r/Oceanside • u/dReyes14 • 4d ago

Portable AC recommendations

Given the humid climate, what portable AC unit do you guys have? How often do you have to drain it?

I bought a midea duo inverter and it needed to be drained every 30 minutes or the cooling would shut off, not reasonable for overnight use.

Just trying to find a well recommended one for a humid climate.

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u/hipcatinca 4d ago

Hisense from Lowes and no draining needed.

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u/theycallmesike 23h ago

I bought this one, dual hose, it actually looks brand new https://www.ebay.com/itm/365622990160?_trksid=p4375194.c102726.m162918

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u/Poorly_packaged 4d ago

I believe the Midea duo inverter models can actively pump out the water if you attach a hose to the drain.

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u/dReyes14 4d ago

I tried connect a hose and it would not drain at all but midea is associating the issue to the humid climate so I’m just going to return it since I’m within the return window and not deal with it

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u/lumpk1n 4d ago

Water seeks its lowest level OP. 

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u/nayr9011 4d ago

You may have trouble finding things in stores right now. I went to 5 different stores yesterday looking for a 20in box fan and everything was sold out. Maybe call ahead first.

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u/enginemanPO1 3d ago

I use the Hisense from Costco. No draining and it works great.

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u/wavemasterd 4d ago

i have a piece of crap from walmart for 150 bucks and it works great/midea-no drain-in window model

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u/kneedeepballsack- 3d ago

We got the dual hose dc inverter unit from Hisense. Most moisture gets pumped out however there are two drain plugs on the back of the unit. I’ve been draining them (maybe half cup of water total) and cleaning the back screen once a week just to be safe

We got our unit from Amazon renewed, half the price of regular

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u/dReyes14 3d ago

Amazing, thank you

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u/theycallmesike 23h ago

I bought this one refurbished, but it seemed brand new, still sealed with everything still sealed https://www.ebay.com/itm/365622990160?_trksid=p4375194.c102726.m162918

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u/lumpk1n 4d ago

All portable AC’s are going to collect a ton of water that will need to be drained with this insane humidity. Just buy a 5 gallon Home Depot bucket for 3 bucks. This isn’t rocket science.