This AC is BIG and has been keeping my loft cool for the past month! Check it out here: amzn.to/3Kl6G93 - Have an AC you like better? Let me know. - Tidybyt: bit.ly/45aLHxw
To anybody that's on the fence about getting a portable AC, I was unsure as well but after my central unit went out a few summers ago, I got one of these to keep my space liveable until the central could be repaired. It was a smaller 10,000 BTU device but it, combined with a good tower fan, did a great job of keeping my downstairs cool and comfortable. A month later I bought a larger unit (11,000 BTU) for my upstairs. Similar results. Definitely saved us from overheating and both units kept the place almost as cool as the central air.
You also didn't mention that 98% of the portable ACs on the market right now are non-inverter single-hose units with a SEER rating *below 6* which is absofuckinglutely disgraceful. We're talking something that costs *THREE TIMES* more to run and is louder, more expensive to buy, and worse in every way than a decent inverter window unit.... Want your electric bill to double? Walk into any brick & mortar and buy whatever trendy portable AC you like, and that's what you'll get.
Question: is the hose long enough to reach downstairs windows, which are usually close to ceilings? Also, what is the coolest temperature it can reach and can you keep it at a specific temperature throughout the night?
Purchased: August 2022 - still works GREAT! th-cam.com/users/postUgkxxsUnXhGsSJLim_XnMHyQK0u3XVaW-CGn I live in a studio and during the summer it gets scorching hot - really old building with no ac units. I can’t express how EASY it was to install.This unit has been a life savior during the summer and some days during other seasons where it can still be a bit warm at night. In this small place is my friend, a husky, poodle mix and myself. We need AC - lolI don’t use the dehumidifier option - I’m not sure if it will leak in my house, since I did not install the small draining hose that came with it. May look into it late but I don’t worry about much humidity in the apartment.I don’t understand why the negative reviews since all things mentioned, I personally did not find issues with. Definitely worth it!
It is a great unit. I bought the Toshiba 14kbtu heat/cool white cased rebranded version from Home Depot for $650. There are a few rebranded versions of same unit so shop around for best price. (Amazon link in original posting is smaller 12kbtu cooling only unit). The 14 kbtu model does eat up most of a 15 amp 120vac branch circuit capability when at full power so you cannot add too much other AC loads on same 15A branch circuit breaker. If you have to add some cord extension, get a 14 or 12-gauge heavy duty extension cord no longer than you need. It will cut back power draw when room cools down as it is a variable speed inverter-compressor design.
I have two of these in my house. Retrofitted the hose connection to a sliding door and a casement window. They are so good that it’s delaying me thinking about getting permanent solutions. 😊
That’s the exact problem I’m faced with now. 1 zone central air/heat pump is from ‘95 and near the end of life but still expensively works. I had 3 window unit versions of this but gave one away and stupidly broke another. Costco has it for $449 until 8/6 and got mine up and running the other day. It’s good for what it is but unpublished is the 41 degree outside air cutoff for the heating function if you need that (which I will use the heat) Mini split would be a better solution heating wise, but the cost is tough especially if not doing it DIY. Just ordered another one to have more time to drink on it 🍺
@@Sho_tym like I mentioned, I have two units. Each unit has plastic extenders that allow you to extend the bracket to fit your window. I essentially used those extenders vertically and attached it to 1” closed cell phone. I cut a small hole where the hose attaches to it. I wish I could upload an image. It would explain it much better.
@@9Packin Right... some of which it sucks back in, cools its condenser with, and then promptly blows outside. Seriously. If your portable trendy noise-maker is a single hose variant (most are, since consumers don't know the difference), it's literally using air you just paid to cool to cool itself and blow outside. Insane,
Another benefit of dual hose is less dust. My single hose portable air conditioner pulls air into the room any way it can, and dust with it. That may not be a big deal, except the same happens with smells, so when someone cooks in the kitchen, the smell in the room with the portable air conditioner quickly becomes overwhelming .
It is kind of a big deal with a single hose air conditioner pulling outside air into your room. It just means that you are bringing warm air into the room and undoing the work of the air conditioner. That's why the dual hose ones are so good. They exhaust the heat of the mechanicals in the air conditioner and then just recirculate the cool air that it creates into your room.
@@BradiKal61 aside from pulling dust in, and the noise, it would be acceptable if their claims had been honest the entire time. Only recently have they started posting realistic specs. My single hose unit claims 10 thousand btu's, which should have been excessive, but when it's 115°F outside, it could barely keep a 100 square foot room below 80°F even when cranked to the max. Now with a dual hose inverter 12 thousand but unit, it easily does 70°F in its quiet mode. If the claims of the first unit were honest, I would have spent extra to get a dual hose unit.
The first summer after I moved to Washington was the hottest summer in the state's recorded history (summer of 2021). Normally, the summers are mild, so a lot of buildings don't have any AC, and they don't need them. Not the case that year. Like people died in their homes that season due to heat. My barracks room became unbearable, so even though it was massively overpriced at the time, I ordered the 12k btu of this unit. Literally saved my life, and it was extremely quiet to boot. Actually, it was a bit too powerful for the room size and didn't dehumidify properly, but thanks to the inverter tech, I just had to manually set the fan to 10%, and I was golden. That was my first experience with a Midea AC unit, and I'm probably a customer for life now from that experience.
Great review Silver, great thanks. Yeah, agreed, dual hose is the way to go. Sounds like this thing is about perfect, but especially with the inverter motor. Hoping for just one more feature; low temp capable heat pump would be great.
My two favorite brands are Midea and Cooper & Hunter. Ive had my Midea for a little while, little 5000 btu model, but it keeps two rooms and a bathroom cool, no problem.
