KwiKool · Model KWBIO1411-3
BioKool 13,800 BTU Portable Air Conditioner - Water Cooled
A portable air conditioner rated at 13,800 BTU. It needs no installation.
$3,934
Live price at SylvanePrice checked Oct 27, 2026
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Will it cool your room?
This unit's cooling matches your 450 sq ft room, on an estimate from its cooling power.
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 renters and rooms where you cannot install a fixed unit.
Performance
- Cooling capacity
- 13,800 BTU · 4 kW
- Heating capacity
- Cooling only
- Room coverage
- Not published
- Energy Star
- Not published
- CEER
- Not published
- Annual energy (cooling)
- Not published
Noise, size & features
- Model number
- KWBIO1411-3
- Indoor noise
- 52 dB(A)about as loud as a refrigerator
- Outdoor noise
- Not published
- Indoor unit
- Not published
- Outdoor unit
- None
- Refrigerant
- Not published
- Wi-Fi / app
- Not published
- Outdoor unit needed
- No
What to watch
- At $3,934 it costs more than 14 of the 16 other 12,000-14,000 BTU portables we list with a live price.
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
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Common questions about the KwiKool BioKool 13,800 BTU Portable Air Conditioner - Water Cooled
- How loud is the KwiKool BioKool 13,800 BTU Portable Air Conditioner - Water Cooled?
- 52 dB(A) indoors, about as loud as a refrigerator.
- Do I need a professional to install the KwiKool BioKool 13,800 BTU Portable Air Conditioner - Water Cooled?
- No. It is a portable monobloc you can fit yourself, no professional needed. No permission needed.
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