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EdgeStar Portable Air Conditioner
Learn more about the EdgeStar Portable Air Conditioner Model AP450Z Model AP450Z EdgeStar Portable Air Conditioner for up to 450 sq. ft.
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EdgeStar Portable Air Conditioner and Heater for up to 400 sq. ft.
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EdgeStar Portable Air Conditioner for up to 400 sq. ft.
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Koldfront Portable Air Conditioner for up to 400 sq. ft.
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EdgeStar Portable Air Conditioner
Powerful and affordable portable air conditioner units

How Does It Work?
Portable air conditioner units work on the same principles as "normal" air conditioners.
Air conditioners are heat movers.
Think of an air conditioner as a heat mover. For example, if you are cooling a room with a window air conditioner, the part of the unit that juts into your room is actually removing heat from the air that it blows out. This is why that air feels "cold" to you. The heat is then cycle to the outside-of-your-window part of the machine. This part dissipates the heat into the air. Thus, heat from inside your room is moved to outside your room and your room gets colder!
Air conditioners dehumidify the air as they cool.
Dehumidification is a side effect of air conditioning. For example, most window air conditioners remove moisture from inside your room and drip it outside your room.
Portable conditioners are heat movers.
Portable air conditioners move heat from inside your room to outside your room. Since portable air conditioners are physically located entirely within your room, they have an exhaust hose that expels heat from your room. This hose must be routed out a window, through a wall, into a drop ceiling, etc. This heat must go somewhere outside the room being cooled.
Portable air conditioners dehumidify as they cool.
Just like "normal" air conditioners, portable air conditioners dehumidify the air as they cool it and they collect this water (called condensate) in an internal bucket. There are several ways for portable air conditioners to collect and dispose of condensate. Many portable air conditioners use an internal bucket that must be manually emptied every few hours. EdgeStar portable air conditioners use a system that evaporates most or all condensate automatically.
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