Anyone thinking of buying portable air conditioners needs to see the video about them from a channel called Technology Connections. If this particular A/C unit addresses the issues that most portable units have, then it might work, but a window mounted A/C will still be more efficient and offer better cooling.
@@tovyaweissberg47 Even dual hose units are less efficient than window units due to all the hot parts of the A/C being inside the house. Plus, there's no insulation around the vent hose allowing some hot air to radiate back into the room. Whatever the BTU's say on a portable, lower it by 2,000 & that's what you're getting. But hey, if that's all you got & can stand the electric bill, go for it!
@@CheapSushi I don't have the answer for that, but i would be interested to know. What i can tell you is i woke up March 1st & the heat pump wasn't working. We had to use space heaters & a single hose portable AC for the rest of the month. I had the heat pump fixed the 1st week of April. The electric bill was about $50 higher than normal for March.
thank you silver symbol for another great presentation! I never seriously thought about one of these units because I always thought you had to have a drip hose connected but now you have me contemplating buying one of these, which if I do, I certainly will through your link.
Seems to be using a lot of watts for an inverter. Also, can’t see it being plug and play for a casement window. Will definitely need some insulated foam board cut to size.
I had a 12,000 BTU portable A/C that a neighbor gave me around 10 years ago and it worked OK. He only gave me the outlet vent hose for the hot air to go out the window, but he didn't give me the inlet vent hose to stop the cold air from going back into the inlet vent. It never really got as cold as a window A/C at least with one hose and because it was in my basement and the window was higher than the limit that the outlet hose should be from the outlet vent, so I had to place the A/C on top of a wooden box to be under the limit.
I own two of these units and they work great but I had to take both of them apart when no water was draining from the middle port. This port has a hose that goes to a water pump to drain the drain pan at the bottom. In both units I found the hose between the pump and drain was disconnected. Before fixing them, one unit would leak all over the floor and the other was giving me P1 errors and shutting off.
I have this AC and never once had to drain it in heat mode. I’m currently based in Seattle, WA so we don’t have much humidity to begin with. Just a couple items to look out for; The exhaust hose is very stiff so it’s hard to adjust/get on the window from an angle, the window panel clips can break easily (I already broke one on mine) & finally the air filter needs frequent cleaning depending on your environment. For me during WA’s pollen season I had to clean mine once every two weeks.
@@rbrown6808 I wouldn’t recommend this unit for winter heating unless you plan ahead to let it drain constantly by connecting the drain hose provided. The winters in Seattle are wet and humid (especially overnight) so my drain pan was full the next morning. My floor plan isn’t suitable to hook up a drain hose so I’m using a space heater for my heating needs. As for heating performance, it does a very good job heating up my 600 sq ft room. When compared to my space heater, the space heater still does a better job. Although I did feel like the heat distribution was more even when I used my portable ac, maybe it’s because the AC has bigger fans that move more air..? But, I hope that answers the question you had :) Edit: I forgot to mention I didn’t quite understand what you mean by “true” heat pump? If you could explain that maybe I can answer this question as well.
No need to drain dehumidifier in cool mode? It goes out the window exhaust? Does the dehumidifier water exhaust out the window in heat mode? Thanks! I’m looking for a dehumidifier that also heat and cools.
When portable AC units first came out many Chinese restaurants around me began installing them around the dining area, but they didn't vent the hot air from the condenser to the outside. Result was they heated up the restaurant (1st law of thermodynamics). Window AC units have always been less efficient since less coil area. A lower BTU unit will be more efficient since all have around the same coil area and airflow.
I've got the heat and cool version and used it for a couple of years. Replaced my central heat pump this year but I'm keeping the portable one for a back up.
I have the same air conditioner. The remote Scheduling is great. It will turn the air conditioner on when you want to use it, but the remote off does not work. I called customer service and for whatever reason it will turn on the air conditioner at whatever time you set, but it will not shut it back down.
I totally agree their U-Shaped AC was one of their best products that I was lucky enough to be the first reviewer. This is as close as it can get to that model in a portable AC.
@@SilverCymbal After watching your video I clicked the link and bought the U-shape A/C unit. It's a fantastic addition in our log home. The mobile app is great too. However, it recently started to feel like it's not cooling the room down the way it once did. I live in the northeast too and ran it for 3 days during a recent heat wave. Is there a chance I hit a button I shouldn't have? It's set to the same temperature as before and it isn't on fan mode. On another note, one thing that's odd is the drip stains it left on the outside of our home. The logs were re-stained last year and you'd think it's just water so why would it leave a stain when it rains all the time. But for some reason it looks like it started leaving slightly dark streaks along the logs underneath the unit. I tried removing them but wasn't able to.
Excellent, we’ll be sure to check into this unit. My wife and I were discussing how we wanted to get an AC for our living room. However, we have smaller 16” casement windows surrounding a large, picture frame window and we weren’t sure if there was something out there that might fit. This review, as many of yours do, came in very handy. Thank you! 🙏🏻 Also, where in NH did you move to?! We’re just up the road in Topsham, ME 📍
Thank you, its also why I insisted on using this at home for 30 days before sharing the review. It's a truly amazing unit, sadly they should just take the dehumidifying button away. We have had 80% plus humidity here for weeks with no drainagae problems. Just turn it on and it keeps you cool.
