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# 91 pints/day dehumidifying capacity Quiet 52.5 dBA operation 13,000 BTU powerful cooling ARC-131GD

**Brand:** whynter
**Price:** € 1490.39
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## Summary

> ❄️ Chill smarter, not louder — cool your space like a pro!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** ARC-131GD by whynter
- **How much does it cost?** € 1490.39 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.fi](https://www.desertcart.fi/products/6096298-arc-131gd)

## Best For

- whynter enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted whynter brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Stay Fresh & Dry:** Built-in dehumidifier removes up to 91 pints of moisture daily, ensuring comfort and air quality.
- • **Smart & Convenient:** Remote control with display and auto drain function means zero hassle and full control at your fingertips.
- • **Portable Powerhouse:** Caster wheels and compact design with included storage bag make moving and storing a breeze.
- • **Whisper-Quiet Comfort:** Operates at a peaceful 52.5 dBA, perfect for bedrooms and workspaces without disruption.
- • **Effortless Climate Control:** Dual-hose system maximizes cooling efficiency for rooms up to 420 sq ft.

## Overview

The Whynter ARC-131GD is a sleek, dual-hose portable air conditioner delivering 13,000 BTU cooling power and 91 pints/day dehumidification for spaces up to 420 sq ft. Operating quietly at 52.5 dBA, it features a patented auto drain system, activated carbon and washable filters, and four versatile modes including fan and dehumidify. Designed for easy portability with caster wheels and a storage bag, it offers professional-grade climate control with minimal energy consumption and user-friendly remote operation.

## Description

Achieve powerful cooling with the ARC-131GD Whynter Portable Air Conditioner (3,000 BTU / 6,345 BTU SACC). The ideal free-standing air conditioner for rooms up to 420 square feet, this versatile floor AC unit cools, dehumidifies, and circulates indoor air effectively. This stand-alone air conditioner comes equipped with an activated carbon filter and washable pre-filter designed to provide superior air quality. The ultimate AC unit for home use, this standing AC features a sleek design. This powerful but quiet air conditioner also boasts a dual hose system designed to maximize cooling power while blending seamlessly into any space. Caster wheels offer convenient portability. Trust Whynter for reliable, high-performance climate solutions that fit your space perfectly.

