Again, attaching the drainage hose is extremely straightforward to do, but you do need to supply your own bowl/bucket to collect the condensed water. Hence, you will need to vent the heated air generated by the AC out of the home using the supplied concertina hose and pile of window fittings. The Meaco range has an Energy Rating of A, meaning you can run them without worrying about the effect on your bills. Ensure you’ve got an extra pair of hands at your disposal or you’ll be dragging it on the floor, swivelling it from side to side as you try and make it to that front door. We don’t have a sliding door or window for me to try the fixed window plates on, however, this method also looks very straightforward.

Starting on the left there’s a timer, followed by a Speed button: the Low setting is surprisingly quiet; Medium produces more clout without excessive noise and High belts out a mini gale that thankfully still isn’t loud enough to irritate.You’re not going to be showing off this household addition to guests and a sleek black colourway may be a little more subtle in the space than this model and its larger sizing. Basic physics dictates that portable air conditioners must be quite large, a bit noisy and not the prettiest appliances to have in the household. Sleep Mode comes particularly welcomed for the light sleepers for its ability to keep you at the optimal temperature without loud humming.

I would recommend it to anyone looking to cool down a small bedroom, home office, nursery, or similar over the summer.The remote control allows the settings to be changed from a distance without the need of having to directly go to the unit. Lastly, you’ve got the fan mode, which essentially turns your air conditioner into a fan, without the heat extraction. The MC 14000 is packed with features that can be accessed via the included remote or from the top of the air conditioner itself, and as with installation, it’s incredibly simple to control, with clear, self-explanatory buttons. After two weeks our filters barely contained any dust or fibres, however, removing the filters was extremely easy and the whole process took just a couple of minutes. The sleep mode keeps the unit in low fan speed to ensure the lowest possible noise level, and you can combine this with the Off Timer so that the unit turns off at a set time, ensuring that you do not wake up cold during the night.