LG Portable AC Review

LG Model # LP1415GXR Review. This unit failed in cooling my 17'X20' insulated garage. See the details in the video.
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[@whirlwind8825]

I returned mine for full refund it draws in air from unknown sources..Here is something no one is talking about. I learned this after Hurricane Irma when keeping cool was life or death when temps hit near 100 degrees.( Never buy a single hose unit. )What do you see? A single hose hooked up to a window to vent the super heated air from the condenser coil. When this unit is pushing 1000 cfm out the window where does the 1000 cfm of make up air come from? You guessed it.. from wherever it can. Lets examine where . Have any hi hat lighting or electrical boxes to the attic through the ceiling? Yes that nasty air is coming into your house and that attic air is over 100 degrees in the summer. How about holes into walls around plumbing behind kitchen cabinets? Yes nasty air from inside your walls is creeping into the room. Do you have a floor drain that the water in the trap evaporated? Or a bathtub or sink drain? Yes now you have sewer air coming into your house. Want to know why the stand alone air conditioner doesn't cool really well in a house? Because it is drawing 1000 cfm or more of hot air from outside, or the attic or the drains or wherever it can. Lesson learned here.. Buy a window unit that recirculates the indoor air and has a seperate side outside that is cooling the condenser using outside air . A split system. .... One more word of advice for the ladies who hate dusting every other day If you have central air run a 4 inch duct to the air handler feeding it fresh outside air with a separate inline fan that cycles on and off with the air handler , the air handler will filter this air. This will keep the house with positive air pressure inside and the gaps around windows and doors and hi hat lighting will not be drawing any dust into the house.

[@lmannyr1]

Excellent response!!!

[@curtevans2551]

Damm

[@larryreid8562]

Purchased: August 2023 - still works GREAT!I kzbin.infoUgkxxsUnXhGsSJLim_XnMHyQK0u3XVaW-CGn live in a studio and during the summer it gets scorching hot - really old building with no ac units. I can’t express how EASY it was to install. This unit has been a life savior during the summer and some days during other seasons where it can still be a bit warm at night. In this small place is my friend, a husky, poodle mix and myself. We need AC - lolI don’t use the dehumidifier option - I’m not sure if it will leak in my house, since I did not install the small draining hose that came with it. May look into it late but I don’t worry about much humidity in the apartment. I don’t understand why the negative reviews since all things mentioned, I personally did not find issues with. Definitely worth it!

[@lmannyr1]

Nice.

[@stephlopez05]

I've had mine for 6 years now and it still works!! No issues whatsoever!!

[@itszcriisty4785]

Does it get cold in the hot summer days for a medium size bedroom

[@onjekaji5832]

@@itszcriisty4785 A Big Yes! I would recommend get the LG 10000 btu ac and heater one cuz when it gets cold u can heat it up . Many portable ac don’t come with heater

[@Therealpeter10]

Do you drain the water everyday?

[@lmannyr1]

It’s a bad design. Needs a double hose to cool the compressor.

[@CraigVarone1]

When the unit is running with a 20 deg temp drop across the coil (Supply air temp minus ambient temp), it is running good and efficient. This unit measured more than that. The problem isn't the unit, it's the space your trying to condition.Too much cubic ft and infiltration of outdoor BTUs. I use this same unit in a greenhouse 35' x 14' and works great. Had a LG 8000 btu unit but couldn't keep up so I took it back and exchanged it for 14000 and made a huge difference. Same unit just larger.

[@lmannyr1]

Thank you.

[@TheHomefront32]

I bought this unit used about 3 months ago and I have no problems with it. It freezes my room within minutes, it's quiet and nice looking. I love it.... So far.

[@allshallparish5235]

Patrick Owens I’ve got the same one but I keep having the issue of it not draining the water it builds up. It’ll run about 6 hours then it’s full. Temp set at 67 and then it randomly resets to 60

[@lmannyr1]

Glad you like it.

[@AnaMartinez-jk5ym]

I'm a 5'2" and I did carry the sucker to the 2nd floor by myself 💪🙂

[@aperez4501]

😍😍😍

[@lmannyr1]

Nice!

[@animatedarliss]

I had one LG unit that worked unreliably. Sometimes it would cool the room and others it wouldn’t. I returned it and got another. This one has worked great so far.

[@lmannyr1]

Thank You

[@destinationphilippines8309]

your house electrical circuits may not be separated on a breaker room by room. You may have that outlet connected to other outlets which have other consumers plugged in. You can find that out easily by turning off the breaker for that circuit and plug in a light into the rest of your outlets in the house to find out which ones aren't powered, then you know for sure. My house is wired this way , I know its a lot of work but that's about the only way to find out unless you have the original blueprints for the house electrical which most people don't have. Also I have seen sometimes that the breaker is weak and disconnects at a lesser load than 12 amps. Then you just have to replace the breaker which is usually easier than screwing around doing something else. I am an HVAC tech and so that's why I know. Good luck!

