Compare
Shinco portable air conditioners side by side
| Model | Cooling (ASHRAE) | Cooling (DOE SACC) | Room | Noise | Modes | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPF1 12,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner | 12,000 BTU | 7,500 BTU | Up to 450 sq ft | 52 dB | Cool, Dry, Fan | $289.99 |
| SPF2 Portable Air Conditioner | 8,000 BTU / 10,000 BTU / 12,000 BTU | 4,550 / 6,450 / 7,800 BTU | Up to 350 / 400 / 450 sq ft | 55 / 52 dB | Cool, Dry, Fan | $197.99 |
| SPF2 Portable Air Conditioner with Heat | 10,000 BTU | 6,450 BTU | Up to 400 sq ft | 52 dB | Cool, Heat, Dry, Fan | $275.49 |
| SPU2 14,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner with Heat | 14,000 BTU | 10,000 BTU | Up to 700 sq ft | 57 dB | Cool, Heat, Dry, Fan | $340.88 |
| SPU2 14,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner | 14,000 BTU | 10,000 BTU | Up to 700 sq ft | 57 dB | Cool, Dry, Fan | $299.99 |
How to choose a Shinco portable air conditioner
Start from the room. The SPF2 covers bedrooms and offices from 350 to 450 square feet in three sizes. The SPF1 is the 12,000 BTU unit for a living room, in a Standard, a Wi-Fi and an Auto-evaporation version. The SPU2 at 14,000 BTU takes a room up to 700 square feet. Two of them come with a heat mode for the months when you need the opposite.
Then compare the second number. The DOE seasonal rating is measured at 83°F and 95°F outdoors and counts the warm air the unit draws into the room, so it reads lower than the ASHRAE figure on the box: 4,550 against 8,000 on the smallest SPF2, 10,000 against 14,000 on the SPU2. Two units with the same ASHRAE number can differ here, and this is the number that predicts how a room feels.
Our guide Portable air conditioner BTU: the two ratings and the room size each one means goes further. Portable air conditioners here belong to Shinco air conditioners and dehumidifiers.
Questions
Shinco portable air conditioners: questions
Do you have to empty water from a Shinco portable AC?
Not in normal use on the SPF2 and SPF1: they evaporate the water they collect and send it out through the exhaust hose, up to 19.2 to 43.2 liters a day depending on the size.
Which Shinco portable AC will you hear least?
On our spec sheets the SPF2 at 12,000 BTU and the SPF1 are listed at 52 dB, the 8,000 BTU SPF2 at 55 dB and the SPU2 at 57 dB.
Can you run a Shinco portable AC over Wi-Fi?
Yes, the SPF1 in its Wi-Fi version, run from the Smart Life app.
Which Shinco portable ACs heat your room as well?
The SPF2 with heat at 10,000 BTU and the SPU2 with heat at 14,000 BTU.
Two figures to keep in mind with any portable air conditioner: the seasonal rating the Department of Energy defines, and the wall outlet it plugs into.