Product Description
The Whirlpool ACP122GPW1 12,000 BTU 115V Portable Air Conditioner is an affordable unit designed to cool rooms up to 550 square feet. It has electronic controls with LCD display and three operating modes (cooling, dry and fan). Choose from 3 cooling speeds (high, mid or low) plus auto, 1 dry speed (low) and 3 fan speeds (high, mid or low) for maximum versatility. Additional options include Rapid Cool, 6th Sense and Sleep. Rapid Cool automatically sets the fan speed to high and the temperature to 64°F (18ºC) for fast cooling. The 6th Sense option automatically selects either Cooling or Dry mode depending on the room temperature and sets the temperature to 79ºF (26ºC). The Sleep option automatically sets the fan speed to low and dims the control panel lights. Additional features include a 24-hour programmable timer, motorized air swing and auto-restart. With a flexible exhaust hose and castor wheels, this portable unit will keep you cool wherever you go.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2751183 in Home
- Color: White
- Brand: Whirlpool
- Model: ACP122GPW1
- Released on: 2013-06-01
- Dimensions: 33.13" h x 18.13" w x 14.75" l, 83.00 pounds
Features
- Three operating modes include cooling, dry and fan
- Electronic controls with LCD display and full-function remote control
- 3.63 pints per hour dehumidification
- Removable, washable filter with clean filter alert
- Window exhaust kit and installation instructions included
Most helpful customer reviews
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Just Shy Of Four Stars For An Ohio User...
By Sheila Chilcote-Collins
I was super excited to receive the Whirlpool 12,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner as we own a ranch style house just under 900 square feet. While this air conditioner REALLY COOLS the WHOLE house the dehumidification feature just cannot keep up with the super humid summers in Ohio. The two water tanks fill up very quickly and the unit actually leaked on to my hardwood floor which I was less than happy about. I don't feel safe letting the unit run when I am asleep or not at home which poses a huge problem. However, I remedied the situation by placing the unit on a black, plastic boot/shoe mud room tray. Maybe in Arizona or Colorado where there is very little humidity, this unit might work at it's full capacity. But for any humid day over 60% (which is pretty much all the time in Ohio during summer and early fall)this unit basically needs to be set up to be continually drained which would really eliminate the "PORTABLE" function of the air conditioner.
The exhaust kit is fairly easy to install, however the electrical cord should be longer since it needs to sit quite a ways a way from the window or sliding glass door that you vent it out of.
The unit states that it can handle 3.63 pints per hour dehumidification, however, this is the main problem with the unit for a user like me. The unit was packed OK, but arrived partially damaged like many other reviewers. I checked to make sure I didn't have a crack in the bottom or anywhere near the water tanks. The only crack I found was a cosmetic one in the side venting. Basically, if you live in a humid part of the US, I really can't recommend this product unless you are able to somehow rig the unit to continually self drain... A little disappointing...
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Quick Set Up Once Positioned
By J. E. Nelson
Having grown up in rural Wisconsin where central air was virtually unheard of, I was all too familiar with the use of bulky window air conditioners. While they were never terribly difficult to set up, they weren't the easiest thing to move from room to room if we felt the need. I was quite excited to try a portable air conditioning unit that could be moved where we need it.
I came home and found the box sitting on my doorstep. I grabbed the box to take it inside and the first thing I will comment on is that it is heavy. While I have not weighed the air conditioner on a scale, I do believe the Amazon shipping weight of 84 pounds is pretty close.
The air conditioning unit unpacks very easily. There are two shipping bands that wrap around the unit. Clip those and the top of the box slips right off! The unit can now be rolled right on the floor.
From unpacking the unit to cold air was a mere 20 minutes. The air conditioner is easy to install on any single/double hung window or sliding window that the sliding hose mount will fit into. The sliding piece the hose mounts to will expand from 33 5/8 to about 48 inches if both pieces are used (any smaller than 33 5/8 inches and the inside slider will hit the exhaust hose). If you use the single piece, it measures in at 24 5/16 inches.
Once the hose is assembled and screwed to the sliding barrier, you place the sliding barrier in the window, insulate the top of the window with a provided piece of foam insulation, and secure the window (if desired) with an "L" shaped bracket that screws into the window frame.
The hardest part of using this unit is the actual placement of the unit. At around 80 pounds, the unit is heavy and awkward to lift. Once on the floor of the home where the unit will be used, it is fairly easy to roll around. However, if using the unit in the home of someone who can not lift that kind of weight, it would be best to be prepared to have someone assist with moving the unit up and down any stairs.
I turned off the central AC in my home and put the Whirlpool Portable Air Conditioning unit downstairs to cool, which is an area of roughly 1500 square feet. While the unit did not cool the area any further, it did maintain the temperature in an area that large.
I then moved the unit upstairs to our loft that is filled with windows that face the setting sun. The loft is very difficult to maintain a reasonable temperature in the summer evenings and makes the rest of the upstairs very hot. Attempts to cool the upstairs were largely unsuccessful using the dampers in the ductwork. I hauled this unit up the stairs (learning that I needed to drain the water first in the process) and put it in the loft. This unit made all the difference in the world. We no longer had to run our central AC as long or as hard. To be honest, I have no idea if there was a net energy savings or not by running central air conditioning with a portable air conditioner. The unit did a great job cooling the larger upstairs unit.
Configuration and operation of the portable air conditioner is a bit challenging at first. It definitely required me to read the User Guide. The unit is easy enough to get cold air coming out without referencing the User Guide, but things like setting the clock on the unit I could not figure out without reading. There were several other functions that I would have had no idea what they were without opening the book.
Overall, I have been quite pleased with this unit. Aside from being heavy and awkward to handle, it cooled quite well. I would have liked to have some sort of indication of how big an area this unit could cool, but I never found any in the documentation or online when I looked. I can say that it maintained temperature in roughly a 1500 square foot area and it cooled my upstairs area, which is about 900 square feet, by a degree or two in a few hours. I would suspect that it would do quite well cooling an area of 500 to 600 square feet. As long as someone can handle the weight or has someone to help them lift it if needed, it is definitely a unit I would recommend.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Bulky & pricey by its luxurious nature, but aesthetically boring
By Eugene Tenenbaum
The Whirlpool ACP122GPW effectively and quietly cools a 550 sq. ft U-shaped apartment with a help of a window fan pushing the air out at apt's opposite end. In addition to functions found in a typical A/C unit, the ACP122GPW has the nice extra combinations called Rapid Cool, 6th Sense (automatic selection between cooling and only drying) and Sleep available remotely and also from the top panel with a monochromatic LCD display and delineated in the description above. The window exhaust adapter can be installed horizontally as well as vertically. The evaporation mechanism efficiently removes extracted moisture and prevents its condensation inside. The Use & Care Guide is available for downloading from the manufacturer site. However, the ACP122GPW is made of ordinary plastic and looks plain and uninspiring. It is definitely not so-called European design.
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