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Portable Air Conditioners Buying Guide

Our buying guide will explain which type of portable air conditioner would suit you most, how much you can expect to pay for one, and which features are worth looking out for.



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157 reviews
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  • Build Quality
    3.5 (17)
  • Value for Money
    3.1 (18)
  • Ease of Use
    3.8 (17)
  • Cleaning & Maintenance
    4.0 (15)
  • Room Type
    • Small Bedroom (8)
    • Large Bedroom (7)
    • Living/Dining Area (6)
    • Small Office (2)
    • Whole House (1)
  • Noise Level
    2.9 (16)
  • Heating / Cooling Speed
    3.3 (17)
  • Portability
    3.9 (16)
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shou

shouChambers Flat, Queensland

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like

Does a satisfactory job

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We have the 12,000BTU version of this. We got this after reading good reviews of the Kogan-branded portable air cons on Choice. Have had it for 2 summers now and it is still going strong.

It has been used in the room for our newborn, which is about 9m2. On a hot day we may need to turn it on an hour prior to going into the room. The compressor can make some noise, but the child sleeps through it, probably because its always been there. The air-flow swing blades make a creaking sound when it swings, so we don't use that function. The temperature sensor seems to be a degree lower to our other thermometer in the room, but that is not a problem for us.

For $370 it is decent value for money.

Date PurchasedNov 2016
Manjot Grewal

Manjot GrewalSydney

  • 2 reviews

Ok. .Ok

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I bought it from Kogan and it was delivered within 7 days. I am using it since December 2017. It struggles a bit to cool the room when the temp gets 35+. It just blows cold air into the room and after a few hours the room does feel cooler (colder) but as soon as you turn off the unit the room heats up again. You need to be close to the unit to feel the cold air. The biggest drawback is its swing function. It just swings up and down. It's a little noisy but not too annoying. Overall configurations wise it is much cheaper than other Brands available in the market.

Date PurchasedDec 2017
Roby

Roby

  • 7 reviews

Light, Simple, Cheap, Works very Well

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Small moveable air conditioner which could be fitted almost everywhere needed. The unit is very simple to setup & operate. design is very robust. It delivers cold air very fast. It come with remote control. A little bit noisy but for the low $300 price, can't complain really. It works really well for small to medium size room.

Date PurchasedJan 2018
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R1ck

R1ckSydney

  • 2 reviews

As described

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Happy with the cooling for my bedroom product as advertised not too noisy. The good thing about is that the tray hardly fills up. Has a function of a timer which is a good idea for the bedroom. Came with free shipping it took a while to receive by post which only down side.

Date PurchasedNov 2017
Derk

Derk

  • 7 reviews

Pretty Cool

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Bought this from Kogan after seeing some decent reviews. The reviews are correct in saying that it's a solid unit and isn't too noisy. The window kit is a nice bonus and the wheels make it easy to move around. Actually I only received it yesterday but I haven't stopped using it since. It's actually a portable unit, as many similar products without wheels claim to be portable, but practically aren't. (These things weigh over 20kgs)

Date PurchasedFeb 2018
Lawrence L

Lawrence LSydney

  • 4 reviews

Keeps me cool for the summer and the price is fair

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So far I am relatively satisfied with this unit, the performance has been average, it's nothing special as it won't cool a whole house cool. However, it keeps my room cool enough for the summer. The unit isn't extremely portable as it's very heavy, but for a portable AC, it's understandable. Installation was a breeze as it was simply a plug in and put the tube out install. The unit is very loud compared to my wall AC unit, it blasts the whole room with air.

Date PurchasedDec 2017

Loud as a truck

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Date PurchasedJan 2018
pubcrawla

pubcrawlawarilla

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like

Good for a portable air con

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Good for a portable air con.
Pros can be move around easy, cools small and mid sizes room very well and computer rooms. l use it for cool down my mining . When it hit 40 outside then the 20 graphics cards in the room it was a life saver it got the room to 21.
Cons doesn't work in larger areas...

Date PurchasedNov 2017
Rob_Biggs

Rob_Biggs*

  • 11 reviews
  • 7 likes

Excellent for the Price. Good Quality

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Date PurchasedNov 2017
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Chris

ChrisSt Ives

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like

sturdy machine, still not enough to cool down a room when its 40C

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Bought this machine and was hope that it can cool down a room when the heatwave come during summer, unfortunately, even this 16000btu portable unit still can't do it, the exhaust hose is getting so hot so we use emergency blanket to wrap around it, so think again if you really want to get a really cool room, may be split system is the only way.

