BLACK+DECKER Smart Portable Air Conditioner with Heat, 14,000 BTU ASHRAE 128 (10,000 BTU DOE) Cooling, 12,000 BTU Heating for Rooms up to 700 Sq. Ft., Follow Me Remote, BPACT14HWT, White

This is an excellent air conditioner and heating unit. I've had this for a year so far. I live in the desert and it gets very hot in the summer. I kept it set at 70 and was comfortable. It wasn't ridiculous in my energy bill either. Maybe a 20 dollar a month difference. In the winter I kept it on 70 also and it was nice. When the ac is on if it's humid outside it will drain. So I put a Tupperware bowl under the hose to catch it n emptied it once a day if it was humid. Normal humidity here is less than 10 to 12 percent if u live in a more humid area u will need a bigger container to catch the drainage I also set it up on a table in the summer and on the floor in the winter bc it won't drain using the heat mode. Very good for the price

I bought this one after researching different air conditioners and liked that this one offered AC as well as heat, since we don't have a working central unit. I used the AC through the Summer and Fall. It kept the living room comfortable enough. On our 100⁰+ days, it was around 80⁰, which was to be expected. I kept the temp set around 78 - 80⁰ so the unit would cycle off and have a chance to cool down.Now its December and I'm hating this unit's heat function. It started out well enough and was keeping the room decently warm. I did have to elevated it to allow the tubing to drain into a jug so it wouldn't turn off because of a full drain pan and need to be drained every 30 - 40 minutes. However, even with it being allowed to drain, the unit freezes over far to easily and forms condensation on/in the exhaust hose. I have found frozen condensation on the outside of the exhaust hose numerous times, I have raised it and had (A LOT of) water run out of it, it drips the accumulated water all over the floor. You can hear the difference as ice begins to accumulate inside. You'll begin to hear what sounds like chunks of ice falling as it cycles on and off. It cycles on and off more frequently as it's not really heating the room adequately when it is freezing over. The only thing I can do when it begins doing this, is turn off the power and let it defrost, sitting in a cold room as it does so. I'll now gave to find a different heater that actually works. I had expected with the Black & Decker name, this would be a unit I could depend on to work and do what it was supposed to with minimal frustration. Sadly, it has not lived up to the name, nor the expectation. Since only the air conditioner function has been useful for me, this was a waste of money and I can not recommend it.

I've seen lots of other people posting around online asking how this can be done, so this review is also meant to help anyone trying to set a portable A/C up like this.I knew when I bought this unit that I wouldn't want the exhaust feeding out the window. Not only would it look weird there due to the layout of my apartment, but I didn't want even more noise from the street to make its way into my room while I was sleeping. So, since I'm next to my laundry room, I figured the dryer vent would be the perfect solution to get the A/C exhaust out of the building.Since my (and most) dryer vents are 4" and the A/C exhaust is 5", I went to Lowe's and bought a 5"-4" reducer and mounted that on a wall mountable back-draft damper. When the A/C isn't being used, it looks natural on the wall and helps to prevent any dryer dust from coming through. From there, the 4" ducting goes through the drywall into my laundry room and behind the dryer. I attached it to a 4" wye connecter with one end attached to the dryer vent and the other end to a 4" 200 CFM duct fan (see below for a link). Not only is this required since portable A/C units don't push exhaust out with enough power, but clothes dry way faster now too.To turn the duct fan on and off, I used a temperature controller (link below) with a probe inside the wye that is set to turn on when the temperature reaches 90 degrees. When just the A/C is running, the temperature gets up to 130, and when just the dryer is running it hovers around 100. The only downside of this system is that I can't use the dryer and the A/C at the same time, but that isn't a big deal to me at all.All in all, I'm really satisfied with the way this is setup. Not only does it look natural, but I can keep using my window on nice days without having to move the A/C unit.As for this unit itself, I couldn't be happier. I have a feeling a lot of these bad reviews are either units that were damaged during shipping or installed improperly, but I've always liked Black and Decker so I thought I'd give it a shot.Pros:- Cools an entire room in no time. I keep my room at about 70-73 during the day, but I can't sleep unless it's a lot colder, like 65-68. As soon as I'm ready for bed, I turn this puppy on and the room gets down to that temperature easily. I'll honestly never be able to sleep without one again. Plus, the white noise is a really positive side effect of having it on.- Easy to use remote and control panel. There's really nothing to it, just turn it on and set the temperature and it's off to the races.- The fan mode is great for circulating air. I hate stale air, and it keeps everything feeling fresh, even with the A/C off.- I've tried the heating mode once, and it really works. It sounds like it just flips an internal valve or something, but instead of removing heat from the room and exhausting that heat, it does the exact opposite. So I'd assume the air coming out is around 130 (mentioned above), but it definitely isn't dangerous and doesn't feel hot to the touch.- I've been using this for a few months now and haven't had to drain any moisture once.Cons:- Since I use this when I sleep, I always have to cover the LEDs with a drink coaster and my wallet before I get in bed. Even when the unit is in sleep mode, those LEDs are pretty bright.- Speaking of "sleep mode," I understand the idea behind it, but I like the temperature to stay constant all night so I don't use it (sleep mode will raise the temperature by two degrees over the course of 6 hours, then it'll turn off).- This is just me being picky wishing for pretty crazy features, but I really wish this was "smart" enough to be controlled by an Echo/Google Home. It'd be great to be able to turn it on and off with my nightly and morning routines. "Alexa, good night" already turns the lights off, but I'd love to hear this A/C kick into high gear at the same time.- Duct fan: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CTM0H6I/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1- Temperature controller: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HXM5UAC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Loved the AC worked great for 2 years and helped my husband stay cool’s during TX crazy hot summers.The heater works great. But this spring the AC is making crazy noise. I cannot believe it. It started to sell like it is burning. It’s so sad to see my wonderful AC burning out. I have never had an AC burn out so quickly. This is my ost black and decker brand. I will never buy a black and decker AC unit again. QI bought this one because it had a heating system.My other AC units lasted me well over 10 years.So sad I have to buy another one.Do not buy.