ZAFRO 8,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioners, Air Conditioners for Room up to 350 Sq.ft, Portable AC Unit with Remote/Digital Display/24Hrs Timer/Installation Kits for Home/Office/Dorms, White

We were reading through all the reviews of various portable a/c units out there. Which are many! We even visited local stores however this is the one we decided to try since the price point was great and it had good reviews. Of course every product has positive and negative reviews so you are always rolling the dice on purchasing online. So here is my review since others helped me decide on this purchase. Because I hope it helps someone else decide if this unit is for them.COOLING ASPECT:We are happy that we decided to get this portable a/c. We opted for the 8,500 btu since we have a larger bedroom which we were trying to cool down this ridiculous hot summer. We used this a/c in both our rooms to test the cooking area. Our larger bedroom this a/c made it cool, but not ice cold… BUT our master bedroom is 450+ sq ft. But it made it bearable and we were able to sleep with ease. And not wake up in a hot sweaty mess.We then tried our smaller bedroom which is about 300 sq ft give or take and this a/c cooled it down amazingly! We did have to keep doors closed. Which I think is no a brainer when using an a/c to cool down a room.NOISE:Like any a/c you expect some decent noise. Our window unit is loud so we figured if it’s that loud we can deal with it because a cool room trumps reasonable noise in our family. Surprisingly it wasn’t too loud. We don’t mind the noise and doesn’t interfere with us trying to go to bed.SET-UP:The manual is very basic. However it’s so easy to put together and set up. It was super easy and self explanatory. ***WE DID WAIT TO START THE A/C AS ITS RECOMMENDED TO WAIT AT LEAST 24 hrs *** This is something I think that should not be overlooked because it can cause issues on any a/c unit. This helps all the oils of Freon etc to settle away from the coils that might been traveling all over the unit due to shipping. TRUST ME I so wanted to use the a/c since it was over 102 F when it arrived. But patience…. I felt like a child at a candy shop being told just look don’t eat. Lol! But we waited full day so probably over 36 hrs for us to start it up.CUSTOMER SERVICE:Originally when I saw the manual I thought how am I going to set this up. But once the item was completely out of the box it made sense why the manual is so simple. There is customer service number listed on the back of the manual if you have questions. I did contact once to ask about the use of product and the customer service is on point! They are so responsive and friendly. They helped me figure out everything. Most companies lack customer service and this company is surprisingly communicative and wanting to help.OVERALL:This portable a/c does it’s job. It cools rooms within ten recommended sq ft. If you are trying to cool a larger area then you can’t expect an ice cooled room and that’s not the units fault. It’s not super noisy and our son is a light sleeper and he slept well through the noise when in his room. It’s easy to assemble. Customer service is great. The price is the best price point I’ve seen while searching for something comparable for months.

This AC was super easy to install in my window. Worked right out of the box, easy to program and blows super cold air. It has wheels to roll it around smoothly so I didn't need to lift it. Love the programmable timer too. This unit cooled off the entire upstairs (3 bedrooms) within a few mins. Best buy for the price. I highly recommend!

At first it worked great! Then all of a sudden one night I’m guessing the motor went out because it stopped working and smelled like smoke and the room was not cold so I turned it off and when I tried to turn it back on it wouldn’t kick on but the lights were on. Didn’t even last us a whole summer and we only used it at night for our bedroom. Guess this is what we get for trying to save a little money but we didn’t even get it when it was on sale. Don’t even waste your money if it is on sale just look elsewhere.

This thing has been great, to start off. I bought it may 4, 2022 (is June 19, 2023 as of writing this) and from the day I got it up to the time of writing, it had been running with the only “breaks” being its own auto shutoff when the temperature was correct.Overall, I have no complaints about how it worked. It got down to 62° F (which is what I’d run it when I was sleeping, setting it to 70° when I’m awake to give it somewhat of a break, while keeping my room comfortable against my PC’s best efforts,) and maintained it very well. It WAS loud and from elsewhere in the house, often sounded like a car idling in the driveway, but it wasn’t so loud that it was impossible to block out from my microphone audio, even with it being less than two feet away from where I was sitting.Overall, I’m impressed with how well this thing worked. I’m also impressed that it lasted this long under constant operation. At the same time, I’m disappointed that it stopped working at all, especially since it’s only been a year. Yes, I was expecting it to fail under the demand I put it through but at the same time, it feels too early for it to give out.I’ll be taking a look at it tomorrow but I will probably have to replace it if I can’t fix it.I have zero doubt if I used it only for the summer months and not throughout winter, and even if it was running at a higher temperature when it was running cold, it would have lasted longer. Unfortunately I need to be cold in order to sleep, and my PC runs too hot to be able to go without it when I’m awake, and my room is on a side of the house that gets no direct airflow from outside, so I needed it in the winter too.So if you’re like me and need to simulate a Siberian cave in order to sleep and have to fight off the heat of a thousand suns while using your computer, keep that in mind while shopping for ACs. If you’re normal, this should be perfect for you. It was really easy to set up and get going and genuinely the only complaint I have is the fact is gave out (even if I understand why!)9/10 only because my room is hot now