DeLonghi CF210 8500 BTU Portable Air Conditioner Review

We ordered this item for a lake vacation at an unairconditioned cottage; our vacation happened to coincide with a record heat wave (90+ F) in the US that lasted our entire holiday (a week).The DeLonghi CF210 8500 BTU Portable Air Conditioner got a good, real-life, test---and it's a mixed bag.

The good:

-- Arrived quickly and undamaged from Amazon (FedEx ground).
-- Good packaging---the box lifts off once the straps are cut.
-- Rolls easily on castors; important because its heavy.
-- Easy setup---our cottage had odd windows, yet we were able to vent.
-- Dehumidifies very well.

The bad:

-- Modest cooling ability; achieved at most 5-10 degrees cooler than outside.
-- When run continuously, the condensate water cup fills in 4 hours or less.
-- Requires fans (we used cheap box fans) to circulate the cooler air.
-- The vent tubing is not insulated, we wrapped it in towels.
-- Heavy (90 lb or so) and bulky.
-- Annoying safety plug that periodically turned off the unit.
-- Could not keep up in the peak heat of the day (95+); we opened up and re-cooled later nearer bedtime.

While it was not a great air conditioner (although it was a large cottage), it was a good dehumidifier and we were glad we had it at bedtime. My family does not sleep well in humid conditions and having a dehumidifier that vents outside (and therefore did not heat up the interior) was helpful.

The biggest problem with this unit is the water cup; the unit shuts off when it's full and when trying to run this overnight it will shut off at least once while you are sleeping.Ourcottage quickly re-heated when the unit turned off, so we had to get up periodically to empty the water cup. There did NOT seem to be any easy way to continuously drain on this model.This was the most annoying problem we had with this air conditioner.

Overall, in the circumstances we were in (poorly insulated unairconditioned cottage with odd windows), we happier that we had it than not. It's an expensive, weak air conditioner and good dehumidifier, but in a humid heat wave was acceptable.

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Product Description:
The DeLonghi portable air conditioner model CF210 has and electronic soft-touch key pad with LCD display for convenient and easy operation that controlls the thermostat and 24 hour timer function. The remote control allows you to easily control the comfort level from anywhere in the room. The unit comes with a window bracket and exhaust hose for easy installation and venting of hot air to insure proper cooling. The portable air conditioner it prerfect for bed room, family room, home office computer room, wine cellar, garage or attic. The unit is easily moved from room to room on it's durable indoor castor wheels. It performs quietly because of the high efficiency compressor and components. Saves energy over a central air conditioner as you can target just the area you want cooled with a portable air conditioner.

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