Home Depot has Midea 8,000 BTU U-Shaped Inverter Window Air Conditioner (MAW08V1QWT) for $250.79. Shipping is free.
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Key Features:
More than 35% Energy Savings: With the advanced DC Inverter technology, Midea U achieves over 35% energy savings compared to other traditional units, and it's the first window AC to obtain the ENERGY STAR Most Efficient 2020 Certification. You may also get exclusive benefits from your local energy distributor
Extreme Quiet: 9 times quieter than some traditional units. The U-shape blocks the noise from the cooling system using your window. This design allows for extremely quiet operation as low as 42 dBA - almost as quiet as a library – so you can get a restful night's sleep or binge your favorite shows undisturbed.
Maximum window thickness including non-removable handle: 2-7/8 inches
Flexible window open: Midea U-shaped design allows your window to open, bringing fresh air into your home anytime allowing you to maintain more of your view.
Refrigerant: R32
Smart Control: The Midea U is Wi-Fi- enabled, it can be controlled from anywhere through the cloud using the MideaAir app on iOS or Android. You can also use voice commands with Alexa or Google Assistant if you prefer
Robust Installation: Support bracket is included for a more robust installation that supports the unit with the window open or closed. Available for single-hung or double hung window with size: 22-36 inches, minimal height at 13.75 inches.
Our research indicates that Midea 8,000 BTU U-Shaped Inverter Window Air Conditioner (MAW08V1QWT) is $108.21 lower (30.1% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $359 at the time of this posting. -StrawMan86
About this product:
4.5 out of 5 stars rating at Amazon based on over 8,700 customer reviews
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Home Depot has Midea 8,000 BTU U-Shaped Inverter Window Air Conditioner (MAW08V1QWT) for $250.79. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Members swechsler & danomoseley for sharing this deal.
Note: If Home Depot sale price doesn't show, try clearing cookies or using a different browser.
Key Features:
More than 35% Energy Savings: With the advanced DC Inverter technology, Midea U achieves over 35% energy savings compared to other traditional units, and it's the first window AC to obtain the ENERGY STAR Most Efficient 2020 Certification. You may also get exclusive benefits from your local energy distributor
Extreme Quiet: 9 times quieter than some traditional units. The U-shape blocks the noise from the cooling system using your window. This design allows for extremely quiet operation as low as 42 dBA - almost as quiet as a library – so you can get a restful night's sleep or binge your favorite shows undisturbed.
Maximum window thickness including non-removable handle: 2-7/8 inches
Flexible window open: Midea U-shaped design allows your window to open, bringing fresh air into your home anytime allowing you to maintain more of your view.
Refrigerant: R32
Smart Control: The Midea U is Wi-Fi- enabled, it can be controlled from anywhere through the cloud using the MideaAir app on iOS or Android. You can also use voice commands with Alexa or Google Assistant if you prefer
Robust Installation: Support bracket is included for a more robust installation that supports the unit with the window open or closed. Available for single-hung or double hung window with size: 22-36 inches, minimal height at 13.75 inches.
Our research indicates that Midea 8,000 BTU U-Shaped Inverter Window Air Conditioner (MAW08V1QWT) is $108.21 lower (30.1% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $359 at the time of this posting. -StrawMan86
About this product:
4.5 out of 5 stars rating at Amazon based on over 8,700 customer reviews
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One warning /heads up on this unit. I have the 12k BTU version.
It has a lot of fancy features. but one HUGE flaw.
The inverter is run with some algorithm that decides how much compressor to run based on what it thinks you need. So if its moderately warm outside and you set it to 60, it may only run the compressor at 30% capacity, even when set to high, so you will only get the equivalent of a 5k BTU unit. In addition, this software does not allow the compressor to run at max power when the fan is set to low. So if you want a low fan speed, you will not get ice cold air. Using my kill-a-watt meter on my 12k BTU unit, the most I ever saw it draw was around 650 watts. For example, there are some days where its in the low 70's outside, but the room gets over 80 because of the sun. The unit tests the outside temp and decides that it only needs to run the compressor at 25%, so the air coming out is never ice cold and the room struggles the cool. There is a temperature sensor on the inside coil to sample the inside air but it seems to pick up the old air from the unit itself so it simply does not know that the room is 80 and it needs to power up. I tested it out by point a hair air dryer at the temp sensor and the compressor ramped up, my killawatt showed it pulling 1100 watts and the air coming out was much colder.
The inverter claims to save money and be quiet. That is true, however you lose a lot of control. With a standard AC unit, you can turn it on and know that your 12k BTU unit is giving you 12k BTU of cold air. You will almost never achieve that with this unit.
