Best Portable Air Conditioners

The Coolzy Pro has saved our lives. Our rental is hot, no insulation, no aircon, unlivable on hot days and the Coolzy has solved this problem. Be… Read more

clear - the Coolzy is not supposed to cool down a room. It is a spot cooler for one person. This is a positive because you can leave windows open (better for houses with no insulation), it only uses around 350W (cheap to run), you don't have to attach it to a window mount. I just point the long hose (which I bought separately) towards an open door or window. Because it is a spot cooler, I turn it off when not in front of it, so it is saves electricity not trying to keep a whole room cool in hot house. . I use it in my office blowing directly on me and it enables me to work whilst staying cool. I insert the clear flap and it directs the air up a bit more so I feel the cool air from my office chair. Also great for staying cool while relaxing. And it sits perfectly at the end of a bed. I repeat, this is a spot cooler, it must be directly straight on you from a close distance. It is a life saver on hot days when used correctly. The noise when on high and hose attached is similar to a 50cm fan. . I bought one for each of my family members (x3) and we all love them. They have literally changed our lives. Some of the bad reviews are from people expecting it to cool a room, which is not what it is designed for. Used as designed it is great. This is the best product I've purchased for a long time. In fact, my wife and I have one each blowing on us right now and we are comfortable on this hot day. See pictures attached.

We have a 4m x 4m bedroom fully close and it struggles to cool the room down at night. It's quite loud and I have to sit it up on a stand with the… Read more

drain plug open with a bucket under it as the tank is obviously very small. I also have a EUROMATIC portable air conditioner from Bunnings same price range and it cool a much larger lounge room in the heat of the day. Disappointed....

Honestly a bit disappointed. I had their heater in winter and had high hopes for the AC. I have it in my small closed bedroom with everything shut and it struggles to get things to 23° overnight on high.

Does nothing – We live in South Australia. It does nothing at all in our conditions. We end up just using our $50 fan, as it does the same job, but a lot quieter Show details

Over priced glorified fan – The unit comes with basic pamphlets, you need to print the manuals yourself. There is no option to change the temperature or fan speed and the unit… Read more

isnt overly cool, its slighlty cooler than a normal fan. Theres no actual buttons for power just a display panel with lights - design is very cheap and basic. So you have to pull the plug out from the wall Everytime to turn it off. Aside from keeping insects out, it makes no sense to have the cover stand in midair while the unit is going as it partly blocks where the cool air is meant to come out. I didnt think my window was large but the panel for the tube connection is too short yet that part cost $99 extra in addition to the cost of the unit. It says you can use the unit without the connections but you certainly cant. It blows too much hot air from the back. Even with the window connection, with the panels being too short, hot air still blows into the room. The tube connecter is extremely rigid and hard to manoeuvre into place. It then also falls out of place unless its taped into position. The instructions are really vague and poor and it takes a bit of fiddling to get things to fit into place and with the thin pieces of plastic components you worry itll break. It just seems like they've manufactured this device as cheaply as possible and made it extremely hard to return. Ive had to write to them for parts that were missing and to get the manual and they responded fairly quickly. Its the same noise level as a fan which is the only good thing. It costs $100 to return the unit, excluding postage, so its not worth returning. I bought this because the reviews said it was energy efficient. But the cost of buying it for it to stand around not being used, was not worth the money at all! I would not recommend this to anyone.

the cons outway the pros when it comes to this so called portable aircon unit – Does an ok job of cooling but two HUGE gripes with this unit which means i CANNOT recommend it to others - as follows: 1) the outlet hose; ugg what… Read more

an absolute pain, it does not connect cleanly to the point that I've had to gaffa tape the hose at 2 points; the rear exhaust and then again at the window outlet. Terrible design. Other competitors eg Rinnai have a hard plastic connector that locks the exhaust pipe in place; wonderful easy to connect design. Dimplex take note!! 2) dehumidifier - there is not collection point to empty out excess water, which means you have to come up with your own external hose AND collection solution in order to drain the excess water. When you're in QLD and it's 90% humidity this is entirely impractical. As another reviewer said - it would have cost the company next to nothing to at least include a drainage hose which you could then drain the water into an ice cream container I guess, but seriously who wants to do that??? What were you thinking Dimplex???

it is a reliable air conditioner and has lasted 6 years now a small internal part has stopped working and there is no parts available this is by design in order for you to purchase a new one.

Not durable – Ok I am updating my previous review on this cooler. While they work they are great. Unfortunately I have had 2 units fail in just over 4 years. Now… Read more

at around 700 bucks each that is not good. I now have 2 useless huge piles of plastic I cannot repair. The fan bearings went in the last one; The pump and also the speed control failed in the first one. I will certainly never get one of these again as they basically cost 350 bucks a year just to own. Once again they work well but fail quickly. Very sad that some better components are not used and also repair is basically impossible. Not designed for extended usage.

