Midea - 8,500 BTU ASHRAE (5,000 BTU SACC) Portable Air Conditioner
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Last updated: Dec 8, 2025 Scoring
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"Electricity average around $2/day."
"It's a very good deal. ... The same machine (rebranded as Toshiba) is also sold at Home Depot and can be cheaper sometimes though not as cheap as the current deal."
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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."
"very quite"
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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."
"Also seems pretty efficient so far."
"Der Stromverbrauch hält sich aber in Grenzen ich denke, ca. 10 Euro im Monat"
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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 it in my living room right now with vaulted ceilings. Keeps it 72 at 100 degrees outside so far"
"It works great for my 450sqft apartment"
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"makes a terrible high frequency sound"
"I have to run the fan on high to drown it out"
"I got this same unit for the same price, but mine has this constant rattle sound."
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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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"Nach zwei Jahren sind die Schläuche für das Kondenswasser einfach zerbröselt. ... Nun läuft überall Wasser aus."
"I returned it because the hose is just so big and very awkward to get into a window."
"The other one had its hose cracked after 2 summers."
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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."
My u-shape midea caught in the recall, found mold on fan blades so I need to switch (i have birds). Been looking at switching to the inverter tech, I read there's no whine as the AC starts and was wondering how they perform overall. The whining is very subtle, but since it's in my bedroom the birds shift every time it kicks on when they're supposed to be sleeping.
r/AirConditioners • Next generation Portable AC units are pretty awesome ->My u-shaped Midea MAW08AV1QWT-C uses a standard rotary compressor.
r/AirConditioners • Next generation Portable AC units are pretty awesome ->I just put the Midea back in the window over the weekend, though it's the more expensive one Costco sold in 2023 with the heater. It's a bit loud when the condenser kicks in depending on mode but did the job. Had a second Midea like the one you linked last summer and the Dry function didn't work. Called Midea and they said to take it back to Costco and get my money back, no questions asked. What's your room size? One is 12,000 and the other is only 8,000. You don't want it too big for your room.
r/Costco • Comparing the Midea vs Hisense portable AC units? ->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? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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