[@hermanmoore9729]

Well put,,, you can also use CIRCUT TRACER ,, To find whats on the breaker,, TRACERS only around 25.00 DOLLARS ,,,,

[@lmannyr1]

Thank you.

[@Alco16-251F]

I have a 1965 Fedders Weather Wheel that FROZE my workshop! Same size, cooled it from 76 to 52 degrees in 2 hores for being 56 years old! Compressor in jy Fedders is a Tecumseh AJM 15-94 Reciprocating compressor

[@lmannyr1]

Nice!

[@Kursakchig]

Texas room is 25 X 30 Cools great !! WONDERFUL PORTABLE our room is freezing !!!

[@lmannyr1]

Wow, glad it works for you. Is it a garage or an interior room. There is a big difference. Thank you for your reply and for watching.

[@Sampawende]

Thanks for that video ! I experienced the same thing with the LP1214GXR.... It does cool nothing, it's noisy and it was making my breakers to jump in less than 2-3 hours ! I was tempted by jumping back in the "portable AC" experience after seeing one actually working at a friend's apartment but your video reminded me the exact same experience I had with my last PAC...That was an unpleasant experience.... I'll just go with a window AC or a proper AC installation in my next apartment. It's not worth the trouble and taking the chance for only 1-2 months of heat a year....

[@lmannyr1]

Thank You

[@mamacrafts6211]

Great info! Thanks!

[@lmannyr1]

Your Welcome

[@CherokeeXJ40]

Yeah, that cold air at the vent should read between 36-44 degrees F. I have a 10000 BTU GE Window ac and it reads around 39-42 degrees F. Temps will show warmer readings when on high because the air moves faster through the coils which won't cool as good like on low or medium. My readings are taken at medium speed.

[@lmannyr1]

Yup. Bad design. I replaced it with a mini split.

[@raymondj8768]

dude you need one of those split units from LG they are really cool . i just bought a used mobil home 3 ton unit that has heat n A/C for 200 bucks and put that in my shop when its 100 deg F down south it takes about 30 min and its sweeeeeeet !

[@lmannyr1]

Agree.

[@dalehidy4355]

There's a thing called inrush which is a surge of power needed when started up. If the inrush rating of your breaker is too low you will have this happen. This happens when any motor is started up. The newer technology on power consumption when a motor starts up has helped lower the power required by ramping it up over time instead of slamming it all at once. I am using this for the 3rd season and it's been a great unit. Unfortunately the remote never worked from day one and they made it too much trouble to try to get it replaced. I kept the unit because the store didn't have anymore and had absolutely no support so they couldn't just replace it. No regrets on keeping it but the remote would have made it nicer for this lazy old man.

[@lmannyr1]

thanks!

[@BluelightGaming1]

Thanks for making this video. This things cooling capacity sucks I would have taken it back for a refund. My 95 garage needs some thing better.

[@lmannyr1]

Mini split is better. Much better.

[@justlistenXD7]

I used to drap a big blanket over my garage door for insulation and leave my door from my house to the garage open and it would cool pretty good. insulate that garage door and itll work great bud.

[@lmannyr1]

The garage door has 2" insulation. Attic is insulated like the rest of the house. Block walls are injected with foam insulation as well. This unit performed poorly in this case and was returned.

[@KAYBE_CO]

Just turn the temp way down, then it would actually keep the demp down. You had it at 72. To cool down a room you have to turn it at least 5 degrees down more to reach the temp you had it set for

[@lmannyr1]

That’s not how a thermostat works.

[@ArisBuliteanu]

We have the same unit in Watertown high school, it worked well

[@lmannyr1]

Awesome!

[@northyland1157]

the higher the humidity the less it will cool.. (more work is going into removing humidity) Garage is usually not insulated or sealed as well as a house would be. You may need 2 units to do a garage.

[@lmannyr1]

Thank You

[@TheSaintberzerker]

Thanks for this. Was considering getting one. I'm in Texas hell, so it would be even worse here. My problem is I don't have a window in my garage, so my options are limited. Don't feel like busting my outside brick walls up at the moment.

[@lmannyr1]

No problem. Might want to look into a split unit. Requires a 2" hole drilled in the wall to pass electric and copper pipes through. Compressor sits outside and the inside part bolts to the wall. A bit more expensive but worth it in my opinion. My 10K BTU window unit does a REALLY nice job cooling my 17'X20' garage. During peak temps, the window AC keeps the garage at about 79 degrees F with at 60% or less. Not bad for $300 bucks. I'm sure a split unit would do MUCH better but for MORE money though.

[@youtub3ian728]

you don't need to bust your outside brick walls, have you considered a mini split ductless air conditioner ? I heard Pioneer is one of the best.

[@dylanreischling4151]

youtub3ian youtub3ian pioneer is one of the worst. Mitsubishi or daikin is the way to go

[@lmannyr1]

Mini split is the way to go.

