Remember the excruciating 109 degree Portland days of summers past? Although we’ve had a very rainy start to the season, this weekend is threatening a record-breaking Mother’s Day heat wave or ...

The Black+Decker BPP08WTB portable air conditioner outperformed others in our lab testing. Not only did the Midea MAP14HS1TBL excel in performance compared with most portable air conditioners we ...

Based on Consumer Reports’ testing of portable air conditioners, they should be seen as a last resort for cooling a home when fans aren’t enough or other types of air conditioners aren’t an option.

When you’ve spent all day outside in the heat, the last thing you want is to come home to an inferno. Portable room air conditioners that don’t require ...

Unlike window air conditioners, portable air conditioners roll easily from room to room and are quick to set up, with no labor-intensive mounting and very few tools required. Most just require a ...

Which Whynter portable air conditioner is best? Portable air conditioners are great temperature-control options for many homes. They’re even useful if you already have centralized heating and cooling, ...