
Midea - Real Cool 35
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Last updated: Nov 18, 2025 Scoring
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"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."
"Electricity average around $2/day."
"Also it was cheap in that time, 312 EUR (Midea, 12000BTU)."
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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 that unit and absolutely love it for its cooling power to noise output."
"I have it in my living room right now with vaulted ceilings. Keeps it 72 at 100 degrees outside so far"
"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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"It only draws about 750 watts when on full blast ... it only fires up its compressor when the outdoor temperature is warm"
"Electricity average around $2/day."
"Der Stromverbrauch hält sich aber in Grenzen ich denke, ca. 10 Euro im Monat"
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"I have a hose and bucket and it’s been completely dry. Running almost every night for past 2-3months"
"Never had to yet."
"And no water drain!!!"
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"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)"
"Support was crap. ... Just said “it has to have a drain hose connected when running in dry mode” even though I told them repeatedly it was not in dry mode. ... It was in “cool mode” which isn’t even mentioned in the generic users manual."
"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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"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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"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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"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"
"I have to run the fan on high to drown it out"
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"Nach zwei Jahren sind die Schläuche für das Kondenswasser einfach zerbröselt. ... Nun läuft überall Wasser aus."
"The other one had its hose cracked after 2 summers."
Danke für die Antwort. Gefühlt sind sowohl das Fiepen im Heizbetrieb als auch die Kunststoffausdünstung besser geworden. Letzteres ist beim Heizen auffälliger, da sich die VOCs hier eher an die Raumluft abgegeben werden. Vermutlich sind Menschen hier unterschiedlich empfindlich, denn das ist bei meinen beiden Geräten gleich; schon die Kartons riechen etwas plastikmäßig, wenn auch lange nicht so penetrant wie der Abluftschlauch der Midea Real Cool 35, der gar an Mottenkugeln erinnerte. Sonst aber ist die Portasplit fraglos einer der besten Kompromisse, die es am Markt gibt.
r/wohnen • Jemand Erfahrung mit Midea Portasplit Klimaanlage? ->Meine leitet das Wasser über den mitgelieferten Schlauch in meinen Putzeimer.
r/wohnen • Mobile Klimaanlage - bringen sie was? ->Ich habe eine Midea. Nein, es ist eine Monoblock, hehe. Gekauft, weil als leise beworben. Abdichtung gekauft, damit der Abluftschlauch einigermaßen gut abgedichtet nach draussen bläst. Frischluft zieht sie über die Badbelüftung. Ist relativ leise, aber nur relativ. Deshalb steht sie im Schlafzimmer. Im Wohnzimmer bringt es max. 5 Grad weniger. Aber: die Luft ist deutlich trockener, und allein das verhindert sehr gut das dahin köcheln im eigenen Saft.
r/wohnen • Mobile Klimaanlage - bringen sie was? ->Meine saugt relativ kühle Luft über die Badbelüftung an. Klappt gut.
r/wohnen • Mobile Klimaanlage - bringen sie was? ->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 ->C’est horrible ça, je viens d’installer une clim midea 12k chez moi. Je croyais que ça va résoudre tout mes problèmes. Et mtn j’ai un nouveau soucis, comment fonctionner cette clim dans mon appart Apres avoir investi : clim + kit fenêtres + insulation tuyaux + insulation des fenêtres et portes= 650 700 euros. Et mtn j’ai un système ne baisse pas la température assez, fait rentrer de la poussière et odeur l’air rentre de partout. horrible, je suis tjs dans les 30 jours de retour mais je trouve pas un double tuyau.
r/france • Les climatiseurs mobile double tuyau sont interdits en France ou quoi ? ->Have both of these... The 8k Hisense has a quiet mode that slows down the fan. If your room is borderline too big for 8k it may not be able to keep temp in this mode but it is genuinely quiet. The 12k Midea does not have this mode. In addition, 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.
r/Costco • Comparing the Midea vs Hisense portable AC units? ->Check Slickdeals, I recently bought a refurbished 12000BTU Midea for $200. I live in California, currently 95F, and for an uninsulated garage of that size, you'd want at least a 12000BTU Midea if not the 14000BTU. There's currently a 18500BTU mini split on sale for $550 that be optimal.
r/AirConditioners • Looking for Advice: Portable AC with Heat Pump for Garage – Which One to Pick & How to Vent? ->Yeah, those are not ultra efficient but they work, I had it for the last 3 summers including this and works great! Also it was cheap in that time, 312 EUR (Midea, 12000BTU). I used a plastic adapter to cover the window, of course close the cortins and close the other room doors to increase efficiency. My electric bill had no changes I don't turn it in all the days, just when it is 30+ outside (like today). And my cats are now safe! (First summer one of my cats throw up because of the heat)
r/germany • Are there actually any portable a.c units that don't suck? ->I have the same combination and it works, it's not ultra efficient but you don't need to turn it on all days.
r/germany • Are there actually any portable a.c units that don't suck? ->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? ->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.
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->You can run a portable like the one you shared but it's not going to work as well as you think. You need an air conditioner that both pulls air from and exhaust air to the outside. That unit you're looking at only expels hot air outside. Which means you're going to be sucking in air through all the crevices in the vehicle, around the doors and windows and wherever else while you're also trying to cool down inside. Midea makes one that is more what you should use if you insist on the portable AC.
r/VanLife • How do portable air conditioning units work in vans and RVs? Are they effective? ->For 1 room its good. Don't get ambitious tho. That thing don't do shit in a living room.
