THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING...

All the Technology Connections subscribers say it with me now: HEAT PUMP!

They have fitted all the parts of a regular inverter heatpump into this. Twin rotary compressor, reversing valve , electronic expansion valve. Veriable frequency drive. Definitely one of the most advanced portable aircons i have ever seen.

For the curious - BTU= British thermal unit. It is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit 🙂

It's worth noting that as far as modern heat pumps are concerned, 200% efficiency is actually quite terrible. The more accurate term to use is COP - coefficient of performance, where 1.0 means that the heat moved is equal to the additional energy cost. A higher COP is better. This unit would then have a COP of 2.0. modern heat pumps typically have a COP ranging from 4.0 on the low end and 20.0 on the high end.

Thing is, for a heat pump like this to be 200% efficiet you would need to have the condenser and evaporator completely separate (one exclusively outside, the other exclusively inside) no matter which is which (the evaporator becomes a condenser when in heating mode). This is regardless of venting the air outside, there still needs to be a temperature difference between the two to keep its efficiency

how good must a product be that the company has the confidence to SPONSOR a TEAR DOWN video of their product ?!? amazing

Brother, I have never commented on one of your video's, but the "you can't even see it blow through my hair" comment floored me. Had to pause the video.... good stuff.

That "4-way valve" is a reversing valve. Two of the tubes on it never change, the one by itself is a discharge line, the one in the middle of the set of three is the suction line. The other two is where refrigerant is directed by the valve depending on whether you're in heat or cool mode.

Seeing those two heat exchangers on opposite sides of the box is actually comedic, solid temperature differential you've got there

The refrigerant called R290 is simply the flammable fluid Propane jejej, but with a small charge it is a perfect natural refrigerant with almost zero ODP and GWP. Another correction, the 4-way valve only reverse the direction of flow, so the evaporator becomes a condenser and vice versa, but it does not make any type of compression, the only part in the cycle responsible of compression is the compressor. The part responsible of the expansion is the thermostatic expansion valve between the condenser and evaporator.

This is cool. I wish Ecoflow made 2 part version of this unit connected with hoses for vans buses and RVs. Like a mini mini split. It would be way more mini compared to some much larger versions on the market currently.

Good luck on the re-assembly! That looks a bit more fun to get back together. Don't worry about those random "extra" pieces that might be leftover afterwards! haha The idea on these is nice, but I would use at home mostly and would be more inclined for a permanent mini-split at that price.

Let's be honest, the coolest part of every video, besides the content itself is the poetry behind every thoughtfully line of text. Amazing as always! :eyes-pink-heart-shape:

Just ONCE I'd like to see one of these "standalone" A/C units have both an intake and exhaust for the condenser coil's airflow. ALL These style devices exhaust the same air you're trying to cool/heat, which causes a pressure differential making the climate controlled space draw in outside air.

BTU is short for British Thermal Unit, a unit of measurement that shows just how much energy your air conditioner uses to remove heat from your home within an hour

So the coil that gets hot is going to be the condenser. The side that gets cold is going to be the evaporator. The refrigerant goes through an expansion valve which lowers causes the pressure to drop and therefore the refrigerant gets cold before going into the pump to get compressed, cooled, evaporated, condensed, and start over again.

I use something similar when I go camping in Florida. It's so crazy to be 85 degrees outside and 70 degrees inside a TENT! Makes a big difference when trying to sleep!

Great job on the video Zack! Thanks for making it.

Wow, a portable 1 hose ac unit. Ive never seen such a common thing before exept almost everywhere

This tech is anything but new. Most modern ac units could have this functionality with the installation of a single valve. But hopefully this is a good attention piece to make people aware of it