Siemens 09012

Stylish lump of rubbish. Extremely poor portable air conditioner with very very low power.. this thing wouldn't even cool any of our small rooms with all windows and doors closed and a professional installation.. absolute rubbish. You can feel the cool air coming out of it, but it's just not powerful enough to cool the room unless it isn't hot outside (which is surely the whole point!)..

I'm not sure what unit the previous reviewer's got but I found the 9012's fan and compressor rumble are the quietest I know

(check out the roar of a Chinese cheapo to see what I mean).

If you have the wrong temp setting, door or window open the compressor will rumble longer in attempt to cool the perceived environment.

I have become paraplegic with MS so a remote controlled aircon is essential for my well-being.

I only had a remote control go down and had to wait for one to come from Germany.

With 7 years (of 4 to 5 months) continued use I have a great unit.

BB

The Siemens 09012 is slow at cooling. I have a small bedroom and the unit was struggling to cool set at maximum cooling capacity. The unit is advertised as quiet. Warning - it really isn't quiet at all. You can't listen to music while it's on. I have 3 computers in my room, I don't think it would cope at all with them turned on. It's a nice style and design by porsche, but the low cooling power and poor efficiency rating really let this unit down. One would expect a lot more from a price of around £700. Mine's going back.