[@nutz4gunz457]

You should check out the Whynter ARC-14S 14,000 BTU dual hose. It keeps my 25ftX25ft insulated garage 70 degrees when its 90+ degrees outside.

[@jackmehoff5816]

Nutz4Gunz45. Really still working pretty good man ?

[@JohnnieV]

What does dual hose mean?

[@fskrisfx]

I have the ARC-143MX and it’s not cooling my garage at all

[@lmannyr1]

Switched to mini split.

[@fskrisfx]

I just recently bought the Wynter ARC-143MX It’s dual hose, 14,000 BTU for 500 square feet and my garage is 380 square feet! I do keep popping the breaker, the garage door was insulated, but one of the walls and ceiling isn’t insulated so I’m not sure if that’s my problem or not, anyways, it’s very frustrating and I’m trying to find out what exactly is causing it to not cool the garage down Maybe the power and not enough insulation or this unit is garbage but I don’t wanna spend more money fixing these things to find out this won’t work! And before anyone asks, no theirs no window so I can’t use a window unit. I need this figured out ASAP! I’m in Phoenix and I work out of my garage and can’t have my door open so I’m not sure what to do

[@lmannyr1]

Dual hose is much better.

[@accutron-man3006]

just has to be installed correctly in a properly insulated garage, has to be a dual hose design or it won't work, my garge can get down to 71 when it's 95 outside and 75 when it's 100 and up outside. my Garage is almost 1000 square feet so my 14,000 BTU unit is undersized and it cools the space just fine spend all the money on insulation then get an AC will post a video soon.

[@bendall2006]

What unit do you have?

[@lawrencehenry1326]

It would cost you more money to run that portable unit than a 3 ton roof unit. Those little A/C units really suck down the electricity.

[@lmannyr1]

Thank You

[@alaskantanner907]

I live in lower Phoenix and it gets 120°Fahrenheit!! Its had zero problems in 2 years so far. My man, you have to use the lower temp and higher fan speed to make it work more efficiently. 1. Turn the flippin temp down to 60° so it blows out the coldest air differential between whatever temp you're experiencing outside. In my case, its 120° and mine is set at 60° literally half. 2. Go to fan setting 2 or 3 and it literally blows 60° air twice as hard if not 3 times as hard, therefore reducing the amount of time it takes to chance the rooms temperature.

[@lmannyr1]

Thanks for the reply. The temperature setting simply controls if the compressor is on or off depending ambient temp. Setting the temperature to 60 does not result in cooler air exiting the unit. The compressor will simply not turn off until the ambient temperature reaches 60.

[@alaskantanner907]

@@lmannyr1 I'm sorry for being harsh in my reply, I was having a horrible day and I took it out on you lol, my fault 😂 I'll modify my post asap to be nicer.. thanks for creating the video, we appreciate you

[@lmannyr1]

No worries.

[@gamwam]

Problem is single hose systems create a negative air pressure in the room as they draw air from the air conditioned space in to cool the condenser coil and then send it out through the hose to the outside, like a giant extractor fan, in turn that air needs to be replaced so more warm air is drawn into the room through any available entry point simply replacing the cooled air with more warm air from outside - you would possibly be better with a twin hose system that uses outside air to cool the condenser and returns it to the outside, they don’t create a negative pressure in the room and suck your conditioned air back outside again

[@lmannyr1]

yup

[@Minimalist11Guy]

Thanks for the review, however you need to insulate well the outlet pipe/radiator and maybe take the hot air outside through the roof and not the window. The LG unit looks classy 🤗.

[@lmannyr1]

Thank You

[@xccghvbno1063]

Without having any insulation on that run of exhaust tube all you're going to do is radiate the heat back into the room through the duct to be recirculated again which is the problem here. Anybody who's doing air conditioning you want to have his short of runs as possible so that way you can have as much power to the exhaust fan as possible to quickly get the hot air out and don't give it a chance to get recirculated back into the room by radiating off of the 10 or 15 square feet of radiative surface

[@lmannyr1]

Thanks.

[@randymarcell]

I'm sure your AC is running properly. How does the room feel when you central system is working? What is the temperature and relative humidity?

[@lmannyr1]

Switched to a mini split system. MUCH better!

[@lindafry114]

Try running it on "dry" I found that works the best here in Florida

[@lmannyr1]

Thanks for the tip!

[@cathymitchell4863]

I have one and its cool the entire down stairs.... our total house sq. ft. 4,000. We only use the upper ac unit and this.

[@lmannyr1]

Nice.

[@logansmokes.2762]

Set the AC at a lower temp then 72 because the compresser could have only kicked on sometimes

[@lmannyr1]

thanks for the reply. The compressor remains on until the temp reaches 72. Since the temp in the garage was still 84-85, the compressor never had a chance to turn off. The compressor does not run ANY cooler by changing the thermostat any lower. The thermostats job is to simply shut the compressor off once the ambient temperature reaches the set temp of 72 in this case.

