To cover the basics, a portable air conditioner is called such because it can move. It is given this distinction because there are certain air conditioners that once they are put in place are fairly permanent and cannot be moved from room to room. Normally portable air conditioners are lighter than most window units and weight between 60-80 pounds, are on wheels and are fairly simple to transport.
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This is a public announcement reprinted from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Website

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 19) — Carrier Corporation, Syracuse, N.Y., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), today announced it is voluntarily recalling two models of room air conditioners produced between 1962 and 1964.
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Carrier air conditioners have been setting standards of excellence since 1902 when a gentleman name Willis Haviland Carrier decided that things needed to be cooled down a little. Carrier is a large air conditioning manufacturing company specializing in cooling and refrigeration systems. At present Carrier has a work force of 43,000 employees in over 172 countries. Carrier air conditioning has been touted as the major company responsible for the development of the modern air conditioner.
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