Haier HWF05XCK 5,000K BTU Room Air Conditioner

Budget AC - nothing "Ultra Quiet" about this AC at all, its -LOUD-
Pros;
Good output of cold Air
Blows UP
simple controls
low price

Cons;
Very Noisy, nothing "Ultra Quiet" about this AC at all
Lacks a proper drainage hole in the bottom of the housing, can be drilled
Loud
w/o the drainage hole water pools in the bottom of the housing and the fan sounds like a paddle wheel on a steam boat as it spins through the standing water
Strange Sounds; rattles, squeeks, "paddle wheel", scrapes
Noisy

Works, inexpensive and fairly easy to install
We have this installed in a fairly large living room where we sleep in the summertime and it cools pretty well. It's not what I'd call quiet, but, it's not what I'd call really noisy either (to me it sounds like a box fan). Though, as another reviewer stated there's no drainage holes, so it does make a little noise when the water pools.

It's easy to install and comes with all the screws, foam strip and little brackets so, if you have a Phillips head screwdriver you should have everything you will need when you get home to install it. It's very easy to use as well.

Overall, a nice little a/c that cools nicely.

UPDATE 6/9/11: This is still working nicely for us, though, we started running a fan about 5 feet from this to "pull" the cool air down (as it blows up) as we have very high ceilings and that really helps it actually not only cool down our living room but, our kitchen as well. We have an open floor plan in our home with high ceilings and so far...

Decent Air Conditioner with a few modifications
I had one of these that lasted 3 years, I noticed that there was no drainage, I looked it up and apparently the water is supposed to keep the motor cool. But if its too humid it spits water and ice. I purchased a new one a few days ago because I know it going to be a brutal summer, and once again. no Drainage hole. So this time I took pliers and bent the lower pan out so water could drain, and it does. I think there is enough water in the bottom to keep the motor cool and with the bottom drain I created it does not spit water and is quieter. Seems to run very well. When they made this they prolly did not count on Ga humidity. It cools my 14x12 Room very well. It can be 100 outside and 65 in my room with the unit running.

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