The self evaporative technology works even an 8000 BTU air conditioners. Since this one is 14,000 BTUs the condenser is significantly hotter. Making water evaporation even quicker
@@kennyiglesias622Don’t ya love when ppl speak without experience? lol. We live in Melbourne and have been using this very unit all summer…and have never had to drain it, either. 😊
Wow what a great unit. I have a couple of these portable units that I paid WAY more for at Lowes years ago that have 1/2 the btu & cool a way smaller area. I find so many great products through your channel! Thanks! ❤🤘
@@stehlajzmy question is, is the intake not sucking in the exhaust air mixed with fresh air? Sense the intake and exhaust are right next to each other?
@@ZannkyOG Probably some, but that exhaust air is really not that much hotter. All of these portable AC rely mostly on high air flow so unless it is really windy the exhaust air will be blasted to the outside and sice it have unrestricted intake I think it will still be much better than single hose which have to suck air trough some gaps in house.
Dual hoses ARE great, when they are separated and not combined next to each other where the heat/cool exchange is too great to make any real difference. The purpose of dual hoses that are separate is so that the hot and cool exchange is minimalized. Midea just defeat that purpose by combining the hot exhaust in the cooler intake. Why?
It looks very thick, but hoses make every portable AC depth bad anyway and this uses the depth to make the hoses go up... if I need a new AC this will be on my list.
Toshiba has the same exact unit just under their name. 1400 with heater $100 cheaper. $599 at Home Depot. Running on auto is nice but if you set too high heat will come out so I always have mine at 75 at max. At 78 room got too cold so heat started coming out. 75 and below seems sweet spot. So quiet too
When I bought my single hose unit, there were plenty of warnings to let the unit sit upright so all the compressor oil gets to the right spot. So I waited 24 hours before use. Did it have the same type of warning? I wonder if people are damaging their units and hence not happy.
Yes my single hose works like a champ. Supplements the main AC on those hot 95F days where it would run for 12 hours straight otherwise. 5-6 layers of aluminum foil around the exhaust, and a few layers against the plastic window plate, and some towels around it - keep all the hot air going out the window. 120F-130F. All the cold inside.
What were the fan settings during your sound measurement? And was the inverter compressor at full speed? What mode was it on? Midea advertises 42dB and your measurement is significantly higher.
with casement windows you get air coming back in because of the hinge :| Unless you cover it6 with one of those annoying fabric thingies or DIY a large plastic panel/wooden panel to cover the rest.
Two questions: 1. Can this air conditioner be installed and used with out the window screen being removed? 2. Do you have to empty water from this unit periodically? Thanks.
I love LG washers and dryers. I don't like their fridges or ACs, thats just me based on my experience with them. Midea makes most of the worlds AC so its not surprising they make good ones.
Is the unit fan a bit noisy during the first 10ish seconds of operation? It's like a fast clicking sound from what I believe is the compressor fan. It always goes away after the fan spools up after 10ish seconds or so. I just got this unit and noticed that sound. I want to make sure it is normal.
they should do something about all that sunlight coming in through the window where the tube goes out they need to seal that off better it's otherwise it's pointless and having it.
Mine doesn’t cool the room down. It feels like there is extra humidity in the room. Any idea how to correct this. I have one in my family room that is larger and the one in there keeps it much cooler. Thanks.
This really sounds temping. I have a home office that is so far away from the main A/C unit that air struggles to get to the room, I used to use a window A/C but over the years the weight of the unit has actually damaged the window sill. If this thing can actually pull off its 14,000 BTU claim it might have enough power to actually cool the room.
My loft is about 700 sq ft with high ceilings. Way more space than it's rated for and a big heat load as its an attic. It does a great job of cooling it and keeping it dry. The remote with the app is awesome since my kids never shut it off, so I can do it from my phone or program a schedule. It has been running for me almost a month now and working very well. Very pleased with how this has done.
I just bought one this weekend, I do not understand the fan symbols: there is A -=Auto; then a fan symbol; followed by a plus sign + followed by a star. Can someone help explain what the Plus symbol and the star symbol mean? Thank you.
Does anyone happen to know the dimensions of the hose in vertical mode? want to see if it will fit in my basement casement window which is small to say the lease. My current very old whirlpool fits and i want to upgrade
Do you (or anyone else reading ) know if this can be turned sideways and put in a patio door? I realize I would probably need another board or panel to extend up -- I've done that before with other portable air conditioners -- but is the hose flexible enough to be turned?
There are several negative amazon reviews regarding this unit, they are all the same with the complaint of unusual constant water draining, some saying draining water every couple hours
I have seen them. I honestly can't tel you why, I now have 3 of these. I have never drained them, even at the end of the season I decided to open the drain, nothing came out. We have lots of humidity here, so I have no idea but these are still my goto for my bedrooms. Awesome units
I just installed mine 4 days ago and got the dreaded code P1 twice. I had to drain it twice. What a pain and thinking about returning it. I have a Wynter portable a/c in another room and in the 3 years of using it, never had a problem.
Would this reasonably cool one bedroom apartment. I have LG 1419 IVSM and it is single hose and it is very inefficient Would this be enough for one bedroom around 500 SQft
Looks neat. Though a big concern would be long-term viability and reparability - most likely impossible to find a replacement for such a non-standard shape and size of hose if it ever tears. I hope the large hose isn't the exhaust so you can at least convert it to a single hose AC if that happens, otherwise it's duct-tape time or throwing the whole unit in the trash.
@Amenti - agreed. It’s totally possible, with cardboard and duct tape, to convert a single hose into a dual hose. This made my single hose unit into an incredibly efficient machine.
Thanks! Do you like this better than the Dreo you reviewed last year? I was going to buy that one but this looks better. How much power does it draw in comparison to an in window air conditioner? Thanks again!
