BLACK+DECKER Portable Air Conditioner, 8,500 BTU, BPACT05SM, White | 5,100 BTU SACC for Rooms Up To 350 Sq. Ft., 3-in-1 Portable AC, Fan and Dehum with Full Function Remote Control & Window Kit

I've been using this AC unit for 3 weeks now and have been very impressed with it. The dehumidify feature is fantastic and the fact the water goes out the exhaust vent instead of needing to be drained regularly is next level. The sleep mode is great and keeps the room temperature perfect throughout the entire night. The window kit fit my window perfectly and I was able to easily get a perfect seal around it on my window which was a huge thing for me with the help of some tape. It is a very powerful unit that easily cools my room without needing to constantly run the compressor. I believe its claim of handling up to 350 square feet easily, it could possibly do more. For my use case I no longer wanted a window unit and this is a perfect alternative. I love that I can select a temp and the unit will maintain the room there on its own. The sound level is comparable to a hotel ac unit its not quiet by any means but its not ridiculously loud either. Similar to a loud box fan but also consistent with no loud rattling. I'm used to sleeping with the white noise so I find it soothing at night. The filters are easy to slide out and clean, I like how they are positioned in the unit they will catch any incoming debris. I saw in some reviews people received theirs with the wheels broken but this was not the case with mine all 4 are intact and working fine. Value for money wise I don't think I could have found a better unit this one is perfect for my use case cooling a bedroom during the summer this thing moves air. Also a tip for anyone using this unit if you're using fan only mode do not use the vent hose, the fan air blows the hardest out of the vent hose port on fan only mode it is an incredibly powerful fan. Another tip is the unit really only needs using on the lower fan speed setting. It is quieter, moves tons of air, more efficient, and in AC mode the air has more time to pass over the cooling services allowing the air to become cooler before exiting the unit. I typically don't write product reviews but I was so impressed by the unit and blown away at the low rating that I had to include my own. I can tell the low 4 star product rating is from the broken wheels mainly and that is an unfortunate flaw for many but it appears to have been fixed on the packaging for the unit now. Black + Decker or Amazon if you want to hook with up with more AC units to test out this summer I'll gladly accept, review, and post videos!

Ugh. So disappointed. I bought like new. I don't expect perfection but almost everything was damaged. 1 wheel broken. Dent window kit. Dents on unit. The plug for drain line cut off. Terrible. This should have been 50 bucks. Now I did took off all the wheels and dragggggg this unit across the room to test it out. It did cool my small office room within an hr. It's 104 in Phoenix. Took 2 hrs to cool down to 82 degrees. Not bad but disappointed. I contacted the company if I can at least get a wheel for free. Debating to return this.

I was skeptical about getting this A/C. In the description it said it was 8500BTU. But when I got the box it says 5100 BTU. I learned later that there are TWO different BTU standards, so it is actually BOTH. Upon opening the box, I got aggravated when I saw 5100BTU. I had specifically been avoiding 5000BTU units because my room is 315 SqFt, and sits above a hot garage, which is above a 5K BTU unit's normal capabilities. I decided to go ahead and plug it in, thinking I'd probably have to return it. NOT. This unit DELIVERS. It cooled all 315 sq ft down in 15 minutes. Now, it's absolutely not noiseless. But I can live with the noise. I just set the blower on HIGH to cool the room down then put in on LOW to keep the temperature maintained. This unit DELIVERS. Will it cool a room down to 65 degrees? Not sure because I like my rooms in the middle 70's. But my once 84 degree room now sits at a pleasant 75 without the unit continually running. Very pleased.

This unit (I have the 8500 btu model) does a nice job of keeping a small-to-medium-sized room cool. I have not tried it in a large room. It is easy to use and the included remote control is convenient. The unit has wheels on the bottom that make moving it on hard floors easy. It probably should be carried over carpets and weighs 48 pounds but handles molded into each side make lifting it not too hard for someone who can deal with that weight. It is quieter than I had expected; AC units are hardly silent but this one’s sound, though quite obvious, does not significantly interfere with conversation, listening to the TV, etc., even when the compressor is on. The fan’s speed cannot be adjusted, it is either on or off. There are complaints in the comments about difficulty of assembly. No assembly is needed except for the installation of a wide tube that runs from the back of the unit to a plastic bracket that fits in an open window. The tube vents the hot air that an AC unit exhausts. Installing the plastic caps that screw onto each end of the tube can be tricky. Unfortunately, the instruction manual does not clearly explain that they screw on counterclockwise, opposite the standard direction. Extend a few inches of each end of the tube fully (the tube has accordion folds in it so that it can be compressed and extended) and screw the caps on counterclockwise without much pressure (so that the folds don’t collapse). The box also contains a plastic drain hose that can be used occasionally to empty water that may condense in the unit. Little, if any, water has built up in my unit over the few weeks I have used it but my climate is quite dry. Any water should of course be drained before the unit is stored.

Works excellent. Zero issues. Love it.

Barely does anything for my tiny bedroom (<200 sq ft), quite loud, but I guess it's cheap and convenient

Amazing ac. It cools down the room instantly and it's become so cold that we have to turn it off for some hours throughout the day. Wish we got it sooner for the beginning of summer. Easy to set up

Edit: Well, after writing the review below, I ran into a problem. The A/C just suddenly turns off while it's running in cool mode. (It's not like when it cycles between the compressor and the fan; it just stops running entirely, even though the desired temp is still lit up on the display.) If I hit the on/off button, it makes the two beeps sound that indicates "off" (even though it's not running). I can turn it right back on, and it seems to work, but I can't keep waking up every 20 min to turn it on! Have done all the required trouble-shooting (check the electricity, filters, drain pan, exhaust hose is not kinked, etc) - all fine, and it does it even when it's not particularly hot out. Also does it within 15 minutes of turning it on. I contacted Black & Decker and they are happy to send a replacement -- but that means I have to uninstall this one, pack it up and ship it, and wait up to "7 to 10 days" for a replacement, and then re-install that one. Needless to say, not ideal when it's in the 90s. I asked for a refund instead and they wouldn't give it to me. Really disappointed - and dreading the next few weeks without an a/c! Please fix this, Black & Decker! I'm happy with this purchase. I've never had a portable A/C, but had to buy this because my windows in the place I live now won't open wide enough for a window unit. The A/C was easy to set up and install. I'm pleased that it's a compact size. It cools my room efficiently and quickly. The noise level is absolutely fine and what I would expect - certainly not louder than a window A/C. I really like the fact that when it switches from cooling to fan mode as the room cools, there's not a big "clunk" or other noise (which I have had happen with other A/Cs). Everything feels solid and well-made. Love the fact that I can control it with the remote.

Love this AC unit (8500 BTU). It's surprisingly efficient. But please take note the window kit IS FOR A SLIDING WINDOW frame, NOT for rolling windows. Otherwise I would've given it a 5 stars rating.