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Use the tools below to refine your search by only displaying reviews with a certain number of star ratings or to only show reviews from a certain time period. Eg click on '1 star' to just display the reviews we have which received a 1 star rating click or 'Within the last month' to display just reviews posted over the last month.Kittens For Sale In Devon And Cornwall Within the last monthWheels And Tires Conway Ar Within the last 6 monthsPet Sloth For Sale In Canada Within the last 12 months “Van, BC - had mine for 6 years no problems ! ” BCVancouver (1 review written) Re: Amcor Plasma Cool Portable PC-14E Air Conditioner I was about to hook my unit up but thought I'd search for some maintenance recommendations as all I've done in the past was clean the filter.

I'm really surprised at the negative reviews - have I been lucky ? Well I suppose that if there are issues people want to vent and warn others - those of us who are happy with this machine probably wouldn't take the effort. But seeing these negative ones I had to share my… If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies. “Amcor Portable Air Conditioner is JUNK” I purchased an Amcor portable air Conditioner and used it on a limited basis for 2 summers. Contrary to claims, it was very loud...I could not use it when playing music, having a conversation, watching TV etc. and had to be out of the room while it was on. The first year the cooling unit worked to a limited extent,the 2nd summer it had barely any effect and the motor got louder. When I turned it on the 3rd summer, the cooling function did not work at all and the motor sounded like a freight…

“plasma cool is junk” the compressor has a 5 year warranty but when mine went I had to arrange shipping to Winnipeg at my cost. The unit is not light and not worth the cost to send back. you don't see that n the warranty The Plasma Cool is a piece of junk, lower fan broke in just under two years. Could not provide my original receipt so I am out $600.00 dollars. Would never buy another item from this manufacturer… “Amcor plasma cool portable PC-14E ; not as cool as it...” Bought this 2 years ago. One year later,the bottom fan shattered in pieces. Amcor send a replacement. Being a mechanic, I replaced it myself and from a maintenance point of view this is one of the worst I've seen. the plastic used to make these fans is very brittle and with temperature variations over time combined with a very weak structure make it very prone to vibrations and eventually failure will occur.In my case the bottom fan didn't last more than 100 hours of operation the first year…

Purchased this machine (Plasma Cool PC-14E) in 2010 from Canadian Tire for about $700. We used the machine for 2 1/2 months and then put it away for the season. When we turned it back on the following May, the compressor made grinding noises and it was very loud. My husband contacted the manufacturer and we were told there was a known defect with the compressor. After 8 months we had a replacement unit free of charge. We had to email and call numerous times to get the replacement as… “bought this hoping it would be better than the...” bought this hoping it would be better than the siemens, but no it was even worse.. very loud (not "quiet" as advertised), be warned: the cooling power is not as advertised on most websites, Amcor make their specs sound higher by providing non-standard measurements of cooling capacity. Cooling power is very low. It's not as pictured anywhere, in fact the unit is large and bulky, with a very bulky part round the back that is not shown on any photos.

The wheels are too small and too fragile to… “WARNING BEWARE I purchased my plasma cool in June...” WARNING BEWARE I purchased my plasma cool in June 2010. Returned it June 28th they received July 2. Today is August 2nd. I had selected the 3 payment plan. They charged the 2nd payment to my card after they received the unit back and today another charge. So they have the unit and $600.00 of my money. I called today and they could not talk to me as it was a Canadian Holiday. They could only take a message. I called back and Jennifer called me back. Funny thing, she could sell me a unit today…recently received delivery of plasma...”recently received delivery of plasma cool pc 14e (no shipping cost) and have been using it for 5 weeks now. was unsure about the hoopla over no drain technology that this ac claims, but now am an avid believer…Most Viewed Writer in with 30+ answersIf you need to start and stop your air conditioner just because your remote is broken,  then you already have got an answer from Uzair Sharf,  but keep in mind that you can buy a replacement universal remote for just a few bucks.

Apart from this,  the only other reason i can think for someone needing to avoid the remote control, is to deny direct access to the air conditioner to the room user (start and stop the air conditioner in a hotel for example, if you want it to work in a fixed temperature without giving the customer the ability to change it)If this is what you want to do, then you could use a wi-fi remote unit like this one herehttp://www.aenaos-sa.gr/airpatro... which will give you full control on your air conditioner from your mobile phone (start and stop your air conditioner, adjust fan speed and adjust the louver). (the website is in greek, so you will have to use auto-translation or have a look at the video).There can be two possibilities either you don't have a remote and want to switch on AC manually or you want this whole thing to get automated.lets suppose you don't have a remote, well for this Uzair Sharf , go through his answer, has correctly mentioned in his answer about how to get your AC on manually.

And if you want to get this thing automated, you need to spend some extra bucks. Get one thermistor fixed on one of the wall of your room. Now form a loop of power circuit, consisting thermistor in between and set a temperature limit at which you want the AC to get in.This can be done by an electrician if you supply the switches, thermistor etc.Make and model of any particular appliance is absolutely necessary.  Personally I have never even seen an AC unit with a remote control, think that is a horrendous idea, and would never ever want one.  But there has to be a manual control as well.  I find it absurd that they would not put a power on/off on the front of any AC using, as that is a violation of safety standards.  But there has to be one somewhere, even if you have to take part of the front cover off.  I would suggest that they are universal remotes available also, except that I find remote control for something like AC to be too absurd to even consider.  That is like having a remote control to flush your toilet or something.