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We ordered this item for a lake vacation at an unairconditioned cottage; our vacation happened to coincide with a record heat wave (90+ F) in the US that lasted our entire holiday (a week). The DeLonghi CF210 8500 BTU Portable Air Conditioner got a good, real-life, test—and it’s a mixed bag.

The good:

– Arrived quickly and undamaged from Amazon (FedEx ground).

– Good packaging—the box lifts off once the straps are cut.

– Rolls easily on castors; important because its heavy.

– Easy setup—our cottage had odd windows, yet we were able to vent.

– Dehumidifies very well.

– Remote control and lots of control over fan speed/direction.

The bad:

– Modest cooling ability; achieved at most 5-10 degrees cooler than outside.

– When run continuously, the condensate water cup fills in 4 hours or less.

– Requires fans (we used cheap box fans) to circulate the cooler air.

– The vent tubing is not insulated, we wrapped it in towels.

– Heavy (90 lb or so) and bulky.

– Annoying safety plug that periodically turned off the unit.

– Could not keep up in the peak heat of the day (95+); we opened up and re-cooled later nearer bedtime.

While it was not a great air conditioner (although it was a large cottage), it was a good dehumidifier and we were glad we had it at bedtime. My family does not sleep well in humid conditions and having a dehumidifier that vents outside (and therefore did not heat up the interior) was helpful.

The biggest problem with this unit is the water cup; the unit shuts off when it’s full and when trying to run this overnight it will shut off at least once while you are sleeping. Our cottage quickly re-heated when the unit turned off, so we had to get up periodically to empty the water cup. There did NOT seem to be any easy way to continuously drain on this model. This was the most annoying problem we had with this air conditioner.

Overall, in the circumstances we were in (poorly insulated unairconditioned cottage with odd windows), we were happier that we had it than not. It’s an expensive, weak air conditioner and good dehumidifier, but in a humid heat wave was acceptable.

For those that want more product details the manual is available at: http://www.delonghi.com/ (can’t add direct link—uses session ids), just click on the “customer support” tab.

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