- What are the five best window AC
and portable AC unit deals of the summer?
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I've tested probably two dozen AC units
over the course of the last 16 months,
I actually began my testing last summer.
The new deals have dropped and I want
to make sure they are on your radar.
I'm going to explain whether you should buy
a free standing AC unit
or a window AC unit and then also bust some myths tied
to those portable AC units that you see advertised.
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where you'll find all of your major deals,
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monetarily if you're kind enough to use one of my links.
One cool thing worth looking at is the extra cool
hydro ice towel sets which are under $20,
I just thought that might be relevant with some of the deals
that you do see today.
So the first deal that I want to showcase,
before we settle the debate of whether you should buy
an AC unit that's freestanding that looks like this,
or a window AC unit that looks like this.
Let's start with the needs that some people have
for these free standing air conditioners.
So this free standing air conditioners occupy quite
a bit of space inside your home,
they're either tall or heavy
and they've got these weird drip trays that you need
to deal with because the condensation can't trickle
back out your window,
with that being said these are great if you have windows
that have some strange openings,
if you're in a building where you can't put a window AC
on the outside of a window,
this would be a great deal,
and I wanna actually showcase this
as my first favorite deal right now,
and then I'm also gonna discuss smart AC units
and a quick trick I need all of you guys to see.
So this is $350 which is a good deal for
a 10,000 BTU portable AC unit,
it works for rooms up to 350 square feet,
and I will attest to the fact that this brand
has come along,
they do a nice job,
apply the coupon that I have found,
you'll save an additional $40,
and that makes this a really solid price
of under $310 with a $40 reduction.
If the 10,000 BTU unit is not enough for you,
the 14,000 BTU unit that I found,
which is good for up to 650 square feet,
so this would be great for an entire condo
in some cases where I live.
$480 down to $429 and the additional $25 off
which means you save $75 when you apply this,
that is substantial savings.
In fact with both coupons applied,
this gets you to $354 and this gets you to $309,
just to put it in perspective that for roughly $50 more
you can jump from 10,000 to 14,000 BTU,
I would definitely consider that.
Now of course, the deals and coupons could change
I'm uploading this as the deals are live,
but I'll be updating the list on mattsdailydeals.com
so don't worry about that.
As an alternative, Black and Decker has this 12,000 BTU unit
with heat built in,
which is kind of cool,
works as a portable AC and heating system for $389,
so if you do want the advantage of heat
for roughly the same square footage,
your price is the difference between $309
and $389 once heat comes into play.
If heat is not important to you,
and I will tell you that it's in my opinion overkill
to have it built into a unit of this size
because the best thing about these portable units
is that you can store 'em in a closet
when you don't need them during the summer
or spring months depending on where you guys
are watching in the country.
By the way, how's your heat?
If you'd like to leave me a comment,
let me know where are you watching from?
How hot is it in your community,
I would love to know.
I work in New York City and Toronto,
and I can tell you both communities get very,
very hot in the summer.
But, my point being is the heat,
just store the unit if you can,
get a cheap space heater,
we'll have deals on those when the time comes.
In my personal opinion I would actually,
instead of paying $389 for the 12,000 BTU
if you want to go the Black and Decker brand,
I would for, look at this guys,
$6 less score the 14,000 BTU unit minus the heat.
And this will take care of a huge space.
Want to quickly remind you guys that these portable AC units
do have that exhaust hose,
so if you do have windows like these that open
where a window AC unit would not work particularly well,
or if you don't want the look
of an air conditioner protruding from some type of overhang,
these window kits that adjust to all sorts of vertical
and horizontal openings would be one of the main reasons
you would get a portable AC unit,
which also has the dehumidification built in.
Now when we discuss the top window AC units,
and these are great to also use
in conjunction with central AC,
a lot of time when I do these videos
people who have central AC immediately think,
"Well, this isn't for me."
Imagine adding a window AC unit and actually lowering
your home energy bill.
You guys are like "Wait, what? Plugging in another appliance
is gonna lower my home energy bill?"
Yes, a lot of the time we have our main HVAC system
over working to cool the hot corners of our home,
so whether it's your bedroom or a guest room
or something in an upper area of your house,
generally if you're not in a condo
or a town home where a lot of the AC units
are on the roof,
a central AC, HVAC system is on the exterior
of your house on the main level,
and as we know hot air rises,
the cool air doesn't exactly get into every room
in your home as quickly as you'd like.
So this is a great system,
just to throw into perspective,
you can actually purchase this
with WiFi as a smart AC system,
which I'm gonna tell you not to do in a moment,
for $312 at the time I'm uploading this video,
or for $279 you can just get the regular 8,000 BTU
window mounted system,
this ensures that you're not lowering
your main thermostat unnecessarily
to reach a hot room because you've got
the window AC unit already present.