Review: Whynter 12,000BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner, Frost White (ARC-12SDH) - After extensive research, reading customer reviews, professional reviews and pricing at my local appliance stores, I broke down and bought two of these units, 2 weeks apart. My son and I moved in with the elderly 'rents to look after them. They keep the central AC at 80 and watch TV with wool caps, slippers and lap blankets... yes, in the middle of the Florida summer! To say the least my son and I were sweatin' it out at night. I got only one portable AC (PAC) at first because of some of the negative reviews, large investment on something I wasn't too sure was going to work well for us, problems with the drainage, etc... I didn't want to invest in two, if one didn't work. The room I am cooling is approx. 12x 12. I probably got too much in the BTU department, but I wanted to be sure that it would do the job. It ABSOLUTELY DOES THE JOB AND THEN SOME! I did get the second one. The PAC came in a large box, packaged well. Easy to disassemble, box was taken away by recycling. All good. My brother-in-law set the PAC in my bedroom. I only have a sliding glass door to work with, so he needed to do some modifications and adjustments. All of the parts were in the box and easily assembled. Follow the directions (and pictures) and all should match up well. I went to Home Depot, purchased a 4' x 8' piece of AC insulation board (foam in the middle and covered with silver foil on the outside...cuts easily with a utility knife), a roll of AC duct tape (not duct tape, but the kind that is foil and used for AC duct work), 2 packages of 1" x 1" foam weather stripping, and 3 feet of 1/2" diameter tubing. ($30-$40 all together). The tools that my brother in law used were a drill to make a 1/2 inch hole in the insulation board, a utility knife, and a measuring tape. I'll tell you how he put it together and the reasons for doing it the way he did... after all, he is a clever guy and he saw a design flaw here or there... First, he measured how wide he would need the insulation board to be. Remember, it went into a sliding glass door, which would render the slider useless, once the PAC was installed. (I didn't care, I NEEDED the AC). He cut the insulation board 4" wider than the width of the plastic window kit (comes with the unit, has 2 holes to attach the duct hoses). Of course, the height of this piece has to fit into the door. Next, he decided where he wanted to put the plastic window kit in the insulation board. He centered the plastic window kit vertically and pressed it into the insulation board to leave an imprint in the board. He used the utility knife, followed the straight lines of the impression, to cut out the shape of the plastic window kit. He used the AC duct tape to tape the window kit into the insulation board, front and back. He next taped this, (the piece of insulation board with the plastic window kit taped into it) into place in the door jamb/frame of the slider. All taped in. It doesn't look pretty, or it looks as good as it can for being what it is, but it certainly is functional. He then attached the exhaust hose to one of the round circles (4" hole on the plastic window kit) and put one of the caps (provided) on the other. ***HERE IS WHERE HE THINKS THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW, AND WHY HE DID NOT ATTACH THE SECOND HOSE TO THE SECOND HOLE. The directions and the whole idea of the DUAL HOSE SYSTEM is to blow out the hot exhaust through one of the hoses and then to draw in cool air, from outside, through the other hose. This is the problem with this idea (according to my brother in law): "THE TWO HOSES, WHEN CONNECTED TO THE WINDOW KIT, ARE ONLY 1 1/2"-2 " APART. HE DOESN'T BELIEVE IT'S POSSIBLE TO DRAW IN "COOL" AIR FROM THE OUTSIDE FOR TWO REASONS: IT'S HOT OUTSIDE, HENCE THE NEED OF THE AC AND BECAUSE THE INTAKE IS GOING TO 'SUCK' THE HOT AIR IN FROM THE EXHAUST BECAUSE IT'S TOO CLOSE TO THE INTAKE." So, the intake hose is attached to the unit, but not to the vent hole. It's simply leaning up against the door, out of the way, sucking in the cooled air from inside the room. When I explained what I was doing to the Home Depot guy, he reminded me that once that sliding glass door was opened a few inches, there would be a gap between the two doors... in the middle, if you will. Simple solution was to stuff the foam weather stripping in there! Done. I was concerned about the drainage issues... Florida is HUMID! I read on some reviews that the unit would shut down in the middle of the night because the drip pan was full... Again, my brother in law to the rescue!!! He removed the plug, drilled a hole in the insulation board at the same level or height of the drain. He attached the tubing to the drain on the unit, and threaded it out through the insulation board to the outside. Problem solved! After he installed the unit, I noticed that there were tiny little gaps in the plastic window kit, around the circles... I could see light shining through. I ran a bead of caulk around it. No more light, no air escaping and no ants getting in. I turn the PAC off when I'm not home. Remember, the central AC is set at 80 degrees and the outside temperature, at this time of year, during the day is between 90 and 95. When I return, I turn the PAC on and set it at 74. Within 15 minutes, the room is cooled down to 74. (I have a separate thermometer and wanted to make sure that it was cooling to what I had it set at.) As I type right now, my fingers and toes are cold! I'm comfortable... I might even have to turn it a little warmer! Some reviews mentioned that it is a loud unit.... I don't agree... it is no louder than a window shaker! I would definitely recommend this unit. So far, so good! It's only been three weeks, but I am optimistic that it will continue to work well. (I waited 10 days or so to order one for my son and he, too, is now comfortable in his room. It's about the same size as mine.)
