DeLonghi Penguino Portable Air Conditioner Review
DeLonghi’s a pretty well-trusted brand – and with good reason! Their products usually work really well, whether they are heaters, dehumidifiers, or portable air conditioners. So this week, I’ve decided to take a look at the PAC-A120E 3-in-1 portable AC and see if it’s as great as the rest of DeLonghi’s other products.
I am actually very amazed at how great the Penguino works. It provides really cool air and functions as a portable air conditioner, dehumidifier, and fan all in one. It uses the new R-410A refrigerant, which means that the unit is much safer and much more efficient than others that use the R22 refrigerant (which has been declared an ozone depleter, actually). Additionally, this unit installs really easily – it comes with a window bracket and an exhaust hose! And by reading the manual provided by www.air-n-water.com, I recently found out that it comes with a “sleep mode” that gradually reduces the power and turns off by itself. This is a great feature that I think will come in handy once temperatures start reaching 90 degrees.
However, the unit is a little larger than I expected, but it’s not terrible. I just had to find some space where we could place it without anything obstructing the air flow.
If you’re interested, you can take a look at the PAC-A120E 12,000 BTU portable air conditioner from Delonghi at the Wal-Mart website. It’s also up on Air & Water.