Consumer Reports Window Air Conditioners 2015

Results in the following chart are gathered from consumer reports 2018 summer survey of 5 249 window air conditioners owned by members who purchased a new unit between 2008 and 2018.

Consumer reports window air conditioners 2015.

A faulty installation can damage your ac or worse it can fall out of the window. To ensure that you have the best advice we surveyed almost 22 000 consumer reports members about new central air conditioning systems they bought and installed between 2007 and 2018. At consumer reports we test room air conditioners in a special climate controlled chamber. Get unbiased ratings and reviews for 9 000 products and services from consumer reports plus trusted advice and in depth reporting on what matters most.

All the window air conditioners in consumer reports latest tests do a good enough job at keeping you cool. Consumer reports explains step by step how to install a window air conditioner. A window air conditioner is different from the portable models and once there are connected you can t move them around. None of that matters if the air conditioner doesn t perform well.

That s why in consumer reports special lab window air conditioners must lower the temperature inside this chamber to a set point. An air conditioning unit designed for window mounting will require you to bore a space on your wall where you will place it therefore you must determine the right location in your house for proper operation. Consumer reports tests the comfort level of portable air conditioners based on how a model cooled a room sized for the particular unit on its low fan setting and how accurate it came to.