Review: ARC-131GD comparison to ARC-12SD - I have been using this for about 2 weeks. I bought this for my master bedroom which is about 23x16 (368 square feet) and has vaulted ceilings. It was to replace a Whynter ARC-12SD which was working great but was going to be moved to my wife's office. Not to make this a review about the ARC-12SD but comparing it to the ARC-131GD reveals the latter's pros and cons. The ARC-12SD has been in use for about 1.5 years and has performed great. It had two downsides. Its first downside may not be a downside depending on the room you place it in. It has a bright blue led display and several other led indicators that could not be turned off. At night, in a bedroom, the led's are quite bright. We taped a credit card over the main display. The card blocked most of the light at night and we could flip it up if we wanted to see it if we wanted. The ARC-131GD has a remote control that contains the display rather than having it on the air conditioner itself. My wife and I both like that. There is a spot on the unit to store the remote but my wife keeps it on the nightstand. The ARC-131GD does have a blue led on the front of the unit but you can turn it off. Again, depending on the room you are putting this in, either may work for you. We only realized the ARC-12SD's second downside when we started to use the ARC-131GD, The ARC-131GD is quieter than the ARC-12SD. The compressor seems to quietly engage in the ARC131GD whereas the compressor on the ARC-12SD seems to be more abrupt and noisier. Although I do remember hearing the ARC-12SD cycling at times (I guess it woke me up), I have not noticed the ARC-131GD cycling at night (I guess it does not wake me up). On paper, the ARC-131GD is ever so slightly better suited for a larger room. The ARC-12SD is rated for 400 square feet while the ARC-131GD is rated for 420 square feet. After reading a few reviews it seemed like the ARC-131GD was slightly more efficient than the ARC-12SD. Believing that the ARC-131GD was more powerful and more efficient lead me to consider the ARC-131GD rather than just getting another ARC-12SD. Price wise, it seems that the ARC131-DG is generally available at a lower price than the ARC-12SD. When the ARC-131GD dropped to a particularly low price, I jumped on it. The first night with the ARC-131GD revealed just how quite it is. Of course you can hear the fan, similar to, but slightly quieter than the ARC-12SD's fan. From a cooling perspective, the ARC-12SD cooled the room faster. Not sure why this is but...every night the ARC-131GD is slower to cool then the ARC-12SD. Both were set to maximum fan speed. During the night, both cooled the room fine. Neither my wife nor I have been uncomfortable. We both notice the room cooling slower with the ARC-131GD as compared to the ARC-12SD. The ARC-12SD does have adjustable vents while the ARC-131GD does not. We used to point the vents on the ARC-12SD as high as they would go, almost vertical. Since hot air rises, it seemed like a good idea to push the cold air towards the ceiling. The ARC-131GD pushes the air out at a more horizontal angle. Maybe if it could push the cold air towards the ceiling, it would do an better job at cooling the overall room faster. This may only be an issue with a room with a vaulted ceiling. Would I buy another ARC-131GD? Based on the price I got it for (much less than the ARC-12SD) I would say yes. How much am I saving in electricity using the ARC-131GD in comparison to the ARC-12SD? If your requirements are for the room to be cooled a bit more quickly than the ARC-12SD may be better choice. If you have to run the ARC-131GD 20 minutes longer a day to get the room to a specific temperature, does its slightly better efficiency pay off? If the ARC-131GD is priced the same as the ARC-12SD, I would get the ARC-12SD. If the ARC-131GD is at an all time low price-wise, I would get the ARC-131GD again. It has its pluses and minus's (both of which depend on where it will be located and your personal preferences). A couple of additional points. The ARC-12SD has an intake and exhaust hose. Both are the same diameter. The ARC-131GD intake hose is the standard size. The exhaust hose is smaller. The connectors are standard as far as connecting to the air conditioner or window vent but the tube connections are different sizes to match the hoses. The tube lengths on the ARC-131GD are about 8 inches shorter than the ARC-12SD. Whereas I could maneuver the ARC-12SD away from the window and point it an any direction I wanted, the limited hose length on the ARC-131SD did not allow for this. I had to place the air conditioner as close to the wall as I could. Although I had standard replacement hoses which were longer, I could not utilize them because of the non-standard exhaust hose connector of the ARC-131GD. My solution, buy 2 more standard connectors. I live in FL. My back yard, which is where the air conditioner cooling intake pulls air in from, is basically a jungle. The air being pulled in is extremely humid. When I hooked up the new air conditioner, I replaced both the intake and exhaust tubes. The intake hose I was replacing was full of a very light coating of mildew. Yuck! Even given those conditions, I never had a problem with the ARC-12SD filling up with water. I have read other reviews of the ARC-131GD and some have reported problems with the unit filling with water. So far (2 weeks) I have not had a problem with the unit filling with water even with the very high humidity.

