Duo 10,000 BTU DOE Portable Air Conditioner with Smart Inverter (MAP12S1TBL)

Good afternoon. I have a request for you folks. I live in a place that doesn't allow me to have ductless or window AC units, but my situation is such that I need separate AC for my office as the central air is based around my kitchen thermostat, which cannot be changed. What I was told is that *I am specifically not allowed to modify the exterior of my unit.*  As such, what I ended up with was a portable AC unit. I can't remember the model off the top of my head, but I believe it's in the same product line as the Friedrich ZCP08SA. It gets the job done, sure. But it's much, much, much too loud. Even at the lowest fan speed. And my microphone is all-too-happy to pick up the noise of the AC, drowning out my voice. So, what I need is alternate options. A different AC unit. Something with little to no required maintenance (such as emptying a water tank) would be preferred, but I'm fine with installing a separate pump to drain the water out the window. (Relatively) quiet operation is a MUST. This is **priority number one.** Zero (or effectively zero) maintenance is **priority number two**. I don't want to have to drain it. Everything else is secondary. The room is about 128 square feet and will be running a powerful PC. Happy to answer any questions that I can. Thanks in advance **Edit:** Minor change for clarification. **Edit 2:** The model I have now is a Friedrich ZCP10SA.

Not at all. I still have the Friedrich in my bedroom. It works well as a white noise machine. Maybe *too* well. I managed to get it hooked up to an electric pump that drains out my window, so at least I don't have to drain it anymore. But, of course, it's still loud. For my office, I ended up with a Midea MAP12S1TBL. It's much quieter, but like any portable AC, it's still louder than, say, a window unit. I haven't had to drain it since I got it; apparently it uses some kind of evaporation technology or yada yada. Aside from the white noise you'd expect from an AC, it occasionally makes a sound that I can only describe as "a pump without enough water to *completely* fill the tube," which isn't terrible, but still worth noting. And when I turn on a guitar amp, there's (occasionally) a strange whine/whistle that I've traced back to the AC being on. I haven't noticed it affecting my computer's microphone. If you *must* get a portable AC, you could do worse than the Midea. I'm satisfied with mine.

Thank you. I've already ordered on amazon the Midea Duo since this is the best deal i has, price is **312.88** which is hard to beat

You're wrong. They exhaust air from your home and air comes in through the window seals and door seals and any other leaky spots. Mini splits and window air units do not exchange any air with the outside. They only pipe the coolant to the outdoor radiator. There are multiple videos and articles online explaining this. I can find one for you if you need.

So, portable AC units are pretty much useless UNLESS they are dual hose. Single hose units don't suck air from the outside but they exhaust air from your house, meaning that the air has to be replaced somehow. Usually this means air will enter your house through door seals and window seals to replace the air thats been exhausted. For all intents and purposes this means it's sucking in the outside air. This drastically lowers the efficiency of the unit because its always working against itself. A dual hose unit will not bring in outside air because it pulls in outside air and blows it back out when it's done with it. This minimizes any gas exchange between the inside and outside of your house. I reccomend to friends and family to only buy portable units if you can get a dual hose setup. I have a dual hose setup myself. They are more expensive but I got one on sale at home hardware for around 600 dollars. Traditional window units are still much better than any portable AC unit, but dual hose will get the job done. I got this one on sale: https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/midea-duo-real-cool-portable-air-conditioner-ac-dual-hose-10-000-btu-0438821p.html

I really like Midea duo inverter unit. You can read up on inverter AC u its but they’re much more efficient. https://www.midea.com/us/store/cooling-and-heating/portable-air-conditioners/midea-duo-smart-inverter-portable-air-conditioner.MAP12S1TBL.mobile I have that model and think it’s great.

I’ve purchased a couple of Midea 10k smart inverter units and have had no issues so far. Time will tell how long they last though.

I got a Midea 10kBTU it's literally the best my apartment is 1,050sq it makes my whole place cold I love it so much

I purchased a couple portable air conditioners this summer from a brand called ZAFRO and wanted to share my experience and observations with them. I purchased their 16,000BTU and 14,000BTU units, one for the living room and one for the main bedroom and wow am I ever impressed with these. First, these units are dual hose units, they do not create negative pressure zones in the room they're cooling and are thus much more efficient and effective. I think we're starting to see more dual hose units come to market and I am happy to see this trend because the single hose units are really just garbage. Secondly, these units also have a new drain-free function, where essentially you do not need to worry about draining them unless you live in an extremely humid environment. These units also really quiet, like it gets as low as 42dB on its lowest setting. Last year I purchased a Midea Portable AC that was also a "dual hose" unit, but it was essentially one large concentric hose, and it was very unsightly and difficult to maneuver. This Midea unit was also big and heavy. Whereas these ZAFRO units are much smaller and lighter in comparison (around 55lbs) . And they look much more aesthetic too, but that is more subjective. Finally, these are "smart" air conditioners, they have an app that you can use to control them from your phone remotely. It is a very nice feature to have, especially for me since now that I have two of them. Overall, I’m very impressed with some of the new portable ACs on the market today including this ZAFRO one. Highly recommend checking out this portable air conditioner if you're in the market for one, they're sold on Amazon. Not sure if I'm allowed to post links on here but it is easily searchable. Also, I’m not affiliated with this brand. https://preview.redd.it/5lubbg2ekdgf1.jpg?width=2680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0bf44a1d9c5bfa894ae984011def7f2a5cc845e9 https://preview.redd.it/0cz8vo2ekdgf1.jpg?width=2657&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=608252b15b2d274852c3a7f601211d31f9cb1f4b https://preview.redd.it/ozazmf2ekdgf1.png?width=828&format=png&auto=webp&s=32ef082b43bb33455a46ece2805e609632060039