Sharp CV-P10MX Portable Air Conditioner 9,500 BTU - White
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Our Price: $496.99
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Category: Kitchen
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: SharpBrand: Sharp
Color: White
Product features:
- Color: White
- Size: 18.5"H x 32.3"W x 15.1"D
- Library Quiet, 36 dB at low cool
- 65 Pint Dehumidifaction
- 9,500 BTU
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Sharp CV-P10MX Portable Air Conditioner 9,500 BTU - White
Customer Review: Wonderfully quiet and cool
Summary: 5 Stars
We love this unit. Our house has a loft that is 10 to 20 degrees hotter than the main floor. As we live in the high mountain desert this can be quite hot! We either lived with the heat by using 4 fans and a lot of patience or by freezing out the main floor. Our family dubbed the lower floor as Antarctica and our upstairs as the Sahara. After a decade and a lot of worry about energy usage, we decided to try a portable air conditioner. After searching for one that was modestly priced, we purchased a different portable air conditioner. It sounded like a jet engine. Based on reviews, after two days, we decided to exchange it for the Sharp. The difference in the volume is beyond belief. I have a hearing disorder so quiet operation is very important. While we spent nearly twice the amount of money on this unit compared to the previous one, it is more than worth it!
I have listed the pros and cons I experienced below. Generally, the cons are more quirks but a few things may require adaptation. Overall, they are things I am more than willing to live with in exchange for the quietness and the cool.
Pros
-Quiet
-Did I mention quiet? The compressor and the high fan mode are louder than the 38 db they advertise but the overall sound is still modest. To me, it sounds like an aquarium pump.
-Sturdy look and feel to the unit. The plastic seems strong and the parts fit together well. It does not look cheaply built.
-The unit is slick looking.
-The mega chill function is nice to quickly start to cool your room off.
-The vent includes both horizontal and vertical adjustments. There are two vertical adjustments that can be directed so that they blow air to the left and the right of the unit. The adjustments are similar to how car vents work. Several other brands only have a horizontal adjustment.
-We compared the temperature on the remote to three other thermometers located around the room. One thermometer was sitting beside the remote. After three hours of operation, the temperatures were very consistent. One thermometer read 1-2 degrees lower but that one was more in line with the vents even though it was about 12 feet away.
-Cools better for the same BTU than the "freight train" model we had.
-Parts were well machines making the assembly easy.
Cons/Quirks
-The remote works across quite a long distance, but has a modestly narrow range. We had to position the unit at an odd angle to be able to work the remote without having to get up and point it at the machine.
-As other reviewers have noted the controls are on the remote, not the machine. However, I did discover that you can turn the unit on at the machine and it will default to the automatic mode with a temperature of 68 degrees.
-The button marked power does not indicate that the power is on. The LED beside the power button, which is labeled operation, turns on when the machine is operating.
-The vent control could be a bit better. The highest position could benefit from being about 15 degrees higher so that the air was directed a bit more towards the ceiling.
-The delay setting only operates on a 12 hour clock. I could not figure out how to set an automatic on for the afternoon and off for the morning like I could on the "jet engine" unit.
-As others have noted, the rain protector portion of the exhaust hose requires that you remove or alter the screen in your window. Since we live in a pretty dry area we decided not to install this portion and leave our window screen in place. This might not work for those in a wetter climate.
-The fit in the window frame could be better. While the included foam window insulation was nice it was not enough. We added more and also ended up using clear packing tape to secure the exhaust.
-The exhaust unit has multiple pieces that can be fit together to accommodate different window sizes. As we have a vertical slider, we had to use quite a lot of packing tape to secure the parts together. This was true with the other unit we installed but the plastic on the Sharp seemed "slicker" and thus was more prone to slipping apart.
Description of Sharp CV-P10MX Portable Air Conditioner 9,500 BTU - White
This portable AC is so easy to move anywhere in the house. Enjoy quiet cooling with attractive styling. Controls include Cool, Dehumidify, Fan and Ventilate modes. A fully featured remote control with LCD display allows you to control the unit from anywhere in the room. The flexible exhaust hose and window adapter kit allow venting of the hot air, while keeping rain and insects out.Heating & Cooling
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