Midea - Duo 14,000 BTU (12,000 BTU SACC) High Efficiency Inverter (MAP14HS1TBL)

Got the same one from costco and makes gaming in my upstairs office cool during the hottest days of summer! And no water drain!!!

350? Shit this unit was like 450 at my Costco. Returned for a swamp cooler, its colorado so swamp cooler works wonders.

I just bought one ironically. I have a 3-car garage that faces the afternoon sun. Bought a 12000BTU AC from Costco and it can’t really keep up, but does a good enough job bringing it down to around 82f. The problem is that it’s drawing 14A and I have only one circuit to my garage so bigger is not an option without doing some electrical work

You're very welcome, and I don't mind at all. We've got 2 of the Midea duo, model MAP14, 14000 btu units.( The actual working btu, called SACC btu are 12000) they are dual hose units, but use a hose in hose design, so not as clunky as 2 separate hoses. Also they have inverter compressors, so they can slow the compressor down to save energy when just maintaining temperature, instead of just off and on like regular compressors, it makes for less temperature swings between cycles as well. The important thing is, whatever brand you choose, it needs to be dual hose. The single hose models we've tried in the past caused so much negative pressure in the house that the humidity went sky high, along with the electric bill, and they didn't cool very well. (Most single hose units the SACC btu are around half of the listed regular btu, due to all the losses from negative pressure). The 2 duo models cool our entire 1000 square foot house, and are pretty energy efficient, better than some of the cheaper window units (some, not all, it is possible to get window units with higher efficiency). Dual hose with an inverter compressor is the best you can do for performance and efficiency, short of getting an inverter window unit. I beleive you can get the same model from Midea branded by Toshiba, and one of the Whynter models, just look for the big oval hose in hose exhaust, instead of the 2 small round hoses. There are a couple versions, some with heat pump feature. We didn't get the version with heat, as our house has electric heat and wood heat already, and the heat pump feature only works down to 40 degrees, so we didn't consider it useful enough for the extra price. Also, possibly not useful information, but we are happier with our portables than the window units they replaced. We went to window units after being dissapointed with single hose portables, and were never quite happy with them. Too much trouble to take in and out of the windows, heavy to lift and carry, have to get the tilt right or they leak, crummy accordion side panels that let in bugs and drafts unless you tape over them, the outside part gets full of dirt and crud over time, and they sometimes get mold or mildew in them, especially if the back has got dirty and hasn't been hosed out. All around total pain. Much easier to wheel a portable out of the closet and have it set up in 5 minutes, then at the end of the summer have it removed in 5 minutes, drain the unit from the rear plug, and wheel it back to the closet.

Check Slickdeals, I recently bought a refurbished 12000BTU Midea for $200. I live in California, currently 95F, and for an uninsulated garage of that size, you'd want at least a 12000BTU Midea if not the 14000BTU. There's currently a 18500BTU mini split on sale for $550 that be optimal.

I bought three of this refurbished Midea Duo for $200 when it was on sale. Sometimes you actually get a brand new sealed unit, and other times you get one that's obviously been used. Only one time did I have to return one that was used so that I could buy again and get a new one. They are very powerful, can blow extremely cold, and the best part is the huge amount of air it can move and circulate. I haven't powered on any fans since buying them. I have an office/bedroom that I built within an uninsulated garage, so the garage usually gets much hotter than outside the house, but the Midea Duo can easily make the room ice cold if I wanted too. I rather have an overkill powerful unit that I can adjust, than have one that struggles to cool past a certain temperature. It has an inverter an a number of smart features and automations, to where it does save energy compared to my old and much weaker 6000BTU window AC. As others have said sometimes you will have to drain the excess water if there is enough humidity and unfortunately attics tend to be the most hot and humid, do just buy yourself a condensate pump while you're at it. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Restored-Midea-12-000-BTU-DUO-Portable-Air-Conditioner-Refurbished/15245460485?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=101203551&adid=2222222222815245460485_101203551_14069003552_202077872&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=42423897272&wl4=aud-430887228898:pla-319455734609&wl5=9031479&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=752240012&wl11=online&wl12=15245460485_101203551&veh=sem&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=202077872&gbraid=0AAAAADmfBIoDxmTVAEVJ-3z0yqTYIRzpB&gclid=CjwKCAjwkbzEBhAVEiwA4V-yqgydXA4R16WUmiTF55fwu8OdSpoRGxBS-fhwMhFNN0V_tbo4gELrshoCD3IQAvD_BwE

Mentioning pets, I do have two cats in my room at all times. What I like about the Midea Duo is that I can control and monitor the AC with the SmartHome app. The included window panel had enough room for me to also drill a hole for the cat litter exhaust vent hose and a tiny hole for the condensate pump water drainage hose.

Like today it was peak 93F outside, 108 in the garage, but the AC kept my room a solid 68F. https://preview.redd.it/s5xch96ofrgf1.jpeg?width=1264&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ff398876af91a5d7216f1942858cb5fb339c2b98

I just bought midea duo portable ac at 370 from costco online. If you have a membership or if you know someone with it, highly recommend getting this one. Probably #1 dual hose inverter portablr ac out there.

