I've got a portable air conditioner, it is an Olimpia Splendid Ellise HP, 4.1 KW cooling, 3.8 KW heating, 14,000 BTU.
I'm finding it's not cooling my room down as well as what I'd hoped for, but to be honest I don't currently have operating in the most ideal setup. I am waiting for a part to arrive to be able to vent it properly out of the window, so in the mean time I have the vent hose sticking out of the bedroom door but this means that the door is constantly open by about 4 inches. Is just having the door open by this much enough to throw everything out and make the unit under perform? The unit is also sitting very close to the door so it could be sucking warm air in through that door gap? I understand these units suck warm air in and then cool the warm air correct? 4.1 KW of cooling is quite significant and I expected more, the room feels some what air conditioned but not what I would call "chilly" throughout. I am in NZ btw and it's the middle of summer right now.
I find also that the room still has "hot spots". Should 4.1 KW of cooling be making the whole bedroom feel chilly? Will venting it properly make a significant difference? how air tight should the room be? I understand the single hose models still need to draw some air into the room... Is there any thing else I could be doing wrong? The Olimpia Splendid was well spoke of in reviews and it is very quiet.
I'm finding it's not cooling my room down as well as what I'd hoped for, but to be honest I don't currently have operating in the most ideal setup. I am waiting for a part to arrive to be able to vent it properly out of the window, so in the mean time I have the vent hose sticking out of the bedroom door but this means that the door is constantly open by about 4 inches. Is just having the door open by this much enough to throw everything out and make the unit under perform? The unit is also sitting very close to the door so it could be sucking warm air in through that door gap? I understand these units suck warm air in and then cool the warm air correct? 4.1 KW of cooling is quite significant and I expected more, the room feels some what air conditioned but not what I would call "chilly" throughout. I am in NZ btw and it's the middle of summer right now.
I find also that the room still has "hot spots". Should 4.1 KW of cooling be making the whole bedroom feel chilly? Will venting it properly make a significant difference? how air tight should the room be? I understand the single hose models still need to draw some air into the room... Is there any thing else I could be doing wrong? The Olimpia Splendid was well spoke of in reviews and it is very quiet.