The Dreo is a good choice but a little smaller. These will use about 50% less power overall with the inverter allowing them to ramp up or down. We have 2 Dreos and this Midea and they are all amazing. End of the season we roll them in the closet, no lifting and they don't take a lot of space. If the space you want to cool is a little larger, the Midea Duo is the best one you can get. Portable AC's used to be the worst choice, now these have gotten amazing.
Great review! My only question is, can the hose be removed while the window plate is left in the window? I plan to use this in the garage and permanently mount the plate to the garage door. Can the hose be detached from the inside while leaving the plate in place?
Wheres the filter for the hot side of the coil? I have an LG single hose that believe it or not HAS NO WAY TO CLEAN THE CONDENSER(hot side) WITHOUT DISSESSEMBLY. and there is no filter for it so it plugs up with the same house dust the cold side filter will catch.
I love the Dreo model and I am still using 2 of them. They are fantastic 12,000BTU models. (They are also made by Midea, you can see the resemblance) This Midea DUO is bigger at 14,000, it's black, which some people will like better and it has the app where the Dreo did. They are both really great but this DUO is the biggest you can get in a 120v size and the app is nice.
@SilverCymbal Copy that. Good info - thanks. I actually purchased the Dreo after seeing your video. 🙂. I'm on the West Coast though, and the window kit they send seems sized for top down windows so I had to cut one of the pieces because it was blocking the vent hole. The other negative is they don't provide pieces to accommodate a sliding door and it took me months to get them to send them to me. Then they didn't send any pins for the pieces. Frustrating! The unit cools well though.
It will. If it won't you can cut the panel. I did that run one very small window. But it may work without even doing that, I have 3 of them keeping us cool as I write thuis
@SilverCymbal Thank you! Your thoughts on this. What if I needed to drain it. Could I run a drain hose from bottom of unit along the floor a few feet, then up 3 feet to the window, drill a hole for hose and drain out window. Would this work?
i have very small room and the AC is literally next to my desk and 58 DB is too loud. I have an old sharp air conditioner and the DB is literally at 38DB, you can't find this old AC unit anymore so it be a bummer if it breaks.
I've been wondering if one of these would work to cool my insulated 2 car garage with a 8 ft ceiling? It's a typical size, maybe about 20 x 20. Anyone have any experience with that? I have a small window the vent hose could hook to and was thinking of mounting it at the height of the window just so it doesn't take up floor space.
Returned the unit to Amazon. Repackaging the beast is not fun. My 450 sf garage (8' ceilings) easily reaches 90 degrees. Running the unit on high for over 8 hours reduced the interior temp by only 2 degrees. Unfortunately, this product didn't help in the central Texas heat. Now considering an inverter split system.
Yes, definitely. If you do it like I did you can roll it out and have it running in 10 minutes, no lifting. I tuck them in a closet in the room we use them at the end of the season
This AC is BIG and has been keeping my loft cool for the past month! Check it out here: amzn.to/3Kl6G93 - Have an AC you like better? Let me know. - Tidybyt: bit.ly/45aLHxw
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Is this a heat pump?
How’s your humidity? I’ve got a commercial dehumidifier next to mine
Just a heads up but I think you have the slider mounted backwards.
To anybody that's on the fence about getting a portable AC, I was unsure as well but after my central unit went out a few summers ago, I got one of these to keep my space liveable until the central could be repaired.
It was a smaller 10,000 BTU device but it, combined with a good tower fan, did a great job of keeping my downstairs cool and comfortable.
A month later I bought a larger unit (11,000 BTU) for my upstairs. Similar results.
Definitely saved us from overheating and both units kept the place almost as cool as the central air.
You didn’t tell us the climate, yo…
You also didn't mention that 98% of the portable ACs on the market right now are non-inverter single-hose units with a SEER rating *below 6* which is absofuckinglutely disgraceful. We're talking something that costs *THREE TIMES* more to run and is louder, more expensive to buy, and worse in every way than a decent inverter window unit.... Want your electric bill to double? Walk into any brick & mortar and buy whatever trendy portable AC you like, and that's what you'll get.
Question: is the hose long enough to reach downstairs windows, which are usually close to ceilings? Also, what is the coolest temperature it can reach and can you keep it at a specific temperature throughout the night?
Purchased: August 2022 - still works GREAT! th-cam.com/users/postUgkxxsUnXhGsSJLim_XnMHyQK0u3XVaW-CGn I live in a studio and during the summer it gets scorching hot - really old building with no ac units. I can’t express how EASY it was to install.This unit has been a life savior during the summer and some days during other seasons where it can still be a bit warm at night. In this small place is my friend, a husky, poodle mix and myself. We need AC - lolI don’t use the dehumidifier option - I’m not sure if it will leak in my house, since I did not install the small draining hose that came with it. May look into it late but I don’t worry about much humidity in the apartment.I don’t understand why the negative reviews since all things mentioned, I personally did not find issues with. Definitely worth it!
How big is your studio?
Pretty sure this is a bot. Unless they’ve bought every portable AC and left the same glowing review.
@@alexmartin3143 this is a "bot" reply ... I just saw this review with a Dreo air conditioner... someone else pointed this same review out...
It is a great unit. I bought the Toshiba 14kbtu heat/cool white cased rebranded version from Home Depot for $650. There are a few rebranded versions of same unit so shop around for best price. (Amazon link in original posting is smaller 12kbtu cooling only unit).
The 14 kbtu model does eat up most of a 15 amp 120vac branch circuit capability when at full power so you cannot add too much other AC loads on same 15A branch circuit breaker. If you have to add some cord extension, get a 14 or 12-gauge heavy duty extension cord no longer than you need. It will cut back power draw when room cools down as it is a variable speed inverter-compressor design.
