Midea - DUO 12,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner (MAP14AS1TWT-C)
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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."
"It is very quiet ... The one I have in my bedroom comes on at a whisper during the night just to maintain the cooling."
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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"
"I have that unit and absolutely love it for its cooling power to noise output."
"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."
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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"
"Get a 2 hose portable or a Midea with it's 2 in 1 hose system. ... 1 hose models are sold in America 'because installing 2 hoses is too hard for that market to figure out'. They are the single dumbest invention in the history of inventions, blowing out the very air you are trying to cool."
"If you can buy Midea Duo PAC which is a dual hose portable ac definitely worth it."
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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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"The inverter part is key. It saves so much power. ... Now the house is cool and it actually uses less power"
"They use a variable speed DC inverter-compressor which only runs as fast as it needs to, also quieter than most."
"Buy an inverter model, and just spend the money on the Midea."
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"Does anyone know if it's typical for the Midea 12,000 BTU DUO Portable Air Conditioner to make this high pitched noise? ... The high pitched sound mine makes completely overshadows the fan sound on low setting and is still audible when the fan is on high even ~20' away and 2 days later. ... You don't hear the high pitched, almost cicada like sound? It's the most audible toward the beginning of the video. ... If the noise wasn't so high pitched I might have been able to deal with it."
"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."
"makes a terrible high frequency sound"
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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."
"Had a second Midea like the one you linked last summer and the Dry function didn't work."
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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!!"
I ordered a refurb from Walmart a few weeks ago for $225 and it arrived like new https://www.walmart.com/ip/15245460485?sid=02142f3b-d972-4bae-af57-8db35407caeb&conditionGroupCode=2
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->https://www.walmart.com/ip/15245460485?conditionGroupCode=2&sid=765ced72-28fa-4f2a-b2ab-8045931cac53 Walmart has reconditioned Midea portable AC for 249. It has an inverter and dual hose system. 90 day return policy. This thing is heavy, on wheels. Mine arrived looking brand new. If you don’t like it you have 90 days to return it, I assume you have a Walmart close to you.
r/AirConditioners • ac recommendations for a small bedroom ->I really like my Midea MAP14AHS1TWT. Quiet, solid app control, plenty of power, easy single duct install, came with parts to use on horizontal or vertical windows. Only issue is the water drainage is hard to figure out, but I only run into that in heat mode. This portable unit is not subject to the u-shape AC recall. Also had a good experience with Whynter ARC-14S and their customer service helping me to repair non-warranty damage to the AC, but it's a more basic design, louder, no connectivity, two ducts so I eventually upgraded to the Midea.
r/AirConditioners • Need your recommendations to find the right portable AC 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? ->Id give this a day or two of running see if it goes away.
r/Costco • Midea Portable Air Conditioner High Pitched Noise ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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