Haier HPC12XCR 12000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner

Works as advertised had for 2 summers cools an average living room. Only downside is no heater but they make models with one so just know what you're buying.

The unit occasionally operates appropriately i.e. emits cold air with a high flow rate but more often than not the airflow volume is meager at best (even on high fan setting) and the unit does not keep a 450 square foot room cool. The low airflow typically manifests after the unit has been running about an hour and then a rattling starts to occur, followed by a extreme reduction in airflow and degraded cooling. The fans both spin normally during this odd low airflow issue but barely any airflow is noticeable from the vent; cold air can be felt if you put your hand very close to the vent but airflow can only be felt a few inches up from the vent so the unit does not keep the room cool since the cold air is not being pushed into the room very effectively. I would not recommend this air conditioner. I have recently purchased a replacement (different brand with same BTU) and my new air conditioner outperforms this unit by far. Unfortunately, I wasted money on this unit.

I bought this as a stop-gap fix for a failed A/C unit in my office building. I'm using it to cool our 600 SF payroll office (payroll is near and dear to me) until I get the RTU fixed. The office is interior- no windows- so I'm venting the exhaust up into the plenum space above the ceiling. You MUST vent this unit outside the cooled space; obviously, this unit trades hot air for cool air so the hot air has to go somewhere. I'm happy with the quality and performance of this unit and I would consider buying another one.

Haier HPC12XCR 12000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner Review We bought this to replace a 6k BTU windows unit. It was easy to set up and install. We have a master bedroom with a dressing room off the side and it keeps both cool. We leave it on high when we are out of the room and put it on low when we sleep. It is however a lot louder then a normal window unit which has most of the noise outside. We have another Haier and its not as loud as this one. The turning on of the compressor is mild compared to our old one though. Window install is quick and easy and unlike our other unit the hose seems to stay put in the window slide. It rolls nice and the cord is not to short. The remote is no back lite like our other so its useless in the dark until you know what buttons do what. I love that you don't have to drain it, this is a huge bonus. All in all still a good buy. Pro’s • Easy to install • No draining needed • Cools the room quick Con’s • Still noisy (this is something thats normal for portable units) • Remote is not back lite Conclusion Again, all in all this is a good unit. Its easy to install and cools the room good. Takes about 10 min for the compressor to come on when you start it up from being off for a while. I got no smell when it shuts off but we don't have a air tight house either. Its a good buy just remember that most potable ac units are noisy and you wont be able to shut off the fans without turning off the unit.

It’s a pain in the ass but works okay. You have to drain it every now and then or it’s gonna leak water everywhere. Maybe not in a dry environment but I’m in Buffalo, NY and the humidity is ridiculous some days. The bottom drain is a pain to access if you don’t have it off the floor. I don’t have anything to put it on so I just slightly hate life once a week when I drain this lol. The top one is easy to drain. It does a decent job cooling my bedroom. The average person would probably be thrilled with it but I enjoy sleeping in the Arctic at night (62-65 degrees F) so I think it’s just okay. It reads that it’s 61 degrees but it’s not 61 in the entire room, just wherever the thermometer is. Last year I used it on my first floor and it barely cooled anything. I think my first floor is like 800 sqft at most but it’s pretty open. I bought another 12k btu unit, however, that cools my first floor better than this unit does, for comparison. It’s pretty loud but I enjoy the white noise anyways so that’s not an issue for me. I’ve never even put batteries in the remote so I can’t tell you about that but remote controlled is nice to have. All in all I’m happy with this purchase. Definitely better than dying a slow, heated death during the summer!

It was a fair air conditioner while it worked, for a portable. It was loud and its cooling efficiency was just ok. I would have been content with it... if it lasted more than 2 years. I live in New England and only use an air conditioner for, at most, 3 months a year. It did an ok job the first and second year but when I started it up in 2020 the compressor would not come on. There is literally no place to get it fixed and, in any event, the repair costs would have almost certainly exceeded the cost of a new machine. A quality air conditioner should certainly last more than 6 months of total use over 2 years. Pass on this, and if its any indication of the brand, on all Haier models.

This is indubitably the best portable air conditioner/humidifier/fan in the market. I just installed mine and I’m pleased at its performance in every ramification. It is absolutely value for my money. Keep up the good work, Haier.

Haier portable 12,000 BTU unit has not enough cooling power to cool my 270 SF bedroom. I'm a handy man and installed it strictly according to the manual, run it for two days, outside temperature 78F inside 72F and it cannot get a lower temperature in a room even when I set unit temperature on 61F. It also shows wrong room temperature (69F on A/C unit instead of 72F on my wall thermometer) but it clearly has very little cooling power, I feel that cool air is blowing from the unit but it's not enough to cool down my bedroom below 68F. This unit has 3 fan speeds: hi, medium and low. I have noticed that fan is working on hi and low speeds without any difference, but on medium speed fan is not working at all, definitely electrical malfunction on a brand new unit. I was hoping that this unit will replace my old 8,000 BTU window air conditioner what is doing a far better job by cooling my bedroom, except when outside temperature is extremely hot as 90F - that is the reason I decided to get a portable unit wit more BTU. Very disappointed - now I have to return it.