I had this unit it is an excellent unit.
You really gave the most thorough inclusive review of the unit.
I bought this for my semi truck at Costco clearance price 400. Best money ever spent. Drain once a week and very little comes out.
I have two of these in my house. Retrofitted the hose connection to a sliding door and a casement window. They are so good that it’s delaying me thinking about getting permanent solutions. 😊
Now you got me thinking… I was gonna put in a mini split this year but now I’m looking at this baby
That’s the exact problem I’m faced with now. 1 zone central air/heat pump is from ‘95 and near the end of life but still expensively works. I had 3 window unit versions of this but gave one away and stupidly broke another. Costco has it for $449 until 8/6 and got mine up and running the other day. It’s good for what it is but unpublished is the 41 degree outside air cutoff for the heating function if you need that (which I will use the heat) Mini split would be a better solution heating wise, but the cost is tough especially if not doing it DIY. Just ordered another one to have more time to drink on it 🍺
how did you get it to work with sliding door...I want to do that...plz reply. thx
@@theloneviking9145you regain alot of efficiency with a mini split
@@Sho_tym like I mentioned, I have two units. Each unit has plastic extenders that allow you to extend the bracket to fit your window. I essentially used those extenders vertically and attached it to 1” closed cell phone. I cut a small hole where the hose attaches to it. I wish I could upload an image. It would explain it much better.
Purchased this for my daughter's apartment for college, 2nd floor in a very old house. Works great, puts out a lot of cold air
@@9Packin Right... some of which it sucks back in, cools its condenser with, and then promptly blows outside. Seriously. If your portable trendy noise-maker is a single hose variant (most are, since consumers don't know the difference), it's literally using air you just paid to cool to cool itself and blow outside. Insane,
@@dregenius I would agree if this was a single hose.... but it's not. Maybe watch the video before you comment next time?
Another benefit of dual hose is less dust. My single hose portable air conditioner pulls air into the room any way it can, and dust with it. That may not be a big deal, except the same happens with smells, so when someone cooks in the kitchen, the smell in the room with the portable air conditioner quickly becomes overwhelming .
What happens if your single hose portable air conditioner pulls the air into the room anyway it can?
It is kind of a big deal with a single hose air conditioner pulling outside air into your room. It just means that you are bringing warm air into the room and undoing the work of the air conditioner. That's why the dual hose ones are so good. They exhaust the heat of the mechanicals in the air conditioner and then just recirculate the cool air that it creates into your room.
@@BradiKal61 aside from pulling dust in, and the noise, it would be acceptable if their claims had been honest the entire time. Only recently have they started posting realistic specs. My single hose unit claims 10 thousand btu's, which should have been excessive, but when it's 115°F outside, it could barely keep a 100 square foot room below 80°F even when cranked to the max. Now with a dual hose inverter 12 thousand but unit, it easily does 70°F in its quiet mode. If the claims of the first unit were honest, I would have spent extra to get a dual hose unit.
I got the same one for my garage. Things a beast and just…super reliable.
Bought and installed 2. They are awesome.
The first summer after I moved to Washington was the hottest summer in the state's recorded history (summer of 2021). Normally, the summers are mild, so a lot of buildings don't have any AC, and they don't need them. Not the case that year. Like people died in their homes that season due to heat. My barracks room became unbearable, so even though it was massively overpriced at the time, I ordered the 12k btu of this unit. Literally saved my life, and it was extremely quiet to boot.
Actually, it was a bit too powerful for the room size and didn't dehumidify properly, but thanks to the inverter tech, I just had to manually set the fan to 10%, and I was golden. That was my first experience with a Midea AC unit, and I'm probably a customer for life now from that experience.
Great review Silver, great thanks. Yeah, agreed, dual hose is the way to go. Sounds like this thing is about perfect, but especially with the inverter motor. Hoping for just one more feature; low temp capable heat pump would be great.
My two favorite brands are Midea and Cooper & Hunter. Ive had my Midea for a little while, little 5000 btu model, but it keeps two rooms and a bathroom cool, no problem.
Anyone thinking of buying portable air conditioners needs to see the video about them from a channel called Technology Connections. If this particular A/C unit addresses the issues that most portable units have, then it might work, but a window mounted A/C will still be more efficient and offer better cooling.
If you're talking about creating a negative pressure in the room this one doesn't do that because of the dual hose design.
@@tovyaweissberg47 Even dual hose units are less efficient than window units due to all the hot parts of the A/C being inside the house. Plus, there's no insulation around the vent hose allowing some hot air to radiate back into the room. Whatever the BTU's say on a portable, lower it by 2,000 & that's what you're getting. But hey, if that's all you got & can stand the electric bill, go for it!
@@CheapSushi I don't have the answer for that, but i would be interested to know. What i can tell you is i woke up March 1st & the heat pump wasn't working. We had to use space heaters & a single hose portable AC for the rest of the month. I had the heat pump fixed the 1st week of April. The electric bill was about $50 higher than normal for March.
thank you silver symbol for another great presentation! I never seriously thought about one of these units because I always thought you had to have a drip hose connected but now you have me contemplating buying one of these, which if I do, I certainly will through your link.
Without the drip hose, it will fall onto some part and exhaust out the back. (At least mine does!) exhaust temp goes from 130F to 120F.
Seems to be using a lot of watts for an inverter. Also, can’t see it being plug and play for a casement window. Will definitely need some insulated foam board cut to size.