## Features

- Powerful Yet Quiet: The ideal AC unit for bedrooms, this 13,000 BTU indoor air conditioner operates at 52.5 dBA in low speed and helps you stay cool while your limiting energy consumption
- Built-In Dehumidifier: This dual-hose portable air conditioner features a patented auto drain function that automatically exhausts all condensate in most environments; 91 pint/day dehumidifying capacity; 320m3/h / 188CFM airflow
- 3 Operational Modes: This stand-up air conditioner features 4 settings: automatic, cool, dehumidify, and fan (4 speeds), plus full thermostatic control (61°F – 89°F); Max. 1050 W / 9.5 A power consumption; 115 V / 60Hz / 1 phase power supply
- Cleaner Air: This powerful yet quiet portable air conditioner comes equipped with an Activated Carbon Air Filter and a Washable Pre-filter
- Includes: A 17.3” W x 15.4“ D x 30.5” H indoor AC unit, an extendable (up to 59") 5.9" diameter exhaust hose, a small 5.0" diameter intake hose, a 6.5″W x 20″ (min) / 46″ (max) L window kit, an activated carbon air filter, a washable pre-filter, and storage bag

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00CHQKISE |
| Air Flow Capacity | 188 Cubic Feet Per Minute |
| Batteries Included? | No |
| Batteries Required? | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,731,058 in Home & Kitchen ( See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen ) #1,177 in Portable Air Conditioners |
| Capacity | 91 Pints |
| Color | Gray |
| Customer Reviews | 3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars (1,234) |
| Date First Available | March 8, 2013 |
| Floor Area | 420 Square Feet |
| Included Components | Window installation accessories, remote, and storage cover bag with pocket |
| Installation Method | Window |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Item Weight | 68 pounds |
| Item model number | ARC-131GD |
| Manufacturer | Whynter |
| Material | Plastic |
| Number Of Pieces | 1 |
| Part Number | ARC-131GD |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |
| Product Dimensions | 15.4 x 17.3 x 30.5 inches |
| Size | 13,000 |
| Sound Level | 52.5 Decibels |
| Special Features | Patented auto drain function fully exhausts all condensate automatically in most environments, with upper gravity and lower drain ports for continuous operation |
| Style | Cooling Only |
| Voltage | 115 Volts |
| Warranty Description | 1-year limited manufacturer's warranty and 3-year compressor warranty. |
| Wattage | 1150 watts |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Whynter
- **Capacity:** 91 Pints
- **Color:** Gray
- **Noise Level:** 52.5 Decibels
- **Product Dimensions:** 17.3"D x 30.5"W x 15.4"H
- **Refrigerant:** R-410A
- **Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER):** 5.88
- **Start year:** 2020
- **Voltage:** 115 Volts

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Is the 13,000 BTU rating real or misleading? I've read a lot about false claims and since they don't have a EER ratings I remain skeptical.**
A: I can understand the doubts on huge numbers and don't like some of the virtual "scams" many products play with such (like one example being many battery packs labeled for "jump-starts" will say "2000 peak amps" in huge letters but the manuals say "Don't ever crank a car engine for even 5 seconds or you'll damage our (tiny) battery and void warranty" to hint it's real power ability under ~100 amp load).  I can tell you that most space heaters give you ~5000 BTU per hour from 1500 watts electricity (and you should be able to easily verify that).  Virtually all heat pumps/AC units are much better than those in "pumping" the heat versus burning the power, so 13,000 BTU per hour does seem realistic for such a unit as this that needs ~1200 watts power (where you can see nearly the same power use but over double the heat transferred).  If they start saying 20,000 btu or more I'd put it more in question (unless it has 1800+ watt power to prove size ratio), but for this size that seems reasonable.

**Q: Is it necessary to use the intake port?  And if you can opt not to use it, I assume just cap it off?**
A: I have a dual hose AC.  Where I live, the sun shines directly on my wall for 8 hours, till dark.  Total sunshine.  [The bathroom, behind a door, is 90 degrees, though the bedroom has been less than  80 all day.  The bathroom has no windows, so the heat just comes through the solid brick wall.]

Bedroom is about 15 by 15 feet.  It has a 12,000 BTU unit, which Should be more than enough. But the room is not so cool.
So - the dual hose system works well except in MY situation, because instead of recirculating the cool room's air, even if the door opens once in a while, it gets the hottest possible air to cool, as if I had the intake hooded up to an oven!  It's like a car with AC - they tell you to use the recirculated air.  If I lived on a dark spot, the dual hose would be perfect, but for me it makes it worse.  Took three years to figure that out.

