Hi All,
I am in need of an Air Conditioner and saw this email:
http://comms.kogan.com.au/display.php?M=1574799&C=5cf68233f6…
Kogan Air Conditioner for $299 + $45.41 delivery.
Thoughts? Is this a good deal? Is the Kogan A/C any good? I have no idea.
Thanks in advance for sharing your wisdom.
I think it's a bit pricey at this time of year, summer will be winding down soon so if you can tough it out a couple more weeks you'll see some autumn specials. Shipping really kills it too when as bergerberger says you can walk into a bricks & mortar store & get one for the same price.
It's also worth bearing in mind that over the last year or so they've been down as low as the sub-$200 mark at numerous variety stores, BigW specials & not much more at Bunnings IIRC!
No comment on this particular model I'm afraid, but can share some general wisdom on portable ACs:
Good general advice, but some of your 'con' comments are considerably outdated dude:
- Noisy.
Modern units are much less so, granted not as quiet as a split, but without pulling out a soundmeter I would estimate the R/C one a family member got from Bunnings for ~$250 on sale last year is 50-60% of the volume of my 20yo Dimplex.
- Water receptacle must be emptied regularly.
Modern units vent the majority of their evaporated moisture automatically now, they rarely need the tiny bit of water that might accumulate being emptied.
- No reverse cycle.
Many modern units have this function, even cheapies…see under noisy.
- Low resale value.
Why would you sell them, the purchase price is now much lower so they are a cheap, flexible asset to have on hand every summer. I wouldn't part with mine!
- Short warranty.
Compared to??? I've had quite a few splits installed over the years. Warranty on the unit ranges anywhere from 1-5yrs IME depending on brand. Lots of portables have stock 2yr warranties with a manufacturer's option to extend. These things also tend to be quite reliable IME.
"Modern units vent the majority of their evaporated moisture automatically now, they rarely need the tiny bit of water that might accumulate being emptied."
To me, this is now the number-one reason not to purchase one. Removing moisture from the air is a big part of cooling a room. Doing so "dries" the air and removes humidity (the stickiness people feel in hot weather).
The fact they replace moisture back into the air is more a quick fix to a marketing problem, than a desirable feature. In fact, I'd rather have to empty a water tank… At least then it's not being replaced into the air, making me sticky and encouraging mildew.
They're ok if you really can't put one in a window because you rent, etc. But there's even ways around that. (I've sat a window aircon on a desk before, just in front of the window - and then enclosed the gap between it and the window with cardboard and tape - to vent the hot air to the outside.)
Even though it's that Kogan guy… I'd be very wary. Cheap, Chinese, portable air condtioner, is two "C's" too many in a sentence (in my opinion).
The evaporated moisture is vented outside the room with the hot air via the exhaust hose, not back into your cooled room.
Ah, ok… The ones I've seen said nothing about that.
Thanks for the advice all. Will probably heed stewballs advice and wait for a bit.
got the same email, tried to unsubscribe again, but i think they just do a different type of email to unsubscribe to..
Retravision have a Daijistu for $298 at the moment too. We have one at work and its alright. kogan are new to the air con market so not sure if anyone here would have tried one?