I had a 12,000 BTU portable A/C that a neighbor gave me around 10 years ago and it worked OK. He only gave me the outlet vent hose for the hot air to go out the window, but he didn't give me the inlet vent hose to stop the cold air from going back into the inlet vent. It never really got as cold as a window A/C at least with one hose and because it was in my basement and the window was higher than the limit that the outlet hose should be from the outlet vent, so I had to place the A/C on top of a wooden box to be under the limit.
I have this and I love it the only thing is I wish they had the cord wrap on the bottom they only have it on the cool not the duo
I like that it works with casement windows 👍
Love ours, saved my azz when old AC broke down. Kept us cool while entire AC system was replaced..Worth every penny/dollar 👍🏾👍🏾👏🏾
I'v got one and i love it.🇨🇦
I own two of these units and they work great but I had to take both of them apart when no water was draining from the middle port. This port has a hose that goes to a water pump to drain the drain pan at the bottom. In both units I found the hose between the pump and drain was disconnected. Before fixing them, one unit would leak all over the floor and the other was giving me P1 errors and shutting off.
I have this AC and never once had to drain it in heat mode. I’m currently based in Seattle, WA so we don’t have much humidity to begin with.
Just a couple items to look out for; The exhaust hose is very stiff so it’s hard to adjust/get on the window from an angle, the window panel clips can break easily (I already broke one on mine) & finally the air filter needs frequent cleaning depending on your environment. For me during WA’s pollen season I had to clean mine once every two weeks.
How well does heat mode work in our gentle climate? Am I correct in my understanding that this is a true "Heat pump?"
@@rbrown6808 I wouldn’t recommend this unit for winter heating unless you plan ahead to let it drain constantly by connecting the drain hose provided. The winters in Seattle are wet and humid (especially overnight) so my drain pan was full the next morning. My floor plan isn’t suitable to hook up a drain hose so I’m using a space heater for my heating needs. As for heating performance, it does a very good job heating up my 600 sq ft room. When compared to my space heater, the space heater still does a better job. Although I did feel like the heat distribution was more even when I used my portable ac, maybe it’s because the AC has bigger fans that move more air..? But, I hope that answers the question you had :)
Edit: I forgot to mention I didn’t quite understand what you mean by “true” heat pump? If you could explain that maybe I can answer this question as well.
No need to drain dehumidifier in cool mode? It goes out the window exhaust? Does the dehumidifier water exhaust out the window in heat mode? Thanks!
I’m looking for a dehumidifier that also heat and cools.
When portable AC units first came out many Chinese restaurants around me began installing them around the dining area, but they didn't vent the hot air from the condenser to the outside. Result was they heated up the restaurant (1st law of thermodynamics). Window AC units have always been less efficient since less coil area. A lower BTU unit will be more efficient since all have around the same coil area and airflow.
I've got the heat and cool version and used it for a couple of years. Replaced my central heat pump this year but I'm keeping the portable one for a back up.
I have the same air conditioner. The remote Scheduling is great. It will turn the air conditioner on when you want to use it, but the remote off does not work. I called customer service and for whatever reason it will turn on the air conditioner at whatever time you set, but it will not shut it back down.
Had this for a year and works fine.
I love Medea's U-shaped window AC's. I'm sure this is a quality product too.
I totally agree their U-Shaped AC was one of their best products that I was lucky enough to be the first reviewer. This is as close as it can get to that model in a portable AC.
@@SilverCymbal After watching your video I clicked the link and bought the U-shape A/C unit. It's a fantastic addition in our log home. The mobile app is great too. However, it recently started to feel like it's not cooling the room down the way it once did. I live in the northeast too and ran it for 3 days during a recent heat wave. Is there a chance I hit a button I shouldn't have? It's set to the same temperature as before and it isn't on fan mode.
On another note, one thing that's odd is the drip stains it left on the outside of our home. The logs were re-stained last year and you'd think it's just water so why would it leave a stain when it rains all the time. But for some reason it looks like it started leaving slightly dark streaks along the logs underneath the unit. I tried removing them but wasn't able to.
Comparing to LG portable A/C...... Which is Better in Quality in 4-5 years of using ❓❓❓
Excellent, we’ll be sure to check into this unit. My wife and I were discussing how we wanted to get an AC for our living room. However, we have smaller 16” casement windows surrounding a large, picture frame window and we weren’t sure if there was something out there that might fit. This review, as many of yours do, came in very handy. Thank you! 🙏🏻 Also, where in NH did you move to?! We’re just up the road in Topsham, ME 📍
Thanks..was considering buying this unit..you answer a few questions I had..definitely getting one now
We are still very happy with these too. Two of them are cooling bedrooms as I write this. Excellent AC's amzn.to/3Xd7ioa
did u get one?
@@robv1566
Yes
I wonder what 1 or 2 of those units cost a month in electric vs a typical whole house unit.
Cheaper than cooling the whole house. These are for single rooms.
If you wanna minimize cost the best option is a good mini split
Great review and kudos for digging into the negative reviews on Amazon; after looking at the unit there that was my first question.
Thank you, its also why I insisted on using this at home for 30 days before sharing the review. It's a truly amazing unit, sadly they should just take the dehumidifying button away. We have had 80% plus humidity here for weeks with no drainagae problems. Just turn it on and it keeps you cool.
In Florida you will still need to drain it into a bucket.
So true. Lol
I'm in FL. I have this ac, and I never had to drain it.
The self evaporative technology works even an 8000 BTU air conditioners. Since this one is 14,000 BTUs the condenser is significantly hotter. Making water evaporation even quicker
@@kennyiglesias622Don’t ya love when ppl speak without experience? lol. We live in Melbourne and have been using this very unit all summer…and have never had to drain it, either. 😊
Only in the everglades lpl😅
Wow what a great unit. I have a couple of these portable units that I paid WAY more for at Lowes years ago that have 1/2 the btu & cool a way smaller area. I find so many great products through your channel! Thanks! ❤🤘
Where does the condensation go
It sprays it on AC hot side coil where it evaporate and fan blows it outside.