[@davidhouk7454]

The compressor kicks off and on between the ambient temp and set temp. If you lower the temp all the way down the compressor will stay on way longer and kick off far less often than at 72.

[@lmannyr1]

Never reached 72. Compressor never turned off. Switched to a mini split.

[@LongLiveMasterChief]

Very nice uninsulated Garage. I keep telling people the best way to use an AC is in an uninsulated space. let all that cool air outside to cool the birds and folks walking by.

[@lmannyr1]

Insulated block, ceiling, and door. Thank you.

[@rodmcdonald4707]

I stopped watching when he said he bought an extended warranty. So much for his evaluation.

[@lmannyr1]

These things are known to go bad hence the extra warranty.

[@ivtrader4369]

Not only do you have to cool the air but the mass of everything in the garage that is at that temperature, so in three hours you have only begun to lower the temperature of the “garage”. It’s basic high school physics calorimetry.

[@lmannyr1]

No, the problem with the unit is it’s exhausting hot air thru window. The air it’s using to cool the compressor comes from within the room and blow out the window. The air being removed from the room, has to be replenished somehow. It’s pulling in from the cracks of the doors, lights fixtures, etc. bad design. Needs an intake from out side to cool compressor AND blow that same air back out. Needs a double hose to the window.

[@robertcorley4178]

You have to cover the exhaust output with towels and then duck tape them ,it will work

[@biancachase701]

how do i put water in

[@lmannyr1]

Bad design

[@yeoobabab404]

Can it cool or heat

[@amybeth0]

Ours is two years old. The problem that we have is that it fills up with water very quickly...i.e. in an hour or so. For whatever reason it no longer pumps the water out on its own, and we have to empty it manually. Does anybody else have this problem and if so how did you remedy it?

[@krystaljohnson1646]

amybeth0 how do you empty it manually??? I'm having the same issues but can't get it to empty

[@amybeth0]

Krystal Johnson There is a plug on the back, all the way to the bottom. Be careful...as soon as you pull it water will pour out of it, so have a large container ready to catch it.

[@brucekeller3732]

amybeth0 I have one but it doesn't cool like it used to Last time I drained it it would not fill up so fast

[@lmannyr1]

Mini split is better.

[@fernandomontesdeoca8191]

help, I have the 1210 model. The hose going out the window seems too hot!. Its on a 10/12 foot insulate room, i was wondering if that is normal or the fan motor is working with a load? its used, and cooling good.

[@lmannyr1]

Normal but part of the problem with this unit. I switched to a mini split after this unit did work well for me.

[@hjptruckingllcpratt5956]

What was outside temperature

[@fercg1000]

where can I find a portable AC like this one but without an exhaust for a room around 300 sq feet? and which would be the top brands. thanks!

[@lmannyr1]

I purchased this unit at the local big box hardware store. There were multiple options to choose from in stock and many more available thru their website that could be shipped to you directly or pickup at the store. I believe any brand that WORKS PROPERLY with a LONG WARRANTY will be best. This one said it would work for my size room and it did not. So it was returned and replaced with a WINDOW AC unit that works ALOT BETTER and was CHEAPER.

[@jasonrobbind231]

yeah those new houses they use the cheapest wire you can buy very thin wire going to a 15 amp breaker

[@lmannyr1]

The ac unit was a bad design.

[@Gamesss347]

What does the holes do exactly and where do you insert water if that’s even possible?

[@lmannyr1]

You don’t insert water. The container is emptied.

[@accutron-man3006]

How well is your garage insulated? from the looks of the garage door I could not tell how insulated or if it was at all. I have a 4 car garage, just shy of 1,000 square ft. with 12 foot celings that gets down to 69-75 degrees when it's up to 100 outside using an undersized 14,000 BTU unit. The trick is you need a dual hose unit and the garage needs to be properly insulated like almost R50 in the attic. at least R13++ in the walls insulated doors and a properly insulated garge door. Need to have good soffit to help cool the attic. vents also my baffles in the attic help to keep it cool. My AC must be really close to the outside don't want to have a long hose run My AC unit is placed up next to the ceiling in the corner of my garage vents out through insulated hoses through the soffit hot air is exhust and return air is sucked in to cool the coil. My garage is now comfortable, will make a video and post.

[@lmannyr1]

Attic, block, and door is insulated. This unit is not double hosed

[@mongoose60ft42]

Do you have it sucking air from for intake?

[@lmannyr1]

Single hose setup. I switched to a mini split.

[@gol510]

Try some Reflectix on the inside of the Garage Door

[@lmannyr1]

Already there.

[@johngeoffrey1863]

I had purchased the same model. It cooled fine for 2 months before it broke. It then took LG's contracted warranty repair company 4 months to replace every part inside the unit and then state it couldn't be repaired. LG then had their own company technician look at it and he had it for around 2 months and replaced every component a second time - literally, every component! We got it back working but it was November so we didn't need it. Fast forward to the summer heat and it ran for 2 days then blew some kind of seal and leaked all the refrigerant into our bedroom. LG refuses to repair it under warranty. STAY AWAY FROM LG PORTABLE A/C UNITS. They are absolute junk and LG's service was spotty at best.

