Sunday, March 14, 2010
Sunpentown WA-1410E 14,000 BTU Powerful Portable Air Conditioner with Ion and...
 Sunpentown WA-1410E 14,000 BTU Powerful Portable Air Conditioner with Ion and... Product By Dekcell Available From 9 Sellers  |
Product Description
SUNPENTOWN WA-1410E.
Details
* Fire resistant PVC plastic housing * Removes moisture (dehumidifier functions automatically in AC mode) * Dual activated carbon filter removes odor * Dual washable air filter collects dust particles * Easy-grip handle and large casters for easy mobility * Digital thermostat control * Choice of programmable timer or continuous operation * Preset timer available * Directional air discharge louvers * Extendable exhaust hose (up to 5ft.) * Remote control * Built-in water tank or extended water tube for continuous drainage * Requires minimum 20A dedicated circuit * Limited 1 year warranty * Brand new & factory sealed
Technical Details
- 14,000btu cooling power
- Self evaporating system
- Re-start IC (unit restarts when power resumes after a power failure)
- Digital temperature display
- 3 fan speeds
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Customer Reviews
By Alesia
We have the WA-1220M model of this product (virtually identical). If you stand right in front on it, up to about 5 feet away, it's nice. However, it has several drawbacks:
1. It isn't very good at drying the air; evaporation is needed for effective air-conditioning (whether in your car or your home).
2. It must be drained of the water it does pull from the air, and draining the unit is very cumbersome. It comes with a small flexible plastic tube that has to be connected to the rear bottom of the unit; the other end must be lower in order to drain or the unit really does very little and although there's an indicator light that will come on if the unit is quite full of water, it's very rare that the light comes on (and it only does so LONG after the unit has stopped cooling the air). We have taken to wrapping a large towel around the far end of the tube to collect water that drains, but basically you must tilt the heavy unit backwards to try to drain it. This is not particularly effective but it must be done.
3. It has wheels, but it doesn't roll easily (it's hard to push or pull it in a straight line and the wheels are so small even getting over a low rug is difficult.
4. Moving the unit up or down a single step can be accomplished by one person but since the entire unit is made of very smooth, slippery plastic (it has handles but they're very shallow & not helpful), it's more safely accomplished with two people.
5. Consider that this unit, while mobile, sacrifices a good window seal. The large exhaust hose (which pumps the hot air outside) resembles a telescoping dryer hose that easily falls out of the backside of the unit and is awkward to extend evenly. The unit comes with a smallish piece of foam with a cutout hole for the hose. However, you are left with having to find some way to block the rest of whatever window you choose to put the hole into. We use a large carboard box panel and cut a hole out of, then duct-tape the box into the window opening to block out air seepage. As you can imagine, it looks pretty tacky.
We wouldn't buy this again.
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