Everstar MPK-10CR
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Best price found:  |
$499.00 |
| BTU's: |
10,000 |
| EER: |
9.5 |
| Cooling power used (watts):
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1050 |
| Noise level:
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44 dBa |
| Number of fan speeds:
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3 |
| Heater:
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No |
| Self-evaporating:
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Yes |
| Water tank:
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| Moisture removal per day (pints): |
76 pints
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| Timer:
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24 hr |
| Hose type:
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Single |
Size - Volume (cubic feet),
dimensions: |
4.44 c.f.
12.8" x 18.1" x 33.1" |
| Weight: |
81 lbs
(36.74 kg) lbs. |
| Notes: Has remote |
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Reviews of Everstar MPK-10CR Portable Air Conditioner
 Expensive but nice alternative to window units (JD, 9/19/2009)
Midea Corp website is useless.
Our MK-10CR was great when we first got it in 2005. This last summer it worked but actually started to suck the water out of our toilets allowing sewer gas into our place!
HERE is where to find parts and service for Everstar units!
Editor's note: We received an e-mail from Mr. Blank with contact info for Everstar units. The parent company is Midea Corp. We have added their information to our manufacturers page here. We hope this helps, and we thank Mr. Blank for the information!
 You have to take apart and clean often (Ron, 8/3/2009)
I head maintenance where I work and we have two of these units. Both have leaked and found that they get slime down around the drain and clog causing the unit to leak on to the floor. We have had these about three years and the exaust fan just went out. Can't seem to locate parts for them so I am assuming these China made A/C units are throw away's because parts are not available.Work pretty good, but are labor intense.There are about a thousand screws holding these things together.Pretty easy to work on but as I mentioned before, parts are hard to find.The exaust fan screws are so rusted and deteriorated that even if I could find the motor I will need to drill out the screws holding the motor in.The reason the motor went bad is because it is in a wet environment and the motor is open for moisture. Probably not a good design in hignsight.
 P1 ISSUES (Ruby, 8/28/2009)
Have owned this unit for 5 years; works great; however sensor not recognizing when bucket is emptied and replaced. Still get error message; anyone else have this issue?
 Loud and Leaky (G. Brown, 8/24/2009)
This darn thing leaks at the bottom like you left a hose on in your room. It is to loud to leave on at night when you sleep.
All in all its the worst use for $500 bucks I ever spent.
Home Depot should give everyone their money back!
 Parts Availability (Jeanne, 8/24/2009)
Rubber "stoppers" fell off when moved = can not find replacements - Home Depot, Lowes, etc.
Unit worked well but replacements need to be accessible!
Cools fine, but... (Dave, 8/3/2009)
Mine leaks as well, I will be trying the idea about the wine stopper to see if that will correct it, however, I do have a problem that I can't figure out. When I try to power off the unit, it turns the compressor off, but the fan keeps running and the only way for me to shut the fan down is unplug it. Am I missing something???
To "anonymous" (Meliza, 7/20/09)
My parent's in-law purchased our everstar portable A/C at costco. I'm sure if you go to costco store and ask who is the manufacture or the sister company.
Great Unit (Anonymous, 7/3/2009)
Had the unit pulling 24/7 for about 3 years. Worked like a champ but the exhaust fan just died. Looking to replace motor any ideas where I can get one?
[Editor's note: Other reviewers have commented that they are unable to contact the manufacturer, and we can't either. If anyone has an answer to this reviewer's question, or knows how to contact Everstar or the maker of Everstar units, even an internaional phone number, please write to webmaster@portableacguide.com .]
Not a moron- really leaks! (Joanna, 6/26/09)
I have had this unit for 3 years. It is loud but most window units also are. I also have another portable unit made by Sharp which is super quiet compared to this one, but also does not cool as well.
