I bought a portable air conditioner second hand (this probably teaches me not to go for a deal!). It gets a bit cool, but not enough to cool an entire room. On top of that, it doesn't take humidity out of the air. Does anyone know if there's something I may have done wrong setting it up that could be causing this? How expensive is it to fix a portable air conditioner (is it worth it? Or should I just get a new one)? Thanks!

It's 100+ out and I have a portable air conditioner in my apartment. Unfortunately, the compressor won't stay on. It turns on for a min. then turns off, then on and off. Only the fan stays on constantly. I noticed that it only does this during the day. Does anyone have any idea the reason why? It was fine on cooler days, when when it got hot, it does this. I'm thinking it's the electrical demand or something.

hi, I recently bought a portable Haier air conditioner. It's 7000 btu and operates at 800W. I also like to double up the air conditioner as a fan when it's not so hot but would like to know if I will still be using as much power. If the machine is only running as a fan with no cooling turned on, will it use (significantly?) less wattage and therefore less electricity? Does anyone know how the power consumption is compared to a conventional fan? Thanks.

I'm looking for a portable air conditioner for a basement bedroom that is about 18x18, ideally between 100 and 200 dollars and one that can produce the same effects as a wall unit.