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Room size finder

Shinco room size finder

Type the size of your room in square feet and pick cooling or drying. The list shows the Shinco units rated for at least that space, smallest first: a unit far larger than the room cools in short bursts and leaves the air damp.

Square feet are the brand's own room ratings. A sunny room, a high ceiling or a kitchen next door calls for the next size up.

Portable air conditioners rated for at least 300 sq ft

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    Shinco units by the space they are rated for

    Shinco units by rated room size
    UnitRated forCapacityPrice
    SPF1 12,000 BTU Portable Air ConditionerUp to 450 sq ft12,000 BTU · DOE 7,500 BTUFrom $289.99
    SPF2 Portable Air Conditioner, 8,000 BTUUp to 350 sq ft8,000 BTU · DOE 4,550 BTUFrom $197.99
    SPF2 Portable Air Conditioner, 10,000 BTUUp to 400 sq ft10,000 BTU · DOE 6,450 BTUFrom $259.99
    SPF2 Portable Air Conditioner, 12,000 BTUUp to 450 sq ft12,000 BTU · DOE 7,800 BTU$274.33
    SPF2 Portable Air Conditioner with Heat, 10,000 BTUUp to 400 sq ft10,000 BTU · DOE 6,450 BTU$275.49
    SPU2 14,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner with HeatUp to 700 sq ft14,000 BTU · DOE 10,000 BTUFrom $340.88
    SPU2 14,000 BTU Portable Air ConditionerUp to 700 sq ft14,000 BTU · DOE 10,000 BTUFrom $299.99
    SDL-30P Compact DehumidifierUp to 1,500 sq ft30 pints a day · DOE 12$99.77
    SDO-80P 86-Pint DehumidifierUp to 5,000 sq ft86 pints a day$169.95
    SDX1-86P 86-Pint DehumidifierUp to 5,000 sq ft86 pints a day$146.71
    SDZ1-80P Wi-Fi DehumidifierUp to 5,000 sq ft80 pints a day · DOE 24$149.97
    SDZ1-120P Wi-Fi DehumidifierUp to 6,000 sq ft120 pints a day · DOE 35$156.99
    SDZ1-150P Dehumidifier with PumpUp to 7,000 sq ft150 pints a day · DOE 50$181.19
    SGH-200P Commercial DehumidifierUp to 8,000 sq ft200 pints a day$469.99

    How to read the result

    The square feet are the brand's own ratings for each unit. They assume an ordinary room: an eight-foot ceiling, a window or two and a couple of people. Take the next size up for a sunny top-floor room, a kitchen or a room with a high ceiling.

    For drying, the size of the space is only half of it. ENERGY STAR sizes a dehumidifier by how damp the space feels as well: a musty room needs fewer pints than one with sweating walls. Our pints guide walks through it, and the BTU guide does the same for cooling.

    Four public sources stand behind our figures: how DOE rates a portable air conditioner, how dehumidifiers are tested, what humidity the EPA advises and how heavy appliances should be plugged in.