Here is a reddit thread with similar complains and testimonials regarding the 12k unit never pulling more than 500 watts
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Update: Consumption seems to vary significantly based on the fan speed. If I drop the fan speed to 20% then consumption drops to about 250 watts. Faster fan speeds cause increasing power usage, eventually reaching 760+ watts at 100% fan speed. I swear I tried both auto and 100% fan speeds yesterday and couldn't get it to consumer more than 500 watts. You should definitely try playing around with the fan speeds in the phone app and see if you can get it working better. (though it's obviously not so quiet when the fan is maxed out)
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Update 2: The outdoor temp has dropped to 83 degrees (was 93 degrees earlier) and consumption is back down to 500 watts. The inside temp is 69 degrees (same as earlier) and I have the AC temp set to 60 degrees. Maybe it's using a formula to set the maximum compressor speed based on the difference between the outdoor temp and the indoor temp (or maybe the outdoor temp and the set point) and you have no way to override it, unlike on a traditional AC where you just adjust the set point to the lowest possible temperature and it'll just run the compressor continuously.
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92 degrees out right now and consumption has increased to 900 watts. It's blowing 41 degree air and the inside temp is holding steady at 68 degrees. The set temp is 60 degrees. It seems the Midea U pays a lot more attention to the outdoor temperature than it does to the set point
I bought one of these over a year ago and it has been the best window AC unit I've ever seen. It's basically a split unit, but on a window. All the loud stuff is outside. I sleep maybe 8ft from it and I often wonder if I turned it on before getting into bed. I haven't even used all the features but it definitely feels like a vast improvement over other window AC's. Definitely feels next level. Cools very well and I'm usually running hot.
I think Home Depot's return policy is 90 days vs Amazon for this says "returnable until January 31st". Also could be beneficial to pick up in store because of the risk of damage during residential shipment.
edit: looks like Home Depot may be backing out of this price? Some people are seeing full price so YMMV.
I notice in the picture what look like little brackets to fill the extra space between the unit and the window frame at the bottom when the window is closed. Does it come with these or is this something they made for the picture?
I bought the same units under Costco's Danby brand. These are very nice with smart wifi controls and maximize my schedule and everything. It's a lot quieter than other unit but definitely some low level of noise compared to minisplit which mostly are heat pumps that give you heat as well in the winter times.
There is one thing is that this is not sound proof that outside noises will still come in a bit imaging only a layer of area connect open to outside.
Yeah I noticed that too just a few minutes ago, it still seems to work on the website but not in the app for me. I ordered it now because I don't trust that home Depot won't just pull it got some reason.
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That's what the link shows for me. And not a bad idea to pick up in store. Mine arrived fine, but I can see problems with some drivers maybe.
What's the zip code where it's showing $250.79?
In NJ, the LINK in the OP's post (ETA) goes directly to the Midea AC page and shows $359.00. I went to my E-Mail for the regularly scheduled Home Depot Ad and if you click on 'Special Buy' it initially looks like just "Cordless Power Tool Kits" but when you scroll down to:
"Pro Special Buy Of The Week Up to $300 Off Water Heaters, HVAC and Appliances" (Ends in 6 days...)
and continue to scroll through the HVAC items, you find this Midea AC, which is the *ONLY* item WITHOUT a "Sale Price $XXX.XX / Originally $YYY.YY" (screen print attached)
Seems like once Amazon matched HDs price, HD cancelled their sale on this one item?!?
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Thanks for this. I WANT all of the noise. Is there a way to make it loud inside? Like turning up the fan or something? I'd just be wanting it for the U shape that'd be a lot nicer than all of the tape and plastic crap keeping my current unit in the window.
Lol just get a white noise machine or box fan for $20, will use much less energy for simple noise generation
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In NJ, the LINK in the OP's post (ETA) goes directly to the Midea AC page and shows $359.00. I went to my E-Mail for the regularly scheduled Home Depot Ad and if you click on 'Special Buy' it initially looks like just "Cordless Power Tool Kits" but when you scroll down to:
"Pro Special Buy Of The Week Up to $300 Off Water Heaters, HVAC and Appliances" (Ends in 6 days...)
and continue to scroll through the HVAC items, you find this Midea AC, which is the *ONLY* item WITHOUT a "Sale Price $XXX.XX / Originally $YYY.YY" (screen print attached)
Seems like once Amazon matched HDs price, HD cancelled their sale on this one item?!?
Damn you're right, I see the full price on the website now too 😔I thought they may be pulling it, glad I ordered it before they did and hope some others did too.. sorry about that.
