Unboxing and installing Black+Decker 14,000 BTU portable A/C unit (Model: BPACT14HWT) 

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Thank you this have been very helpful Have a merry Christmas in a Happy New Year

Thank you much! Likewise! Have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!!

Thanks for your feedback! If you’re running it in A/C mode then that hot air is the exhaust air that needs to be pushed outside through the exhaust tube. Have you hooked up your exhaust tube and locked it? If you look at the back side of the A/C unit where the tube connection housing is there’s a 🔒 lock sign. You need to make sure that exhaust tube is seated correctly and turned to the lock sign side. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks so much for the reply. I thought I locked both sides in place but maybe there is a way to secure it further. I attached the hose then turned it a quarter turn. Is that enough or should I turn it further? If I hold it and push it tight the hot air then obviously stops leaking.

@@user-ll4te6lf1e of course. 😊 From the way it sounds the exhaust hose doesn’t seem like it’s hooked up all the way in. If you look at the end piece of the exhaust tube (the side that hooks up to the back of the unit itself) there are lock and unlock signs on the tube. And there’s an arrow on the housing of the unit where the tube connects to. As long as those lock/unlock signs align with that pointing arrow sign the tube will be locked/unlocked respectively. Hope this makes sense. Let me know if any of the above sounds confusing.

Yes, it does. It has a dedicated oval shaped cut off area specifically for the exhaust where it can be plugged in. The exhaust hose end has small tabs that click on to the oval shaped cut area on the bracket to help keep the exhaust duct in place. Hope this helps.

Hello. Yes, it does. However, I only have to dump the water when it’s in heater mode. Another words I only do it during winter days. When it’s in A/C, Dehumidifier or regular Fan modes it has this ‘auto water evaporation’ feature where it allows the water to evaporate by turning the collected water into mist. Thus, I don’t have to empty the water container as often, only during cold days. Hope this helps.

Firstly congrats on your purchase. 😊 So basically you can either run the hose that came with the unit. Leave one end of the hose inside a bucket or deep pan and connect the other end to A/C unit’s drainage hole. Or you can just keep the hole plugged with black rubber piece and let the A/C unit collect the moisture inside its reservoir. Whenever reservoir gets filled it’ll automatically stops from working and won’t come on until collected water is drained from its water reservoir. Hope this helps.

@@SOBIsHobbies amazing thank you!!!

@merikaa5874 you’re welcome! 😊

Here’s a link to digital version of the user’s manual. It does contain functions and descriptions for the remote controller. Hope this helps. bdachelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/4402308010395

Thank you for sharing your experience!! 🙏

@@SOBIsHobbies how long before the area got cool & how big of an area? Had you tried the Heat yet?

@@LovelyRitas I would say it normally takes about 10-15 minutes at most to cool/warm the area where I have this unit installed. The room size is approximately 20x12 give or take. And yes, I have already used it during cool winter days to keep the room warm. I must say it really does a great job to warm up the room. This 14,000 BTU unit is quite powerful for the size of my room. Some people said that they used this very unit to cool their entire homes while their main centralized HVAC units were down.

@@SOBIsHobbies I just bought a house in the south that has no air. I typically didn't like air-conditioning in wisconsin but in the south the humidity/dew point is horrible. I couldn't commit to 1 window because I'll have to move it from 1 half of house to other side at nite, like 1143 Sq ft.

@@LovelyRitas Congratulations on your purchase! Well 1100+ Sq. Ft. might be a little much for this unit to control the interior air but definitely better than not having any A/C at all for sure. 😊

Thanks for watching! It’s been holding up quite good actually. Having it set to 76 F degrees helps our main centralized A/C unit big time to keep our house nice and cool during hot summer days and same goes during winter days when running its heater feature when set to 68 F. We’re so glad that we bought this unit and if there’s anything I only regret that we didn’t buy it sooner when we first bought our house.

