BLACK+DECKER BPACT08WT Portable Air Conditioner, 8,000 BTU, White ❄ One Year Review

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So far this is the best review for this unit I have seen. Thank you so much for showing us noise level and being honest about it. Thanks for the fan speed changes and hose issues. Great vid!

You are the best reviewer I have ever seen. thank you very much.

I’m also on my second summer with the black and decker portable a/c. I bought mine for my second floor bedroom. I can attest to it being a chore to move up and down stairs. It’s very heavy. I had to bring mine up two flights of stairs and it was not easy. Mine is also very loud. At first I thought I wouldn’t be able to sleep, but I got used to it. Now it doesn’t bother me at all. I agree with the window set up too. I have small areas where I need to add more insulation to plug up some little holes. I don’t particularly like how messy it looks with the insulation sticking out around it, but that’s just me being picky. Since my bedroom is up on the second floor, it gets very warm, and the portable unit has helped a lot. Overall, I’m happy with it. Thanks Jason!

Great video man, thank you, I think I will go ahead and get one of these.

Great review. Will be buying one for the summer. My home office faces west and gets the afternoon heat. Our central AC can’t seem to cool the room down enough so I will buy one for the summer. 👍👍

Great review, I need one

Thanks man! You did a great job on this review! What is your window size?

Awesome 👌 👏 review 👍 😊

Thanks for the review. I have one of these B&D portable air conditioners and I agree that they're loud - too loud to have on in a bedroom at night, unfortunately, which is what I wanted it for. I also use the strategy of turning it on in advance and then turning it off when I want to be in the room. It only has one filter which is easy to access in the back, and I also haven't needed to drain water out of the unit. Regarding the window vent, another downside is you lose the sound and temp insulation that a double-pane window provides when closed; with the vent installed I hear a lot more road noise and the room is colder in the winter. You also can't open the window if you just want fresh air instead of using the A/C, so if that's important it's better to put this in a room that has more than one window. Over all the unit works well, but it's good to be aware of the issues to avoid problems.

I have the same exact ac unit and I must say works great, like he said it’s a bit louder than other ac units but not too much, at least this ac unit is very small and does not take up much room what so ever, I definitely recommend, peace

Thank you 😊

Ive had mine for two summers and I like how it works pretty good when the outside air is around 80-85. The auto mode turns on and off the compressor based on temperature. However if your house isn’t insulated well or you have old windows or it’s hotter than 85 It doesn’t like to shut off. Everything around it is just heat. The exhaust is plastic and it heats up and gets pretty hot with a bunch of leaks Also if it’s 100 or higher outside. I have to run mine at 86-88 which kind of sucks. Also not sure if the remote has anything to do with how it registers temperature. I wish black and decker made the hose with insulation and a better seal. It’s also good if you rent a house or apartment. Great review though. Thanks for doing a 2 year review. I wish I’d see more of these.

Nice review. What about the water? Does it drip into a pan, or does it just evaporate?

Nice starts blowing air as soon as you plug it in? Is that normal ? And changing between fan speeds sound the exact same .

I've been thinking about one of these but maybe building a surround out of mdf lined with some rubber mats to contain the noise a little. Might get it down 10db.

Question, I live in an apartment and have a room but have no windows for outside. but there is a large square hole that connects to the living room and i think they made that hole so that AC air can go through the hole but it doesn't help. If i buy this Portable AC unit for my room and put that hose through the square hole through living room, will there be any water leaking from the hose? worst case i can think of is maybe put a bowl or something under neath the hose

you must have a misprint on your remote. I have the exact same model and the missing button says "air swing" on mine.

Do you have to remove any hoses before using the dehumidify mode?

Can you quantify the cost savings of running a unit like this over central air?