Special buy available for 7 DAYS! Jkjk changed our minds after a few hours.. Maybe it's some glitch and will come back, weird that it still says special buy but shows full price.
edit: looks to be back to the sale price now.
Last edited by danomoseley December 27, 2021 at 08:03 AM.
In nj, the link in the op's post (eta) goes directly to the midea ac page and shows $359.00. I went to my e-mail for the regularly scheduled home depot ad and if you click on 'special buy' it initially looks like just "cordless power tool kits" but when you scroll down to:
"pro special buy of the week up to $300 off water heaters, hvac and appliances" (ends in 6 days...)
and continue to scroll through the hvac items, you find this midea ac, which is the *only* item without a "sale price $xxx.xx / originally $yyy.yy" (screen print attached)
seems like once amazon matched hds price, hd cancelled their sale on this one item?!?
I think Home Depot's return policy is 90 days vs Amazon for this says "returnable until January 31st". Also could be beneficial to pick up in store because of the risk of damage during residential shipment.
This must be YMMV because I still show the special buy, but others don't.
In nj, the link in the op's post (eta) goes directly to the midea ac page and shows $359.00. I went to my e-mail for the regularly scheduled home depot ad and if you click on 'special buy' it initially looks like just "cordless power tool kits" but when you scroll down to:
"pro special buy of the week up to $300 off water heaters, hvac and appliances" (ends in 6 days...)
and continue to scroll through the hvac items, you find this midea ac, which is the *only* item without a "sale price $xxx.xx / originally $yyy.yy" (screen print attached)
seems like once amazon matched hds price, hd cancelled their sale on this one item?!?
In NJ, the LINK in the OP's post (ETA) goes directly to the Midea AC page and shows $359.00. I went to my E-Mail for the regularly scheduled Home Depot Ad and if you click on 'Special Buy' it initially looks like just "Cordless Power Tool Kits" but when you scroll down to:
"Pro Special Buy Of The Week Up to $300 Off Water Heaters, HVAC and Appliances" (Ends in 6 days...)
and continue to scroll through the HVAC items, you find this Midea AC, which is the *ONLY* item WITHOUT a "Sale Price $XXX.XX / Originally $YYY.YY" (screen print attached)
Seems like once Amazon matched HDs price, HD cancelled their sale on this one item?!?
Don't know about starting amps, should have soft start, but this modulates between 2k BTU - 8k so running watts on 2k BTU are only 140-200W. Another report says that 8k BTU on kill-a-watt shows 450-500W
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Thanks OP, I have researched this product and tried to buy last summer, they were sold out everywhere, just bought at home depot with points on a credit card I have.
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It has a lot of fancy features. but one HUGE flaw.
The inverter is run with some algorithm that decides how much compressor to run based on what it thinks you need. So if its moderately warm outside and you set it to 60, it may only run the compressor at 30% capacity, even when set to high, so you will only get the equivalent of a 5k BTU unit. In addition, this software does not allow the compressor to run at max power when the fan is set to low. So if you want a low fan speed, you will not get ice cold air. Using my kill-a-watt meter on my 12k BTU unit, the most I ever saw it draw was around 650 watts. For example, there are some days where its in the low 70's outside, but the room gets over 80 because of the sun. The unit tests the outside temp and decides that it only needs to run the compressor at 25%, so the air coming out is never ice cold and the room struggles the cool. There is a temperature sensor on the inside coil to sample the inside air but it seems to pick up the old air from the unit itself so it simply does not know that the room is 80 and it needs to power up. I tested it out by point a hair air dryer at the temp sensor and the compressor ramped up, my killawatt showed it pulling 1100 watts and the air coming out was much colder.
The inverter claims to save money and be quiet. That is true, however you lose a lot of control. With a standard AC unit, you can turn it on and know that your 12k BTU unit is giving you 12k BTU of cold air. You will almost never achieve that with this unit.
Here is a reddit thread with similar complains and testimonials regarding the 12k unit never pulling more than 500 watts
https://www.reddit.com/r/AirCondi...t_co
Comment:
Update: Consumption seems to vary significantly based on the fan speed. If I drop the fan speed to 20% then consumption drops to about 250 watts. Faster fan speeds cause increasing power usage, eventually reaching 760+ watts at 100% fan speed. I swear I tried both auto and 100% fan speeds yesterday and couldn't get it to consumer more than 500 watts. You should definitely try playing around with the fan speeds in the phone app and see if you can get it working better. (though it's obviously not so quiet when the fan is maxed out)
Comment:
Update 2: The outdoor temp has dropped to 83 degrees (was 93 degrees earlier) and consumption is back down to 500 watts. The inside temp is 69 degrees (same as earlier) and I have the AC temp set to 60 degrees. Maybe it's using a formula to set the maximum compressor speed based on the difference between the outdoor temp and the indoor temp (or maybe the outdoor temp and the set point) and you have no way to override it, unlike on a traditional AC where you just adjust the set point to the lowest possible temperature and it'll just run the compressor continuously.
