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title: "ARC-131GD"
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# 91 pints/day dehumidifying capacity 52.5 dBA whisper-quiet operation 13,000 BTU powerful cooling ARC-131GD

**Brand:** whynter
**Price:** 3635 kr
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> ❄️ Stay cool, calm, and collected with Whynter’s powerhouse portable AC!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** ARC-131GD by whynter
- **How much does it cost?** 3635 kr with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.dk](https://www.desertcart.dk/products/6096298-arc-131gd)

## Best For

- whynter enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted whynter brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Cleaner, Fresher Air:** Activated carbon and washable pre-filters trap impurities for healthier indoor air
- • **Portable & Convenient:** Caster wheels and included storage bag make moving and storing a breeze
- • **Whisper-Quiet Comfort:** Operates at a soothing 52.5 dBA so your focus or sleep stays uninterrupted
- • **All-in-One Air Solution:** Cools, dehumidifies, and circulates air with 4 versatile modes and full thermostat control
- • **Effortless Climate Control:** Dual hose system maximizes cooling efficiency for rooms up to 420 sq ft

## Overview

The Whynter ARC-131GD is a sleek, dual-hose portable air conditioner delivering 13,000 BTU cooling power and 91 pints/day dehumidification for spaces up to 420 sq ft. Operating quietly at 52.5 dBA, it features 4 modes including auto, cool, dehumidify, and fan with full thermostat control. Equipped with activated carbon and washable pre-filters, it ensures cleaner air while patented auto drain technology enables continuous operation. Portable caster wheels and a storage bag add convenience for modern living.

## Description

Achieve powerful cooling with the ARC-131GD Whynter Portable Air Conditioner (3,000 BTU / 6,345 BTU SACC). The ideal free-standing air conditioner for rooms up to 420 square feet, this versatile floor AC unit cools, dehumidifies, and circulates indoor air effectively. This stand-alone air conditioner comes equipped with an activated carbon filter and washable pre-filter designed to provide superior air quality. The ultimate AC unit for home use, this standing AC features a sleek design. This powerful but quiet air conditioner also boasts a dual hose system designed to maximize cooling power while blending seamlessly into any space. Caster wheels offer convenient portability. Trust Whynter for reliable, high-performance climate solutions that fit your space perfectly.

## Features

- Powerful Yet Quiet: The ideal AC unit for bedrooms, this 13,000 BTU indoor air conditioner operates at 52.5 dBA in low speed and helps you stay cool while your limiting energy consumption
- Built-In Dehumidifier: This dual-hose portable air conditioner features a patented auto drain function that automatically exhausts all condensate in most environments; 91 pint/day dehumidifying capacity; 320m3/h / 188CFM airflow
- 3 Operational Modes: This stand-up air conditioner features 4 settings: automatic, cool, dehumidify, and fan (4 speeds), plus full thermostatic control (61°F – 89°F); Max. 1050 W / 9.5 A power consumption; 115 V / 60Hz / 1 phase power supply
- Cleaner Air: This powerful yet quiet portable air conditioner comes equipped with an Activated Carbon Air Filter and a Washable Pre-filter
- Includes: A 17.3” W x 15.4“ D x 30.5” H indoor AC unit, an extendable (up to 59") 5.9" diameter exhaust hose, a small 5.0" diameter intake hose, a 6.5″W x 20″ (min) / 46″ (max) L window kit, an activated carbon air filter, a washable pre-filter, and storage bag

