Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I will be starting a home job soon, so I wanted a portable A/C unit so I can cool my home-office this summer. I didn't want to cool the whole house, I only want to cool the room I'm in. My windows slide horizontally, so a regular window A/C unit wouldn't work well for me. After alot of research, I decided to go with this model. I live in a 3 BR house (1,600 sq foot) by myself and I am always trying to find ways to save on my electricity bill. I hope this A/C unit will help with the savings. The good: It works. It keeps my office room cool. It's portable. After working in my office, I can roll this out to the living room. My living room isn't too big, but it's open to the kitchen, so it does take some more time to cool the room. The bad: Minus half star for the window kit. The window kit does not fit my window. It's shorter than what I need. The screws would not stay on the circle brackets where the hoses are attached. That's why I used my own screws and bolts I bought from Home Depot. See notes below on how I made my own window kit. I also added pictures to show what I made. Minus half star for the noise. It's loud. While I'm in the living room, I have to turn the volume up more than usual on my TV. It's just as loud as my regular window A/C in my bedroom. But that is to be expected so that's why I'm only taking half a star off. Homemade Window Kit: I went to Home Depot and had them cut a wood board to fit my window (6.5" x 46"). I bought some #6 screws (1 inch) with bolts and washers. I also bought weather stripping. I went to Harbor Freight and bought a cheap "Cut Out Tool". It's sort of like a rotary tool. I used the original window kit to draw the circles on to the wood board and mark the screw holes. I spaced the openings a little more apart from each other because with the original window kit, the hoses were difficult to attached cuz they are so close to each other. Once the circle and screw holes were marked, I used the rotary tool to cut the circles out of the board. Then I drilled the screw holes. I then attached the circle bracket to the board using #6 screws and bolts. I added weather stripping tape to one side so when the window closed, it makes a nice seal. Other thoughts: The remote is nice, but I never use it. I am worried the drain might leak, but I'll keep an eye on it. The manual says that if the reservoir gets full, the compressor will stop. You'll know when the compressor has stop when it's just the fan that's running and it's not blowing cold air anymore. I'll update this review if I have any issues. As of right now, YES - I do recommend this portable A/C unit.