Contrary to what "mike" says, the unit DOES leak, even for people who are NOT idiots and morons and DO understand how an a/c works. I have tried to replace the plug in the bottom with a rubber wine stopper (the kind from a vacuum sealing kit, fits on the outside of the opening as opposed to plugging up the inside like a cork) and this eliminated all but the occasional drip. Plastic drain tubing that fits inside this tube (not the one that came with the unit- look in Home Depot in the plumbing aise to find clear plastic tubing in various sizes) also works provided that you can drain it into someting lower than floor level (if you try to direct the tubing up and out through a window, you will discover gravity and the water accumulates in the tank just like it would if the unit were plugged up and only kind of leaking). For whatever reason, it's impossible to find a replacement plug that will actually work on this unit (thank you, China!) and my original deteriorated which is what I believe started the leaking in the first place.
If you have hardwood floors, put a doggie piddle pad or a washer/dryer drainage pan or something else under the unit to protect your floors, unless you want nicely warped hardwood.
Otherwise, the unit is great, it's much nicer to have unobstructed windows and the wheels make it easier to move and store the unit when it's out of season. Cools faster and better than the Sharp portable, but is much louder and the Sharp is tankless (no container to empty every few hours) and doesn't leak.
People complaining about leak are morons (Mike, 6/24/2009)
Listen, part of the job of this fabulous machine is to pull the humidity out of the air. The water leaking out of the back isn't "leaking". You have the option of either running a drainage hose out the back or letting the bucket fill. You morons wondering where the water is coming from have no concept of what an a/c unit does and you shouldn't be allowed to own one. I bought my unit 2nd hand after it was WELL used and it hasn't failed me yet. One of the best buys I've ever made
 Cooling (Brian, 5/26/09)
Stopped cooling after about three years, not covered by warrantee and is not repairable. I had to buy a new unit.
It leaks water (Adrian, 5/19/09)
it get the room cool but leaks water from a grey plastic tube in the back it mess up the floor.
Not worth $500.00 (Karl, 3/23/2009)
Water leaks out of the bottom of unit. I had to elevate the unit off the floor,take back off the unit place a tube in where the water leaks to bottom and then find a tube at hardware store and drain out of the hole that came with a little black plug. Terrible design.
Cool in OC (TallinCA, 4/2/2009)
Use the unit in a small apt bedroom where you cannot put in a window unit. Loud but you get used [to it] and need to wake up at 5am to empty out the water. Window vent not all that smooth but does work and cool.
Stopped Cooling (Nicstal, 8/21/2008)
Just my luck that my 2 portable air conditioners broke within days of each other (see Sharp CV-P10MX). The Everstar is about 3 years old and just stopped cooling last night. Customer Service weren't much help, but at least there is someone close by that can repair it in about 2 weeks or so.
Leaking at bottom (Robert, July 22 2008)
Water leaked onto floor, so I placed a small wooden platform into a large plastic container and placed the portable air conditioner on top of it. I have to use a turkey baster to suck up the water that accumulates in bottom of the plastic container. The container collects about a gallon of water a couple of times in 24 hours. The black rubber plugs are both tightly in place on the back and I empty the plastic drawer in the side as it fills. Where is this water coming from? I looked at the bottom of the unit and I can't find its source. What a design!
Leaky (Al: July 7, 2008)
Has a drain hose, but the hole that the hose goes onto isn't the spillage pipe. It leaks from a small plastic pipe on the rear center bottom portion of the unit. It will flood!
Leaky (Paul: June 24, 2008)
Water leaks out of little hole on bottom! Your floor will be flooded if you don't figure out a way to prevent it.
Best $500 we've ever spent
We have had this product for over a year. It is the best $500 we've ever spent. It will definitely cool down your room!
We have it sitting on wall to wall carpeting and have never had any problems with water spillage.
It leaks onto floor
Cools fine, but water leaks out of a pipe at bottom of unit that is not the one the drain line is hooked to.
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The BEST models have: |
- 3 fan/cooling speeds.
- A 24-hour timer.
- Self-evaporation technology.
- A remote control.
- An EER of 10 or higher.
- A noise level less than 50 dBa.
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