Midea - 8,000 BTU ASHRAE (5,300 BTU SACC) Portable Air Conditioner MAP08R1CWT
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Last updated: Dec 15, 2025 Scoring
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"the white one is on sale on Amazon for about $350 which is a steal"
"I'm on my second one in 7 years"
"I would say that the investment was more than worthwhile."
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"The cats are finally not terrified of it ... I can set it to quiet mode where it is barely audible ... Even quiet mode picks everything up just fine."
"Noise on the 3i is next to zero."
"another plus for Alen is that they are insanely quiet. I have a 45i and 75i and they are excellent."
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"I have a 1400 square foot house that has, in the past, had three portable single hose units trying to cool it down unsuccessfully. I bought a dual hose Midea unit used and have since bought two more. Now the house is cool"
"Hol dir die Midea Portasplit. Die hat eine Kühlleitung die in der Praxis das 4-Fache ist."
"seit einem Jahr beschert uns das Ding einen super Schlaf auch im Hochsommer"
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"I haven't had to drain it since I got it; apparently it uses some kind of evaporation technology or yada yada."
"the Midea has a drain pump to pump the condensate out which is especially important in the heating mode, specially if it is going to go into a defrost."
"I have a hose and bucket and it’s been completely dry. Running almost every night for past 2-3months"
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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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"I really despise levoit. I'll never buy anything from them again. Their customer service and "warranty" are awful ... Bought two smart humidifiers, both were defective. Reached out and they sent me a replacement, which also was defective. ... Wanted to just return them and get a refund, but they only offered a credit. The credit I got was less than the current cost of a new product, so I would've had to pay even more. ... By the way, this whole process took more than a month. Customer service was extremely slow with updates."
"The problem with Coway is poor customer service. ... They tell me to return it to Amazon, but I don't have the original package. So I'm supposed to purchase a new box from them to return to Amazon. Amazon won't accept it anyway because it's outside the 30 day return window. Coway's solution is to stop responding to emails."
"once they no longer support the router they throttle your internet speed so you can buy a new one. ... when it was no longer being supported with the last update it was throttle to 200 mbs."
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"I returned it because the hose is just so big and very awkward to get into a window."
"The only thing I will warn you about: the hose set up is problematic. ... Twisting the unit side to side more than a little bit is impossible."
"These things are so hard to install!!"
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"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"
"it got full of mold in 6 months ... I tried to remove the casing to clean the mold but it’s just in a really inaccessible spot deep in the cold air vent."
"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)"
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"Nach zwei Jahren sind die Schläuche für das Kondenswasser einfach zerbröselt. ... Nun läuft überall Wasser aus."
"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"
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"1 never cooled right out of the box."
"but today it will NOT get COLD, and room temp is going up and up."
"That thing don't do shit in a living room."
I got this same unit for the same price, but mine has this constant rattle sound. Does anyone have any experience with this and have a way to fix it? I'd rather not return it because frankly it was a huge pain in the ass to get home.
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->Got the same one from costco and makes gaming in my upstairs office cool during the hottest days of summer! And no water drain!!!
r/AirConditioners • Next generation Portable AC units are pretty awesome ->350? Shit this unit was like 450 at my Costco. Returned for a swamp cooler, its colorado so swamp cooler works wonders.
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->I have it in my living room right now with vaulted ceilings. Keeps it 72 at 100 degrees outside so far
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->Ours from ALDI is loud and weak. I set up a Midea unit for a friend and that is a beast! I was amazed.
r/CasualUK • Why didn’t anyone tell me how compact and effective these portable air conditioners are? Why was I suffering through the last heat wave 💀 ->Midea has a great unit. Bought mine last year from Costco online for delivery.
r/bayarea • PSA: Get your box fans and portable AC units right now ->Ive been using it for few days and honestly it is mindblowing... very quite
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->I have this to cool my living room, dining room, and kitchen. There are no doors between these rooms so it works great. Each bedroom has the midea U (except for the 4 year old, she just gets an el cheapo unit that only runs for a couple hours at bedtime)
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->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.
r/Finanzen • Die beste Investition seit langem, ich habe mir eine mobile Klimaanlage gekauft. ->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.
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