I just bought one ironically. I have a 3-car garage that faces the afternoon sun. Bought a 12000BTU AC from Costco and it can’t really keep up, but does a good enough job bringing it down to around 82f. The problem is that it’s drawing 14A and I have only one circuit to my garage so bigger is not an option without doing some electrical work

Midea duo inverter unit with airlock seal or with custom acrylic piece ( will look more clean but gotta spend some money on it)

There is definitely still some negative pressure, even with the Midea dual hose units. A slightly cracked open door will swing inwards by itself when the AC is turned on.

You can run a portable like the one you shared but it's not going to work as well as you think. You need an air conditioner that both pulls air from and exhaust air to the outside. That unit you're looking at only expels hot air outside. Which means you're going to be sucking in air through all the crevices in the vehicle, around the doors and windows and wherever else while you're also trying to cool down inside. Midea makes one that is more what you should use if you insist on the portable AC.

I paid $450 for it. It's been running throughout the day in 90F degree. Able to keep my room (110sqft) steady at 75F. Electricity average around $2/day. Worth it.

Hey, you should get one that pulls in air from outside, a dual ported unit (both pulls in air from and exhaust air to the outside). Because, if you use this and you're exhausting air.... It is basically sucking air out of the van, creating negative pressure. So the van needs air, so the negative pressure pulls air from around the window or wherever air can enter. So warm humid outside air will be pulled in. Midea makes a dual ducted unit, that will work better. You can do all the math you want on the unit you mention but this is self defeating, the math is worthless on single duct portable AC's.

I love my Midea duo air conditioner. I think I got it for like $580 and it works great for cooling in the summer. You can check this article for some good recommendations. [Best portable air conditioners in 2025](https://mhtntimes.com/articles/best-portable-air-conditioner)

The best all-around RV portable AC is the Midea Duo. It’s efficient, quiet, and cools small RVs fast.

If that window can support a window AC (It looks like it can), you should definitely use a window AC. They are many times more efficient and will work waaaay better than that single hose portable. If you absolutely must have a portable, get a dual hose. Costco sells a Midea dual hose inverter portable. But I'd still take any cheap window unit over even the best portable if your window allows it.

Midea DUO is the correct answer. Midea also makes this under many other names if you find one w/ the same DUO type hose.

YSK about these things: in general they're not the most efficient choice. (I know you may be stuck with this, but here's the tech.) The whole works sits inside the room, including the "hot side" of the mechanism (compressor, heat radiating coils etc.) That heat ends up radiating into the room, so you're recooling the heat the unit creates. (That's why window a/c's put the hot side outdoors.) There's also two kinds, single-hose and double-hose. Single-hose pulls air from the room, cools it, and blows the hot air outdoors, so part of the room air you've just cooled gets dumped outside. Dual-hose pulls air from the outside to cool the compressor and heat coils then dumps it outdoors, and a separate airflow pulls air from the room, cools it and blows back in the room. Finally, almost all of these have to be drained of condensate, although some evaporate the water and blow it outside with the hot air. I did a f/kton of research, and you might consider the Midea dual-hose models. They use a variable speed DC inverter-compressor which only runs as fast as it needs to, also quieter than most. As has been said here, not the cheapest but may be worth it in the longer run.

You're very welcome, and I don't mind at all. We've got 2 of the Midea duo, model MAP14, 14000 btu units.( The actual working btu, called SACC btu are 12000) they are dual hose units, but use a hose in hose design, so not as clunky as 2 separate hoses. Also they have inverter compressors, so they can slow the compressor down to save energy when just maintaining temperature, instead of just off and on like regular compressors, it makes for less temperature swings between cycles as well. The important thing is, whatever brand you choose, it needs to be dual hose. The single hose models we've tried in the past caused so much negative pressure in the house that the humidity went sky high, along with the electric bill, and they didn't cool very well. (Most single hose units the SACC btu are around half of the listed regular btu, due to all the losses from negative pressure). The 2 duo models cool our entire 1000 square foot house, and are pretty energy efficient, better than some of the cheaper window units (some, not all, it is possible to get window units with higher efficiency). Dual hose with an inverter compressor is the best you can do for performance and efficiency, short of getting an inverter window unit. I beleive you can get the same model from Midea branded by Toshiba, and one of the Whynter models, just look for the big oval hose in hose exhaust, instead of the 2 small round hoses. There are a couple versions, some with heat pump feature. We didn't get the version with heat, as our house has electric heat and wood heat already, and the heat pump feature only works down to 40 degrees, so we didn't consider it useful enough for the extra price. Also, possibly not useful information, but we are happier with our portables than the window units they replaced. We went to window units after being dissapointed with single hose portables, and were never quite happy with them. Too much trouble to take in and out of the windows, heavy to lift and carry, have to get the tilt right or they leak, crummy accordion side panels that let in bugs and drafts unless you tape over them, the outside part gets full of dirt and crud over time, and they sometimes get mold or mildew in them, especially if the back has got dirty and hasn't been hosed out. All around total pain. Much easier to wheel a portable out of the closet and have it set up in 5 minutes, then at the end of the summer have it removed in 5 minutes, drain the unit from the rear plug, and wheel it back to the closet.

