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Coolblus 8500 BTU Portable Air Conditioner

$179.99
$259.99 31% off Reference Price
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Top positive review
26 people found this helpful
I love it!
By Megan Borchart on Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2024
so unpackaging it was a pain in the butt because I was down a hand (injury). and I didn't realize until I was tearing into the box that I could've just lifted up on the box and then picked it up to take the styrofoam off the bottom. A little card of how to take it out of the packaging would be nice but... Setting it up was very easy I mean very very easy! The only thing that was difficult is the dang tube! what I found that worked is I only stretched the very end of it and kept the rest of it compressed and then held it with my legs and screwed it on it kept going on crooked so I resorted to desperate measures lol. once the tube is on though it's pretty sturdy. When you first turn it on it's pretty powerful! I mean the whole machine makes a jolt. and it will cool down a room that is around 83° weather down to 65° in 25 mins. you're able to angle the direction of flow too up down left and right. it claims to be very energy efficient per the yellow sticker, it says it only adds $77 annually. The rating on the website is a bit confusing because one thing says it has one star and then the other one says that the rating is 6.5. I had to resort to a small trashcan next to it to collect the condensation, I started with a water bottle but that filled up insanely quick! There's two options to let it fill up or two have it continuously drain into a bucket or container. I opted to put some type of container by it because the location where I have it is a little bit cramped. I don't really use the nighttime mode where it claims to be quieter, I can sleep through a tornado lol it does have a loud fan like noise and when it's working really hard you hear the compressor shutting on and off and it makes a loud jolt. I got the 8500 one for 300 ft.² my bedroom is around 120 Square (feet i think) paid around 202 usd. With memorial day holiday it got delayed two days but Amazon kept me updated where it was. Another complaint is the window panel piece, I first couldn't even figure it out how to attach it to the hose then I just gave up after I realized it wouldn't even fit in my window. so I resorted to cardboard and just folded it to make it have a seal. No issues with that but if it's raining heavy then I have to take it out. I wish that different sizes were sold instead of just being told well you can cut it in the directions. another thing if you really do not know what you're doing the directions are no help at all! Oh and one thing is I ran it without the tube just to see what would happen and it made my room insanely hot! The tube is definitely needed! And honestly I wish they put it on all dehumidifiers because the one that is in the living room does not have a tube and it makes the house hotter as it removes the moisture. There's three settings fan, Dehumidifier, and AC.
Top critical review
1 people found this helpful
Not as great as I hoped
By Andrew on Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2025
Why did you pick this product vs others?: For  $230, I not too Impressed.  Im using this unit in a bedroom that close to 150sqft. And has a lot of stuff in it filling up space. Right now, were experiencing our first heatwave (saint Louis) When the BR is upwards of 92-95 degrees, the unit seems to really struggle to get the room temp below 83. Unless I'm lying in front of it blowing directly on me, it's not very cool in the room, so it would seem, but when I transfer back and forth from the hot rooms to the AC room, it's much noticable. I was hoping the unit would work so good Id have to turn it down/off. But also to consider, Im overweight, unclothed and from the north, so theres that too.  On these hot days, Im also surprised at how much water drains...I fill a 5 gallon bucket in about 14-15hrs of use. Not sure if thats all from the humidity filtration from the room or much from when the unit has to defrost itself. The theramostat right now says 59% and its been running for 7hrs. I haven't seen a full electric bill yet from using it a lot every day, but from the partial use in may, I think this setup up will be a good $60 cheaper per month compared to using my apartments central air. Overall, its seems Ok..I was going to buy a 2nd unit as a back up or even to use for the entire small one BDRM apartment, but from what Ive seen so far, dont think itd be worth it.  Ill wait and see if it lasts the whole summer as far as BDRM backup goes

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