Haier HPE07XC6

The unit does function very well, as far as actual cooling power goes. However, like many other reviewers, I find that the auto-evaporate function is utterly inadequate. I actually found this out the hard… way, having ruined a carpet by running the unit for a week (in a rental apartment, naturally). Tucked neatly in a corner, all on its own, I had not noticed the leak previously. Well, after two months of not using this, the heat went way up again, so I drained the unit thoroughly, plugged it back in, and set it up in a room without a carpet. 45 minutes later, there was a puddle on the floor. I promptly mopped this up, drained the unit again, and 15 minutes later noticed another puddle accruing. I have also read that if the drain pan fills, the condenser is supposed to shut off. Well, that does not appear to be the case for me. This unit will happily flood my floors repeatedly. I must resort to building some sort of scaffold to support the unit over a tub. Hardly an ideal solution. This all, I could live with, but the reason I ranked this unit at two stars rather than three, is that the manual is not very helpful in setting the unit up -- and while I generally do not use manuals, it recommended using duct tape to secure the widget to the window to seal out air gaps. Duct tape? In a rented apartment? Are you insane!? No way am I going to ruin the walls or paint, in addition to the carpet. Glad I paid no attention to that one.

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I spent a lot of time researching which portable air conditioner to buy for my room. My room is quite large, and this baby is able to cool it down. It's relatively cheap compared to most air conditioners… out there on the market. I was actually able to find this air conditioner for $249.00 from an official online Haier portable a/c distributor store =]. Shipping was $60, so in the end I bought it for around $312.00 including tax. I love this product! Warning: After buying a portable a/c, it's recommended that you leave it upright for 24 hours before operation in order to balance the cooling oil if it might have been rested on its side during transportation.

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I love this portable A/C unit! I am in Lodi, California, a place where it gets very very hot in the summer. This product arrived on time and undamaged and the delivery guy even came to my door with the box!… It is NOT Loud! I read other reviews on this unit and was hesitent about buying it but was relieved to hear it was way quieter then I expected. I have only used it three times because it really isn't hot yet. As far as the drain plug, I inserted a hose to a 1/2 gallon sealed container so catch any draining water. It may or may not evaporate but it is a small inconvenience to keep it running, to dump it, but for the three times I ran it no water went into the container. It cools my room nice and that is all I am hoping for. April-October are my town hot months, so now I am prepared. I reccommend this A/C unit happily! Raymond.

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This unit has cost me a bundle of time and energy. When I first plugged it in and started it, I set the temperature on the unit for 72 when the room temperature was 81 during the hot summer month of June.… The room temperature never went below 78 even after 4 hours of having it on in a small 10x12 bedroom. There is something seriously wrong with this unit, but when the service technican contracted by Haier arrived, he declared that there was nothing wrong with the unit after turning it on for a few seconds. The man insisted that it was functioning fine. I concluded that there was something wrong with this technician because he was so quick to jump to the conclusion that there was nothing wrong within seconds of looking at the unit, without even listening to my words. I called Haier again and they said that the service call has not yet been entered into their system so I would have to call again in a few days. Because it is so difficult to talk to a human being when you call the Haier service line, it took me another 5 months to call Haier again. You have to go through a series of voice prompts and if you miss one, you have re-dial them. It is one of the most frustrating experiences I have ever had with any customer service dept. the first time they scheduled a service appointment, no one called me or showed. I had to call them again. As I was walking to run errands, the second service technician showed up without calling me 30 mins in advance as promised by the company. This service tech said that the unit was working fine. I explained to him that the air conditioner never cools the room to its set temperature and he responded that the unit is working "fine." He did not seem to think that the fact that the unit will never cool the room to a temperature anywhere near its set temperature was a problem.

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I work for the Air Force and due to budget cuts they (Air Force Leadership) has been trying to save money by shutting off A/C in our offices on the weekends and increasing the temp during the work week.… Not the best thing to do in west Texas in my opinion. Anyway we work a lot on the weekends. This unit works great at cooling down our office. As the other reviews have stated it is a bit noisy. It ran for about 4 hours a day for two weeks and almost 8 hours last weekend and it hasn't had to be drained yet. I did drain out about a cup of water before writing this review. That tells me that the auto evaporation is working fine. I would recommend this product.

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