20 Best Air Conditioner For Desert Climate (2022 Updated)

I bought this unit for a bedroom over my garage. It moves a lot of air and keeps the room warm or cool when need. However, it has an annoying rattle that appears to come from the vent. I have tried to quiet it by stuffing small pieces of cardboard between the gaps.

That seems to work a little bit for a little while. I’m still working on placement of other makeshift wedges to stop the rattle. Also, it cycles on and off very frequently on the energy saver and heat modes.

Since this is a bedroom, the two above complaints can make sleeping a challenge. One other issue I had was the manual is not the best. It was difficult to follow the directions for installation and the pictures were small and hard to see the detail.

I would have given a higher rating if it were not for the noise.

This is the second identical unit that I have purchased. The first unit a/c portion began to fail last summer. It was clear that it would not make it through another summer here in the south. Although I am very pleased with the operation and features of both units, there are come critical comments that I must make.

The unit is designed to slide out of the outside casing to make installation easier. That would be fine if it would slide out easily. For some reason on both units, the foam insulation or padding on the inside is so tight that not only is it very difficult to slide out, but it actually damages the foam.

I had the identical problem on both units and was disappointed to see that it still existed several years after my first purchase. The screws that are supposed to hold the side panels to the casing have a shoulder to prevent them from compressing the panel too tightly.

The shoulder is too long and bottoms out before securely sealing the panel to the casing. A regular screw along with a cautionary instruction would be better. Also, the length could be a bit shorter as I noticed that the almost interfered with sliding the main unit into the casing.

In addition, there were only 5 of these in the bag and should have been 8. I had to improvise. The black plastic frame guides for the bottom of the side panels are made of a thermoset material and thus are VERY inflexible.

Getting them into the rectangular slots on the bottom of the casing was difficult at best. Finally, my window design is such that I could only get approximately 1/8″ of downward slope in the unit from inside to outside.

If the top of the casing had slots, it would allow the top bracket to be adjusted inward to allow for more slope. These may seem like trivial comments and I will admit to being critical. However, I would expect more attention to be paid to the small details in order to make the installation go smoother.

The unit came with a large dent in the outside shell, but I was able to get it straightened out satisfactorily, and it doesn’t appear to affect any operations. The shell fit the wall opening that the old unit was in perfectly, making installation a breeze.

Everything is working great. Quiet operation and the remote are real upgrades from the old unit of a different brand. I am highly satisfied.

Installed the Senville mini split head unit upstairs in a large bonus room. WE like it! works very well keeping the room at a comfortable temperature. Compared to a window unit and even my central HVAC, this is very very quiet on the inside head unit and the heat exchanger outside is also very quiet.

having a remote control is a new feature for me and I find it most handy to control the Senville mini split. the Senville mini split was not difficult to install but with only 16 ft of coolant line the heat exchange unit needs to be close to the head unit.

there is an option to buy and extended line set but that would need extra freon and I recommend a professional to install that. for price and value, I highly recommend the Senville Leto mini split unit, I purchased the 24000 BTU and am enjoying the cool air.

Installed this in our shop that we build custom cabinets in and It does an excellent job or cooling it down when the outside temperature was 102 degrees and the heat index was 107 degrees, This is in a shop with area of 1164 square feet with the attic area having very little insulation installed at present time.

I would definitely buy this product again and highly recommend it for this type of service. My opinion a person could certainly not go wrong on buying this unit for 1200 sq. ft. or less, Am anxious tro see how it performs in the winter when it’s really cold and they wind blowing hard.

Quiet, great value, dependable, shipping was great, packed very well. My son and I installed it. In my garage and it has been great! I dont hear it running but it sure puts out the air. I use it all year round.

In fact I just purchased one for my sons new home as a gift and Im sure we both will be installing it, which was very simple and hes getting the exact same one. Keep up the great work, I sure appreciate it and sure my son will to.

This is the second unit I purchased, the first one quit working after less than six years of service. To be fair though, it sat outside for two years before being installed, which is why I decided to try another one.

