"BRRR, IT'S COLD IN HERE"; or How a Portable Room Air Conditioner can solve Your Summer Heat Woes - June 2004

WESTFIELD, NJ: "Everybody has some room or area in their house or office that either doesn't cool properly or in which standard room air conditioners (read, "window air conditioners) cannot be used," says Keith Petersen of The Eardly T. Petersen Company in Westfield. Now that the hotter weather is arriving people would like to have a solution to this problem."

"The solution," continues Mr. Petersen, "is to use a quality portable air conditioner. Many people have never heard of these; but, such a unit is completely self-contained, moves around on wheels from area to area if necessary and enables proper cooling or auxiliary cooling in residential bedrooms, kitchens, play areas, home offices or in an office in a retail store or office building."

Such units, says Mr. Petersen, provides instant relief from heat or mugginess by simply plugging them in and turning them on. The typical design includes a stretchable/adjustable ducting hose (to carry the hot air away from the air conditioner and out of the room) which simply snaps onto an adjustable panel which is designed to fit into a window. Alternately, the unit can duct outside through a wall or into a crawl space or similar void. The water removed from the air collects into a container inside the A/C and, when the container is full, the air conditioner automatically shuts off so that the water can be emptied.

"The best of these units," states Mr. Petersen, provide 12,000 btu of cooling power and will quickly provide relief in the room. The Arctic Front, an industry leader in this field, also features a remote control for quick and easy on/off, adjustments of temperature, mode of operation which includes automatic cooling or manual cooling where oneself adjusts the specific temperature and any one of the three fan speeds, a sleep mode, etc. Alternately, the large LCD panel on the top of the unit provides touch sensitive controls for the same results as the remote."

Mr. Petersen also says that the best units are extremely quiet - much more so than standard room air conditioners. "This extreme quietness is one of the best benefits of the Arctic Front," says Mr. Petersen. "Air conditioners tend to be so noisy; but, if noise sensitivities are an issue, the Arctic Front is the answer. When it is switched on a set of louvers located on the top of the A/C automatically open to provide a stream of cool, moisture-free air via a 225 cfm fan. These louvers close back down when the machine turns off which helps to contribute to its sleek, attractive look either when on or off. It plugs into a standard 110 volt electrical receptacle - making it suitable for operation just about anywhere."

"These units are sleek and compact," concludes Mr. Petersen. "At a width of 18 inches wide, a depth of 15 inches deep, a height of 34 inches and a weight of 99 pounds they can be used almost everywhere. They boast the added benefit of use as a fan only or as a dehumidifier only. The Arctic Front is a great product - at the opposite end of the spectrum, so to speak, but, on a par with our popular "soft heat" portable Sun Twin infrared heaters that so effectively provide the heating solution to poorly heated rooms in the Winter."

For questions or to see the Arctic Front portable room air conditioner in operation, please visit The Eardly T. Petersen Company at 224 Elmer Street in Westfield; or, contact them at 908-232-5723 or via e-mail at: sales@etpetersen.com