Midea - 12,000 BTU Dual Hose with Wi-Fi (MPPT-12CRN7-QB6)
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Last updated: Dec 5, 2025 Scoring
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"I have that unit and absolutely love it for its cooling power to noise output."
"It's a great a/c unit regardless, it runs so much quieter than a regular one. ... If I'm doing a quick audition I'll leave it on (I turn it off for paid gigs), which I could never do with our old a/c units."
"They use a variable speed DC inverter-compressor which only runs as fast as it needs to, also quieter than most."
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"I live in South Fl so the garage gets super hot, with this running I can get the whole garage down the low 70’s maybe 68,69 with a fan helping blow it around."
"I have that unit and absolutely love it for its cooling power to noise output."
"It’s a damn beast and cools my entire living room / kitchen."
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"The Midea hose within a hose one is quite popular. ... These allow for your internal pressures to be normalized as a single hose unit will cause negative pressure in your apt"
"Dual hose is much more efficient as it doesn’t create negative pressure and suck warm air in though every unsealed crack."
"Midea makes a dual ducted unit, that will work better. ... 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."
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"I have a hose and bucket and it’s been completely dry. Running almost every night for past 2-3months"
"And no water drain!!!"
"Never had to yet."
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"Electricity average around $2/day."
"My utility allows me to see daily energy usage and it went down like 30%"
"Also seems pretty efficient so far."
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"1 never cooled right out of the box."
"That thing don't do shit in a living room."
"Seriously doubt you are getting it to below 68 in the bedroom without it being 63 or below in the living room. A small unit isn’t going to do that hotter than mid to high 70s outside."
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"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. ... 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. ... I have a Midea unit and I know exactly what you're talking about. There is a small gap from the bottom chamber to the top chamber, and due to the pressure difference, the airflow reverses in that region. I opened up the unit and sealed it with foam to remove this problem. ... These things are not sealed very well and have gaps everywhere. There's also gaps on the bottom of the unit and around the drain hoses. ... The evaporator is also not completely separated from the condenser on the inside, so even if you seal all the exterior leaks, there is still some inefficiency."
"fait rentrer de la poussière et odeur l’air rentre de partout"
"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."
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"one fills up with condensation and has to be drained every 15 minutes. ... I ended up having to jury rig a constant drain hose to it and it works fine but I’ve never had to do that with a portable before."
"Unfortunately did not install mine until after the Amazon return window ended and I had collapsed the box. I had emails with them back and forth about the smell, assuming that it was covered under the warranty. They were not very helpful. In fact they were very dismissive and told me to get someone to clean it (almost as expensive as the air conditioner) or clean it myself (which I believe would void the warranty) so I used the wick trick to drain water from the a/c and purchased an extended warranty. ... I don't understand why they would have created an AC that didn't drain. ... My brother has two of them, one of which is full of mold"
"Nach zwei Jahren sind die Schläuche für das Kondenswasser einfach zerbröselt. ... Nun läuft überall Wasser aus."
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"If you have a small room you aren't going to want 12k anyway. It's not going to remove the humidity effectively... the room will feel cool but clammy and uncomfortable."
"one fills up with condensation and has to be drained every 15 minutes. ... I ended up having to jury rig a constant drain hose to it and it works fine but I’ve never had to do that with a portable before."
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"when the inverter kicks on it really is quite the kick. ... It's also a bit bassy while it's spooling up. ... If you are a light sleeper it will wake you up."
"I have to run the fan on high to drown it out"
"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."
Best is split unit installed by profissional. (~1500€ or more) Second best is dual duct one, e.g. Midea MPPT. (~900€) Third best is any cheap ac unit on the balcony with cold air duckted inside. Last and worst option is any cheap ac unit installed by instructions.
r/Finland • Which air conditioner ? ->Hi there! I have a lightly used, two-year-old Midea 12k BTU-dual hose AC unit that I’m looking to sell. Works great, we just recently moved and don’t need it anymore. Feel free to message me if you’re interested! I can send you the listing.
r/askportland • What portable AC unit brands or models do you recommend? ->I picked up a Midea 12k BTU dual hose unit from Costco last summer for this exact reason and I love it. Master bedroom is on the top floor and I had to crank the central AC all night to be barely comfortable, while it was like 60 degrees in the lower floors. In the daytime it was 80 in the room. Now I leave the central air off all night and leave it much higher during the day and the portable keeps the room nice a crispy. My utility allows me to see daily energy usage and it went down like 30%
r/AirConditioners • I have central air but my upstairs/bedroom is always hot. Is it worth the extra energy costs to get a portable unit? ->Really needs to go out a window otherwise you're just dumping hot air into your house, even if it's another room. Are you in the US? I got a midea unit at Costco that works great. Only really use it when I have to (in Florida so power outage from a hurricane or if something happens to my AC) but never had an issue. Was a couple hundred bucks.
r/hvacadvice • need help buying a portable ac unit. ->It’s a pretty small space. Put a fan blowing into the bedroom with a dual hose 12000 btu portable (Midea duo) and it will do fine. Probably better to put a window unit in if you can though.
r/AirConditioners • Can a portable AC placed at the star cool the bedroom? ->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
r/orlando • Anyone have a portable AC in their garage? ->100 off until 6/15, I bought mine from last year, it got me through last summer. You probably want to get it before sale end, summer is already here. costco also have a 8000btu dual hose Hisense for 280? it’s smaller and lighter, not sure about the power consumption. This 12000btu AC pulls 1400w at maximum power I use latex rubber hose for drain. I think I’m going to dock at an EV charger to charge my 20kwh power stations/batteries.
r/urbancarliving • [no build] Costco $350 midea 12000btu portable AC, best bang for your buck ->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.
r/Appliances • Installed an air conditioner, what did I do wrong? ->Midea makes an awesome dual hose inverter unit.
r/Appliances • Installed an air conditioner, what did I do wrong? ->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.
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