[@lmannyr1]

I replaced this LG portable with a window unit of a different brand and it was able to keep my garage at 72 degrees F.

[@Alco16-251F]

I have a 1965 Fedders AC that STILL has a full charge in it. Froze my basement big time!

[@lmannyr1]

Switched to a mini split. Much much better.

[@mikem.2078]

I don't have this brand, I have Haier, but it is portable with single-hose too. Mine is 8,000 btu, which still has some decent power. First I'd have to agree with others, a garage is not going to cool down as well as deeper inside the house. To be honest these portable's I think are not going to be as great as split-system "through the wall", or the window units. Mine usually blows cool / cold air directly out, so if I am in the pathway anywhere from a few feet even up to 15 feet I can feel cooler. But the entire room all corners from ceiling to floor isn't going to be equal. They're nicer than nothing, but not going to be top notch. It seems the creator of this video had his standards set really high. For now I'm doing ok with my little portable, but I'm not in the deep south like you. You also should crunch your exhaust hose to it's minimum 1 feet or so (prop unit right at window, tied secure of course) and as others have said wrap it with some good material. It would be very interesting if you did another video, this time in a bedroom or something.

[@lmannyr1]

Thank You

[@34789199]

I been have in it for 2 years the same unit compressor is making a very loud noise u know what it is?

[@lmannyr1]

Bad design.

[@wallabing]

You should of never bought Home Depots extended service plan, they will outright do everything to deny your contract and give you no service.

[@lmannyr1]

Did not know this. Thanks.

[@yutumu]

Other reviews for different Portable AC's have mentioned an improvement in overall cooling if you were to wrap the entire exhaust hose in thermal Vent Insulation. It makes sense if that hose is radiating exhaust heat at over 100 degrees it would impact the ability to cool a large room.

[@lmannyr1]

It really needs a double hose to the window to cool the compressor.

[@fernandoromerocuellar7362]

what happend when you are not using the the portable air conditioner for 3 or 4 months, do you need to uninstall this one from the windows or it can always be installed even if it is not used for a long time?

[@lmannyr1]

I left it on. No longer have this unit. Now we have a Split AC for the garage. 10 times better.

[@dylanreischling4151]

You can buy appliance extension cords meant for acs and fridges too

[@lmannyr1]

Thank You

[@ralejandronieto]

I have a similar model, the compressor turns on and cools for maybe 1 minute and then it stays only as fan for 3 or 4 minutes and then again. is this normal?

[@lmannyr1]

This unit was a bad design.

[@lauramassi1957]

I have the same ac and it sucks. Everytime I turn it on even on dry mode it turns off after ten minutes and stays off. I don't know why. I just can't seem to figure it out.

[@lauramassi1957]

I actually found out by chance what was wrong with my ac. It was just the plug outlet I was using. As soon as I used a surge protector then plugged in to that the ac was running smooth and I was actually going to give the ac away. It cost me a few hundred too.

[@lmannyr1]

Bad design. I switched to a mini split shortly after the video.

[@coolieblaks]

Dual hose would be better not single hose.. And you got to properly insulated.. Or it won't work.. Or cool anything.. I had this problem.. But I had my ac unit for a year.. Wish I had bought a dual hose..

[@lmannyr1]

Temps at night are 78-80. If it has to work 100% to reach 75 AT NIGHT, then it CERTAINLY will NOT reach anything near that during mid day. This unit was too small for the space despite the packaging saying otherwise. WINDOW AC of less BTU cooled this space to 72 MID DAY no problem.

[@Dayeeet]

I have this same ac and it’s filling up with water in about 20 minutes, if that then shutting off

[@lmannyr1]

Empty it. AC is also drying the air. The drier the air, the more efficient the AC gets.

[@jamesprince9041]

Is that a double wide non- insulated overhead garage door? What's the outside and inside temperature of the garage door?

[@lmannyr1]

Insulated block and cieling.

[@onjekaji5832]

I just baught an LG 10000btu for my room and works wonders! Icy cold , after few minutes I hat to turn it off. This guys Portable Ac I think it’s broken cuz it really does work 😂 a lil bit noisy though only down side

[@sinusshephard5314]

Won’t water come in the exhaust hose if it rains?

[@lmannyr1]

Great to hear!

[@AlanMotley]

He did not take out the foam from the vent on the top

[@fernandonunez1805]

The foam is part of the AC unit. I was confused when I got my unit lol.

[@lmannyr1]

Thank you.

[@dylanreischling4151]

If it kept popping the breaker you probably have a weak breaker

[@lmannyr1]

Thank You

[@robertcorley4178]

Or insulation material

[@lmannyr1]

Yup

[@dissmr]

how does drainage works.. for dehumidifier..?

