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The unit autodrains via the right sided port on the back. there is a gromitted port in the middle too. I was a bit confused because in the old manual the explanation was kind of vague and did not make sense. In the v1.2 manual it's somewhat clearer but still vague. The unit cools via self evaporation technology and uses condensing water to add to cooling (and reduce poweruse i presume). If the weather is extremely humid then the evaporative tank may fill up too quicky and rather than autodrain it the machine requires manual drainage via the middle port and will display "FL" error. This has not happened to me despite it being humid here in summer so I am not sure how humid it actually has to be for this to occur and how many hours it would take. I also still feel that the manual doesnt really make sense with regards to this but who knows. Im just gonna presume here that people think Darwin or Cairns are bad but southeast asia makes their weather feel dry in comparison.

yes there is a sleep button on the remote

I was thinking of buying the smaller unit but then I thought I'd get the larger unit you have, until I saw your video that is. I've always had issues with Kogan items. What I find frustrating is dealing with them or trying to contact them to get things fixed or get a refund, but for way less expensive stuff. It's like they don't want to hear any complaints so they make things as difficult as possible, rather than just ringing a hotline to speak to an actual person. I'm pretty handy around the house, but what scares me is that this item is an expensive purchase, and how hard it would be to deal with them for any issues that arise with the unit, and how they might try and blame it on the installer (as you mentioned) Anyway, how did things go? Did they try and blame you for the installation or did you get a refund?

@@dendennis3053 I only just today got a refund for the second one. Apparently the Teco ones aren't much better. Looks like I'll just run with a good quality portable unit as whilst the vertical window units are a good idea and look good they are just very poorly made and all of them are incredible loud and shake. I'm done with vertical window air cons and I'm done with all Kogan products. too. I'd rather make or but a stand and put a portable one on a stand in front of the window and only need to run very short hoses. That wouldn't take up much more space then the vertical window units and would be basically int the same position. Anyway - that's my new plane. For around a grand I'm fairly sure I'll get a much larger capacity reverse cycle wifi enabled portable unit.

yap, its fucking annoying but its only there for a few seconds. the fix is to set the fanspeed to 1 and then temp to i.e. 16C. If you need more cooling then maybe set the fanspeed to 2. That way the unit will just keep spinning the compressor at a low rate to supply thefan but will never switch itself off which is causing the "thunk". If its only ~22-23C outside and not massively humid after it reached plateau cooling its actually very similar volume to a split system. The thunk just comes from the initial intertia of the compressor starting to work and is a very annoying design flaw. There really should be a night/sleep mode where it just gently spins the compressor.

@@kingprone7846 That's no fix. I"ve had two of them. Both useless. The noise is ludicrous and constant and whenever the compressor kicks it the huge thunk is insane. The only reason I'm replying to your comment is in case anyone reads it and thinks - "Oh so it's not too bad, I'll buy one." Because it is bad. It's beyond bad. These things shouldn't even be sold it's so bad. Even the repair company that Kogan were going to send just told me there's no fix and they are terrible and they won't even bother looking at it. They'll juts pick up both units that I've had and send them back to Kogan. That's a repair company agreeing with everything I've said about them. If you can put up with it then fair enough but anyone else reading this believe me, there is no chance of stopping the thunk of the compressor or of making the unit any quieter than a Boeing 747 nor of sleeping and if you do buy one make sure you're TV operates at a decent volume or you won't hear that over it either.

@@craigo1702 i mean the thunk certainly isnt any worse than a normal window unit coming on. And as i said because this unit has a variable rate compressor the fix it to just let the compressor never switch itself off which you achieve by using a low fanspeed and low temperature. Its definetly not as loud as an airplane. I have posted the db values below measured with a db meter and the unit was around 63db right in front of it but it is quieter once the room is cold.

Cannot believe after a year of researching I fell for this crap.

Why what's wrong with it? I'm thinking about getting one for summer.

@@BrandonGrimshaw read my comment above and look at the link and you'll find out what's wrong with them

@@patkat8467 It definitely needs a solid window frame to secure the top section of the air con unit frame. If your window is taller at 156cm I’d say it’s going to be too tall to use this unit correctly

Yes, the frame the unit sits in comes in the box. Its very easy to instal into the window frame.

@@AdamBoltGoldCoast thankyou

I’ve got a few myself

@@AdamBoltGoldCoast Amazing! Where could I check them out?

@@Gimlet6051 she had been through breast cancer and doesn’t like heat at all as her body doesn’t handle it well now. She keeps the room like a fridge

@@caesarthesphinx8465 I was screaming through my snorkel in joy!!! Such an incredible moment!

@@jmagbero17 the 1.75kw was only cooling

@@olivianyrene not sure to be honest. I’d say it was more efficient than our previous window unit.

i posted the energy consumption below. With fanspeed set to low and unit just doing its thing at night 250w +-50 watts.

@@thefairyroomsawtell3410 ours was exposed to the elements with just a fly screen covering the back. We had the wettest summer on record and it was fine in the rain.

@@Bekahhhxo you don’t have to run the drain outside. There is a second drain pipe at the bottom of the unit. You can leave the plug in and drain the unit from inside if the water reservoir fills up (It will give you a warning if this happens).

@@mohammedalmesry2650 there is definitely a noise when the compressor comes on but didn’t find it too noisy, it was definitely much quieter than my previous box style window unit.

@@KeithSuarez-sr3kv from memory it was night lapse mode, interval set to 30 sec, shutter auto, ISO 100-800. I also did spot metering so the exposure stayed more consistent throughout the recording

I swam this on my open water certificate. Most was around 12m deep and no deeper than around 18-20m deep.

@@zooltpool8204 it has a slight hum sound to it but I never found it offensive to sleep to. But I am a heavy sleeper

They are straight windows. The curve would be just the way the GoPro shoots video

It has an Australian plug. I would imagine that with the correct power adapter plug you could use it in the US. www.auselectronicsdirect.com.au/usa-earthed-travel-adapter-with-2-usb-charge-ports?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwx-CyBhAqEiwAeOcTdXMlIHHXz0TxlRcRELej8mmfQGIBH_3PoadCaHk7C4og6iIKlUd3hhoCohYQAvD_BwE

No 220-240v, 50hz only (you need an Australian plug and at least a 2000W Step Up Transformer converter from your 120v US to 240 volts for the unit)

It runs on 240V and uses Australian plug so you would need an adapter. In the United States and Canada, the electrical power supplied to most homes is a split-phase system. That power enters your home at about 240 volts. This 240 volts is split at the main circuit breaker panel into two 120 volt halves, called phases. Make sure you can use 240V.

I had a window type before and I found the Kogan vertical one to be quieter and it worked just as well

You’d have to ask Kogan that themselves

its on the kogan website but if you only wanna cool a bedroom at night you can get the smallest unit. this is way oversized.

If you have a look at the manual it states the minimum width should be more than 46cm, so you should have plenty of room with 55cm.

Back up there myself in a few weeks. Can’t wait. Doing a dive off Townsville this time.