I purchased this unit based on the excellent  reveiws of others and being that I really didn't want to have to place a 14000 BTU in a window thought perhaps this would be a good alternative.  Not so.........I understand that we have had an exceptionally hot & humid July but this unit even though it was set at 74 would not get the room 14 X 12 below 83 degrees. The condensation, although vented thru the dual hoses outside did require empying of the collection pan which is very difficult to emply as it is low to the ground and the tube does not project out enough to get even a cookie sheet under it to empty.  My 8,0000 BTU window unit in the loft of our MBR which is two stories did a much better job at cooling a much larger (4X) space. This is my first & last portable AC..........