Comment:
92 degrees out right now and consumption has increased to 900 watts. It's blowing 41 degree air and the inside temp is holding steady at 68 degrees. The set temp is 60 degrees. It seems the Midea U pays a lot more attention to the outdoor temperature than it does to the set point
Looks like this is a price match of this Home Depot special buy, good for the next 7 days: https://www.homedepot.c
Another option!
I think Home Depot's return policy is 90 days vs Amazon for this says "returnable until January 31st". Also could be beneficial to pick up in store because of the risk of damage during residential shipment.
edit: looks like Home Depot may be backing out of this price? Some people are seeing full price so YMMV.
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Edit: Midea website shows
Cooling Watts
710W
Rated Cooling Amps (AHAM)
8.78
But not sure of starting amps?
There is one thing is that this is not sound proof that outside noises will still come in a bit imaging only a layer of area connect open to outside.
Limit 2 per order
$358.28
Save $107.49 (30%)
Special Buy ends in 6days : 16hrs : 50mins
Shop All Pro Special Buy of the Week
That's what the link shows for me. And not a bad idea to pick up in store. Mine arrived fine, but I can see problems with some drivers maybe.
In NJ, the LINK in the OP's post (ETA) goes directly to the Midea AC page and shows $359.00. I went to my E-Mail for the regularly scheduled Home Depot Ad and if you click on 'Special Buy' it initially looks like just "Cordless Power Tool Kits" but when you scroll down to:
and continue to scroll through the HVAC items, you find this Midea AC, which is the *ONLY* item WITHOUT a "Sale Price $XXX.XX / Originally $YYY.YY" (screen print attached)
Seems like once Amazon matched HDs price, HD cancelled their sale on this one item?!?
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
In NJ, the LINK in the OP's post (ETA) goes directly to the Midea AC page and shows $359.00. I went to my E-Mail for the regularly scheduled Home Depot Ad and if you click on 'Special Buy' it initially looks like just "Cordless Power Tool Kits" but when you scroll down to:
and continue to scroll through the HVAC items, you find this Midea AC, which is the *ONLY* item WITHOUT a "Sale Price $XXX.XX / Originally $YYY.YY" (screen print attached)
Seems like once Amazon matched HDs price, HD cancelled their sale on this one item?!?
Special buy available for 7 DAYS! Jkjk changed our minds after a few hours.. Maybe it's some glitch and will come back, weird that it still says special buy but shows full price.
edit: looks to be back to the sale price now.
In nj, the link in the op's post (eta) goes directly to the midea ac page and shows $359.00. I went to my e-mail for the regularly scheduled home depot ad and if you click on 'special buy' it initially looks like just "cordless power tool kits" but when you scroll down to:
and continue to scroll through the hvac items, you find this midea ac, which is the *only* item without a "sale price $xxx.xx / originally $yyy.yy" (screen print attached)
seems like once amazon matched hds price, hd cancelled their sale on this one item?!?
Another option!
I think Home Depot's return policy is 90 days vs Amazon for this says "returnable until January 31st". Also could be beneficial to pick up in store because of the risk of damage during residential shipment.
In nj, the link in the op's post (eta) goes directly to the midea ac page and shows $359.00. I went to my e-mail for the regularly scheduled home depot ad and if you click on 'special buy' it initially looks like just "cordless power tool kits" but when you scroll down to:
and continue to scroll through the hvac items, you find this midea ac, which is the *only* item without a "sale price $xxx.xx / originally $yyy.yy" (screen print attached)
seems like once amazon matched hds price, hd cancelled their sale on this one item?!?
In NJ, the LINK in the OP's post (ETA) goes directly to the Midea AC page and shows $359.00. I went to my E-Mail for the regularly scheduled Home Depot Ad and if you click on 'Special Buy' it initially looks like just "Cordless Power Tool Kits" but when you scroll down to:
and continue to scroll through the HVAC items, you find this Midea AC, which is the *ONLY* item WITHOUT a "Sale Price $XXX.XX / Originally $YYY.YY" (screen print attached)
Seems like once Amazon matched HDs price, HD cancelled their sale on this one item?!?
Edit: Midea website shows
Cooling Watts
710W
Rated Cooling Amps (AHAM)
8.78
But not sure of starting amps?
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