SereneLife: 12 DOE certified models

Key findings

• Highest certified cooling capacity among its portable ACs: SereneLife SLACHT168 at 12,000 BTU/h SACC.
• Most efficient for its class: SereneLife SLACHT148, CEER 7.9, higher than 738 of the 1,044 single hose portable ACs certified to DOE.

Portable air conditioners

9 SereneLife portable ACs, listed models first. DOE data as of 2026-11-03.

#	Photo	Model	Labels	SACC, BTU/h	Covers	CEER	Hose	Heat	Brands	Amazon
1		SereneLifeSLACHT168	CEER 12.3 Dual hose Heat Sold under 2 brands	12,000SACC, up to 550 sq ft	550 sq ft	12.3	Dual hose	Yes	2	Check price on Amazon
2		SereneLifeSLINV10CHPD	CEER 12 Dual hose Heat	10,300SACC, up to 450 sq ft	450 sq ft	12	Dual hose	Yes	1	Check price on Amazon
3		SereneLifeSLINV14CPD	CEER 12 Dual hose	10,300SACC, up to 450 sq ft	450 sq ft	12	Dual hose	No	1	Check price on Amazon
4		SereneLifeSLACHT148filed as TCL H10P36W	CEER 7.9 Single hose Sold under 6 brands	10,200SACC, up to 450 sq ft	450 sq ft	7.9	Single hose	No	6	Check price on Amazon
5		SereneLifePC9R-AMBfiled as air master PC9R-AME	CEER 7.6 Single hose Sold under 2 brands	9,250SACC, up to 400 sq ft	400 sq ft	7.6	Single hose	No	2	Check price on Amazon
6		SereneLifeSLACHT128filed as TCL H8P36W	CEER 7.3 Single hose Sold under 7 brands	8,350SACC, up to 350 sq ft	350 sq ft	7.3	Single hose	No	7	Check price on Amazon
7		SereneLifeSLINV12CPD	CEER 12 Dual hose Heat Sold under 2 brands	8,200SACC, up to 350 sq ft	350 sq ft	12	Dual hose	Yes	2	Check price on Amazon
8		SereneLifeSLPAC10	CEER 6.6 Single hose Sold under 4 brands	6,300SACC, up to 250 sq ft	250 sq ft	6.6	Single hose	No	4	Check price on Amazon
9		SereneLifeSLPAC8	CEER 6.2 Single hose Sold under 2 brands	5,300SACC, up to 150 sq ft	150 sq ft	6.2	Single hose	No	2	Check price on Amazon

Dehumidifiers

3 SereneLife dehumidifiers, listed models first. DOE data as of 2026-11-03.

#	Photo	Model	Labels	Pints/day (2019 test)	IEF, L/kWh	DOE class	Brands	Amazon
1		SereneLifeSLDHUCLSP70	IEF 3.7	335pints/day, 2019 DOE test	3.7	over 50	1	Check price on Amazon
2		SereneLifeSLDHUCLSP70.5	IEF 3.7	335pints/day, 2019 DOE test	3.7	over 50	1
3		SereneLifeSLDHUCLSP70.6	IEF 3.7	335pints/day, 2019 DOE test	3.7	over 50	1

How efficient are SereneLife models?

Portable air conditioners

Of the 9 SereneLife portable ACs, 2 file a higher CEER than the class median, 1 matches it and 6 fall below it.

Dehumidifiers

All 3 of them file 335 pints/day, far above every other portable dehumidifier (the others in its class file 60 to 105), so they're left out of the class comparison and the cost figures.

A higher CEER means more cooling per watt. A higher IEF means more water removed per kWh.

Who makes SereneLife portable ACs and dehumidifiers?

DOE's database has no manufacturer field, so the evidence is whose model number each unit is filed under and which other brands file the same unit.

SereneLife shares 7 units with 9 other brands. Its other 5 basic models are filed by SereneLife alone. Brands it shares with, and how many units each:

• DuraComfort4
• Comfort Zone3
• TCL3
• LG2
• Vagkri2
• air master1
• hykolity1
• Magnavox1
• Temprium1

How much do SereneLife models cost to run?

While cooling, SereneLife portable ACs draw about 683 to 1,291 W (certified SACC divided by CEER). That's 12¢ to 23¢ an hour, or $29.78 to $56.27 for 30 days at 8 hours a day. The lowest is SereneLife SLINV12CPD (8,200 BTU/h SACC, CEER 12) and the highest SereneLife SLACHT148 (10,200 BTU/h SACC, CEER 7.9).

At 18.16¢ per kWh, the US average residential price for August 2026 (EIA Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A). Worked out from the certified figures.

Questions about SereneLife

Is SereneLife a good dehumidifier brand?

Its 3 dehumidifier basic models are rated 335 pints/day under the 2019 DOE test, with a water removal figure far above every other portable dehumidifier. All 3 are filed under SereneLife alone. We don't test reliability, noise or build quality, so we can't rank brands on those. How we compare models.

Is SereneLife the same as DuraComfort?

For 4 units, yes: both file them under the same DOE basic model (TAC-05CPD/DL5, TAC-06CPD/DL1, TAC-08CHPD/DM1(LC) and TAC-10CHPD/DM1(LC)). The other 8 SereneLife basic models aren't filed by DuraComfort.