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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.
Perfect for a small room
I have been using this air conditioner for around 5 years and still works perfect. It is a little bit noise but you get used it. I dont have complaints
Purchased in January 2021.
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Sirpa K.Canberra Central 2602, ACT
Satisfied.
This air conditioning unit is fabulous for our bedroom. Does exactly what it is supposed to! It does well on it's highest setting and does well on the lowest setting to maintain the cool.
Purchased at The Good Guys for A$800.00.
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Nathanael GSouth East Queensland, QLD
Awful
We’ve kept it on all day, sealed off a small area of room to survive the heat and it’s still sweltering in here. If you stand right in front of it, you feel a cool breeze (albeit weak at best on the highest fan setting), if you move 1m away from it, you can easily sweat (32 outside 29 inside). Very disappointing to purchase the worst performing portable aircon I have ever owned. Please save yourself the disappointment, do not buy.
Purchased in February 2021 at The Good Guys for A$799.00.
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SueMurray Region, NSW
- 20 reviews
- 3 likes
- Olimpia Splendid Piu Eco 12
- Verified purchase
Perfect for small bedroom
My Evaporative cooler wasn't enough when the temperatures started reaching 44, 45 so my Son turned up this air conditioner. I am pleasantly suprised at how cool it gets my bedroom and how quiet it is.....compared to the evaporative cooler. It is light and easy to manouver and has more than enough exchaust pipe to reach my window. I live in a very dry area so perhaps that is why I havent had to drain any water like other users. I do however agree that fixed vents which point up toward the ceiling are rather annoying, also no swing function, which is why I gave it four stars.
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Poppysouth australia
- 6 reviews
- 4 likes
- Olimpia Splendid Piu Eco 12
- Verified purchase
Worth getting if you have no other options
This certainly does what it's supposed to which is cool a room. Bear in mind it isn't designed to cool large areas. I've only ever used it in a bedroom and it may take half an hour to an hour to get the room to cold but once it does it gets icy cold and stays that way. It can get a little loud on certain settings but if the choice is to sleep in a 40+ degree room that is quiet or a 20 degree room that is a little noisy, I'll take the latter.
Yes, it is heavy and awkward to move around, messing around with the window kit and filling gaps is annoying and it costs a lot to run, but if you have no other options to cool your place then this is still an excellent option to get through an Australian summer.
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Shaun MarriottCessnock, NSW
- 11 reviews
- 2 likes
Great Air con for renting
My wife and I only rent so we needed to look into a mobile Air conditioner and we purchased this one it is an amazing little air con and especially being able to move it from room to room, the controls are really easy to use and understand, and even on the hotest days it went great.
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AVD
- 6 reviews
Survived the summer
Knocked a star off because of the noise/dry vacuum feeling, but it can become white noise after a while (to block out neighbours' parties/flight path). I am not good at assembling, but had no problems with my (sash) window and I didn't remove or have to cut the flyscreen either. I used electrical tape and cardboard for the gaps. I move the unit from room to room and shut the door to keep a cool temp. Sometimes I can't be bothered moving it and am still able to cool my entire bedroom/kitchen/living (small 1 bedder) to a reasonable temp, and this...Read more
is with the PIU 12. Door snakes help and overhead ceiling fans improve performance. It really does cool on a hot day- especially a single room. It means I can stay home or do work in the evenings without escaping to a library or my car or a shopping centre for heat relief. It doesn't take too long to cool a room either. I have a shower (door closed), go back in my bedroom and it is already very cool - even when the walls are still warm to the touch from those 40 degree days. I had been warned off portable a/cs because of their inefficiency and failure to work, and I now regret not buying one years ago. Yes, I would rather a split system or window unit, but these options are not possible for most renters. The Olimpia got me to sleep and survive through this extremely hot Sydney summer. Electricity bills weren't too bad, and I occasionally kept it on all night. Warning: may not work easily on those wind out/push out windows. The other kinds of windows should be fine.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
William HNew South Wales, 2161
- 2 reviews
- 1 like
Great system for a studio apartment
Great little unit for smallish rooms or studio apartments.
Keeps my bedroom at around 20c in summer.
Easy to set up.
Just a bit confusing when a F l error message for filter cleaning pops up even when the filter is clean
This is a must product for them steamy summer days
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ish mulsydney
- 8 reviews
- Olimpia Splendid Piu Eco 12
- Verified purchase
average product
Very nice to sit in front of but didn't cool the room. Might be okay if you only want to cool the house at night when it's cool outside anyway, but too noisy to use in a bedroom. The window kit was a bit useless but we have improvised. Average buy.
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ishtahdsydney
- 4 reviews
- 1 like
- Olimpia Splendid Piu Eco 12
- Verified purchase
average product
This is a good portable air conditioner for small small apartments. Although it does a good job at cooling down the room it’s in, the air fails to travel as far as it is advertised on the website. Additionally, the unit sometimes becomes get quite loud due to the compression of air.
