I received the Rinnai RPC35WA from Appliances Online on the 10th of January this year. I loved its design as it looks like no other portable air conditioner out there which lured me into buying it. As it "is" a Rinnai unit, I expected great quality. Unfortunately within 2 weeks of owning it, it began to short cycle (compressor turns off and on randomly) indicating a faulty unit. Appliances Online quickly replaced it with another unit on the 22nd which once again experienced the exact issue as the other unit and began short cycling today.

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I had a look at a few portable AC's and settled with this one, seller recommended. But when I got home I couldn't attach the hose to my window coz my window is not the sliding window. It's the one where you wind out, then the seller said you have to do this you have to do that for it to cool your room. It's just too much stuffing around and the compressor noise is pretty loud, you won't be able to hear the TV unless it's cranked up. And on very hot days the hose gets hot and all that heat has to go somewhere (back into the room). Now the unit just sits in the closet, I've only used it once or twice and it wasn't cheap to buy either. Put in a little more money and got a mini split system, much better.

It was easy to assemble and I'm not a fan of constructing flat packs of stuff of any kind. It's an easy plug and play and can adapt to window use easily but I have it working with a door with a curtain and it's working really well, it's pretty powerful and has really good air flow and immediately cooled down a really hot room that's operating a pc. My pc isn't over heating anymore, it's very smooth and worth the money tbh. It's not that loud you can sleep with it on and you forget it's there when you're concentrating on something else.

I have had my unit for approximately 1 year, the Unit is now starting to let of an awful smell when in use. Is there any reason for this? I clean the filters regularly.

Price: 4/5
Features: 4/5
Performance: 4.5/5
Design (main unit): 4/5
Design (peripherals): 1/5 (barely 1)

Bottom line: (17/25) 68% - OK. I would recommend this product so long as you know what you’re getting yourself into with the window adapter (you enjoy assembling ikea flat-packs, self-torture and possible occasional electrocution), then this is the unit for you. Performance is better than I expected for its size and the space it is conditioning. Noise is there, but it doesn’t bother me your assessment will undoubtedly vary.
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This air conditioner saved me from hot nights. Has been great but last week started leaking. No where does it say you need to drain it because it’s self evaporative. I woke to totally saturated carpet in the bedroom. Had to buy a stand to put it on and buckets below. Now it seems after a few days it doesn’t leak as much in the bucket.
Also the service dept I called were quite hopeless.

has Anyone else on here had problems or know why the aircon drops in and out, one minute it would be cold as than the next it’s like the fan is only working.. if anyone could help me out that would be sweet.. thanks

I purchased the Rinnai RPC35WA in October 2016 at the Good Guys and couldn’t be without it. It is absolutely perfect for my bedroom and I never had any problems with it. But after over 3 years the inevitable happened, the hose needs to be replaced but I have a very hard time getting one. As I have a heart condition It is really important that I get a replacement straight away.
Please let me know where I can purchase one.

I bought the big one by reading reviews here and I'm happy with my choice, it's very good and cool the living room very well. I think the noise is fair as everything of a normal AC is in one place so it makes noise :D

In my small 4 x 5 bedroom it cools and dehumidifies very quickly to take it down from 37 degrees, to a more manageable 27 and the added benefit of the sleep setting, means no bright display when trying to sleep at night

Summer hot nights can be annoying but this cool-only machine does away with the hot annoyance for a small rental bedroom in a shared house accommodation with only on-roof heating system, size of the room probably no bigger than 3 meters width, height and length
. It is noisy but only in intervals of long whispering silence when room temperature reaches above 23'C and the setting kept on low for a small room. How long does it remain quiet while keeping the room cool depends on how clever you are in keeping gaps in door or window closed or blocke...

Bought this last Summer after moving into a new place without air conditioning and not being able to sleep in the heat. Just brought it out again and remembered how much of a godsend it is on high 30 degree days. It brings down the temperature to a more manageable low-mid twenty degrees in less than half an hour. Used in a 5 x 6M room. You get used to the noise, which is a bit more than a ducted or split system. But as a solution for renters or someone who doesn't have the money for an electrician to install built-in systems, this is a winner. ...

We've had this unit for a year and it cools well and is economical to run. However, two things stand out as problems with this unit. The cooling vent points upwards instead of out in front, so sitting in front of it to cool down is frustrating. Secondly, its notably noisier than our other portable air conditioner of the same power. In the end we had to retire the Rinnai to a not often used room as its just too noisy and get another portable air conditioner that is much quieter. We got another portable air conditioner today (notably cheaper) and...

The window mount for the exhaust pipe literally melted from the heat after only 1 or 2 weeks of use approx 3 hours a day.
Can't find replacement, as others have said unless I pay an exorbitant price. Now it's basically useless. Pretty unreal that a simple spare part is so hard to acquire.

Before I bought this unit, I read the review here. Majority of the review is good. Indeed it is as good as it says. Unfortunately it is not reverse cycle and the cable length is slightly shorter that what you would expect. It cools reasonably well. I have yet to test it on a very hot summer. So far its performing well. It is only slightly louder than a pedestal fan when the compressor is not running, but when compressor is running, its abit louder than you might expect, which is normal.

Edit:
- Customer service is very helpful and I am very satisfied with the product.
- At full blast, its actually quite loud.

I bought this unit a month ago and am very happy with my purchase. It is a little noisy as all portable units are but otherwise works well. It cools the room nicely and keeps it at temperature all night long.

We've owned this model for a couple of weeks and are fairly happy with it. We have solar power, so can measure how much power we are using each day and this Rinnai model is notably cheaper to run than our other portable air conditioner, which is a different brand. It cools one to two rooms well and works particularly well on the dehumidifier option. However, it is notably noisier than our other model when the compressor comes on. There is also no way to easily have the cold air blow directly on you, as for some curious reason, the airflow comes out of the top of the unit. Still, it cools well, so we will learn to live with these problems. Just don't buy this model if you want the quietest compressor. There are quieter units out there.

Neat design, a little bit noisy when everything gose quiet and sleep. Every half to one hour we have to clean the water out otherwise the air con stop generating cooling air. The water must be pumped out at the very bottom of the machine so we have to stack the machine up to be able to let water fully flow out.

Overall, I'd say average.

It’s design is good, but the most important things to me when looking for an air conditioner: ability to cool, noise levels.
If you have a bedroom you want to cool down, this is the machine for you. Make sure you know the space you need to cool before deciding on which machine you need. This machine allows you to sleep well through those hot summer nights, however you may need ear plugs if you are a light sleeper. Additionally the unit slides quite easily around rooms and did an admirable job cooling down our open space living room & kitchen within our apartment. I’d recommend this machine!

Knowing portable air con are the last resort....we bought Rinnai RPC41WA.
PROS:
nice looking air con, i mean design.

Cons:
- Expensive . I paid around $750 @ good guys.
- Power lead is way too short.
-Window kit is flimsy, windows can hardly hold it. No screws provided.
- Most annoying is the manual which got nothing.
-May cool down the bed room, avoid using in the lounge...takes ages ...