**Q: Does it come with a warranty? If so, what are the terms?**
A: 1 year limited warranty & Three year warranty on compressor and, Amazon return policy within 30 days.  The WHYNBTER portable air conditioner is warranted, to the original owner within the 48 continental states, for one year from the date of purchase against defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service.  Should your WHYNTER portable air conditioner prove defective within one year from the date of purchase. return the defective part or unit, freight prepaid (within two months of purchase; after two months to one year, customer will be responsible for freight cost to WHYNTER's service department), along with an explanation of the claim to Whynter LLC.  Please package the portable air conditioner carefully in its original packaging material to avoid damage in transit.  PLEASE RETAIN THE ORIGINAL BOX AND PACKAGING MATERIAL.  Under this warranty, WHynter will repair or replace any parts found defective.  This warranty is not transferable.  After the expiration of the warranty, the cost of labor and parts will be the responsibility of the original owner of the unit.DOES NOT COVERActs of God, such as fire, flood, hurricanes, earthquakes and tornadoes.Damage, accidental or otherwise, to the air conditioner while in the possession of a consumer not caused by a defect in material or workmanshipDamage caused by consumer misuse, tampering, or failure to follow the care and special handling provisions in the instructions.Damage to the finish of the case, or the appearance parts caused by wear.Damage caused by repairs or alterations to the product by anyone other than authorized by the manufacturerFreight and Insurance cost for the warranty service.Hope this helps

**Q: We have two portible AC units in our bedrooms and don't have to empty any water - it evaporates.  We live in humid MN.  Do you have to empty this one?**
A: The first few months of ownership from May 2014 to July in San Diego, i didn't have to drain it in AC mode. The weather got more humid in July and August which apparently caused the unit to shut off due to being full. I had to drain the top knob twice in two days. I decided to attach a $5 garden hose (cut to about 4 feet) to the top drain plug and have it drain into a 5 gallon water bottle as suggested by a Home Depot worker. Problem solved but the bottle will fill up after about 2-3 days in humid conditions.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Whynter 12,000BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner, Frost White (ARC-12SDH)
*by F***L on September 3, 2012*

