Fri, June 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM UTC To help you find the best home cooling for you, we’ve rounded up the best vent-hose and evaporative portable stand-alone AC units in a variety of styles and sizes.

If you’re in the market for a premium portable air conditioner, you’ll find none better than the Whynter ARC-1230WN, which earned top marks in our larger tested review of the best portable AC units.

The best portable air conditioner might just help you survive the coming summer months, especially if you have an antiquated unit and no way of installing a newer wall or window air conditioner. With ...

For many, this is the best time of year. Warm days and cool nights with the promise of summer in the air. And while we may be excited to see those rising temperatures, sometimes those extreme ...

Portable ACs have specific quirks to consider. Here's what I learned about buying and installing a mobile air conditioner. John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing and reviewing home ...

ChillWell AC has set the portable AC market on fire this spring and summer season with its next-generation air cooling system that can go anywhere at anytime users need a refreshing blast of ...

Most people buy a portable air conditioner to keep their rooms cool without needing to install a window unit or central AC. But many people don’t realize that portable ACs regularly collect water—and ...

SAN ANTONIO – Though they work with water all day, San Antonio Water System field crews don’t have the coolest of conditions. They dig stifling trenches at job sites that are often in direct sunlight ...

After years of sticky summers in small city apartments, my childhood memories of air-conditioned houses started to feel more and more distant. Living in buildings with small, oddly-shaped windows or ...