@@stehlajzmy question is, is the intake not sucking in the exhaust air mixed with fresh air? Sense the intake and exhaust are right next to each other?
@@ZannkyOG Probably some, but that exhaust air is really not that much hotter. All of these portable AC rely mostly on high air flow so unless it is really windy the exhaust air will be blasted to the outside and sice it have unrestricted intake I think it will still be much better than single hose which have to suck air trough some gaps in house.
@@stehlajz awesome! Thank you so much
Dual hoses ARE great, when they are separated and not combined next to each other where the heat/cool exchange is too great to make any real difference. The purpose of dual hoses that are separate is so that the hot and cool exchange is minimalized. Midea just defeat that purpose by combining the hot exhaust in the cooler intake. Why?
Great point.
I agree.
It looks very thick, but hoses make every portable AC depth bad anyway and this uses the depth to make the hoses go up... if I need a new AC this will be on my list.
Toshiba has the same exact unit just under their name. 1400 with heater $100 cheaper. $599 at Home Depot. Running on auto is nice but if you set too high heat will come out so I always have mine at 75 at max. At 78 room got too cold so heat started coming out. 75 and below seems sweet spot. So quiet too
When I bought my single hose unit, there were plenty of warnings to let the unit sit upright so all the compressor oil gets to the right spot. So I waited 24 hours before use. Did it have the same type of warning? I wonder if people are damaging their units and hence not happy.
Yes my single hose works like a champ. Supplements the main AC on those hot 95F days where it would run for 12 hours straight otherwise. 5-6 layers of aluminum foil around the exhaust, and a few layers against the plastic window plate, and some towels around it - keep all the hot air going out the window. 120F-130F. All the cold inside.
What were the fan settings during your sound measurement? And was the inverter compressor at full speed? What mode was it on? Midea advertises 42dB and your measurement is significantly higher.
with casement windows you get air coming back in because of the hinge :| Unless you cover it6 with one of those annoying fabric thingies or DIY a large plastic panel/wooden panel to cover the rest.
What about water draining?
Most of these have a little motor that slings the condensate onto the condensor, unless super humid...it shouldn't need draining.
Midea really engineered this good it is dual hose in one hose
Two questions: 1. Can this air conditioner be installed and used with out the window screen being removed? 2. Do you have to empty water from this unit periodically? Thanks.
So Which is Better in Quality 4-5 years of using them ❓❓❓❓LG or Medea portable a/c
I love LG washers and dryers. I don't like their fridges or ACs, thats just me based on my experience with them. Midea makes most of the worlds AC so its not surprising they make good ones.
Any tips on how to install this on a sliding door?
nice haven't seen this one.. i have the Hisense one and im loving it.. i posted a review as well.. so glad no more hot fans
Incredibly helpfull! Thanks!
Is the unit fan a bit noisy during the first 10ish seconds of operation? It's like a fast clicking sound from what I believe is the compressor fan. It always goes away after the fan spools up after 10ish seconds or so. I just got this unit and noticed that sound. I want to make sure it is normal.
they should do something about all that sunlight coming in through the window where the tube goes out they need to seal that off better it's otherwise it's pointless and having it.
Mine doesn’t cool the room down. It feels like there is extra humidity in the room. Any idea how to correct this. I have one in my family room that is larger and the one in there keeps it much cooler. Thanks.
Had one. It crapped out in 2 months. Window ac is still way better. Cooler and more airflow
Great review, ty.👍👍
How well does the heat function work? Am I correct in my understanding that this is a true heat pump?
What about vertical window.
Does it work with sliding glass door ?
This really sounds temping. I have a home office that is so far away from the main A/C unit that air struggles to get to the room, I used to use a window A/C but over the years the weight of the unit has actually damaged the window sill. If this thing can actually pull off its 14,000 BTU claim it might have enough power to actually cool the room.
My loft is about 700 sq ft with high ceilings. Way more space than it's rated for and a big heat load as its an attic. It does a great job of cooling it and keeping it dry. The remote with the app is awesome since my kids never shut it off, so I can do it from my phone or program a schedule. It has been running for me almost a month now and working very well. Very pleased with how this has done.
How to easy to clean that .easy dissemably? How much in stock for the Hong kong?
Tell us more about that weather display!
Its called Tidybyt - I love this thing bit.ly/45aLHxw - I will do a video on this in the next month or so
@@SilverCymbal Awesome….thanks!
I just bought one this weekend, I do not understand the fan symbols: there is A -=Auto; then a fan symbol; followed by a plus sign + followed by a star. Can someone help explain what the Plus symbol and the star symbol mean? Thank you.
Does anyone happen to know the dimensions of the hose in vertical mode? want to see if it will fit in my basement casement window which is small to say the lease. My current very old whirlpool fits and i want to upgrade
Do you (or anyone else reading ) know if this can be turned sideways and put in a patio door? I realize I would probably need another board or panel to extend up -- I've done that before with other portable air conditioners -- but is the hose flexible enough to be turned?
thats a great review,help alot on my choice
i came home to my unit leaking water all on my wood floors, it was everywhere! i need a solution!!
