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​Compare Portable Air Conditioners: NewAir, Honeywell or Whynter?

New Air AC-12200E Air Conditioner(Photo Credits: NewAir)
If you don't have central air conditioning or the built-in infrastructure required for wall AC units, or if your central air conditioning is costing you a lot and you wish to cool down only certain rooms at certain times to cut cost, a portable air conditioner can be a wise investment.    

Though window air conditioners are in general considered to be more efficient, portable air conditioners present a number of important benefits over window units:  

- The installation procedure of their exhaust hose is much simpler than what's required to install a window air conditioner.    
- Because they are very easy to install and  are usually equipped with caster wheels, they can be easily moved from one room to another.  
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They are quieter than window air conditioners.

The simple to use installation kit and the exhaust hose are usually included in the purchase. Note that certain buildings do not allow the use of window units because they alter the exterior appearance of the building. Most portable air conditioners do not have any parts that will protrude from your window and can safely be installed without violating any such regulations.
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This article will compare NewAir AC-12200E, Honeywell MN12CES and Whynter ARC-12S portable air conditioners.

All three units to be compared here are 12000 BTU units which are generally considered to be adequate for spaces ranging from 350 to 450 square feet (note that we have also provided higher BTU units with similar features in the Amazon section below).

If you are in a hurry and wish to see right away Amazon price information for these air conditioners, please click below:
Selected Portable Air Conditioners on Amazon




​The following pictures show the three portable air conditioners selected for comparison:

NewAir AC-12200E 12,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner
(Photo Credits: NewAir)
Honeywell MN12CES 12,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner
(Photo Credits: Honeywell)
Whynter ARC-12S 12,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner
(Photo Credits: Whynter)

The following table compares the features of the three selected portable air conditioners (please read the explanation to the table notes that follow for a thorough understanding of the features offered by each):

Portable Air Conditioners Comparison Table
Table Notes 1 - 11 Explained:

Note 1:  
BTU (British Thermal Unit) is the amount of energy needed to cool one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit. It is used as a measure of power in heating and air conditioning industries.

Note 2: 
CFM (Cubic Feet per Minute) describes the maximum amount of air volume that the air conditioning unit can move per minute. The larger the CFM the faster the room will cool.

Note 3:
All three units are equipped with the cooling, dehumidifying, and fan functions.  
The cooling mode both cools and dehumidifies the room. To dehumidify without cooling, you will need to choose the dehumidify mode (it’s the DRY mode for NewAir).  The fan mode only circulates air in the room.

Note 4: 
NewAir sleep mode will adjust the temperature while you sleep for energy efficiency and comfort. 

Note 5:  
The filters of all three air conditioners are washable, but should be replaced every two to three months.

Note 6:
All three air conditioners are equipped with 24-timers that allow programming activation or shut-off of the units at pre-set times.

Note 7:
During power outages, Whynter ’s auto-restart function will automatically restart the unit at its previous setting.

Note 8:
R410A is an environmentally friendly refrigerant.

Note 9:
Caster wheels provide easy mobility between areas.

Note 10:
All three units use auto-evaporative and/or auto-drain technologies resulting in improved cooling efficiency and almost no water condensate accumulation. Properly vented, normally, you should have almost no water accumulation or condensation. However, if they are working in high humidity or low temperature environments, some water will collect in the reservoir inside the unit, and it will need to be drained. When their reservoir gets full, the units stop working and a warning light indicates that the reservoir needs to be emptied.
Note that these units are able to continuously operate without excess accumulation of condensation by attaching a drainage hose to their drainage port and connecting the other end of the hose to a drain. 

Note 11:
  • Honweywell provides a 1-year warranty for the unit and an additional 4-year for the compressor.
  • Whynter provides a 1-year warranty for the unit and a 3-year warranty on the compressor.
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For exact price information on these air conditioners, please click below:
Selected Portable Air Conditioners on Amazon



So which air conditioner should you get?

All three portable air conditioners considered here  are reliable high quality products, but there are a number of small differences which may be important for you in making up your mind:

The Whynter unit is the most silent of the three, though the noise difference with the other two units is not much.   Also,  Whynter 's  maximum power consumption is  slightly inferior to the  other two units. Finally, Whynter is the only one that comes with the auto-restart function when there is a power failure.

On the other hand, the NewAir unit provides the highest dehumidification capacity (4.86 pints/hour) and has the highest CFM which means it will cool faster the room. It is also the only one that comes with a "sleep mode"  that   will adjust the temperature while you sleep for energy efficiency and comfort.

Both Honeywell and Whynter provides  warranties for  the unit and extended warranties for the compressor. While NewAir provides a warranty for the unit, it does not  mention  explicitly any extended warranty for the compressor.

 

Compared 12000 BTU Portable Air Conditioners on Amazon
(NewAir AC-12200E, Honeywell MN12CES and Winter ARC-12S)

Please click the  portable air conditioner  of your choice below for price information or to purchase.  
Note:  Amazon often provides a good discount on the List Price of sold products. If a discount is available, the List Price and the actual Amazon price will be shown when you click the Amazon product links below.



NewAir, Honeywell and Whynter 15000, 14000 or 13000 BTU Portable Air Conditioners on Amazon
(NewAir NAC14KWH00 14000 BTU, Honeywell HJ5CESWK0 15000 BTU and Whynter ARC-131GD 13000 BTU) 

If a larger BTU unit is required, you might want to consider the following NewAir, Honeywell and Whynter portable air conditioners:  




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