| Soleus Air LX-140 14,000 BTU Evaporative Portable Air Conditioner, 12,000 BTU Heater, Dehumidifier and Fan, Grey with Black Cover | 
| Brand: Soleus Air
Category: Kitchen
Department: Home and Kitchen
List Price: $929.99
Buy New: $476.46
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Seller: BrilliantStore
Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 32,494
Color: Grey/Black
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 96
Dimensions (in): 20 x 23.5 x 35
Warranty: Soleus Air Products have a 1 year warranty.
MPN: LX-140
Model: LX-140
UPC: 647568552376
EAN: 0647568552376
ASIN: B000HHJ13I
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 24 Hour programmable time with memory | | • | 60 Pint Evaporative Dehumidifier | | • | 12,000 BTU Heat pump heater | | • | 14,000 BTU Evaporative Portable Air Conditioner that minimizes the need to empty collected moisture from the unit | | • | 3 Speed Fan with WaveFlo Oscillation |
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Product Description
This 4-in-1 space-saving unit is a cooler, heater, dehumidifier and fan. Heating at 12,000 BTUs and cooling at 14,000 BTUs, this product features a multi-color display and 24-hour programmable timer to ensure the results you want.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 13
 Soleus LX140 August 24, 2010
Sharon P. Bowie (La Plata, MD, US)
We have used this unit to air condition a room without central HVAC. It has worked very well. We will be testing its ability to heat this area this winter.....and I suspect it will work great.
 Bad Model Bad Choice August 24, 2010
Charles Coe (Blue Island, Illinois, US)
We have this unit now and it has been a nightmare. We brought this unit only to recieve a unit that was not working properly. The unit's display gave out error codes and started shutting off after a few hours. I contacted the customer support and was told the unit was defective and to return it from where we purchased the unit. I called the company and they were somewhat nice about it. They gave me a RMA number and sent out another unit. We recieved the new unit a week later unpacked it and installed it within the hour it arrived only to find out that this unit was dead on arrival. I called the company and complained and they told me when they recieved the other two units back they would send a third unit. We now have the third unit and we spent more time mopping the floor than anything. I do not reccommend this machine or any products from this company. The odds of getting two bad machines are bad enough let alone three. This company really gives portable air conditioners a bad name.
 Soleus portable July 25, 2010
Ron Scarborough (Houston, TX)
Pretty much does what it is advertised to do. I solved the drain pan problem by tubing it out the wall in a permanent fashion with a combination of tygon tubing and aluminum tubing so that it will self drain.
Best I've owned July 11, 2010
Richard E. Hanson (Mill Creek, WA)
Before buying a portable air conditioner, it helps to understand what you can expect and not expect from it. There is no way it will provide the cooling of central air, ductless air or even a really good window unit. I have owned all of these and speak from experience. However, when you move into a condo with all kinds of restrictions about what can be visible from the exterior or constraints on the architectural structure, then the portable is the best answer.
I have owned 4 of these and three different brands. My condo has three separate major spaces, 2 smaller for bedroom suite and office/den. The main living space is larger than the max recommended for any 120 volt unit, and that is where I now have the Soleus LX140.
The two smaller spaces are cooled with GE 10,000 BTU units that I have had for 5 years. HE quit making these units the year after I bought them They are quiet and have held up and keep the spaces in the upper 70s when the ambient temperature is in the mid 90s.
I used to have and Edgestar in the main space. I live in the Seattle area so only need the cooling about 2 months a year, and then not every day. The Edgestar was the worst unit I have ever owned. It was the noisiest unit and it quit in the middle of the second season. I called the manufacturer in Texas and they said it only had a 90 day warranty. They also said they had no service reps in the Pacific NW and couldn't help. After lengthy searching, I found one person who said they fixed them. After spending over $300, it still didn't work. The service tech said he would take it to the shop and return it in "New Condition." That was a year ago and I have never seen him or the unit again.
So I bought the Soleus. I found a dealer in Portland where I knew I could get to if needed. The manufacturer is in California, I can get there pretty easily too. Also, the Soleus has a 1 year warranty. I ordered the unit and it was delivered in 7 days. I set it up immediately but found that you had to use the remote to turn on the fan oscillator. It had to be the receiver or the transmitter, but I didn't know how to tell. I called the dealer, and within a few hours I got a call back from the manufacturer. They said they would send a new remote. If it still didn't work, they would send a label and an RMA. I got the remote in three days and everything worked.
The Soleus runs about 10 db quieter than the Edgstar. My main living space is oversizrd with 594 square feet and with partial cathedral ceilings giving about 5565 cubic feet. I am on the top floor, facing southwest with ceiling to floor glass across the entire space. Without any AC, the space has reached 110 degrees when it was 95 outside in the late afternoon. Also, there are no opening windows or sliding doors, so I am venting the unit up the fire place flu.
This week we had three days in the 90's. When it reached 98 degrees outside, the Soleus maintained the space at 81. When the temperature reached 85 today, the Soleus maintained the space in the mid 70s.
CONS: The only con I have at this point is that the fan oscillation is vertical instead of side to side. I'm not sure I understand the reasoning for that. Cold air settles and hot air rises so a constant upward blast that oscillated die to side makes better sense to me. My GEs do that very effectively.
As for evaporation, I have had it running for fiv continuous days without a drop of water coming from the drain. Of course the Seattle area has relatively low dew points. In areas like the midwest, east coast or south east, there may be more of a problem.
The next test will be longevity as to how long it will hold up. However, at this time, the Soleus LX140 has proven to be the best unit of its type that I have used and I am very impressed with the technical service assistance of the manufacturer.
not again May 28, 2010
William R. Bacon
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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I bought 1 of these soleus worked for 1 summer, then no more cool air sent it back cost 100 dollars. they sent me a new 1 didn`t work, had to send that 1 back still waiting on that 1. O ya it was 11 months 21 days old thank god there was a hot day or who nows what great things might have happen if I waited 10 more days. bought a two year warranty, can`t wait to see how that works because i bought 2 of them at air & water hpoe its not as bad as I`ve heard. the other 1 works great, so far.If it breaks Ill just junk it. Not doing that again. O ya the broken 1 is a LX 140 the other is a LX 120
O ya the heater never worked on the LX 140. All said I like them alot i don`t have some big thing sticking out my window and i can look out my window with out standing on my tip toes.
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