Koldfront PAC701W Slim Design 7,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner, White Review
| Product Code | B007ZZNT10 |
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| Price | $269.99 |
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #28543 in Home
- Size: 7,000 BTU
- Color: White
- Brand: Koldfront
- Model: PAC701W
- Released on: 2012-06-08
- Dimensions: 26.25" h x
17.75" w x
13.35" l,
Features
- 7,000 BTU portable air conditioner, 3 fan speeds, dehumidifier only mode option (61 pints a day)
- Cools up to 250 enclosed sq.ft. (depending on heat load) ? includes washable pre-filter and one replaceable silver-ion filter
- Patented Auto-Drain System - exhausts most or all condensate automatically except under extreme humidity situation
- Adjustable digital thermostat with 61-89F temp range, remote control and caster wheels ? Quiet operation ? ideal for bedroom use
- Includes window kit (expands up to 55?) and vent hose (expands up to 49?)
- 7,000 BTU portable air conditioner, 3 fan speeds, dehumidifier only mode option (61 pints a day)
- Cools up to 250 enclosed sq.ft. (depending on heat load) ? includes washable pre-filter and one replaceable silver-ion filter
- Patented Auto-Drain System - exhausts most or all condensate automatically except under extreme humidity situation
- Adjustable digital thermostat with 61-89F temp range, remote control and caster wheels ? Quiet operation ? ideal for bedroom use
- Includes window kit (expands up to 55?) and vent hose (expands up to 49?)
Product Description
The Koldfront PAC701W 7,000 BTU portable air conditioner is capable of cooling up to 250 sq.ft. of enclosed space and offers one of the smallest footprints of any unit on the market today. The unit includes an air vent hose and window kit that expands out to a generous 55” maximum. The PAC701W offers features such as a 24hr timer, dehumidifier function (61 pints per day), 3 fan speeds, digital thermostat control with a 61F to 89F setting range, remote control and caster wheels. The unit includes one washable pre-filter and one replaceable silver-ion filter to help reduce pollutants in your air. The unit features an internal condensate removal system that will handle all but the most humid environments saving you the trouble of manually emptying a water bucket. The PAC701W offers an additional condensate drain the back center of the unit allowing for easier gravity draining of the condensate when you operate the unit in dehumidifier only mode. This Koldfront model utilizes the R410A refrigerant. The PAC701W is an ideal choice for consumers seeking a smaller sized unit capable of delivering the same cooling power as many higher rated units.
Customer Reviews
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24 of 32 people found the following review helpful.
By MinneMan
I have a 14,000 BTU dual-hose portable air conditioner, but to use it in my bedroom I have to run heavy duty extension cords from another room due to the heavy electrical load. I researched which portable air conditioners use the least electricity, and this Koldfront model seems to be the winner at only 600W. I bought it specifically for its minimal power requirement.The little Koldfront works well and surpassed my expectations on what it can accomplish despite only having half the cooling power of the bigger unit I have. It's not particularly stylish but not ugly either. It's really small, so it won't have a lot of presence in the room. I positioned it between the bed and the window and you can barely even see it it's so short. The sound level is decent, and definitely lower than the larger portable air conditioner I have. The tone of the sound is mostly air movement, but when the compressor runs it has a light, buzzy, reed like sound that is not objectionable. It's possible to sleep with this thing running near the bed. If I set the temperature control to a number in the 60's, the room stays between 71-72 degrees, so it seems to have a natural limit of how cold it can make a room. I think this unit is adequately powerful for a small/med sized bedroom, but it may not get a large bedroom as cool as you'd like, and it definitely couldn't handle a small studio apartment on a hot day.CONSIDERATION:It's a single-hose design and that means it will be sending some of your cooled room air to the outside. Because of that, replacement warm outside air will come in from around the doors and windows and wherever outside air has a point of entry to the house. Single-hose air conditioners are good if you have central air conditioning and have a problem room, or if you want to keep the thermostat higher in the rest of the house and have one cold room. If single-hose portable air conditioners will be your sole source of cooling in your entire living space, they will not work nearly as well as window units because window units don't cause warm outside air to move inside. Dual-hose portable air conditioners, which also don't suck hot outside air through the cracks, cost more and are usually the largest and most powerful ones. If you are cooling an apartment, I'd strongly suggest getting a dual-hose model.FAULTS:The button panel has glowing lights that light up the room when sleeping. You may need to tape something over it at night. It has a glowing orange LED temperature display, and unfortunately the clear plastic cover over the numbers has a texture that makes it too foggy to actually read the numbers. It's pretty annoying and negates the usefulness of the remote for changing the temperature. If you aren't standing close enough to press the temperature buttons on the unit with your finger, you won't be close enough to make out the shapes of the numbers in the fog. I consider this a design blunder and I knocked off one star from what would have otherwise been a 5 star review.The warranty is 1 year parts but only 90 days labor. If you are trying to research this unit on the web, Koldfront is made in China for Edge Star. The distributor is Living Direct, which is located in America.Overall, I'm quite happy with this purchase so far.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
By TravelGal
...I bought this machine for my apartment living room after my landlord refused to install a window a/c unit in it for "aesthetic reasons." (Who cares if it's 100 degrees and your tenant is boiling to death).But I digress... PROS: The design is very modern-looking and doesn't take up a whole lot of space. It gets cooler and runs fairly quiet. Price of $249 can't be beat! (Bought somewhere else).I have been running it non-stop from 10am-midnight for over two weeks with no issues.The machine will turn off when water collects at the bottom; making sure you remove it before it works again. This has not happened to me yet. Running with no leaks or drainage.CONS: The vents are on the top of the machine, so the air shoots up, not out. Takes much longer to cool a room. It cools my living room/kitchen by about 10 degrees. But to get a better/cooler outcome, I have to run my standing fan next to it so it can blow the cool air towards me. (Hate to see what my electric bill is going to be)!If you have a smaller, enclosed room with closed doors, I'm sure it will be much cooler for you.As far as installation, I could not remove the cap from the grated adapter; it refuses to come off. Perhaps there is a trick to it. So I'm not using it. Also not using the window piece to install properly because I have windows that swing open; not open up and down. So my window has to be open for this to vent. Not the best scenario. But okay for now.Would I recommend this to a friend? Yes, if you have sliding up and down windows and smaller rooms to cool.
7 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
By Fayette Era
Koldfront PAC701W Slim Design 7,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner, WhiteThis air conditioner was a surprise out of the box. It's very oddly shaped, like an hourglass but not in a nice way at all. Seems like a bad design that someone decided to produce cheaply. The control panel was also rather, dated and somewhat unresponsive at times. The back vent frame was also cracked on arrival.There are two ports on the back on the unit that seemed odd as well given the single hose provided again seems like another hastily corrected design flaw. The entire design of this product was very odd.We started using the living room and it made zero cooling impact. I guess it's too weak to cool that space. Proceeded to move it to the kid's room and while better, it was unable to cool below 80 degrees from an outside temperature of 87 degrees. This room is a very small room that fits one bunk bed and a small desk. After about 2 days of use it filled up with condensation and had to be emptied. The performance is far inferior to the 5000 BTU window unit I had before which managed to cool the very same room at least 10-15 degrees before it broke down.So to sum it up, it's badly designed, has deficient cooling BTU even though it's supposed to be rated a 7000 BTU and it needs to be drained. Enough reasons for this to be a return.
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