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->Except I’ve barely heard any of these alternatives be mentioned and online reviews are mixed at best. The Midea option looks to be the best of the bunch and not look like a 70’s relic at the same time. It was at one point more reasonably priced too.
r/Switzerland • Portable AC recommendation ->I have that unit and absolutely love it for its cooling power to noise output. Also seems pretty efficient so far. 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.
r/AirConditioners • Next generation Portable AC units are pretty awesome ->Midea. It’s awesome! Expensive but portable and awesome.
r/NYCapartments • Best portable ac ->Nekünk is volt egy darabig Midea, leírom a tapasztalatokat. 3. emeleten laktunk, 4 emeletes volt a ház. Apósom akinek klímás vállalkozása volt, azt javasolta, hogy legyen mindig nyitva egy ablak amikor használjuk a klímát. 42 nm lakásban használtuk a nappaliban, ami kb. 20 nm volt. Abban a helyiségben valóban jó hőmérséklet volt, addig amíg ment a klíma, viszont sajnos elég hangos volt. A fürdőben lévő szellőzőn keresztül lehozta a cigiszagot a felsőszomszédtól aki bent bagózott a lakásban. Ez állandó volt. Egyszer pedig bejelzett a szénmonoxid érzékelőnk is. Kivezetés: az ablakot akartuk kivágatni, aztán meggondoltuk magunkat és egy polikarbonát lapot vágtunk ki amit az ablak elé tettünk, azon vezettük ki a klíma csövét. Amúgy nélküle pusztulat volt, 30 fok és semmi levegő. Átmeneti megoldásnak elment, de aztán beruháztunk egy rendes klímára. El is tudtam adni jó áron a mobilklímát.
r/askhungary • Mobil klíma panel lakásba, mely típus és hogyan érné meg? ->I am using a Toshiba and a Midea in the house. Toshiba must be a subsidiary of Midea because the Midea Smart Home app can recognize and control the Toshiba portable unit as well. I use the app to control the units remotely.
r/AirConditioners • Best Smart Portable AC Unit? ->It keeps our small bedroom cool but 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.
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->Midea hatte ich mir auch mal zugelegt. Nach zwei Jahren sind die Schläuche für das Kondenswasser einfach zerbröselt. Nun läuft überall Wasser aus. Kann ich absolut nicht empfehlen
r/Finanzen • Die beste Investition seit langem, ich habe mir eine mobile Klimaanlage gekauft. ->I bought one a few months ago and it’s great
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->I have a portable AC from Midea. Bought it for $500 from Sam’s club, cut a hole in the bottom of my garage door and made it clip in there. 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 don’t use it all the time so I also made a piece of wood as a block off so I can take the exhaust hose off and close up the hole I made. Haven’t insulated the door yet but it’s on my list to do lol.
r/orlando • Anyone have a portable AC in their garage? ->We have Mideas! I'm in the suburbs on a fairly quiet street, so I don't know if I can say definitively if the sound is less than a typical a/c, but I'd imagine it's less. 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. I would think you could throw some insulation blankets over it if it feels like it's too loud. Good luck -- stay cool!
r/voiceover • Midea air conditioner ->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.
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->I do have a Costco membership now. Costco is so much easier to deal with than Amazon. A much better company. I would never spend that much money on anything at Amazon ever again!! I just sent an email for my refund and forwarded my support communication along with it. I doubt I can get my extended warranty refunded.
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->I used to have 2 of these. 1 never cooled right out of the box. The other one had its hose cracked after 2 summers. Would I buy another? No. But it may work out ok for you so ymmv.
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->Yes, I returned it because the hose is just so big and very awkward to get into a window. That’s the only drawback I think. I have four of the Midea U-shape units and overall I prefer those.
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->Definitiv! Du musst nur den Abluftschlauch aus dem Fenster führen, am besten mit einer passenden Abdeckung. Ist halt laut. Der Stromverbrauch hält sich aber in Grenzen ich denke, ca. 10 Euro im Monat, dafür ist es schön kühl. Die Midea ist natürlich top-tier, aber auch ziemlich teuer. Ich habe ein Gerät für 300 Euro und bin zufrieden. Die Lautstärke in der Nacht ist etwas nervig, aber dann kühlt man eben tagsüber auf voller Leistung und lässt sie nachts auf niedriger Stufe laufen!
r/wohnen • Mobile Klimaanlage - bringen sie was? ->Bought one 2 days ago. Works good but makes a terrible high frequency sound and I have to run the fan on high to drown it out. So be warned.
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->I just got this same unit, it was keeping our living room a real nice 75 degrees, on some 95 degree outside days...this was about a week long stint...but today it will NOT get COLD, and room temp is going up and up. Pretty bummed because its a nice unit, quiet, powerful when it was working.
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->Looks to be the same model except in white. It's a very good deal. If your only option is a portable AC, this model is the second best model you can get. The only thing better is the same device which comes with a heat pump. 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.
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->Midea has a fix ready for those units. I got my replacement drain plug last week.
r/homeowners • Anyone here have experience with any portable AC units? ->Had great success with their window units. They really pump and are some of the quietest ones available. I have these 2 of these exact portable units and 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. Support was crap. Just said “it has to have a drain hose connected when running in dry mode” even though I told them repeatedly it was not in dry mode. It was in “cool mode” which isn’t even mentioned in the generic users manual. Honestly I’d avoid this portable unit and get something else. If a window unit is an option I found both their traditional and u shaped window units to be fantastic.
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->Yes I put this in my rental property and it works wonderfully
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->I have this one! Although I paid 2x (in CAD). It works great for my 450sqft apartment and I've had it for 2 years now.
r/AirConditioners • Midea portable AC at Costco $350, is it good? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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