DeLonghi PAC C-100 Portable Air Conditioner

Coldest air conditioner yet
Reviewed by: Vicki on 2008-08-16
I have been researching portable air conditioners for months now. I had settled on a certain brand but kept reading poor reviews. I really couldn't decide so I kept reading and reading. Just about losing my sight because of it. Then I recently had a client that mentioned he had a Delonghi and it was only 10,000 BTU's and it cooled the whole downstairs of his home and he didn't have to empty any trays. Sounded like it was just what I wanted. All of the other review I had read said they couldn't get their air conditioners to cool below 85% in hot weather. Well, isn't that when you want it cooler? When I checked you website, I was also amazed to see you offered free shipping. So with a small bit of trepidation I ordered it.

It's a little heavy for me to drag up two flights of stairs, but I lucked out and had my daughters' boyfriend here and off we went. I have a fairly large bedroom that really didn't cool well even with central air and a seperate unit in the window. My cats hated losing that window space. I thought it would take forever to put it together and figure out how to get the hose attached and out the window, but to my surprise it was ridiculously easy, sort of plug and play. The only problem we had was that my window was a little small and we had to cut a small portion of the part that goes in the window, not a real big deal. Since I was used to the air not working well, I put the temperature on 65 degrees. In about 5 minutes it was really cold and by the middle of the night I had to turn it up to 70%. It was great!

I haven't been that comfortable in the summer ever. It also has a lot of nice features like the dehumidifer and you can also just use the fan which other units don't have. The other reviews on different units also kept complaining about how noisy they were. Not true with the Delonghi. It's so much quieter than expected and a lot more so than the window unit I had.

I will most definitely recommend this to anyone that will listen to me. Thanks so perfecting this portable air conditioner.

Cools Well
Reviewed by: Carol on 2008-01-11
My apartment building doesn't turn on the AC until way too late in the season. As such, I boil. Then, they turn off the AC too early. I bought this unit in the fall as I like to sleep in a cool room. It works pretty well and I definitely sleep better.

This item (sku# de865) has been discontinued.

Please consider our alternate recommendation:
DeLonghi PAC W130E Portable Air Conditioner and Dehumidifier (13,000 BTU)