U- Shaped Air Conditioner Real Review 2023 

Are you still happy with it?

Thanks... we have done this for 5 years.

Just curious, how much money do you save off your elec bills with this approach?

@@jeevespreston My house isn't very large, It's around 1300sft. I've lived here for over 20 years and have central heat and air, and about 6 years ago I wanted to try something so I installed a 14000 BTU window AC with heat in the central area of the house (I had to run a 220volt line to that one) and a 6000 BTU window AC unit in the master bedroom, and I keep it cold in here, and around 65 during the winter, and my electric bill dropped by $100 per month. So the first year of savings paid for the unis, and in the 5 years since they have saved me at least $1200 per year.

Unless you have pets

Only true if there is low humidity if there is high that one room will be fine but the rest of the house would build up a ton of humidity and will take a long time to remove

Great for a shed.

And has about half a wall hiding it!

They still grunt when at max power on a 95 degree day. As they idle down to simply maintain temperature the quietness is amazing.

Condensation is my concern too. Don't want to rely on a pump. Do prefer the look of these, but went with the Midea instead for the gravity condensation drain.

What will amaze you... is how quiet it runs.

Update?!

Glad it's working for you.

May I ask, what size BTU did you get to cool that size space?

​@smithjj41181 My curiousity too. What BTU size to cool about 700 Sq ft?

@@Starry_Night_Sky7455 8000 BTU is for 750 SQ Ft

@@Starry_Night_Sky7455 Wish he would answer when you ask a simple question.

agree GE portable a/c unit same issue

@@shortyps22 Are you getting the p1 error constantly?

GE has always made shitty small appliances. Crazy that they make jet engines too.

Yes

She ain't here... 😂

Mine too! Unless I was polishing mine! Lol

I went to a yard sale yesterday and then the grocery store and came back home and I noticed the seat of my pants had a big rip all the way down OMG😱 how embarrassing walking around in public with them like that 😂

Something tells me she wouldn't appreciate you cleaning car parts in the kitchen sink as well (not being married, it's not a problem for me). 😃

🤢 yuck

It really is a nice unit.

Update on my GE, I can't recommend after owing it for a year. The outside unit rusted unbelievable bad and looked terrible. GE after multiple phone calls said they would send out a new metal cover and never received it. The final straw was it started having start issues and kicked the breakers. Wifi was also a pain because it kept disconnecting. It did cool well but the quality is bad and decided to get rid of it after only a year.

Update?!

@@omarreynold6782 Thanks for the reminder! Installation is a bit of a hassle compared to other window a/cs. The mount seems overly complicated which in turn left me with gaps to the outside, very tiny, but gaps an ant could get through. I guess they have to do this due to the different design from a traditional window mount. Once it was mounted it turned on like a champ and was very quiet. There was, however, a vibration from that metal mount! I had to wedge a piece of large foam under the head to keep it from vibrating when the compressor is on. Again, you have to improvise a little. The exterior mounts were easy to do but would have been way easier with two people. I really like the features of the remote and the front controls. When you set the eco setting and turn the fan setting it seems like they cancel each other out but just turning off too the temp increases. I only got to use it for a little while before the weather cooled and we didn't have any tenants in the cabin. This summer will be the real test but so far I like it way better than the mini-split for cost, features, and appearance.

​@@socal33 appreciate your review. Seems like it's hit or miss with this unit.

@@omarreynold6782 You're welcome. I should have added that I will miss having a heat pump but since the cabin is less than 300 sq ft a space heater will suffice.

It does EXTEND... but I would look at the exact specs and check

It's a life saver for us. Our bedroom is nice and chilly but we don't need to cool the rest of this big open concept house.

I've seen it. Power loss isn't a big issue here. Once in 12 months plus we'll be doing solar next year.

The ones from Midea start up with below 200 watts and slowly ramp up. I would think the larger inverter version from GE would work and same way.

You can do it from the inside... it's just easier with one out and one in.

Reach thru the open space next to the ac and turn the knobs

The link is in the description

Perfect and just ordered a 2nd unit

No only cooling

We don't need heat... and only need AC 2 months a year. Rest of the time it's gone. Also, nowhere to install the mini split without the outside pump showing and we would have to have an electrician come to do new wiring. So about $2500 vs $420. Just makes sense.

Yep mini split is 3k minimum not worth it

What are you talking about??? I have the Media one works amazing no issues at all. Works the same as this one

@@michaeljustiniano2958 If you get a watt meter You will see what I mean. I have mine set at 60 with high fan. If it's 95 outside it cranks up the wattage to around 1000 and cools well. I can get my room to 71. If it's 83 outside it lowers the wattage to around 400 and doesn't cool well, my room stays at 75. The unit was designed for energy efficiently over cooling.

It will cool like mad until the set temperature is reached and will then go into low energy mode to maintain that temperature. That works fairly well for temperature. Unfortunately, when it goes into low mode the evaporator temperature is not cool enough to properly dehumidify. This can get uncomfortable. If it is set in dehumidify mode it will run flat out and freeze the room. No temperature control at all and never shuts down. I wound up getting a separate power on off switch that is controlled by it's own temperature sensor. This allows me to set the AC to a very low temperature and depend on the remote sensor to switch the AC on or off at the proper level. Crude but works.

Recirc

Exactly what I was wandering.. how the condensation gets outside.. a pump.. got it..😮

You can barely here this run.

It has a pump

As long as you have help and a regular size window it will be ok, not easy, but can be done.

I am with you. Window units are ugly and will leak into the house and damage the sill in a wind driven rain. Don' t ask how I know.

It's only temp for 3 months a year and the mini split is about $1800 and don't have the time. $400 bucks, 20 minutes and done. On to 30 other pending projects.

Mini splits can create condensation and drip, ask me how I know 😅

That is a type of mini split system