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expired Posted by gcappuccio • Jul 10, 2023
Jul 10, 2023 4:24 PM
Costco Members: Midea Duo Smart 12K BTU 4-In-1 Inverter Portable Air Conditioner
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If you can deal with those first-world problems, highly recommended!
The downsides of the heat function are:
It only works if the temp outside is above 42 degrees. So depending on your climate this may only be useful for chilly spring and autumn days.
It generates a lot of condensate so you have to hook a hose up to the highest drain and empty the bucket every now and then.
When it's cold out, and the unit is not in use but still hooked up to the window, a lot of cold air is going to come in through the duct hose. This can also cause a lot of condensation to build up underneath the unit where the cold air pours out onto the floor. You really have to pull it out of the window and shut the window when it's not in use if it's cold outside.
Make sure you wrap the duct hose with the included sleeve if using heat mode, to prevent condensate from building on the duct hose.
Overall I would say it's good for chilly spring / autumn days where you need a little extra warmth but don't want to turn on the furnace, but not so useful for very cold days like in the dead of winter.
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The Hisense one has a heatpump too but it doesn't mention inverter... Would this unit be worth the upgrade? I haven't opened the other one yet.
The Hisense one has a heatpump too but it doesn't mention inverter... Would this unit be worth the upgrade? I haven't opened the other one yet.
Figured I'll share my experience to help out.
The hisense works great it blows cold and managed to get my gaming room down to 73 degrees on full blast mind u this is a small room but I could see it working in the advertised up to 400 Sq ft. It does the job well.
I bought an insulator sleeve for the exhaust and that helped it out more than I expected.
My problem is the lack of inverter. When this thing kicks on and I'm gaming with my pc on the same circuit it was tripping my breaker. I replaced my breaker because I had some other issues with it and it hasn't tripped it again but it's obvious I'm really taxing the circuit and I can't really switch to a different circuit for pc or ac unit unfortunately.
When the compressor kicks on it doesn't trip the breaker anymore but it does trigger my battery backup for a split second I hear it click.
The inverter would Eliminate this entirely for me
This also translates to a much more efficient unit check YouTube for power draw on both and the midea is less than half of the power draw than the hisense at any given moment.
My situation is unique though and tbh if u Wana cool a small room I don't doubt you will be happy with either but if u want to save energy and/or put this on an already taxed circuit def go with inverter option.
edit : also inverter will allow u to run the midea off a generator unlike the hisense.
I tried the remote control and it doesn't work sometimes, it' s not very good.
Iit's kinda loud to me, but cold and it works.
manual linke here, you can install it on horizontal and vertical doors, even those large sliding doors to back yard. https://m.media-amazon.com/images...DDn33S
With the camper foam, I kinda went crazy with it and sealed the unit window edges and the hose fixture itself. Basically no gaps and the cooling has been perfect so far. The tape is a little less sticky than the included one, so you'll have to be patient with it, but in turn leaves NO residue. But for a $5ish dollar big roll of foam tape, it's doing a great job! I'm going to do the same for the Midea in our bedroom since we moved and there wasn't much leftover tape included.
Not too familiar with the tape, is it those?
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I tried the remote control and it doesn't work sometimes, it' s not very good.
Iit's kinda loud to me, but cold and it works.
manual linke here, you can install it on horizontal and vertical doors, even those large sliding doors to back yard. https://m.media-amazon.com/images...DDn33S.pdf [media-amazon.com]
So you used it to seal up it further, can I also take off the default tape and replace it with camper foam tape?
Not too familiar with the tape, is it those?
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Try have something outside to block the window so peple don't know you have the a/c, lock that room with a/c from outside, or use it until 9,10pm then close the window. I was thinking about those for my situation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXV-Dl4qRus
Used it for 3 nights now and no message for full yet, but I am in a desert area. Manual and videos I saw say the a/c mode it's rare to have enough condensation to dump out.
Used it for 3 nights now and no message for full yet, but I am in a desert area. Manual and videos I saw say the a/c mode it's rare to have enough condensation to dump out.
If you can deal with those first-world problems, highly recommended!
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