I'm gonna show you another deal from an off brand,
MIDEA $299 down to $269 for an 8,000 BTU unit
just to put both in perspective,
the LG and the off brand are within $10 of each other,
so, I would just look at where the sales are
and if they happen to be with LG for $10 differential
I would kind of favor LG just based on the fact that
I've known that brand a little bit longer.
The most powerful of the window AC units
that I am able to find on sale right now
is a 15,000 BTU unit.
Now this would be great for someone
that doesn't have central AC,
this would be great for a very hot part of the country,
and this is good for up to 700 square feet.
The price that you see $599,
you apply the coupon that I found
and it drops and additional $60 so you are locking
in some great savings,
free delivery and the sooner you order
the faster these will ship,
these will be backlogged with a lot of people
trying to take advantage of these deals
as the summer lags on and temperatures just seem to climb.
Now here are your quick take aways,
which I think are really important,
and the next few tips I'm going to give you
will save you a lot of money.
A lot of us will see WiFi air conditioners advertised,
whether you're shopping Home Depot, Walmart,
Best Buy, they're all there,
and we're gonna think oh wow,
but before we use this outdated air conditioning technology
like window AC units have been around for so long,
let's do the WiFi so we can control it
with our Amazon Alexa voice service
or Google Home.
My suggestion, especially if you're doing some
of the smaller units,
is rather than get a Wifi system,
just get a smart plug.
I like the Castle Link ones made by tp-link,
the Wemo ones are out there as well,
just use any smart plug,
the Amazon Basics, whatever one you want.
Get a smart plug,
and make sure you buy a dial operated window AC unit
if you want to make it smart on a dime.
So this Fridgidaire,
Fridgidaire being a solid brand,
make sure you have the dial,
see these two dials, guys?
That means you can leave the unit in the on position
and control the outlet.
So whenever the outlet is turned on,
whether it's through your voice or your smartphone,
the AC automatically turns on.
You cannot do that on these digital units
where it requires that you actually press a bunch
of digital buttons for the air conditioner to work.
So again, on a unit like this,
you need to actually press power,
you need to do that on these digital controls,
but if you have something that looks like this,
and you can find them with those older dials,
you're not only going to save money
but the second you want to modernize it
and have it controlled on your smartphone
or even monitor the energy consumption,
that would be my quick trick.
The second trick that I want to advise
is that you guys get with your window AC
or portable AC unit a free standing fan.
Don't overpay for some bladeless Dyson fan,
just get a fan.
And I'm gonna show you how they make a world of difference.
My favorite, just as an example,
is this Taotronics oscillating fan,
it's a slight deal on here,
but these new fans are designed to work
in conjunction with AC units
to further circulate the cool air.
And you can actually balance out a room really well
with your air flow.
Now when you guys see the best fan deals advertised to you,
you probably don't see it advertised
with an air conditioner.
So this is a fan where it's got
this digital temperature gauge where
it sense the ambient temperature in a room
and while it isn't going to cool your room
it adjusts accordingly based on the air temperature
for the circulation of the cool air coming
from a different appliance.
So, what does that basically mean?
If you have your window AC or your AC unit
as you guys can see above this central AC
and beyond this will promote more even air circulation
and I'm telling you guys,
it makes a world of difference.
Whether you buy this fan,
which I do have a link to on my website
mattsdailydeals.com, or some other fan,
you set your timers,
you have yourself a little bit of a party,
and you will find that you are not over reaching
and over powering your main system
for better air circulation when you can take advantage
of that, this is a 36 inch oscillating tower fan,
it works well,
I really like it and I would actually favor this
over any of these portable AC units that you see.
These AC fans which have gained some traction
of popularity, don't really cool,
you just put cold water into them
and it gives you a cooling effect.
But, for $46 I would just reinvest my money in a better fan.
Assuming that you have some type of AC somewhere
in your home that you can use it in conjunction with.
So, I hope this helps,
big takeaway message is don't invest in WiFi,
make your own,
don't overspend on brand name if you can find
an alternate, they are both very well reviewed
in most cases and within $10 or $15 of each other.
If you want the heat
in that huge appliance,
good for you, but if you say no to the heat
you can get better BTU performance,
more effective cooling and then store that thing
so you don't have to look at it 12 months per year.
And if you can, and your windows support it,
you're gonna get more bang for your buck
in terms of a window AC unit,
and if you have a window that permits a window AC unit
is the way to go,
they work, the drainage is a little bit more easy,
and more importantly they cost significantly less
to ship, which is worked into those very high prices
you see for some of those floor standing models.
Plus, doesn't take up any valuable floor space
when you're trying to walk around.
I hope that helps,
if you have any questions,
drop me a line, leave me a comment.
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you can already see that I'm glistening here,
my nose looks like an oil rig,
but, welcome to the heat of the summer.