There are several negative amazon reviews regarding this unit, they are all the same with the complaint of unusual constant water draining, some saying draining water every couple hours
I have seen them. I honestly can't tel you why, I now have 3 of these. I have never drained them, even at the end of the season I decided to open the drain, nothing came out. We have lots of humidity here, so I have no idea but these are still my goto for my bedrooms. Awesome units
I just installed mine 4 days ago and got the dreaded code P1 twice. I had to drain it twice. What a pain and thinking about returning it. I have a Wynter portable a/c in another room and in the 3 years of using it, never had a problem.
What about rain? What happens if rain comes into the hose?
Would this reasonably cool one bedroom apartment. I have LG 1419 IVSM and it is single hose and it is very inefficient
Would this be enough for one bedroom around 500 SQft
Great vid 🤙🏻🤘🏻🇺🇸
Looks neat. Though a big concern would be long-term viability and reparability - most likely impossible to find a replacement for such a non-standard shape and size of hose if it ever tears. I hope the large hose isn't the exhaust so you can at least convert it to a single hose AC if that happens, otherwise it's duct-tape time or throwing the whole unit in the trash.
Single hose ACs are useless energy wasting junk, by definition.
They suck, literally and figuratively.
@Amenti - agreed. It’s totally possible, with cardboard and duct tape, to convert a single hose into a dual hose. This made my single hose unit into an incredibly efficient machine.
Thanks! Do you like this better than the Dreo you reviewed last year? I was going to buy that one but this looks better. How much power does it draw in comparison to an in window air conditioner? Thanks again!
The Dreo is a good choice but a little smaller. These will use about 50% less power overall with the inverter allowing them to ramp up or down. We have 2 Dreos and this Midea and they are all amazing. End of the season we roll them in the closet, no lifting and they don't take a lot of space. If the space you want to cool is a little larger, the Midea Duo is the best one you can get. Portable AC's used to be the worst choice, now these have gotten amazing.
How many amps does it pull when not ramped up?
Great review! My only question is, can the hose be removed while the window plate is left in the window? I plan to use this in the garage and permanently mount the plate to the garage door. Can the hose be detached from the inside while leaving the plate in place?
@@CheapSushi so I bought it anyways, and the hose can be detached from the plate while the plate is left in place
Tha k you for your reviews
Wheres the filter for the hot side of the coil? I have an LG single hose that believe it or not HAS NO WAY TO CLEAN THE CONDENSER(hot side) WITHOUT DISSESSEMBLY. and there is no filter for it so it plugs up with the same house dust the cold side filter will catch.
Last year you highlighted the Dreo brand. Why not recommending them anymore?
I love the Dreo model and I am still using 2 of them. They are fantastic 12,000BTU models. (They are also made by Midea, you can see the resemblance) This Midea DUO is bigger at 14,000, it's black, which some people will like better and it has the app where the Dreo did. They are both really great but this DUO is the biggest you can get in a 120v size and the app is nice.
@SilverCymbal Copy that. Good info - thanks. I actually purchased the Dreo after seeing your video. 🙂. I'm on the West Coast though, and the window kit they send seems sized for top down windows so I had to cut one of the pieces because it was blocking the vent hole. The other negative is they don't provide pieces to accommodate a sliding door and it took me months to get them to send them to me. Then they didn't send any pins for the pieces. Frustrating! The unit cools well though.
Your video doesnt mention that this unit also heats.
Dual hose is the only way to go because a single hose unit will pull warm air into the room
What bracket would you recommend to secure a window on a 1st floor?
you mentioned that it has a inverter type motor? do they have sa small BTU and what brand is it?
Great review! Just purchased it. Hoping it fits 18" window opening.
It will. If it won't you can cut the panel. I did that run one very small window. But it may work without even doing that, I have 3 of them keeping us cool as I write thuis
@SilverCymbal Thank you! Your thoughts on this. What if I needed to drain it. Could I run a drain hose from bottom of unit along the floor a few feet, then up 3 feet to the window, drill a hole for hose and drain out window. Would this work?
most people who just use it for a/c report never having to drain it. I've not had mine long but live in a VERY humid climate and never have.
@@stevenshircliff393how is it?
Can you turn the exhaust hose? My window closes sideways not downwards..
i have very small room and the AC is literally next to my desk and 58 DB is too loud. I have an old sharp air conditioner and the DB is literally at 38DB, you can't find this old AC unit anymore so it be a bummer if it breaks.
I've been wondering if one of these would work to cool my insulated 2 car garage with a 8 ft ceiling? It's a typical size, maybe about 20 x 20. Anyone have any experience with that? I have a small window the vent hose could hook to and was thinking of mounting it at the height of the window just so it doesn't take up floor space.
Returned the unit to Amazon. Repackaging the beast is not fun. My 450 sf garage (8' ceilings) easily reaches 90 degrees. Running the unit on high for over 8 hours reduced the interior temp by only 2 degrees. Unfortunately, this product didn't help in the central Texas heat. Now considering an inverter split system.
I think this would be way easier to install for elderly people, or just someone who is small
Yes, definitely. If you do it like I did you can roll it out and have it running in 10 minutes, no lifting. I tuck them in a closet in the room we use them at the end of the season
Does it have dry mode so it won't higher the humidity??
How long is the plastic tubing my exhaust vent is pretty high
Thank you ❤
Do you have a thud noise/sound when it turns off?
is there similar product with smaller wattage (for smaller room)?
How much electricity consumption in 8 hours? I see some reviews online 10kw😮😮😮
Does it fit casement windows with a swivel that push outwards?
Hello, has done a side by side test with a window AC?
How much electricity consumption in 8 hours?
I see some reviews say 10kw!!!!
Do you know where the WIFI module is located to replace it?
Where do u but the water
do these get mold like window ac units?
How do you get rid if the condensate?
What if when there is no slide window? How to fix?
please make a video where u run it off solar!