I hate wasting window space with AC units and did a ton of research this spring while looking at portable ACs. I had the same concerns about the reviews for that LG model, but my conclusion was that most of the negative ones were for issues people ran into right away. Some serious issues, certainly, but maybe more of a quality control problem than a reflection of the performance of a typical unit.
I chanced it and figured I could return it if I got a lemon. On specs alone it’s clearly the most compelling portable on the market right now, and it has turned out to be a really great machine. The past few weeks have been brutally hot in NYC and it has kept our entire apartment very comfortable. With the variable compressor it can run super quietly, and it uses about as much electricity as the two window units it replaced. Freeing up two windows also means we can leave it off more often, which I prefer anyway.
I chanced it and figured I could return it if I got a lemon. On specs alone it’s clearly the most compelling portable on the market right now, and it has turned out to be a really great machine. The past few weeks have been brutally hot in NYC and it has kept our entire apartment very comfortable. With the variable compressor it can run super quietly, and it uses about as much electricity as the two window units it replaced. Freeing up two windows also means we can leave it off more often, which I prefer anyway.