Midea - DUO 12,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner (MAP14AS1TWT-C)

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.

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.

I bought three of this refurbished Midea Duo for $200 when it was on sale. Sometimes you actually get a brand new sealed unit, and other times you get one that's obviously been used. Only one time did I have to return one that was used so that I could buy again and get a new one. They are very powerful, can blow extremely cold, and the best part is the huge amount of air it can move and circulate. I haven't powered on any fans since buying them. I have an office/bedroom that I built within an uninsulated garage, so the garage usually gets much hotter than outside the house, but the Midea Duo can easily make the room ice cold if I wanted too. I rather have an overkill powerful unit that I can adjust, than have one that struggles to cool past a certain temperature. It has an inverter an a number of smart features and automations, to where it does save energy compared to my old and much weaker 6000BTU window AC. As others have said sometimes you will have to drain the excess water if there is enough humidity and unfortunately attics tend to be the most hot and humid, do just buy yourself a condensate pump while you're at it. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Restored-Midea-12-000-BTU-DUO-Portable-Air-Conditioner-Refurbished/15245460485?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=101203551&adid=2222222222815245460485_101203551_14069003552_202077872&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=42423897272&wl4=aud-430887228898:pla-319455734609&wl5=9031479&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=752240012&wl11=online&wl12=15245460485_101203551&veh=sem&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=202077872&gbraid=0AAAAADmfBIoDxmTVAEVJ-3z0yqTYIRzpB&gclid=CjwKCAjwkbzEBhAVEiwA4V-yqgydXA4R16WUmiTF55fwu8OdSpoRGxBS-fhwMhFNN0V_tbo4gELrshoCD3IQAvD_BwE

Mentioning pets, I do have two cats in my room at all times. What I like about the Midea Duo is that I can control and monitor the AC with the SmartHome app. The included window panel had enough room for me to also drill a hole for the cat litter exhaust vent hose and a tiny hole for the condensate pump water drainage hose.

Like today it was peak 93F outside, 108 in the garage, but the AC kept my room a solid 68F. https://preview.redd.it/s5xch96ofrgf1.jpeg?width=1264&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ff398876af91a5d7216f1942858cb5fb339c2b98

Got the same one from costco and makes gaming in my upstairs office cool during the hottest days of summer! And no water drain!!!

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. Buy an inverter model, and just spend the money on the Midea.

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

350? Shit this unit was like 450 at my Costco. Returned for a swamp cooler, its colorado so swamp cooler works wonders.

Dual or concentric hose models are the best bet. Inverter is good for noise. I have a midea inverter, with concentric hose that is great

You’re not doing anything wrong..portable ACs are mold traps by design. Sitting all winter with leftover moisture = fungus party. Run it on fan mode before storage to dry it out. As for brands, try Whynter or Midea dual-hose. They’re slightly easier to clean. Or go mini split and never look back.

I have it in my living room right now with vaulted ceilings. Keeps it 72 at 100 degrees outside so far