Has a SEER value of 15, which is close to mini split performance. The only upside to a portable ac is that it can be mounted in a sliding window where you can't mount an standard window unit. Still impressive that Midea made a 11.5 SEER portable though.

[@stopsign997]

Growing up my parents would have just got nothing for us kids 😂

[@36surferjoe]

Ii would be worried about theft and someone trying to get in through that window ..especially in my kids room.

[@crzyworm623]

Costco just had the unit in white on sale for $449. I picked one up and it's Pretty decent, but depending on the mode there are 3 drain ports. In AC it should exhaust all the moisture, but you may need a baking pan on the floor to drain excess... then in "dry" mode, you need to gravity drain somewhere, and it seemed like all the water I'd collect was coming from outside humidity.. Maybe need to take it out the window??? , but then in heat mode there is another drain that has a condensate pump that you can pump out the window.. I also don't like how when its off, outside heat / humidity comes into the hose, needs some sort of shutter to seal air from coming in, as the dual hose is not insulated, and taking it out of the window is not all that quick.

[@tdgdbs1]

Same one sold at Home Depot under Toshiba branding; it is actually a heat pump.

[@TheHandyman1]

It does have a heat function too.

[@rodneyhammon1793]

You have a great channel!… one question, though, on this air conditioner. It seems like that window, can move pretty easy. I was just thinking someone can open that window and get right into your house. It probably should come with something in the track that can lock it in. What’s your thought on that? Thanks again for putting out great Contant.😎

[@user-uf2cv3el9o]

Did this in a garage.. no window. Just busted through the block.

[@MJ-fh8fw]

So it has a "soft start" built in un like the easy start micro air you have to install on your condenser.

[@TheHandyman1]

Yes.

[@dukeraul624]

Condensation drain? A tray sure would be cumbersome.

[@TheHandyman1]

I'm not sure how it would work in high humidity areas. It does have a drain and comes with a hose.

[@user-zf8pf8qo6r]

My question is how do you lock and secure the window

[@josephgraham1065]

I had a portable ac once and it sucked had to empty the drip pan like every 3 ore 4 hours terrible plus the hose got so hot really inefficientg.

[@stevegriffin1535]

Too bad this unit does not pump the water out the hose with the hot air.

[@ecospider5]

I wrapped a blanket around the hose and the room dropped another 5 degrees. They really don’t spend much thought on efficiency.

[@scottschreiber6008]

I had to turn it on early to cool because it created heat itself.

[@coreybomhoff4784]

My answer to that question would be.. in order to keep your room cool, the exhaust is rejecting the heat that the condenser is putting out in order to cool your high pressure high temperature discharge gas being put out by the compressor. So in order to be as efficient as possible we need it to reject the heat outdoors where it’ll naturally flow due to the fact it’s rejecting hotter air then the air outside or it should be atleast so it’s the path of least resistance. Also I’d tell them about that diverter or divider.. separates the air it’s rejecting vs the air it’s pulling in. How the fuck can I start a handy man business…? I’m an hvac tech and I’m so down for doing a business like what you do.. I’ve done carpentry as well.. any advice for opening up a local handy man business???

[@TapelessDrywallFinishing]

👍👍

[@greenlandp]

Looks cool and stuff, but I would never plug a product of a Chinese-owned company into my home wifi.

[@tizben]

Handyman! I remember you saying you would make a video on how you turned your mountain bike electric and creating that battery! Is it coming soon?

[@TheHandyman1]

I think I have some on my my 3rd channel. I just made a new one on my latest build that will be on the 3rd channel in a week or so.

[@tizben]

@@TheHandyman1 thank you!

[@ebcrypto1672]

Maybe i missed it where is the "hourly rate" part

[@planetvance]

That's ok I guess, if you're not capable of installing a split system AC on your furnace.

[@rickhamilton2332]

I used to have balls like that, but my wife took them away from me a while back

[@TheHandyman1]

LOL. Thanks for watching till the end of the video.

[@literallymyusername8291]

Man I can't believe someone paid you to set that up. Is a nice unit, though.

[@Lsx70Velle]

Bring the beard back bro. Good video

[@jcberb]

Nope do not like those, even though there is an exhaust some of it still heats the room while your supposedly cooling. if your going to do that may a well save up and install a ductless wall unit. I am learning the hard way now experiencing my first summer in a home I just bought, seal, ventilate and insulate the attic, and make sure you dont have leaks in your ducts, and get an efficient AC, I am dealing with that now.

[@markwoolum4462]

Another infomercial from your favorite handyman… 😢

[@mikemazzoli1990]

where's the mid drive for your ebike Handyman?

[@TheHandyman1]

I put it in a new bike.

[@mikemazzoli1990]

@@TheHandyman1 awesome! would be nice to see it!

[@jdshear01]

If you ain't first then you're last!

[@TheHandyman1]

How do you do it?

[@virtualalias]

Hope you got paid for this!

[@yuriivakoliuk4192]

I installed a water boiler. received $100 payment. take me to work.

[@RyanAllendorf]

Holy shit are you 25 ? So youthful without the beard.

[@jgallimore4]

Hey Handyman, who edited this video, the audio was was all over the place? I have been watching your videos since you started and this doesn't fit your high standards, imo. If you had someone else do the editing on this one, give them a swift kick in the ass! PS: I really enjoy your videos👍

[@TheHandyman1]

The video sponsor made me do it lol. I kept telling them it looked like shit. It went through 4 rounds of edits before I cold post it.

[@PalmettoParatrooper]

That's just asking for a B&E. If a criminal sees that piece of plastic between him and your stuff (or worse) it's just a matter of time before he uninstalls that from the outside.

[@HipposaurusRex]

Portable units have been around for years. If a thief is going to the 2nd floor of your house to get in, they're getting in regardless of this piece of plastic or not. Locks keep honest people honest, they do nothing to deter actual criminals

[@TheHandyman1]

They are going to need at least a 25 foot extension ladder.

[@MrDougfunny7]

You're more likely to be in a car accident. Stop being scared all day, turn off the news.

[@PalmettoParatrooper]

Most people don't live in a two story house...

[@TheHandyman1]

That must be a regional thing. Most millennials won't live in a ranch house because they think only poor people live in them. This story just went viral last month.

[@zodiacfml]

this solution is already outdated to Midea's U-shaped window airconditioner. A portable ac is highly inefficient and noisier.

[@Jimddddd1981]

Somebody paid you to do that?

[@TheHandyman1]

Handsomely. its in the description.

[@steveb365]

Any portable air conditioner that lacks two hoses should be banned. Federally. They're a complete waste of money up front and even worse in the long run.

[@andrewmlyles]

First it

[@jaredn.6110]

No balls here.

[@julietphillips1991]

It is terribly ugly! I guess it is not about looks.

[@velonicatgmaildotcom]

Talking to us like children! "Dual" what is that word? 🤔