( 7 reviews )
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Posted: Jun 12 2008
Fast shipping and arrived just in time to beat the heat. Nice general appearance. The platinum silver finish is a real upgrade over off-white. The exhaust kit was put in place in less than 10 mins. Easy and intuitive to use. I use this primarily in the server room where temperatures get up over a hundred. It's a relatively small (220+sqft) I set it on high and had it 18 hours a day for about a week. I walked in one afternoon and I actually felt chilly. Does a great job of cooling. It is fairly loud when on max cool, but doesn't bother me. satisfied++.
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( 1 of 4 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jun 11 2008
My wife and I were really anticipating the arrival of our new portable a/c unit during an extra humid stretch. When the Whynter arrived it had some exterior damage. It took weeks to get parts and I learned that there was no service network just their home office in California. This became an issue several weeks later when the unit started to howl when the compressor kicked in, then shortly afterward the compressor stopped altogether. The unit was never very quiet and the cooling effect did not seem up to our expectations. We have learned in comparison with a subsequent 14,000 unit of a different brand that the performance of the Whynter was, in fact, sub par. When we eventually got the repaired unit back, it was damaged to the point of major panels hanging unattached and electronics dangling from wires. Had to send it back and this time it took until February to get it returned, again in pieces. Whynter had packaged the unit very poorly and did not insure the shipments. When I pressed for some replacement they stopped responding to emails and phone calls entirely. I had communicated with them in a very patient, calm and proper manner. To this day they have not responded to my communications. I have a broken a/c with a warranty but no cool air to be found. I write this review so that others may be potentially spared of a repeat experience.
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: May 6 2008
Having used this for about 3 weeks to replace my window unit, I am quite happy with the performance of portable air conditioner .It cools quickly enough and the setup was quite simple. It is quite portable and easy to wheel around. The color and design is nice for a portable unit. It arrived well packaged and within 3-4 days of my order. I had a few setup up questions and the manufacturer customer support was incredibly helpful. I would highly recommend this brand."
