Powerful floor air conditioners that keep you cool in the heat
If you’re in the market for a new AC, consider a floor unit for keeping the temperature low in your home. They’re portable between rooms and generally stronger than window units. And while they take up a tiny bit of floor space, they are painless to set up. Floor air conditioners are especially useful for rooms with oddly shaped windows, since the vent size is flexible. They are also a godsend in humid climates, as most have a dehumidifier function that literally sucks the excess moisture out of the air. If you’re looking for twice the BTUs and less hassle, a floor AC is the move for you. Here are some of our favorites currently on the market.
Built to cool a 20-foot-by-20-foot room, this 10,000 BTU air conditioner can bring your air temp down to a lovely 65 degrees. Its vent hose is 4 feet and 11 inches long and fits easily into any horizontal or vertical window. The standing unit is compact and rollable, making it easy to transport between rooms and store away during colder seasons. To clean the filter, simply remove it and run it under water twice a month. With both a LED display on the unit as well as a remote control, you can switch between cool, fan, and dehumidifying modes. It measures 16.5 x 11.5 x 26-inches.
The Vremi’s whopping 14,000 BTUs can cool up to 650-square feet of space down to 64-degrees. It has five modes: cool, sleep, fan, heat, and dry (or dehumidify). Use the remote control or LED display to change fan speed, mode, and time. To install, simply place the 5.6-foot hose into a horizontal window and plug the unit in. The Vremi has wheels, making it very easy to transport. It also has a removable and washable double filter. The unit measures 17.3 by 14 by 28.2 inches.
This 12,000-BTU unit cools rooms as large as 550 square feet and boasts thermal overload protection for added electrical safety. It also has a convenient smart thermostat function, allowing you to set the temperature and have it work as hard or as little as it needs in order to maintain that temperature. This mode is energy efficient, and you won’t have to worry about constantly turning the unit on and off. The Honeywell also has a sleep mode that ensures you fall asleep and wake up in a cool room, bringing the fan to low during the hours you’re in your deepest sleep. It also auto-dehumidifies and evaporates moisture through the vent hose, which is 4 feet long. This can be installed in both horizontal and vertical windows.
With 14,000 BTUs for cooling and 11,000 BTUs for heating, this AC/heater unit can control the temperature of a 700-square-foot room. It also has a strong dehumidifier function, evaporating up to 111 pints of water over the course of a day. Should you need it, the DELLA also comes with a drain hose in case it reaches water storage capacity. The unit’s LED display lets you control fan speed, temperature and mode. There are four modes: cool, heat, sleep, and dry. It also has energy efficient timer and sleep functions, ensuring that it doesn’t run when unnecessary. The air filter is removable and washable.