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Manufacturer | Whynter |
| Part Number | ARC-131GD |
| Item Weight | 68 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 15.4 x 17.3 x 30.5 inches |
| Item model number | ARC-131GD |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Size | 13,000 |
| Color | Gray |
| Style | Cooling Only |
| Material | Plastic |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |
| Voltage | 115 Volts |
| Wattage | 1150 watts |
| Installation Method | Window |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Number Of Pieces | 1 |
| Air Flow Capacity | 188 Cubic Feet Per Minute |
| Sound Level | 52.5 Decibels |
| Special Features | Patented auto drain function fully exhausts all condensate automatically in most environments, with upper gravity and lower drain ports for continuous operation |
| Included Components | Window installation accessories, remote, and storage cover bag with pocket |
| Batteries Included? | No |
| Batteries Required? | No |
| Warranty Description | 1-year limited manufacturer's warranty and 3-year compressor warranty. |
| Capacity | 91 Pints |
| Floor Area | 420 Square Feet |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Whynter
- **Capacity:** 91 Pints
- **Special Feature:** Patented auto drain function fully exhausts all condensate automatically in most environments, with upper gravity and lower drain ports for continuous operation
- **Product Dimensions:** 17.3"D x 30.5"W x 15.4"H
- **Start year:** 2020
- **Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER):** 5.88
- **Color:** Gray
- **Voltage:** 115 Volts
- **Noise Level:** 52.5 Decibels
- **Refrigerant:** R-410A

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Is the 13,000 BTU rating real or misleading? I've read a lot about false claims and since they don't have a EER ratings I remain skeptical.**
A: I can understand the doubts on huge numbers and don't like some of the virtual "scams" many products play with such (like one example being many battery packs labeled for "jump-starts" will say "2000 peak amps" in huge letters but the manuals say "Don't ever crank a car engine for even 5 seconds or you'll damage our (tiny) battery and void warranty" to hint it's real power ability under ~100 amp load).  I can tell you that most space heaters give you ~5000 BTU per hour from 1500 watts electricity (and you should be able to easily verify that).  Virtually all heat pumps/AC units are much better than those in "pumping" the heat versus burning the power, so 13,000 BTU per hour does seem realistic for such a unit as this that needs ~1200 watts power (where you can see nearly the same power use but over double the heat transferred).  If they start saying 20,000 btu or more I'd put it more in question (unless it has 1800+ watt power to prove size ratio), but for this size that seems reasonable.

**Q: Is it necessary to use the intake port?  And if you can opt not to use it, I assume just cap it off?**
A: I have a dual hose AC.  Where I live, the sun shines directly on my wall for 8 hours, till dark.  Total sunshine.  [The bathroom, behind a door, is 90 degrees, though the bedroom has been less than  80 all day.  The bathroom has no windows, so the heat just comes through the solid brick wall.]

Bedroom is about 15 by 15 feet.  It has a 12,000 BTU unit, which Should be more than enough. But the room is not so cool.
So - the dual hose system works well except in MY situation, because instead of recirculating the cool room's air, even if the door opens once in a while, it gets the hottest possible air to cool, as if I had the intake hooded up to an oven!  It's like a car with AC - they tell you to use the recirculated air.  If I lived on a dark spot, the dual hose would be perfect, but for me it makes it worse.  Took three years to figure that out.

**Q: Does it come with a warranty? If so, what are the terms?**
A: 1 year limited warranty & Three year warranty on compressor and, Amazon return policy within 30 days.  The WHYNBTER portable air conditioner is warranted, to the original owner within the 48 continental states, for one year from the date of purchase against defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service.  Should your WHYNTER portable air conditioner prove defective within one year from the date of purchase. return the defective part or unit, freight prepaid (within two months of purchase; after two months to one year, customer will be responsible for freight cost to WHYNTER's service department), along with an explanation of the claim to Whynter LLC.  Please package the portable air conditioner carefully in its original packaging material to avoid damage in transit.  PLEASE RETAIN THE ORIGINAL BOX AND PACKAGING MATERIAL.  Under this warranty, WHynter will repair or replace any parts found defective.  This warranty is not transferable.  After the expiration of the warranty, the cost of labor and parts will be the responsibility of the original owner of the unit.DOES NOT COVERActs of God, such as fire, flood, hurricanes, earthquakes and tornadoes.Damage, accidental or otherwise, to the air conditioner while in the possession of a consumer not caused by a defect in material or workmanshipDamage caused by consumer misuse, tampering, or failure to follow the care and special handling provisions in the instructions.Damage to the finish of the case, or the appearance parts caused by wear.Damage caused by repairs or alterations to the product by anyone other than authorized by the manufacturerFreight and Insurance cost for the warranty service.Hope this helps