Date PurchasedDec 2017
Mckin

MckinMalvern

  • 7 reviews

Noisy but it works

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The cooling is actually pretty good for a small size room, plus make sure all windows are close.
It can be pretty loud no matter what mode is in, there are 3 modes, DRY, COOL, and FAN.
It has a internal water storage, so it doens't have to constantly plug on to a draining system for the cooling system to run.
I tried doing it on cool mode for a day, and when the unit is cool enough, change it to fan mode, so the water storage won't fill up. I have gotten the unit for 3 months, and i haven't drain it yet. It might have dried by itself.
Unit is very easy to install. Basically plug and play, except for the hot air outlet, that one can be tricky, but once you know the right way, it can be easily done.

Date PurchasedOct 2017
Jim P

Jim PAU

  • 4 reviews

Keeping me cool for its second summer

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I am sitting in my bedroom next to this unit as I write. My nice cool bedroom. This unit is more than capable of keeping even s large master bedroom cool on the hottest summer days. It won't cool a house down but for keeping a single room cool it's more than effective enough.

Date PurchasedJan 2017
I like toast

I like toastbrisbane

  • 14 reviews

When you can't afford a split system

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The unit is heavy but on castors. It was easy to install in my sliding windows and the duct exhaust kit is extendable to fit a variety of windows. The cooling unit is powerful, hence the weight, and cools my small living area beautifully. This is my first air conditioning unit and I wish I had invested sooner. Kogan received an endorsement for the best value air conditioners from a major industry ratings organisation and I totally agree. Great value for money, well built and a tad stylish! Good product Logan!

Date PurchasedJan 2018

Good for a tiny room. Struggles with Aussie heat on hot days.

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Date PurchasedNov 2017
Allan Vousden

Allan VousdenSydney, NSW

  • 8 reviews
  • 3 likes

How Can Kogan sell items that have not been tested

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The sound is good for me,It is Not The Problem of it,it Leaked Water all over my Carpet in my Bedroom,i really think that Kogan should test their products before sending them to Customers,especially when the product is Advertised as not needing emptying out the water as it is built with 'Misting Technology' that gets rid of the water,it's difficult for an Aged Pensioner who has disabilities to live in a bedroom that has water soaked carpet from a Shonky Air Conditioner. I contacted them about it,they sent me another one at no cost to me which ended up being Perfect,I'm Completly Satisfied about the second Air Con. but it Sticks in my mind why they didn't test the first one before they delivered it to me.

Date PurchasedDec 2017
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novicat3000

novicat3000Sydney, NSW

  • 6 reviews

Great value for money

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The cold air is fantastic! The external drainage feature is also a plus. The only negative I have is that the cold air shoots upwards. It was hard to tell from the product images how the air venting / swing would operate. Delivery was super swift (3 days). I have no regrets buying from Kogan.

Date PurchasedNov 2017
GTR186S

GTR186S

  • 2 reviews
  • 2 likes

dosn't wok as stated. liked to a 3/4 HP not a 3 HP

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Not satisfied.
Do's not do the job.
The Lounge Room size is 27 Square metre, In Darwin Northern Territory. the broken down A/c is a Kelvinator 2.5 Hp Split System and it kept the room cool. this unit will not lower the temp below 26 Degree C. even running all night.

Date PurchasedJan 2018
wendy.tan.90857

wendy.tan.90857Queensland, Australia

  • 2 reviews

Happy with it.

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Date PurchasedJan 2018
Lucy

LucyMelbourne

Noisy and doesn’t cool the room

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Extremely loud even on low setting. Doesn’t cool a small lounge room even with all other doors closed off. You have to sit in front of it to get the cold air. You would NOT be able to sleep with the noise. Window kit came with a screw that was too large so had to go to the hardware to get another. I would not recommend this product.

Date PurchasedJan 2018
Grant

GrantSydney

Wouldn't even turn on straight out of box

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I can't tell you how my air con unit works because I couldn't even turn it on faulty without even being used now I have had to mess around sending it back to kogan and have to wait for there mechanic to check it tomorrow is 2 and a half weeks since I bought it discusted the didn't send me a replacement

Date PurchasedDec 2017
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Questions & Answers

Renarl W.

Renarl W.asked

KAPORAIR14GA (4.1kW)

How often are people having to empty their tanks? I've been having to empty mine 2-3 times a night with the heater on 20-22, degrees is this normal?

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Peter

Peterasked

KAPORAIR14GA (4.1kW)

I want to run my 4.1kw kogan portable AC from a generator--how do I find out which generator can do this?

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Inez
Inez

Hi there! From what i know, kogan has a range of generators online, But their customer service is superb. If you contact them through their website they will be able to assist you further.

Tracy

Tracyasked

KAPORAIR14GA (4.1kW)

I have had my units for 4 years and can’t fault it but recently it has started to blow warm air when on cooling mode, any idea what could be wrong, regulator or do these units require regasing?
Thanks

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