There was also the fact that it was 120 degrees outside the day it decided to quit working and I needed something quick that would fit the existing opening. The old one always left a slight oily plastic smell in the air whenever just the fan was running.

It’s not strong enough to smell unless you leave the house and come back in. Was hoping it was caused by sitting outside for a time but, unfortunately, the new one does the same thing. That being said, it does do a great job of cooling my 760 square foot house.

I was pleasantly surprised that it’s able to get the cool air to all rooms, keeping them comfortable even in 120 degree temps. The remote is a great feature since I have the unit installed high on a wall.

The different fan speeds and clean filter light are nice too. Overall a great unit if I could just figure out how to stop it from smelling.

I bought this product in September 2020. And oh my goodness, I love it. I loved it so much I told my daughter about it and she bought one too. It cools my home, and I don’t have to worry when it gets cold.

I just turn it to heater mode. I love it so much. Thinking about getting another one for my bedroom.

Our apartment complex replaced all our wall ACs with these things and they are the loudest AC I’ve ever encountered to the point I cannot run it when trying to sleep, which is wonderful as it’s often 90+ at night.

There is no difference in sound level between the fan speeds. I measured the noise level and it runs at nearly 80 db (not 60-65 like the listing claims). All three units in our apartment are that loud.

The lights for settings/temp control are also very bright but cannot be turned off. If you are sensitive to light when trying to sleep, have fun.

I did quite a bit of research before buying this unit. Initially i was more drawn to the Solius saddle simply because it sits below the window sill. however there were too many complaints about condensate buildup.

Since it sits below the sill it has a problem draining. It also appears there are a few quality control issues with current models. The Midea dosen’t have any of these issues. I can say the Midea is a well designed, quality unit.

When I first turned it on I couldn’t believe just how quiet it was. Noise is my number one issue with window air conditioners and this one is virtually silent. My ceiling fan makes more noise. When i woke up this morning I thought it had shut off during the night since the display lights turn off after 10 seconds but when i walked past it, it was running.

Installation is a bit more involved than the typical ac but the instructions are well written and there is a video as well. The anti-tip brackets are a little confusing but imo not necessary anyway. Midea includes everything necessary for most installations right down to several types of foam to plug any gaps, which are minimal.

I am hyper critical of products with stupid, simple design flaws but Midea thought through everything on this unit. When I saw the louvers open and close automatically I was speechless. Wifi and Alexa connectivity are not important features to me but they are there to complete the package.

If you are thinking of purchasing this unit I wouldn’t hesitate. I would expect that as word catches on they will become very popular and more expensive. I will be buying another myself. Oh yeah, I almost forgot! Since it’s an inverter, it will pay for itself with energy savings! Also, you can lower your mini blinds all the way to the bottom of the window! (Did I mention they thought of everything! I can’t even remember all the features.

) What are you waiting for?.

It’s a great unit, very quiet and efficient, and looks great too. But it’s got one glaringly odd design choice that stands out, and makes this unit annoying to operate-the OK button on the remote. It’s centered in the middle of a circle, giving it import and gravitas, the most important button on the remote.

You’d think it would do what other OK buttons do-confirm choices, set the temperature. But no. Not this OK button. For some reason, pressing OK enters the unit into WiFi pairing mode, even if you’ve already paired it-disconnecting your phone from remote access, and locking the unit into a blinking “AP” mode, which can’t be disabled unless you wait a long time or shut the entire unit off completely and power it on again.

Heaven help you if you press it accidentally, because you’ll be locked out of the controls until you power-cycle it completely, which is not healthy for a running AC compressor. It’s a mind-bogglingly silly design choice that mars what is an otherwise excellent window air conditioner.

This window unit is really nice and worth every penny. It was easy to install and it comes with all of the extras to install it correctly without having to buy extra stuff like brackets and foam adhesive strips to seal it air tight.

My favorite thing is, it is very powerful and quiet. It blows air 20 feet. This Midea AC unit is super quiet and is no comparison to a noisy regular window ac. This split unit design is mainly why it’s so quiet.

