Portable Air Conditioners

Portable air conditioners are becoming more and more popular amongst people who are living in small spaces. The costs associated with the air conditioning make it more beneficial for someone living in a small space to spend a few hundred dollars on an air conditioner that can be moved from room to room since it is very rare that they will spend a great deal of time outside of one to two rooms.

If you are looking to buy an air conditioner you need to know what size of portable air conditioner you need to properly cool your home. Portable air conditioners come in different energy capacities. For example if you are looking to cool an area of approximately two hundred square feet then you would need an air conditioner that has 7500 BTUs.

A portable air conditioner has two functions. The main function is to cool an area, but it can also be used as dehumidifier as well. Some units, depending on the size, can remove up to eight gallons of moisture or water per day from the air in your room or your home. If you want to spend the extra money and buy an air conditioner with a built in heater you can also use it during the winter to heat your room or home. This means that some portable air conditioners essentially have three functions. You can heat, cool and dehumidify your home using one simple machine. The price range of these portable air conditioners can range from about two hundred dollars to almost one thousand dollars. The more expensive the portable air conditioner the larger the area that it can cool or heat.