Midea. It’s awesome! Expensive but portable and awesome.

You’re not doing anything wrong..portable ACs are mold traps by design. Sitting all winter with leftover moisture = fungus party. Run it on fan mode before storage to dry it out. As for brands, try Whynter or Midea dual-hose. They’re slightly easier to clean. Or go mini split and never look back.

Kamarku panas bgt dan dulu dibeliin ac portable karena aku nggak tidur d rumah tiap hari. Dulu pakai Midea, entah yg varian apa. Kamarku 4x4. Gak berasa sama sekali, berisik, pembuangan angin panasnya juga aneh pokoknya. Karena berisik banget dan gak berasa apa-apa, semunggu kemudian aku pensiunkan AC itu dan pilih pakai kipas meja cosmos 200rb an. Sekarang itu ac portable dipakai kalau ada tamu nginep pas lebaran doang. Itupun ternyata tamunya juga pada gamau pakai. Selalu dimatiin sama mereka ?? Kalau bukan AC proper, mending pakai kipas angin aja. AC potrable jelek.

I got a dual hose Midea portable AC from Canadian tire two years ago. It’s a damn beast and cools my entire living room / kitchen. They are pricey, I got mine on sale but that’s my recommendation.

Dual or concentric hose models are the best bet. Inverter is good for noise. I have a midea inverter, with concentric hose that is great

The Midea can pull 1200W easily when it's cooling the flat down on boost mode. Normally it's running around 300-500W when keeping the temperature stable. 24° 65m2.

I have a Medea Duo and Ive had it for 4 months now. It raised my electric bill almost a $77 a month. It puts negative pressure into the room, it pushes humidity into the room So the room is more humid than the rest of the house, and it has a horrible mesh filter that allows dust to enter and wet. I'm on the second floor apartment, and it's the second one that I've had to drag up here and put set up. From here on out, I'm sticking with frigidair period

Nekünk is volt egy darabig Midea, leírom a tapasztalatokat. 3. emeleten laktunk, 4 emeletes volt a ház. Apósom akinek klímás vállalkozása volt, azt javasolta, hogy legyen mindig nyitva egy ablak amikor használjuk a klímát. 42 nm lakásban használtuk a nappaliban, ami kb. 20 nm volt. Abban a helyiségben valóban jó homérséklet volt, addig amíg ment a klíma, viszont sajnos elég hangos volt. A fürdoben lévo szellozon keresztül lehozta a cigiszagot a felsoszomszédtól aki bent bagózott a lakásban. Ez állandó volt. Egyszer pedig bejelzett a szénmonoxid érzékelonk is. Kivezetés: az ablakot akartuk kivágatni, aztán meggondoltuk magunkat és egy polikarbonát lapot vágtunk ki amit az ablak elé tettünk, azon vezettük ki a klíma csövét. Amúgy nélküle pusztulat volt, 30 fok és semmi levego. Átmeneti megoldásnak elment, de aztán beruháztunk egy rendes klímára. El is tudtam adni jó áron a mobilklímát.

I have that unit and absolutely love it for its cooling power to noise output. Also seems pretty efficient so far. It does make a bit of a high pitched whine when the fan is running at the lowest settings. It seems to just be a side effect of the inverter and so far hasn't driven me nuts, but it is quite obvious to a keen listener.

The 14000 btu midea portable with the “dual hose” keeps my west facing two car garage at 78 while I’m tinkering. A mini split or window unit would probably be a way better option though if that’s an option.

I have that same unit and have been happy with it. I had read it was big, but it still surprised me when I got it how big it really was, so be prepared for that.

Ich hatte mal was gefunden vor nem Jahr. Hat damals knapp 2000 € gekostet und sah scheisse aus. Deshalb wurds halt dieses Jahr die Midea. Kan ich ja nix für dass die Europäer mal wieder pennen.

Ours from ALDI is loud and weak. I set up a Midea unit for a friend and that is a beast! I was amazed.

For 1 room its good. Don't get ambitious tho. That thing don't do shit in a living room.

Even the Midea dual hose units have this issue, just to a lesser degree. They are NOT sealed all that well and have gaps everywhere. The best way to mitigate this issue is to restrict the air outlet with a filter, reducing the pressure differential and hopefully creating a slight positive pressure

This question makes no sense to me? I have a 650sf apartment, and have two 14k portable A/C units (LR and BR). I live on the top floor with large west facing windows, so it gets toasty when it's hot. I run the LR in the afternoon around 3-4pm when the sun starts hitting the windows, and turn on the BR one around 7-8pm to cool that area down. One life-changing bit of advice I can give you is get a Midea Duo 14,000 BTU High Efficiency Inverter, Ultra Quiet Portable Air Conditioner (AMZN: $550!). This thing is whisper-quiet for the BR, so I can close the windows (no street noise), leave it on all night, it cycles on/off as needed with almost no noise. Honestly, this has raised my sleep game immensely.