Black+Decker
BPACT12WT Smart
The Black+Decker BPACT12WT is a budget single-hose smart portable rated 12,000 BTU ASHRAE / 8,350 BTU SACC on its DOE certification (Black+Decker's own page states 5,950), with R-32 refrigerant and Wi-Fi, best suited to smaller rooms.
$456
List price12,000 BTU ASHRAE / 8,350 BTU SACC on its DOE certification; Black+Decker's own page states 5,950 BTU SACC. 115 V, R-32. Noise about 54 dB. Net weight approx 57 lbs. Street price about 456 USD.
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Will it cool your room?
This unit's cooling matches a 250 sq ft room. Set your room size to check the fit for your space.
The portable units we list are not ENERGY STAR certified, and portables are rated on a different (SACC) basis that is not comparable to the nameplate-BTU estimate the window figure uses, so there is no honest dollar figure to show here. As a category, portables (single-hose models especially) usually run less efficiently than a comparable window unit.
At a glance
Best for budget smart cooling for small rooms.
Performance
- Cooling capacity
- 12,000 BTU · 8,350 BTU SACC
- Heating capacity
- Cooling only
- Room coverage
- up to 250 sq ft
- Energy Star
- No
- CEER
- 7.3
- Annual energy (cooling)
- Not published
Noise, size & features
- Model number
- BPACT12WT
- Indoor noise
- 54 dB(A)about as loud as a dishwasher
- Outdoor noise
- Not published
- Indoor unit
- 28.1 in H x 17.1 in W x 13.8 in D
- Outdoor unit
- None
- Refrigerant
- R-32
- Wi-Fi / app
- Yes
- Outdoor unit needed
- No
What is good
- Affordable, widely available single-hose portable with Follow-Me remote and Wi-Fi
- Compact and relatively light (about 57 lbs)
- R-32 refrigerant and simple electronic controls
What to watch
- Single-hose and non-inverter: its 8,350 BTU SACC suits rooms up to about 350 sq ft
- Louder (about 54 dB); not ENERGY STAR
- Black+Decker's own page states 5,950 BTU SACC, below the 8,350 it is certified at with DOE
Installation & the rules that apply
This is a portable monobloc. The most regulation-light option by far. No EPA Section 608 certified technician is needed because the refrigerant circuit is factory-sealed and never opened, no building or mechanical permit is triggered since nothing is fixed to the structure, and a landlord has little ground to refuse a unit that leaves no permanent alteration. The real constraints are your lease or HOA rules on how the window kit looks from outside, and noise to neighbours.
Plug and play
R-32
Common questions about the Black+Decker BPACT12WT Smart
- How loud is the Black+Decker BPACT12WT Smart?
- 54 dB(A) indoors, about as loud as a dishwasher.
- How energy-efficient is the Black+Decker BPACT12WT Smart?
- Its efficiency rating is CEER 7.3.
- What size room does the Black+Decker BPACT12WT Smart cool?
- It is rated to cool a room up to 250 sq ft. A portable is sized by its SACC, and ENERGY STAR's sizing chart gives the 8,350 BTU (SACC) the Department of Energy certifies it at a room up to 350 sq ft. Its box says 12,000 BTU.
- Do I need a professional to install the Black+Decker BPACT12WT Smart?
- No. It is a portable monobloc you can fit yourself, no professional needed. No permission needed.
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