![How much does it cost to run a portable air conditioner, and how quickly does it cool a room? [Updated with August 2025 price cap]](https://mightygadget.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Portable-Air-Con-Running-Costs-768x461.jpg "Portable Air Con Running Costs")
2025 UPDATE: With us having a particularly warm heat wave in the past week, I thought it would be a good time to refresh my post on the running cost of portable air con units. This was originally written in 2021, when electricity was still relatively cheap (I was paying less than 14p/kWh). Times have…
At CES 2022, EcoFlow announced they would launch the EcoFlow Glacier battery-powered portable fridge, Blade robot lawn mower and the Wave 2 portable AC and heater. The Blade and Glacier have officially launched, and you can read my EcoFlow Glacier review here. The EcoFlow Wave 2 will officially launch on 15th of May, and I…
With the recent hot weather, we have all been looking for affordable ways to cool ourselves. Air conditioning is what we all dream about, but they cost a lot to buy and are expensive to run, considering our current electricity costs. Evaporative air coolers are an affordable alternative, both to buy and run. They have…
I have written about portable air conditioners quite a lot in the past. It is an appliance I have a lot of mixed feelings for. They are massive, ugly, noisy, expensive to buy and expensive to run. They are also a pain to get to work properly with some UK windows. However, with extreme heat…
With the weather warming up and the cost of living crisis hitting us all hard, many people may be wondering about how much it costs to run various cooling appliances. Air Conditioning Unit Running Costs Air conditioning is the only way to effectively cool a room; everything else is just faking it. However, it takes…
This year I finally caved and bought a portable air conditioner. Ideally, I’d like a multi-split air conditioner, but that requires someone it install it, and ideally when I finally get my loft converted. For many people, a portable air con is the only realistic solution for proper air conditioning. Inventor may not be the…
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