After extensive research, reading customer reviews, professional reviews and pricing at my local appliance stores, I broke down and bought two of these units, 2 weeks apart. My son and I moved in with the elderly 'rents to look after them. They keep the central AC at 80 and watch TV with wool caps, slippers and lap blankets... yes, in the middle of the Florida summer! To say the least my son and I were sweatin' it out at night. I got only one portable AC (PAC) at first because of some of the negative reviews, large investment on something I wasn't too sure was going to work well for us, problems with the drainage, etc... I didn't want to invest in two, if one didn't work. The room I am cooling is approx. 12x 12. I probably got too much in the BTU department, but I wanted to be sure that it would do the job. It ABSOLUTELY DOES THE JOB AND THEN SOME! I did get the second one. The PAC came in a large box, packaged well. Easy to disassemble, box was taken away by recycling. All good. My brother-in-law set the PAC in my bedroom. I only have a sliding glass door to work with, so he needed to do some modifications and adjustments. All of the parts were in the box and easily assembled. Follow the directions (and pictures) and all should match up well. I went to Home Depot, purchased a 4' x 8' piece of AC insulation board (foam in the middle and covered with silver foil on the outside...cuts easily with a utility knife), a roll of AC duct tape (not duct tape, but the kind that is foil and used for AC duct work), 2 packages of 1" x 1" foam weather stripping, and 3 feet of 1/2" diameter tubing. ($30-$40 all together). The tools that my brother in law used were a drill to make a 1/2 inch hole in the insulation board, a utility knife, and a measuring tape. I'll tell you how he put it together and the reasons for doing it the way he did... after all, he is a clever guy and he saw a design flaw here or there... First, he measured how wide he would need the insulation board to be. Remember, it went into a sliding glass door, which would render the slider useless, once the PAC was installed. (I didn't care, I NEEDED the AC). He cut the insulation board 4" wider than the width of the plastic window kit (comes with the unit, has 2 holes to attach the duct hoses). Of course, the height of this piece has to fit into the door. Next, he decided where he wanted to put the plastic window kit in the insulation board. He centered the plastic window kit vertically and pressed it into the insulation board to leave an imprint in the board. He used the utility knife, followed the straight lines of the impression, to cut out the shape of the plastic window kit. He used the AC duct tape to tape the window kit into the insulation board, front and back. He next taped this, (the piece of insulation board with the plastic window kit taped into it) into place in the door jamb/frame of the slider. All taped in. It doesn't look pretty, or it looks as good as it can for being what it is, but it certainly is functional. He then attached the exhaust hose to one of the round circles (4" hole on the plastic window kit) and put one of the caps (provided) on the other. ***HERE IS WHERE HE THINKS THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW, AND WHY HE DID NOT ATTACH THE SECOND HOSE TO THE SECOND HOLE. The directions and the whole idea of the DUAL HOSE SYSTEM is to blow out the hot exhaust through one of the hoses and then to draw in cool air, from outside, through the other hose. This is the problem with this idea (according to my brother in law): "THE TWO HOSES, WHEN CONNECTED TO THE WINDOW KIT, ARE ONLY 1 1/2"-2 " APART. HE DOESN'T BELIEVE IT'S POSSIBLE TO DRAW IN "COOL" AIR FROM THE OUTSIDE FOR TWO REASONS: IT'S HOT OUTSIDE, HENCE THE NEED OF THE AC AND BECAUSE THE INTAKE IS GOING TO 'SUCK' THE HOT AIR IN FROM THE EXHAUST BECAUSE IT'S TOO CLOSE TO THE INTAKE." So, the intake hose is attached to the unit, but not to the vent hole. It's simply leaning up against the door, out of the way, sucking in the cooled air from inside the room. When I explained what I was doing to the Home Depot guy, he reminded me that once that sliding glass door was opened a few inches, there would be a gap between the two doors... in the middle, if you will. Simple solution was to stuff the foam weather stripping in there! Done. I was concerned about the drainage issues... Florida is HUMID! I read on some reviews that the unit would shut down in the middle of the night because the drip pan was full... Again, my brother in law to the rescue!!! He removed the plug, drilled a hole in the insulation board at the same level or height of the drain. He attached the tubing to the drain on the unit, and threaded it out through the insulation board to the outside. Problem solved! After he installed the unit, I noticed that there were tiny little gaps in the plastic window kit, around the circles... I could see light shining through. I ran a bead of caulk around it. No more light, no air escaping and no ants getting in. I turn the PAC off when I'm not home. Remember, the central AC is set at 80 degrees and the outside temperature, at this time of year, during the day is between 90 and 95. When I return, I turn the PAC on and set it at 74. Within 15 minutes, the room is cooled down to 74. (I have a separate thermometer and wanted to make sure that it was cooling to what I had it set at.) As I type right now, my fingers and toes are cold! I'm comfortable... I might even have to turn it a little warmer! Some reviews mentioned that it is a loud unit.... I don't agree... it is no louder than a window shaker! I would definitely recommend this unit. So far, so good! It's only been three weeks, but I am optimistic that it will continue to work well. (I waited 10 days or so to order one for my son and he, too, is now comfortable in his room. It's about the same size as mine.)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ARC-131GD comparison to ARC-12SD
*by M***E on August 13, 2015*

