It’s hard to fault changes in climate when you live in beautiful and sunny Southern California, when the extent of winter is warm weather (by the rest of the world’s standards) peppered with a couple rainy days here and there. Right now, I’m enjoying some of the most beautiful weather ever and it is only mid-March. But truth is things do tend to heat up rather quickly in California. When the heat turns up here, it turns up real high real fast. A good way to keep cool efficiently is to get a portable air conditioner.

Portable air conditioners are a great alternative to central air conditioning because they don’t require permanent installation, help you save energy and lower humidity levels in your home. Portable air conditioners work like traditional air conditioners; they produce a cooling effect from a refrigeration cycle and a coolant like Freon. A portable AC unit consists of a boxed frame that holds both the cold and hot sides of the unit and an exhaust hose designed to blow out the air. The unit cools the air, water is removed and the water is then used to cool the actual unit.

Portable air conditioning units are perfect for homes that can’t accommodate central air conditioning or regular window unit air conditioners. They’re portable and don’t require any sort of permanent installation. The technology behind the refrigeration cycle produces a natural dehumidification effect, making use of them in humid climates ideal. A lot of portable air conditioners are also heaters and air purifiers so they can be used year-round.