With the temp set on 70 my remote thermostat reads 68 degrees. It seems to always cool 1 or 2 degrees cooler which is great! My current job is in manufacturing as a mechanical engineer. I work with a lot of folks from China making stuff.

This air conditioner is made very well and designed correctly in my opinion. It almost seemed like it was American made because it was so good quality. China has stepped up its game here. I am totally impressed also with the Wi-Fi app that is simple to use.

I did not realize how energy efficient it truly is at an energy cost of $47 a year. I would absolutely buy one of these again.

I bought this is May 2022 and it is doing a great job cooling my upstairs 300 sq foot bedroom. It is pretty quiet and pumps out some cold air. Having a remote is convenient, as is the ability for it to connect to the Smart HQ Smartphone App.

The latter shows how much electricity it has used each day along with changing settings like temperature and fan speed. My only complaint would be the grill which directs the air flow. It only allows you to change the vertical direction.

It would be nice if it also had a lever so air could be directed more to one side or the other. Now, this unit replaced a different GE Model I bought in July 2021 that lost all its refrigerant (apparently) over the winter.

(GE did refund me the entire purchase price of original. ) I will update this review, if possible, if I have the same issue with this one.

One can hear where this unit would be ULTRA quiet if properly assembled. This unit was factory reconditioned but someone didn’t do a sound check!!! It rattles so loud that you would never be able to sleep.

If my son physically lifts on the unit, the rattling stops. To be clear, it’s coming from inside the unit not the window. He had to rig a support under it, from the floor up, and pad it with a big towel to keep constant pressure on the unit so it doesn’t rattle loud enough to wake the dead.

He called GE and they said contact the people I’d bought it from. He contacted them and they were sold out. So, as a consumer I’m forced by both the seller and GE to either return and buy a whole different unit, or live with it.

GE is NOT the corporation it once was.

Like some of my furnace reviews, It is important for people to know that Goodman is a quality assembled product just like the rest, but at exceptionally reasonable price. All manufacturers use the same parts GE, Emerson, White Rogers, Copland compressors inside their products.

Frankly, I am not aware of any that utilize their own proprietary components other than the cabinet frame, heat exchanger, and coils. All of which are non-moving and without circuitry to fail. Moisture and incorrect pressures are the only enemy to those components.

Goodman (like the competiton) details the design and install parameters as well as the operating conditions of their equipment. So long as you install inside these guidlines you should enjoy a long lasting dependable unit.

I’ve been installing goodman for 20 years now, and have never had a warranty claim.

The unit is exactly what I needed. This particular unit is cooling only, not a heat pump. After looking for some time for units, Lennox, Carrier, Rheem etc. , I found Goodman. After looking at the top 10 units for 2020.

these guys came in at number three. It has a 10 year warranty, which is better than some of their competition. It has a line dryer that some of the other units do not offer. Looks nice and well built.

Had the unit installed on Nov 9, 2020 and have used it several times before cold weather. Unit runs extremely quiet. So far I am very happy with the unit and would say it is worth anyone looking for a A/C unit, you should at least consider looking at one before making a purchase.

I have had this unit placed in my bedroom for about two weeks. It does a great job of keeping this 12×14 room comfortable. There is central heat/air in the home but has a hard time cooling one bedroom at the end of the house.

That is where this little unit comes in handy. I would not recommend it for a much larger space but works great for its intended purpose. It is a little noisy and sometimes has a little vibration sound and a little loud when the compressor kicks in.

If you are a light sleeper this might not work for you. All in all it seems to be a good little unit and fits my needs. We will see how the heat works later.

Got this window a/c-heater for my mom’s Los Angeles 1920’s built house as it was the only name brand unit compact enough to fit in her small kitchen window that offered both cooling and heating. Installation instructions were easy to follow and fairly intuitive from start to finish.

