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Royal Sovereign ARP-1003E Portable Air Conditioner 10,000 BTU

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Royal Sovereign ARP-1003E Portable Air Conditioner 10,000 BTU

(29 customer reviews)

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ARP1003E

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Royal Sovereign’s ARP-1003E Portable Air Conditioner provides the ideal solution for powerful, portable cooling. Full featured performance is packed into this contemporary design that will look great in any room or office. This 10,000 BTU air conditioner features a Fan Mode to circulate air, and a Dehumidifier that will remove up to 79 pints per day. You'll never have to empty a bucket because this unit has advanced self-evaporating technology. This portable air conditioner features an electronic display, remote control, built-in timer, and a washable filter that collects dust for cleaner air. The bi-directional louver design and auto oscillation will cool a room faster by distributing the air to a wide area. Built-in EZ-Glide casters and easy set-up allows this Portable Air Conditioner to be easily moved from room to room.

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Product Details

Product Length:	14.6 inches
Product Width:	20.3 inches
Product Height:	34.5 inches
Product Weight:	103.0 pounds
Package Length:	20.0 inches
Package Width:	20.0 inches
Package Height:	15.0 inches
Package Weight:	20.0 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 29 reviews

Features

Self evaporative technology-no messy buckets to empty.
3 speed fan for low, medium or high cooling
BTU Performance certified in accordance with ASHRAE 128.2001 standards
Dehumidify Mode
Removable, washable air filter

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 2.0

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24 of 24 found the following review helpful:

Warning - There are a few things severely wrong with this unit. Jun 13, 2008 By Renderer
#1) [Marketing] It is clearly not self-evaporating (unless you live in a very dry climate). Sure, there's no bucket to empty - but a bucket would have been nice, since the unit is 100 pounds, and the drain plug is at the bottom. It holds about a pint, then...
#2) [Defect] leaks all over the carpet. At 59% relative humidity, it needs emptying every thirty minutes. We're going to have to replace a 4' x 6' piece of carpeting because the water it leaks has some kind of oily staining chemical residue. Even though the drain plug is secure & sealed, the leaks were coming from the inside the center of the unit.
#3) [Annoyance] It is loud. Very, very loud. Industrial facility loud.
#4) [Design Flaw] The heat exchanger vents hot air out a window, but does not replace it. This creates a negative pressure that draws air in from wherever it can - like unconditioned air from the rest of the house; or in our case, from the central air vents in the hot attic. So, while it's cool directly in front of the unit, the rest of the room becomes hotter than it would otherwise be.

It could work in a workshop or garage - somewhere you aren't necessarily worried about flooding & ridiculously loud noise, but I wouldn't recommend it for in-home use.

Maybe we got a bad one. Maybe they're all that way. Either way, it's going back.

10 of 10 found the following review helpful:

don't get this one Jun 13, 2008 By SC "sc"
2 problems:
-extremely noisy, hard to sleep if installed in the bedroom
-Water Tank, have to drain the water tank every 2-4 hours of use (depend on the humidity level), this thing weights more than 100 lbs and the water pipe is on the bottom, very hard to get the water out.

NOT worth the money.

9 of 9 found the following review helpful:

A unit like this deserves a review Jun 17, 2008 By Middle C Man "Consumer"
I totaly agree with Renderer this unit has been problamatic for me since I received it. First of all this unit I received is not faulty unless me and every other person got a faulty unit. It is not SELF EVAPORATING. It has its own container for water and the problem is it needs draining every two to three hours. I had this unit for about two weeks now and I had to do some changes to it in order for it to function well.
1) The container leaks. I had it in my room and after one hour the a/c started to leak and I had to get my carpet washed professionally because it caused my carpet to smell.
2) In order to solve this problem I connected a 1/2 inch hose (extra hose I had from my water cooling that I installed on my computer) to the drain plug and then attached the hose to a half gallon container. Now I can drain the container every 2 hours without worring about leaks.
3) It draws out more air then it replaces causing a vacuum effect. At first my window had some holes in it because the plastic it comes with doesn't completely seal in my window. I felt hot air comming from the window and it affected my overall cooling of the room.
4) I fixed this problem by adding duck tape all over the cracks on the window. Now since air has to come in from somewhere in order to equalize the outdoor pressure with the inside pressure of my room, warm air comes in from my door cracks.
5) The cooling of this is great but it wastes too much energy cooling my room. A window unit is much better and efficient than this unit. It takes two hours to lower my room temperature by 10 degrees due to the vacuum effect it has.
Basically if you can invest in a window unit this portable units are to ineficient and if you must get a portable unit get one that has evaporative cooling and that won't cause an unbalance of pressure in your room.

6 of 6 found the following review helpful:

Deceptive description - it is definitely NOT self-evaporating Jun 27, 2008 By Scott Yancey
Read Renderer's review, it is spot on. Yes, the unit is working but it quickly fills up with water and then shuts off, requiring you to fiddle with a drain plug about two inches above the floor, which makes it difficult to get any reasonably sized pan under it. Going to try connecting a hose with a clamp to it, and hope for the best. And, yes, it is rather noisy.

21 of 27 found the following review helpful:

Revision to my rave review...Was good until the humid months came.....Zero Stars Apr 21, 2008 By RSR
I initally gave this unit 5 stars but probably should have waited until the Summer was over to give a rating. Right now, I give it no stars! The unit worked fine for the first month, but when the humid Summer months kicked in, the unit had to be drained of the condensation water by removing the rubber plug in the back of the unit. The unit will only run 2 -3 hours before it automatically shuts off which is very inconvenient when it runs at night. It apparently has a very small water chamber. I was awoken by the beeping noise it makes when the water is full and then the unit won't go back on until it's drained. I used a flat baking pan while the water released from the chamber. It got worse when the castor wheels bent and the unit got lopsided. I unscrewed and removed them completely because it made the draining process ever more painful. To add insult to injury, the cheesy plastic adjustable vent area had a plastic piece break off and fall into the fan. I could not get to the broken piece to remove it, so I had to revert to breaking the rest of the vent to put my hand in and remove the piece. (great craftsmanship - insert sarcasm here) My brother bought a model by Sharp which is much quieter and is self evaporative, meaning, no water to drain every 2-3 hours. I wish I can return it for my money back but it's too late. Window A/C units are better if you have that option.

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