There's also the option to set the louver to swing up and down to circulate the cool air around the room a little more and a timer function that can be used to set either the start or end of the unit's operation. This is always the most fiddly part of getting any portable air conditioning unit set up, so make sure to factor in some time for this part of the process. It's also that Holy Grail of portable air con units – one that isn't headache-inducingly noisy to operate. The brand states the 9000BTU AEG Comfort 6000 Portable Air Conditioner will effectively cool a room of 13-18m², making it a good option for lowering the temperature in a smaller home or apartment during the hottest months of the year. After studying Print Design at Winchester School of Art, Amy spent multiple years working in the interior industry, including styling and visual merchandising for many well-known brands.

The dehumidifier is fitted with an advanced self-evaporative system, which means you won't have to empty the water tank half as much because most of what's collected is reused to cool the condenser coils. If this information did not resolve your question, please leave a thumbs down and comment on how you feel the article could be improved by one of our team.

However, the AEG Comfort 6000 Portable Air Conditioner is still one of the most powerful portable air conditioners I've tested, sending a strong and steady flow of air gushing into the room whether it's on Min or Max.

There's no way I would have been able to lift this air conditioner up stairs by myself, and I would have struggled with another (average strength) person.Turn the AEG Comfort 6000 Portable Air Conditioner on via the controls at the top of the unit and the touchscreen springs to life, lighting up to help you see what to press. Stand in front of the unit for few minutes on Cool mode and you'll soon start to feel positively chilly so quick is it to dispense the fridge-cold air. The sleep mode, for instance, never reached above 52dB in my tests, which isn’t much louder than the ambient noise outside my east London flat. It's not exactly stylish, but its glossy white finish and matt black top along with its curved sides do make it much easier on the eye than many.

In fact, with this unit turned on, you might not even realise there is a heatwave happening outdoors until you open the door.On the plus side, I found I didn't need the AEG Comfort 6000 Portable Air Conditioner running long to cool down a room. However, this is one of the few air conditioners I could manage to get to sleep with whilst it was on – and I'm a pretty light sleeper, so that's high praise indeed.