It's been working very well. The credit MoreBeer gave me for my trouble was worth it. The fan still makes more noise than I'd like, but I should be able to fix it pretty easily. I've just been lazy.
I read in some of the reviews that the noise comes from poor assembly. Once you check over every screw and either tighten or replace them with nuts & bolts, it becomes a lot quieter. You shouldn't have to that for an $800 unit, but it is what it is. I was considering the Penguin, but the small...
I'm from Texas too, Arlington specifically. I have a Whirlpool 14,000 BTU portable unit and it won't cool down my single car garage and my garage is insulated with an insulated garage door & no windows. And my garage usually doesn't get much warmer than 85 on a 100 degree day because of the...