[@lmannyr1]

There is a 1/4" hose that will drain the condensation out.

[@mcgyver2762]

How to use a dry mode? Do you need to remove the exhaust hose?

[@BeeToZFL]

MARK GABRIEL. Good question. All you do is set the mode. With this the dry mode it dehumidifies the air. In other words, dries the air. The hose stays in place.

[@lmannyr1]

switch the mode in the menu.

[@BrianDCTube]

Is that a Vans RV I see in the background?

[@lmannyr1]

Yes

[@eeyaye]

What if you place the unit closer to the window thus shortening the exhaust hose and reducing the heat that's generated and disbursed back into the garage?

[@lmannyr1]

I could have moved the bikes to shorten the hose but I don't think that would have dropped the temp in the garage by 10 degrees. Might it help? I don't really think so honestly. I think the BIG issue with these portable air conditioners, is it sucks air from WITHIN the garage to cool off the compressor, then blows it out the exhaust pipe. The ISSUE with this is the air that is being BLOWN OUT of the garage needs to be REPLACED somehow. So air will come in from outside the garage through all sorts of gaps (garage door, house door, attic door, light fixtures, etc...). Outside is 90+ degrees, which is pulled in from the gaps around the garage door (I have seals around door but it WILL STILL GET IN). The attic is 150 degrees F, I was able to feel the air leaking INTO the garage around the attic door while the AC was on. These leaks would go away as soon as the AC was turned off. Remember, these portable AC units have to EXHAUST air out the room your trying to cool. So the air EXHAUSTED out has to be replaced from somewhere. In my case in the garage, it was replaced by HOT air from outside and SUPER HOT air from the ATTIC. I returned the LG portable AC for a smaller (10,000 BTU) window unit. NIGHT and DAY difference!!! Diffenetely cooled down the garage by 5-10 degrees in 1 hour and dropped the humidity by more than 10% in a couple hours. The window unit compressor sits OUTSIDE the cooled room and thus does not interfere with cooling the inside. MUCH MORE efficient than a portable!! I'll have to do a follow up review with the window unit soon.

[@lozzamanuk]

+lmannyr1 I ended up hacking a portable ac to convert it into dual hose. Makes such a difference as it's no longer drawing in warm humid air to replace the extracted air.

[@lmannyr1]

+lozzamanuk nice!! Portable units should be dual hose as standard. Good work on the hack.

[@lozzamanuk]

+lmannyr1 Yeah I wonder why they aren't? Packaging reasons? The units don't need much redesign. One thing I noticed since this hack is that the condenser air is hotter (since the intake is hotter) and the evaporator temperature is slightly warmer too. On a 90F day (somewhat rare in England) the air coming off the evaporator is in the low 50's with this hack in place. The air coming off the condenser is up at about 122F!

[@Arokiadoss34]

lmannyr1 Perfect finding. This is analogous to the following. I have an exhaust fan in kitchen. Within 5 feet to it I have a window. When exhaust fan is operated with the windows slightly open, it pulls the fresh air from outside and replaces the cooking odor efficiently and immediately. Otherwise the fan doesn’t do its job satisfactorily.

[@Mohd.ArifSalmaani]

friend please tell me what means of auto clean

[@lmannyr1]

See manual.

[@nancy11806]

I been having this a.c. for years n for the pass 2 days it keeps saying water tank full i had never seen that before I keep draining the water but then 3 to 4 hours keeps telling me it's full again 😤 some one please help

[@potatochobit]

do you live in a humid place like louisianna or florida? not much you can do then but empty it every day or try and keep the doors and windows always shut.

[@potatochobit]

oh and make sure you clean the dust out of the inside which could be causing extra condensation.

[@krystaljohnson1646]

Nancy Ramirez how do you drain the water? I'm having issues and it's not draining in its own?? I need to manually do it, but can't figure out. I can't find the manual

[@rodmcdonald4707]

Bad sensor.

[@lmannyr1]

Bad design

[@JohnnieV]

U should have started it up at night. Give it a fair shake. I bet it woulda got your garage down to 75 at night.

[@lmannyr1]

Didn't work well.

[@donaldpedigo296]

....IT WILL NEVER COOL THAT GARAGE.....UNLESS YOU'RE IN MAINE..OR..NEW HAMPSHIRE..OR..VERMONT....ETC......IT IS "WAY UNDER-POWERED"....NOT YOUR FAULT....GOOD WORK ON YOUR REVIEW....LOTS OF EFFORT AND I APPRECIATE IT.....

[@lmannyr1]

Thank You

[@krystaljohnson1646]

how can I get the top part to drain out the hose?? it's not working??

[@slr20121]

Krystal if you pull the rubber plug and nothing comes out then there is no water at the time mine is the same but in dry mode it does collect water.

[@krystaljohnson1646]

r s it's the plug above it that you attach the hose to..