I have been using this for about 2 weeks. I bought this for my master bedroom which is about 23x16 (368 square feet) and has vaulted ceilings. It was to replace a Whynter ARC-12SD which was working great but was going to be moved to my wife's office. Not to make this a review about the ARC-12SD but comparing it to the ARC-131GD reveals the latter's pros and cons. The ARC-12SD has been in use for about 1.5 years and has performed great. It had two downsides. Its first downside may not be a downside depending on the room you place it in. It has a bright blue led display and several other led indicators that could not be turned off. At night, in a bedroom, the led's are quite bright. We taped a credit card over the main display. The card blocked most of the light at night and we could flip it up if we wanted to see it if we wanted. The ARC-131GD has a remote control that contains the display rather than having it on the air conditioner itself. My wife and I both like that. There is a spot on the unit to store the remote but my wife keeps it on the nightstand. The ARC-131GD does have a blue led on the front of the unit but you can turn it off. Again, depending on the room you are putting this in, either may work for you. We only realized the ARC-12SD's second downside when we started to use the ARC-131GD, The ARC-131GD is quieter than the ARC-12SD. The compressor seems to quietly engage in the ARC131GD whereas the compressor on the ARC-12SD seems to be more abrupt and noisier. Although I do remember hearing the ARC-12SD cycling at times (I guess it woke me up), I have not noticed the ARC-131GD cycling at night (I guess it does not wake me up). On paper, the ARC-131GD is ever so slightly better suited for a larger room. The ARC-12SD is rated for 400 square feet while the ARC-131GD is rated for 420 square feet. After reading a few reviews it seemed like the ARC-131GD was slightly more efficient than the ARC-12SD. Believing that the ARC-131GD was more powerful and more efficient lead me to consider the ARC-131GD rather than just getting another ARC-12SD. Price wise, it seems that the ARC131-DG is generally available at a lower price than the ARC-12SD. When the ARC-131GD dropped to a particularly low price, I jumped on it. The first night with the ARC-131GD revealed just how quite it is. Of course you can hear the fan, similar to, but slightly quieter than the ARC-12SD's fan. From a cooling perspective, the ARC-12SD cooled the room faster. Not sure why this is but...every night the ARC-131GD is slower to cool then the ARC-12SD. Both were set to maximum fan speed. During the night, both cooled the room fine. Neither my wife nor I have been uncomfortable. We both notice the room cooling slower with the ARC-131GD as compared to the ARC-12SD. The ARC-12SD does have adjustable vents while the ARC-131GD does not. We used to point the vents on the ARC-12SD as high as they would go, almost vertical. Since hot air rises, it seemed like a good idea to push the cold air towards the ceiling. The ARC-131GD pushes the air out at a more horizontal angle. Maybe if it could push the cold air towards the ceiling, it would do an better job at cooling the overall room faster. This may only be an issue with a room with a vaulted ceiling. Would I buy another ARC-131GD? Based on the price I got it for (much less than the ARC-12SD) I would say yes. How much am I saving in electricity using the ARC-131GD in comparison to the ARC-12SD? If your requirements are for the room to be cooled a bit more quickly than the ARC-12SD may be better choice. If you have to run the ARC-131GD 20 minutes longer a day to get the room to a specific temperature, does its slightly better efficiency pay off? If the ARC-131GD is priced the same as the ARC-12SD, I would get the ARC-12SD. If the ARC-131GD is at an all time low price-wise, I would get the ARC-131GD again. It has its pluses and minus's (both of which depend on where it will be located and your personal preferences). A couple of additional points. The ARC-12SD has an intake and exhaust hose. Both are the same diameter. The ARC-131GD intake hose is the standard size. The exhaust hose is smaller. The connectors are standard as far as connecting to the air conditioner or window vent but the tube connections are different sizes to match the hoses. The tube lengths on the ARC-131GD are about 8 inches shorter than the ARC-12SD. Whereas I could maneuver the ARC-12SD away from the window and point it an any direction I wanted, the limited hose length on the ARC-131SD did not allow for this. I had to place the air conditioner as close to the wall as I could. Although I had standard replacement hoses which were longer, I could not utilize them because of the non-standard exhaust hose connector of the ARC-131GD. My solution, buy 2 more standard connectors. I live in FL. My back yard, which is where the air conditioner cooling intake pulls air in from, is basically a jungle. The air being pulled in is extremely humid. When I hooked up the new air conditioner, I replaced both the intake and exhaust tubes. The intake hose I was replacing was full of a very light coating of mildew. Yuck! Even given those conditions, I never had a problem with the ARC-12SD filling up with water. I have read other reviews of the ARC-131GD and some have reported problems with the unit filling with water. So far (2 weeks) I have not had a problem with the unit filling with water even with the very high humidity.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by S***N on July 23, 2017*

Works perfectly. Only small complaint is that the valve to drain excess water is in the dumbest place, right at floor level, so that it's virtually impossible to drain it without spilling water on the floor.

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