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Noorhan
- 5 reviews
So good product
I would truly recommend that product for everyone wants to buy this Olimpis Splendid Piu mechine.
You can use this machine in summer and winter. Makes your living room or bedroom cooler in summer and warmer in winter.
It is the best. Choose it please.
Thank you so much for your time!
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JennyPerth, WA
- 14 reviews
Works well and keeps me cool!!!
Purchased a 2nd hand PIU 12 unit from a friend recently and find it works really well in the small room I needed it for. I do find the hose somewhat restrictive ( the company says not to connect another to it) but its not a fan so doesn't need to blow air onto me so no biggie really.
I did see one review where someone commented on the fact that the air blows upwards as directed by a static vent...well of course...cold air drops so no point in being able to aim it low...bit of a 'duh' moment there!!
Don't find it uses too much power and ev...Read more
en though we have RC Air con which my hubby doesn't like me using because it is a power gobbler I can still keep myself cool with this little unit. Yes it is a little noisy but easy to tune out from (turn up the music ha ha) and I don't try to sleep with it so no problem for me there, but then that might be good to drown out the noisy neighbours and barking dogs. Only other issue but not problem...how do people use them in old houses with wind-out windows - which is what we have in the rest of the house - plus security screens? Luckily I have a sliding window in the room I use it in, but that might be an issue for some folks especially renters. Installation was easy using the window attachments but although a little heavy and awkward on carpet I don't need to move it around. Slides easily enough on hard floors. Do wonder though how you get the plug out to drain it...does it pull out or screw?? Its in very tight and we cant budge it either way...can anyone help us here please?Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
IAAMParramatta
- 4 reviews
- Olimpia Splendid Piu Eco 12
- Verified purchase
Below average
I bought this item one month back and i am not at all satisfied with it. The cooling is really bad, even if i keep the temperature at 18 degrees, the room does not cool. Plus its too noisy as well. Only plus side is i avoid the installation cost and mess.
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BeyonderAuckland
- 2 reviews
Good option!
I have been using this unit for more than a month on daily basis and I am satisfied with the performance, but not with the power bill. Quieter than other options, but overall I believe it is a good value for money if you look for a portable, reliable cooler.
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AlanMCLAREN VALE
- 6 reviews
- 1 like
It Does the Job
Bought one of these 2nd hand off Gumtree. We have ducted air, but I could not justify using that to cool just our bedroom at night. Set it to 19 the other night when it got to 37 during the day and it cooled the room quite well all night. It is not silent by any means, but it becomes background noise and I'm a light sleeper. It's heavy and cumbersome to move around, but all in all worth it for a good night's sleep in hot weather. Our bedroom is 20m2 with 2.4m ceilings.
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KrutiNewcastle
- 7 reviews
- 3 likes
- Olimpia Splendid Piu Eco 12
- Verified purchase
Does it’s job
Bought this for the upcoming Newcastle weather which I have heard could go to 40 degrees plus the humidity. Lot of advises (online, friends, sales people) to not to buy evaporative cooler (which are cheaper), hence bought portable air conditioner.
So far not terrible days but still used it couple of times.
PROS
- It is one of the best portable aircons and does it’s job perfectly well. So worth the money I spent.
- Easy to operate remote
CONS
- Manual is not helpful in how to install the exhaust to a window.
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Liam GAU
- Olimpia Splendid Piu Eco 12
- Verified purchase
Rubbish
Worst product ever i had the thing in a 25 Sq meter room never worked there so i tested it in 8 sq meter room, only cooled the room to 26 c when it was 28 c outside. Never buy a single hose portable ac any single hose ac is a piece of junk 3.5 kw yeah right more like 400 btu.
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Ohioboy1984Middlesboro
- 4 reviews
- 1 like
splendid
We recently bought 1 and we like it very much it keep the place nice and cold thinking about getting some for my family member for this christmas! who all is reading this should get one they are nice not to bad for there value I would highly recommend this to anyone.. especially during the hot months when we need to stay cool.
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Tony05Nowra
- 4 reviews
- 3 likes
- Olimpia Splendid Piu Eco 12
- Verified purchase
portable airconditioner
Bought this unit to go in my bedroom for the summer as I am a night worker so I need to be in bed by 4:30pm during the week. Was noisy but still able to go to sleep. Cooled down room well (3.4m x 3.0m). The unit wheels around well but if you have to lift it over anything it is heavy. Exhaust hosing does take up room and unit needs to be away from wall for hose to attach, but I am happy with the unit.
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shaynebrisbane
- 2 reviews
great for the price
this model was a great portable air conditioner for the price I paid . most other models for the same KW were at least another hundred dollars . it was in stock and easily picked up . I would consider buying another one and also referring to family and friends .
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Questions & Answers
Dione S.asked
What is F1 code means? And how to resolve it? Thanks for the response
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Rahail A.asked
Hi. How do I clean the filter. I can open the back grill and don’t know what to do next? Thanks
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Louiseasked
Looking for a slide part to aircon that fits into the window in w.a . Could U please let me know where to get this from.
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