Midea 12000 BTU DOE/ 14000 BTU ASHRAE Smart Inverter DUO Portable Air Conditioner for spaces up to 550 sq ft

I originally got this unit 3 years ago (2022) when we had a massive heat wave and the power went out.. its an Inverter unit so I could run it on my portable Generator and it kept an amazingly large part ofd the house cool. ive loaned it to friends when they needed a unit to get through an A/C repair and also use it in my moile office / camping bus when i sleep overnight without the engine on (just batteries or generator) and it does great.. Now I moved to a new place where I use it for supplemental cooling in my bedroom and it does fantastic.. my only regret is i had thought I was buying the version with heat and it doesnt have it.. the sales place sold me the wrong unit.. I have wished it had heat a couple times when the house furnace broke down. mine is rated at 14,000 BTU.. the same model nuber seems only to be rated at 12,000 now.

So glad we bought this to keep our apartment cool in the Summer months! We had to do some work to get the window kit to fit with our window, and now it seals and hold the hose into place quite well, while sealing out the outside hot air. It really does an amazing job at keeping the place cool on some of those days reaching triple digits, along with all the other hot days that don't reach such high temps. The only bummer is that the first time trying to assemble the window exhaust adapter pieces (3 in total to assemble before connecting to the hose) to the hose with their plastic molded retaining clips, 2 of the 4 clips immediately failed - 1 bent and wound not hold as the plastic gave way, and the other completely snapped clean off! This is one big design flaw when connecting the adapter with the hose to the window installation kit, as you need to attempt to remove the adapter and hose from the window install kit at the end of the season for storage, but it's impossible when those tabs bend or break off, making it impossible to reattach the adapter and hose to the window install kit at the next season. I'll need to see about the warranty coverage on these parts before my 2 year warranty expires in July 2025, as we shouldn't be expected to pay for parts that failed upon first use. Otherwise, this pricey portable A/C with be completely unusable next Spring/Summer!

I bought this last year used off of marketplace. I am extremely impressed when it comes to the cooling and heating efficiency and how much it can move air even in our 600sq ft 22 foot A-frame living room. The variable ac compressor is also a great feature. The hose in ductwork really makes a huge difference

I bought 2 of these units. They work great, but there's one big problem that Midea needs to fix. One unit was leaking water all over the floor; after opening the top port, no water came out, so I opened the middle drain port, but nothing came out. I left a hose connected to the middle port for a week, but the container it was supposed to be draining into was dry, and I was still getting puddles beneath it. I took it apart and found a disconnected hose between the pump and the drain port. After reconnecting, it drains into the container, and no more puddles. My second unit was getting P1 errors, so I plugged a hose into the middle port to drain into a 7-gallon container. Like the other unit, the container was dry, and the P1 error returned after draining from the very bottom drain. I took it apart and found the same hose disconnected as the other unit. This seems like it would be a cheap and easy fix during manufacturing: add some type of hose clamp or even a small cable tie to both ends of this hose. Otherwise, they have been excellent for heating and cooling my apartment in Texas. I love being able to turn them on from my phone when I'm on my way home from work. I also noticed a dramatic decrease in my electric bill after replacing my old Black and Decker portable AC with these. I'll try to add a picture of the clear rubber hose inside that has popped off on both units, so hopefully, the manufacturer can find a cheap and easy fix.