**Q: We have two portible AC units in our bedrooms and don't have to empty any water - it evaporates.  We live in humid MN.  Do you have to empty this one?**
A: The first few months of ownership from May 2014 to July in San Diego, i didn't have to drain it in AC mode. The weather got more humid in July and August which apparently caused the unit to shut off due to being full. I had to drain the top knob twice in two days. I decided to attach a $5 garden hose (cut to about 4 feet) to the top drain plug and have it drain into a 5 gallon water bottle as suggested by a Home Depot worker. Problem solved but the bottle will fill up after about 2-3 days in humid conditions.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A COMPLICATED FIVE-STAR RATING.
*by S***8 on May 21, 2014*

To those who justifiably complain in their reviews about modern-day PORTABLE air conditioners being noisy, did you know that a quiet, much more efficient design call the PORTABLE-SPLIT AC is available in Europe and other parts of the world with a 50 HZ electric supply but is NO LONGER available for the USA's 60 HZ market? Way back in the 1990s, we purchased a PORTABLE-SPLIT AC that is no longer available in the USA but technologically advanced versions of it are sold in Europe. Our model was a two-piece, 11K BTU, DeLonghi PAC GSR/MU "Pinguino" (aptly named penguin) with its fan and electronics housed within its ultra-quiet interior unit. Its small compressor unit, which is the piece that makes the noise, was outside where it could drip condensate unimpeded instead of flooding the house or shutting down the AC if emptying was required. The compressor was permanently attached to the interior unit by a connector line comprised of a pair of small refrigerant-filled copper tubes housed in an unobtrusive, slim (1.5" x 3"), 6-foot-long plastic sleeve. (One can search for this Pinguino model number on the internet to see its configuration.) Our dependable PORTABLE-SPLIT Pinguino provided over fifteen years of outstanding, trouble-free service to a house with difficult-to-vent casement windows and sliding glass doors. We placed its thin connector line at the bottom of a two-inch opening in one sliding glass door and inserted a barely-visible, narrow foam insulating strip to block off the remainder of the 2" vertical opening. (Exiting the connector line out a double-hung window would be even easier.) Security-wise, our sliding glass doors came with an accessory that prevented the door from sliding open any further. Comparatively speaking, one was barely aware that the portable was there when it was operating except for the floor space that its interior unit occupied.The basic principle behind the superior efficiency of a "split" AC, with its inside and outside components connected by refrigerant-filled tubing, is that no outside air contaminates the conditioned air in the living space. By contrast, the air-to-air portables currently available to the American public not only have their noisy compressors housed in the one-piece interior unit, they also have truly ugly, highly inefficient, single or dual five-inch-diameter air-exchange hoses that are impossible to conceal, troublesome to vent, and problematic because both single and dual hose models create some degree of negative-air-pressure that draws the hot, humid outside air back into our living spaces to contaminate the conditioned air and condense on our cooled interior surfaces. What's currently available to us is a giant step backwards in air conditioning technology.Though no longer available as a portable in America, the quiet, efficient, two-piece "SPLIT" AC design is now exclusively the lucrative product of big-name-brand Ductless Mini-Split manufacturers. Trouble is that, compared to portables, Ductless Mini-Split air conditioners are very expensive and require (a) professional installation to retain warranty and (b) putting a hole in an exterior wall. Installation of our portable Pinquino was just the opposite; we seasonally set up and removed the Pinquino twice a year for the fifteen-plus years that we enjoyed it; it took only minutes and required no expensive professional assistance. We tucked the two-piecer in a closet for the winter and didn't have to deal with a hole in an outside wall or a drafty window kit when the temperatures were below zero outside. For those of us (apartment dwellers OR homeowners) who either can't or don't want to drill a hole in an outside wall but live in areas with hot, humid summers, we no longer have that quiet, efficient PORTABLE-SPLIT option. (There is an