New BTU , Room Cooling Regulations
Portable AC
Effective July 1, 2020, a new standard to rate BTU output and room cooling for ALL Portable Air
Conditioners was introduced into Canada. The current rating, called ASHARE did not take into
account the heat and other factors the portable AC’s were emitting into the room during cooling.
A new BTU rating system called SACC (Seasonally Adjusted Cooling Capacity)has now been
implemented to adjust for these factors. With this adjustment the BTU ratings will change on
portable AC’s as well as the room cooling area allowing for a better rating of the actual cooling
capacity of the unit. This new SACC rating is now standard on All portable AC’s sold in Canada.
For all new Portable AC units in your stores , the box show both the old ASHARE rating, as well
as the new SACC rating to allow for comparing other units in the market place, but the room
cooling area has been adjusted to the new SACC rating system. A new training module will be
introduced shortly, to explain the change as well as talk about the features of our Air
Conditioning and Dehumidifier product offered through your stores.
Models and Changes
New packaging , Both ASHARE and SACC ratings
SACC Rating with Room Cooling on Packaging
Lowe’s item#
Rona item# MODEL # BRAND DESCRIPTION
ASHARE capacity(BTU
SACC capacity(BTU
Sq Ft
817037 21615013 AP53SEWBA1RCM Arctic King Arctic King 8000 BTU , SACC 5300 BTU Portable Air Conditioner 8000 5300 150
0817038 21615015 AP07SEWBA1RCM Arctic King Arctic King 10 000 BTU , SACC 7 000BTU Portable Air Conditioner 12000 7000 300
0888150 21615022 AP08SEWBA1RCM Arctic King Arctic King 12 000 BTU , SACC 8 000BTU Portable Air Conditioner 13500 8000 350
0888151 21615023 AP10SEWBA1RCM Arctic King Arctic King 13500 BTU , SACC 10 300BTU Portable Air Conditioner 13500 10300 450
0888153 21615024 MP72SQWBA1RCM Midea Midea 12000BTU Quiet Smart Portable AC,SACC 72,000BTU 12000 7200 300
0888149 21615025 MP86SQWBA1RCM Midea Midea 14000BTU Quiet Smart Portable AC,SACC 86,000BTU 14000 8600 350
938877 21615037 MP12SVWBA3RCM Midea Midea SACC 12,000 BTU Smart Inverter 3-in 1 Portable AC 12000 550
Note: SACC means Sesonally Adjusted Cooling Capacity in Btu/h, which is a new mandatory standar in Canada effective from 1st,July,2020