[@slr20121]

Yes that's the dehumidifier plug strange mine is the opposite water comes out of the top plug but hardly anything from bottom.i would not worry about it mine is similar and it worked crest all year maybe your place is not to humid and most evaporates.

[@lmannyr1]

Not sure.

[@Kursakchig]

Turn the fan speed on 3 and see what it does

[@lmannyr1]

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried all the fan settings with the same results. The issue with these units is it pulls air from the room you are trying to cool to cool the compressor, then blows it outside. The air that gets blown outside needs to be replaced so air gets sucked in from all sorts for cracked and gaps in that room. If it's an interior room, then it will pull most of its replacement air from the games around the interior (usually) doors. Interior room temps are more reasonable, 80s-90s maybe. Now try this in the garage and your pulling replacement air from the 150 F attic! BIG difference. The portable can't keep up with pulling 150F air from the gaps around attic doors and elsewhere. Bottom line, PORTABLE AC units should be dual hosed. One hose to PULL air from OUTSIDE to cool the compressor and a second hose to blow OUT the HOT air from the compressor. Essentially how a WINDOW or CENTRAL AC works. The portable design is terribly flawed.

[@brendanbarge4597]

Damn I'm sorry about that. Thanks for making this though. I have the same AC and it cools down my room, but it keeps leaking. I've had it for a year and it never said that the water tank was full. It still leaks from the back (where the funnel enters) and it leaks from the sides. I have no idea how to fix it and I have no idea why it makes so much water leak. If anyone could give some options that would be appreciated thank you.

[@loza123lol]

Have you figured out why mine just started doing the same

[@emperor_q2488]

Carrie Williams have you checked the port on the back at the bottom? Also you could be close to having to much water in your unit even if it's not showing full, I've had the same unit without any issues for almost two years. The upkeep is what keeps mine running well I believe

[@pritrichastone2829]

Brendan Barge , ive read that u can drain it.

[@lmannyr1]

Thank You

[@carlakeeling7642]

How do install ac drain?

[@lmannyr1]

I did not use a drain. I used the built in tank and dumped daily. The instruction manual probably has info on how to install a drain.

[@chill-ei2bo]

Why didn't you reduce the thermostat from 70 to 50 the lower the number the colder the air

[@lmannyr1]

This is incorrect.T he compressor remains on until the set temp is reached 72. Since the temp in the garage was still 84-85, the compressor never had a chance to turn off. The compressor does not run ANY cooler by changing the thermostat any lower. The thermostats job is to simply shut the compressor off once the ambient temperature reaches the set temp of 72 in this case. Setting the thermostat lower doesn't make the compressor pump cooler air out. I could have set it of negative 50 degrees (for example) and it would not have gotten any cooler. The unit was not designed for this big of a space even though the packaging said it is.

[@lovebumperknows]

shorten the pipe to the window?

[@lmannyr1]

Needs dual hose.

[@asnstyler]

Is this ac energy efficiency? How quiet?

[@lmannyr1]

I returned it and installed a mini spit. Much better.

[@DSC800]

Cooling a garage is not the same as cooling a "room" that they advertise on the box. Your garage probably has zero insulation and the ceiling is probably higher than 8' standard (more volume) and the door would act like a heat radiator if any sun was hitting it, even a white door can exceed 100 degrees. Put that in a room in your house and you will have much better results.

[@lmannyr1]

Block, door, and ceiling are insulated.

[@Madhatrs1]

I have this one. It drains its self. I never have problems with it... unlike my 8000btu. Which makes me insane.

[@jessbalcal6056]

I like to ask you if your unit fan keep on when the heat or air conditioner is running thanks in advance.

[@lmannyr1]

Thank you

[@araceliaguirre560]

How do you drain this ac unit? I'm having trouble draining mine 😭

[@Hannycutz]

Araceli Aguirre did u ever find out? I’m having the same problem

[@samnaga310]

Hannibal Holt I love my a.c...it's so simple to drain all you have to do is go-to food for less or your local grocery store and buy a tiny aluminum tray .find the one you wouldn't mind seeing behind your a.c. so there is a spot where the water comes out at the bottom right in the back of the a.c. uncapp the cap and water drains slowly from there.put the aluminum tray next to it on the floor and feel out where your going to cut the hole for the water to leak into.I personally just prefer to press the tray against it after I made hole so it's on there snug .I empty it once at night or sometimes after 2 nights trust me this is way better than trying to use the hose it came with.useless .

[@allshallparish5235]

SAMNAGA LAST OF THE NAGA I’ve been having the same issue. Sometimes it’ll drain out of the hose others it’ll fill with water in about a 5-6 hours.

[@lmannyr1]

Easy.

[@Outsida2K]

How is the air conditioner doing now?

[@lmannyr1]

Switched to a mini split.

[@dab-zk7sx]

so does it cool down the room yes or no...

[@potatochobit]

if his garage is 85 then outside is probably much hotter. it is better than having the garage door open but not nice enough to live in the garage.