Well, it needs to release the hot air that comes out from the motor from working. With that said it’s not impossible to run it indoors without a window access. However, it will also be blowing all that hot air to indoors from the back while it’s running.

Unfortunately, I do not know that. What happened to your remote control if you don’t mind me asking?

It is totally optional. I have it hooked up because we live in Florida and due to high level of humidity in the air the water container gets filled up rather quickly. Thus, I installed the water drain hose and put the other end of the hose inside small bucket so I don’t have to empty the water tank frequently.

I’m sorry for my belated reply but I was able to look the following up on Amazon. Not quite sure if this is what you’re looking for but from my understanding this might be what you’re referring to: amzn.to/3YkLDeH Hope this helps!

Don’t quote me on this (please) but I do not think it’s recommended to run this unit via extension cord. I’m quite certain that I even read this somewhere in the manual where it was mentioned that it has to be directly plugged in to a wall outlet due to the mass amount of energy it requires to run.

The model of my unit can be found on the sticker label that’s placed on its right side. It’s a rather elongated (rectangular) sticker that has the unit’s serial number along with bunch of other information and one of them is the model number. Hope this helps!

If you’re asking about the screws that were used to bind those plastic pieces together then I don’t particularly remember their sizes. However, any small #8 1/2” or similar size screws should work just fine. I would also recommend getting screws either meant for either wood or plastic materials. Hope this helps.

Hi. I think it depends. We live in Florida and as you know already our state is known for its extensive humid weather. Nevertheless, I'm currently also running our portable A/C in heater mode. And about once every 10 days or so I need to drain its water retaining tank because over time it absorbs the moisture from the air. With that said, I wouldn't necessarily leave the draining hose attached instead I'd keep an eye on the small display from time to time where it may show the letters "Ft" which I believe stands for 'full tank'. And then stand up the A/C unit on some kind of platform where you can put a small bucket or pan below it to drain the water. I personally found that method to be more effective than using the draining hose that it came with. FYI, if you decide to follow my method be sure the draining hole plug is all the way closed while A/C is being used. Otherwise, water may leak. Also, be sure to disconnect the unit from an electrical outlet before starting the draining process. Hope this helps.

Do you vent it out the window when you are using the heat?

These are the maximum and minimum window size numbers based on the user manual: MAX: 59” (145 CM) MIN: 20.5” (52.07 CM) You can cut the slider kit to your desired length if the window opening is shorter than 20.5”. Hope this helps.

As long as you have the same remote as my unit came with then all you have to do is to depress on those three lines on the back of the remote and try to slide out the battery compartment cap. That’s how my remote control’s battery compartment cap opens. Hope this helps.

There are 3 or 4 different fan speeds that you can choose from if you want to run it constantly. I set mine to auto and set desired temperature, so the A/C only kicks in when the interior temperature goes above the desired set temperature. Hope this helps.

I run it at 68 F during winter days and have it set at 76-78 F during hot summer days.

It keeps it quite cool during hot summer days and during cooler winter days it definitely keeps the room warm.

@@SOBIsHobbies I just bought one for a 16 x8 enclosed trailer. will it be breezy?

@keepingupwithmike the room where I have this A/C unit setup is actually bigger than your trailer (about 20’x12’) and it does a very good job keeping it cool in summer and warm in winter days. As long as the unit you have is the same model 14,000 BTU I’m sure you won’t have any problems keeping your trailer cool in summer months and warm in winter.

You can but it would be sort of defeating the purpose of the A/C by releasing the extracted hot air from the room/area back to it through its exhaust pipe. When the unit is running there’s noticeable warm-to-hot air that gets released to outside from that exhaust pipe.

Thank you!

@@MARINE1FORCE6425 you’re welcome.

I replied to your initial comment. I’m also adding the same link here for the digital version of the user’s manual for this A/C unit. bdachelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/4402308010395

@@SOBIsHobbies thank you so much