An update again. My split system aircon - 30 years old mind you - packed it in last week. Local technician installed a Gree Alto split system a few… Read more

days later . See another review. arson into use for a few cold days. The area heated is about 5 times larger than the bedroom it was in. Room temp was 14 when I turned it on, and within 45 minutes was up to 17, and then about 30 minutes after that, room temp was a cosy 19. This unit is a little noisy - but heck, it is very efficient. On checking my Origin Energy dashboard I could see it was costing just under $1.00 an hour (on my rates) to run. Pretty happy with this investment, and certainly recommend!!

Glorified fan – Really we can’t tell a significant difference between cool and fan mode. Easy to operate, seems well built . What else to say in thirty words. Five four three two one. Show details

Loud (on the lowest fan setting) but efficient cooler (below 35 degrees). The sleep function is problematic. It only dims the ever present display… Read more

for as long as the cooling function is running or your timer. As soon as you change to dehumidify or fan, or the timer runs out, on come the blinding display lights. Timer - 8 hours maximum, so you will be blinded at some point by the display. The sleep function does nothing to quieten the unit. The remote control temperature setting can become out of sync with the unit - say unit 25, but remote 26 - if you use the remote to control temperatures. It seems optimal to only run as a cooler, despite the other functions and how loud the device is. In 40 degree temperatures, obviously you need to run the device at a much lower temperature, otherwise, expectedly, it cannot cope. I use the device with fans because the swing motion on the unit does not do much to disperse the cooled air (even at the highest fan speed, thundering louder than conceivable for such a small unit).

too noisy – able to cool down a small room, but it’s too noisy to sleep with, not the noisiest one I’ve ever heard, but still noisy enough. Show details

Already rated Ozzie cool as useless piece of junk now 1 month later charged another $47 on pay pal major scam beware check your statements.

really great product , cannot complain, very cool and built perfectly.

Absolute waste of money. Unless you sit 10cm directly in front of the unit you cannot feel anything. Definitely does not cool a room as advertised.… Read more

Being evaporative I could feel the dampness on my clothes and skin as soon as I was in front ot the unit, much more so than other evaporative units I have tried. Do not bother buying this unit. The only positive I can say is that I liked the led lights.

Keeps beeping – Love how unit cools but can't stop it beeping turned off and on at wall Show details

Far from as good as I expected – I purchased one of these CL40PM Honeywell units and was impressed by the data on the box. My intention for this unit was to cool my dogs that are… Read more

outside dogs. They have a nice covered outside area with a large pergola with a kennel as well but when the temperatures reaches 35 to 45 it needs more than a cover to cool the area down. I would enclose an area of aprox 10m2 under the pergola and use this unit too cool it down. It works reasonably well if left on full speed (setting 3) but after just 2 years and a bit the motor failed. (2 years warranty). I only use it on hot days so maybe 10 to 20 days a year and after use I drain it and clean it. It is then stored indoors. Unit looks like brand new but as I said the fan motor died during our last extreme heat wave here in Adelaide. I have never had a unit before were the motor has failed so that was a bit of a disappointment. To make it even worse, I have had no success finding spare parts in Australia. US sells motors for around $69US but by the time you get it shipped to Australia, if you can get them to ship it, the replacement cost is not worth it. From my experience I would recommend looking elsewhere as it is not a cheap unit and the last thing I expected to fail on it was the fan motor. It's an evaporative unit so it should be able to cope with water and heat. At the time I bought it they where on special for around $460 down from $599. It has a 40l tank and hose attachment which was perfect for my needs but I do need a spinning fan as well.

Epic Cooler is a big scam and on top of that if you buy through PayPal and think its safe then think again , pay pal is also a big scam company , i… Read more

tried to cancel my order just seconds after and they said they cant , they need to up date their system ,so cancellation after few hours is active. there is no cancel tap in PayPal . i wouldn't be using papal again .

It's what you expect for a mini cooler – Bought this evap cooler for $29. I'm actually pretty happy with it. Has 3 fan speeds (although not much difference in speed and noise) lights you can… Read more

change to and its super tiny. It will be able to cool a small room if you close the door but will take awhile.

Please be cautious with this product – For a product with a 4.6kW strength, it does not compare to what it says it can do. The room it is to cool down is no larger than 25 square metres… Read more

with low ceilings, yet, experience has shown where its 22 degrees outside, 26 degrees inside room with air conditioning operating. Says something.

The noise is high, but can sleep through it, some will struggle.

Took it back to where purchased, wouldn't even send back, even though they're not trained air conditioning mechanics. As advised, it blows quite cool in front but does now cool the room.

There are better quality products, don't waste your money.

I do not like being negative, however, the experience with this product and sales service is not great.

Will have to go through ACCC on this unfortunately.

Handy, good size, noisy, poor star rating. Works well in son's office/gaming room. Multiple settings, easy to install and can move from room to room… Read more

if required. Biggest issue is that our windows are high and the air hose was to short and we have had to get extension so as we can use it comfortably and correctly. I did buy 2 though due to window height I have to return the 2nd unit. Would recommend this product if in a rental or a non permanent home.