Build quality is a bit flimsy with weak plastic at the fan outlet manual controls but cooling power is on point for a small room. Once temps dropped in the winter though, the heating technology on this unit is just not strong enough to stand on its own as a primary heating source for on demand type heating.

It eventually warmed up her kitchen to a comfortable level it just took much, much longer. I would give it a solid 5 star rating if heating output was better. Another minor quip is the LG TV in her kitchen powers on whenever this unit’s remote is aimed at the LW8016HR so she has to be careful not to oversrpay the IR signal.

LG could have prevented this by implementing its own IR frequency on this device unique from its TV’s I suppose? Bottom line I think its a great A/C unit for small windows just don’t count on it to warm you up right away in the winter.

This unit is dimensionally the same as my first unit (a 10000 BTU/hr Friedrich which I think was an LG with a different badge). The Friedrich lasted 14 years. No rust but finally got a leak in 2018. Replaced with this LG.

I needed a sleeved unit with the exact dimensions, this LG was it but only 7500 BTU/hr with heating. It lasted 3 years exactly. Evaporator lower half freezing up – suggesting low refrigerant. Could not find the leak.

This unit had rust around the condenser and evaporator (did not happen on the original Friedrich). I purchased this current unit because of dimensions and sleeve (this is mounted through the wall not in a window)! I painted under coating where the last one rusted.

If this one doesn’t last I will not buy another. The unit is in my shop and runs on a timer about 3 hrs a day unless I am working there. The unit performs well but I think it should have not rusted and definitely lasted longer.

A few stainless steel parts would be worth the small added cost.

Completely disappointed in LG. Purchased last year right after the record-setting heat waves in Seattle (117 degrees w/o AC), unfortunately by the time I could find ANY AC unit at all it was cool enough to not need them.

I made sure it turned on, let it run for 20 minutes, and put it away. Fast forward 11 months, it’s hot again! Take out the effectively brand-new unit, turn it on, it runs for 30 minutes but never blows cold air, locks up, and flashes an error code.

It’s just within warranty, but no LG repair technicians are available. It takes a week and a half of super high temps to schedule a non-LG contracted repair tech to come look at the unit with an appointment window of 2pm – 4pm.

They arrived at 8:30pm, because the tech was so overbooked. The tech was very surprised LG wasn’t simply replacing the entire unit, as it was practically unused. After in-depth diagnostics it was determined the main board was faulty on delivery.

The unit would run, but the main board wasn’t delivering power to the capacitors, which means the capacitors couldn’t deliver enough quick power to start the compressor. No compressor, no conditioning of the air.

A new main board now has to be ordered and delivered, a new appointment scheduled, the board replaced, and I’m still without AC with a 90 degree house. Bottom line, this expensive unit was not there for me when I needed it and LG did the bare minimum to correct it.

If LG wanted to take care of a customer right, the unit should have been promptly replaced with a new one, and the old unit refurbished for resale. Instead, I get the run around while LG and the repair company check just enough boxes to call their job done.

I have owned the 1517vsm for about 2 years now. At first it seemed to perform well. I cleaned the filter weekly even if the filter light wasn’t on. Then over time, it seemed like the different fan speeds seemed to slowly all be the same.

I get the same output whether I choose F1, F2 or F3. Therefore, it doesn’t move enough air to cool properly and ices over constantly even if I don’t set the temp too low. They said to clean the evaporator, which I did and no difference.

I then had it professionally done. It’s looks really clean and the tech said it was good to go. But still doesn’t cool or perform as well as an older, much smaller, much cheaper unit we have in another bigger room.

If the fan speeds were representative of the display, it might work better. Too bad as this LG cost a lot and I really wanted to like it.

First and foremost excellent service,info,Company. Unit arrived timely with thru wall sleeve assembled and tough. This unit is very- very quiet. It draws 4. 8 amps running on high actual- 240 vac. The spec’s say 5.

8 amps so unit is even better than shown. So BTU per 1000 watts is. 5 amps the cost of 60 amp light bulb, so excellent. There are many- many good products at Alpine. TKS MGB RichL.