Kenwood KW85 Portable Air Conditioner | 
| Brand: Kenwood
List Price: $800.00
Buy New: $499.99
You Save: $300.01 (38%)
Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 178625
Color: White
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 87
Dimensions (in): 40.2 x 21.3 x 17.7
MPN: KW85
Model: SPIG9
UPC: 044387660853
EAN: 0044387660853
ASIN: B0001FQU8U
Availability: Usually ships in 6-10 business days
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| Features:
| • | Easy-to-use push button controls and LCD display | | • | Built-in dehumidifier; remote control included | | • | Ready to cool quickly--just 3-to-5 minutes | | • | Exhaust hose included to ensure proper cooling | | • | Motorized louvers maximize airflow; 8,500 BTU's |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
This portable air conditioner has electronic controls with easy-to-use push button and LCD display. The window bracket is for easy installation and exhausting of hot air. The exhaust hose is included to ensure proper cooling--the unit must be vented with the exhaust hose. The remote control allows you to easily adjust the comfort level from anywhere in the room. The quick cooling unit is ready to cool after only 3-5 minutes of operation: Features: Performance: 8500 BTUs. Electronic controls. Window bracket. Exhause hose included. Remote control. Quick cooling. Motorized louvers. Built-in dehumidifier. Energy saving. Easily portable. Use it virtually anywhere.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 Don't expect to get this in one piece August 18, 2006
Dean Avola
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Like others have said before me, the Engineer that designed the packaging for this unit needs to go back and get his degree again. This unit arrived with the box falling apart and was delivered upside down because the bottom was falling open. Parts were missing and the unit was broken.
This is not the type of unit you want to purchase and have delivered across the country.
I called Amazon (In India) and after several calls was able to get them to replace the unit with the Delonghi.
 so-so July 25, 2006
H. Hang (westchester)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This big item does not cool a big room very well. Reminder: the BTU is only 8500 so it is recommended that you buy this item for a large bedroom or a small living room; otherwise your room will take forever to cool down.
Half of the plastic grill that directs air vertically were delivered broken but it is such a big item to repack and return so I decided just to keep it to eleviate the burden. I'm not sure if it was poorly packed or it was poorly delivered.....probably a bit of both.
 Well.... I like it. June 18, 2006
redwingblackbird (Ontario, CANADA)
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
After considering cutting holes in walls for wall mount units or trying to fit those ugly window jobs that always look jerry-rigged from both the inside and out I decided on a portable unit. I purchased the KW85 and had it installed within an hour after getting it home on a rather hot day. That alone was a pleasant surprise. So far (2 months later) it still works just fine.
I did take the precaution of running the dehumidifyer first for a couple of hours after initial installation so that the compressor would not be working so hard to cool the space. I also made sure that I followed the manufacturers recommendations on the unit placement and exhaust hose installation. If the intake vents are obstucted I can see how the unit would not work well, if at all.
Bottom line - if you have a minimum 3 feet x 4 feet space you can put it in and still vent properly this unit works wonderfully. If you don't have the floor space to dedicate to it and or would have to put a tight bend or more in the exhaust hose then you will likely be disappointed.
Sitting in cooled comfort with no holes in my walls... :)
ECU
 Looks nice, works great! June 13, 2006
Likes to Shop
7 out of 17 found this review helpful
LOVE this air conditioner. Not only looks nice in my family room, but has met our cooling needs perfectly!
 Does NOT do what it says on the box! December 24, 2005
C. Copp (Exeter, Devonshire, UK)
37 out of 51 found this review helpful
In the UK we had the "Trades Description Act", whereby if somebody over there sold you an air conditioner that actually made the room hotter you could sue! This is a piss poor unit, badly made, badly put together, badly designed, it is a BAD buy! Kenwood had such a good name..........once! Switch your manufacturing to China and you suffer the consequences! Avoid this like the plague, save up a bit more, wait a bit, suck ice from the fridge, anything but buy this crappy little thing! Wait until you can afford the real deal, go to a store, test and try before you buy! The Internet is NOT the best place to buy stuff like this. CDs...yes! Books...yes! Get a proper unit from an American company!! Get in yer car, drive downtown, find a family firm, ask for "Pop" or "Mom", listen to their advice, pay a bit more and you will get the benefit of their experience!
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