unwieldy SPLIT AC hybrid with a 20 to 25 ft. connection line with a "Quick-Connect" feature that's designed to exit either through a window OR a hole in the outside wall but, since the interior unit is secured to the wall like a Ductless Mini-Split, it may be movable with considerable effort but hardly qualifies as "portable".)Unfortunately by 2011, I felt that either the Pinquino was starting to show its age or the summers were getting hotter so, since I couldn't buy a PORTABLE-SPLIT AC in the USA anymore, I decided to replace it with newer and, I hoped, better technology. Trying to fill the PORTABLE-SPLIT AC void, I bought (a) a single hose air-to-air portable in 2011, (b) a dual-hose air-to-air portable in 2012, and (c) a very expensive Ductless Mini-Split AC whose professional installation required a hole in my wall in 2013. Both of the noisy portables, single AND dual hose, caused a negative-air-pressure that made my living space mold-inducingly humid. Over the course of its first month in the summer of 2013, the Ductless Mini-Split system failed. The HVAC installer was unresponsive to my complaints and never revealed whether a faulty installation or defective compressor caused the refrigerant leak not discovered until September, so I returned it. The Ductless Mini-Split was great for the brief time that it worked and I do not think that all HVAC professionals are as incompetent or unresponsive to their customers or that all Ductless Mini-Split ACs are defective, but last summer's stressful, expensive experience was one that I'm in no hurry to repeat.This spring, I bought a dual-hose Whynter ARC-131GD from Amazon as an interim solution and have used it in May...but May is not the hottest, most humid month in the Northeast by any stretch so it hasn't been challenged. However, it is a solid, well-built unit. Even its electric cord is a substantial gauge. Its fan easily disperses cold air through the fixed, tiered opening on the top of the unit with sufficient strength to condition my 425 square-foot room. The ARC-131GD's "EXHAUST" hose is smaller that the "INTAKE" hose, and I personally think that this diameter difference might contribute to minimizing the negative air pressure in my tightly constructed house. I base this opinion on the fact that I cannot feel any perceptible air being drawn by the ARC-131GD into the house through the stove and bathroom exhaust fans as I could with the other two air-to-air portable ACs. I really like its unusual medium gray color because it visually disappears in our dark room instead of standing out like white or other bright color. In fact, I wish the hoses were the same color so they would "disappear"!No surprise, the (compressor-housed) Whynter ARC-131GD is considerably noisier that a "split" system, either portable or ductless, both of which have outside compressors. The ARC-131GD's noise is noticeable but tolerable, although I'd classify it as more than "white noise" to me. However, I only paid $400 for the 131GD versus a whopping $3500 for that troublesome, hole-in-the-wall Ductless Mini-Split, so I rationalize that I can tolerate some noise for the $-difference. Would I trade this Whynter for a PORTABLE-SPLIT of the same quality and longevity as my quiet, dependable Pinguino PORTABLE-SPLIT? In a nano-second! However, the ARC-131GD is, for the reasons mentioned above, satisfactory so far and I have expectations that it will remain satisfactory throughout the summer's increasing heat and humidity because it has demonstrated that it has considerable reserve power to make my room uncomfortably cold in short order when cranked up to top fan speed while set at the lowest temperature.I gave the ARC-131GD five stars because, so far, it does the job for which it is designed, but it is what it is. Air-to-air technology is inherently noisy and inefficient. I'm still looking for another ultra-quiet, efficient, unobtrusive portable-split AC and wonder why I no longer have access to such a product in America. Conservatively speaking, I've read at least a thousand justifiably negative portable reviews over the past 3-1/2 years since the passing of the Pinquino. Perhaps it's time for a PORTABLE-SPLIT AC rebirth for those of us who can utilize this two-piece SPLIT design. To that end, I still hope that manufacturers of PORTABLE-SPLITS realize that there is a market for this product here and convert a current 50 HZ model (with inverter technology, "quick-connect" lines, and other technological advances) to 60 HZ to give Americans this option again. Better yet, manufacture this option in America.