[@lmannyr1]

No

[@billybadass601]

WHY DO YOU HAVE IT SET ON 72 ???

[@lmannyr1]

Thank You

[@frishdawgz]

For a 15 minute review there just seems to be so much info missing. Something was just... "off" about this video

[@lmannyr1]

Thanks for the comment.

[@Bsmith651]

Did you have a screen on your window?

[@lmannyr1]

Windows were closed

[@ArisBuliteanu]

Is your AC undersized? If it is, replace it with a properly sized AC

[@lmannyr1]

We replaced with an equivalent window unit... Worked MUCH MUCH better.

[@ArisBuliteanu]

@@lmannyr1 your LG portable air conditioner is not cooling the room well because of the single hose design! You need dual hose portable air conditioner to cool the room properly

[@lmannyr1]

Agree 100%. Switched to a window unit which was better. Then switched to a mini split. Mini split hands down will freeze us in the middle of the Florida summer.

[@lmannyr1]

Agree 100%. Switched to a window unit which was better. Then switched to a mini split. Mini split hands down will freeze us in the middle of the Florida summer.

[@MR.IBN45]

The unit us set to 72 degrees bump it down

[@lmannyr1]

Bumping it down to 30 degrees wont increase the cooling capacity of the compressor.

[@BluelightGaming1]

If u have windows in the garage, why wouldn't u just buy a window unit?

[@lmannyr1]

Looks.

[@molomosk123]

be careful with the "three" year warranties. Even though you are getting a free one year warranty with the MFG. they are selling you a three year which the if anything happens within the first year they defer to the MFG warranty anyway.. so in reality you payed for two years... its a scam.

[@lmannyr1]

Thanks

[@accutron-man3006]

The 3 windows in the sun generate alot of heat.

[@lmannyr1]

I agree. I installed a 10k or 12k window unit in place of the portable unit I reviewed in this video. World of a difference. Cools it down to 78 in mid summer heat and much cooler at night. These portable ac units are not designed correctly. They suck cooled air for inside to cool compressor then blows it outside. The replacement air comes from the attic door in my garage. Not good. Window unit or a split ac is best for a garage.

[@JjClark-wz7eh]

Is it still working?

[@lmannyr1]

No.

[@leoneptune1203]

Honeywell 10,000 BTU Air Conditioner with Timer on QVC

[@lmannyr1]

Thank You

[@pavy415]

or you just got a defective unit return it for a new one

[@lmannyr1]

Switched to a mini split.

[@babakbe1514]

I have the same AC and probably a bigger garage than you. The AC cooled down my place tremendously probably because i had mine closer to the window. That hose is hot as fuck man, thats why you garage didn't cool down. You're only supposed to have a 20 inch gap between the a/c unit and the window. You had yours waaaayy to far out.

[@lmannyr1]

Thanks for your reply. The unit was about 24" away from window. I doubt a few inches closer would have made a drastic change. I believe the main issue with these types of portable ACs is it pulls air from within the garage to cool the compressor then blows it outside. This air must be replaced. In my case, it was being pulled from the attic access. The attic is crazy hot. So the hot from the attic negated the cool air. I replaced this unit with a window unit on lesser BTUs and it is night and day!!! Would NEVER by a portable AC for a garage again. In all fairness, we used it one night inside the house for one night. My kids said they were freezing. Room size was right at the limit.

[@babakbe1514]

Ooh ok i see, that makes sense Glad youre enjoying your new A/C though.

[@croxtr8358]

lmannyr1 then a dual hose is for you ,a dual hose portable air conditioner pulls air from the outside to cool the compressor down

[@Yofatboy124]

Damn u should of done a review of the window ac

[@IDABAYAREA650I]

lmannyr1 *Yeah i had it in my room cause it was 107' Outside and had to turn it off i almost turned into a Popsicle Lmao, they have there Pros And Cons, Use it in our living room or Anywhere but aside all that im Very Satisfied with mine!*

[@andrewduncan9989]

Try a dual-hose

[@lmannyr1]

Thank You

[@angelbluerider9588]

does it still works?

[@lmannyr1]

I replaced it with a mini split.

[@carlosreyes6448]

You need a mini split

[@lmannyr1]

Yes.

[@calidronelife1572]

You should have got a dual hose AC

[@lmannyr1]

I agree. Switched to a mini split after this unit.

[@KevinPolin]

Maybe your breaker is the wrong amps...

[@lmannyr1]

Thanks for the tip.

[@DixieDoodles]

Thanks good info, I won’t buy after watching this.

[@lmannyr1]

Thank You

[@potatochobit]

silly kid, maybe you didnt get the memo, but garages are not insulated and if you want to cool a GIANT garage you need to buy something far over 15,000 BTUs especially if the sun is shining on two of your walls, especially the metal garage door. anyway, stop being a baby and just open the door and get a fan.

[@lmannyr1]

Block ceiling door is insulated.