### ⭐⭐⭐ A/C is adequate, but don't buy this for use as a fan; window mount needs improvements
*by M***F on August 13, 2014*

I'll start my review by stating that I've never owned another air conditioning unit, whether a "portable" one like this model or something else. I did a fair amount of research before buying this unit, though, and decided on this model because of the dual hoses and because the BTU rating seemed appropriate for my living area.Here are the pluses of this unit as I see it: Easy to follow installation instructions until it gets to the window plate. (More on that under the cons.) Okay looking for what it is. Has remote control. Puts out cold air when set to a/c, as promised. Not too loud. (I'm not sure whether other people who've commented on the loudness just got defective units or have different expectations.)Here are the cons/minuses:1. Window plate. Who designed this thing? I anticipated, based on the manufacturer's description, that I would simply be able to slide out a panel or two and lock the panel in place somehow since my window is in the size range this is supposed to fit. Well, when I used the small plate in conjunction with the one that the hoses go into, it was too small to cover the entire vertical space. When I used the long one, it was too big to put into the window. I had to cut the larger one down to size, and given that I don't have a saw (don't have much use for tools, generally speaking) it was quite a task to cut through the thing with a pair of scissors! The other issue I don't quite understand with the wall plates is why aren't designed to simply be more accommodating to different lengths. I'm not sure how to describe what I was expecting, but I used to have a dual window fan with slide-out accordian panels and I expected something a little more easy like that.2. Fan mode. One of the reasons I bought this model was the dual hoses, and I thought this would not only be useful when the unit was in a/c mode (exhausting hot air outside while drawing in new air to be cooled so as not to create a negative air pressure issue) but also in fan mode. Well, the unit does not draw air in from outside while in fan mode; it simply circulates the air that's already in the room. This makes sense when the unit is set in "auto" mode because you certainly wouldn't want it to draw in hot air from outside in between the a/c compressor's cycles. But when the outside temperature is actually cooler than it is inside, not being able to simply use this unit as a fan to draw in cool air is a MAJOR design flaw. Had I known this about this unit, I surely would not have purchased it. My need for this unit was actually more that I have difficulty getting an exchange of air from outside my condo with what's inside due to the builder's poor decision to install only one operating window. I figured that instead of simply getting a dual window fan like I had before that was really only effective in the area immediately adjacent to the fan due to a lack of power that I would get something like this that would surely be more effective at drawing in outside air while exhausting existing inside air. I figured that I'd really only need the a/c a few times per year when it's extremely hot outside where I live. When the evening air is 60 degrees but the inside of my condo is in the upper 70s, I can cool it down just as fast with a fan in the window as I can using this unit in a/c mode, using only about 20% of the energy. So I guess I'll be happy when it is actually hot outside and I have something that will actually provide cool air, but that only happens where I live on rare occasions.My other major beef about this unit is the designer's decision to have the a/c unit deliberately miscalibrated by 5 degrees. Want your room cooled down to 73 degrees? You must set the a/c to cool down to 68 degrees. If you set it to 73 degrees and it's currently under 78 degrees inside, the a/c unit won't even turn on. I understand the manufacturer's logic that this will save energy, but that's only true if the unit is being used by someone stupid. It's the equivalent of deliberately setting one's clock to the wrong time in order to trick one into getting up on time. I don't know about you, but if I know the clock is set 10 minutes fast then I'll simply compensate for that in my mind; I won't be fooled into thinking that 6:00 am is really 6:10 am.In a way, I feel like my star rating is overly generous since I actually do regret this purchase. To give it less than 3 stars when it basically does what it's supposed to do, though, doesn't seem fair. It's just the case that the product doesn't suit my needs very well and I probably would have been just as well served buying a new dual window fan for 10% of the cost of this unit.

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