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Midea 12,000 BTU U-Shaped Inverter WiFi Window Air Conditioner (Refurbished)

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Woot via Amazon has Midea 12,000 BTU U-Shaped Inverter WiFi Window A/C Air Conditioner (Refurbished, MAW12V1QWT-c) on sale for $249.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member orb1060 for finding this deal.

Product Details:
  • Product Dimensions: 19.17"D x 21.97"W x 13.46"H
  • 12,000 BTU
  • Achieves over 35% energy savings
  • 9 times quieter than some traditional units
  • Wi-Fi- enabled: it can be controlled from anywhere through the cloud using the MideaAir app on iOS or Android.

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  • This price for a refurbished unit is $209 lower (45% savings) than the new price.
  • See the forum thread for additional discussion of this deal.
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Update: This popular deal is still available.

Woot via Amazon has Midea 12,000 BTU U-Shaped Inverter WiFi Window A/C Air Conditioner (Refurbished, MAW12V1QWT-c) on sale for $249.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member orb1060 for finding this deal.

Product Details:
  • Product Dimensions: 19.17"D x 21.97"W x 13.46"H
  • 12,000 BTU
  • Achieves over 35% energy savings
  • 9 times quieter than some traditional units
  • Wi-Fi- enabled: it can be controlled from anywhere through the cloud using the MideaAir app on iOS or Android.

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • This price for a refurbished unit is $209 lower (45% savings) than the new price.
  • See the forum thread for additional discussion of this deal.
  • Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
  • If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
  • You can also earn cash back rewards on Amazon and Whole Foods purchases with the Amazon Prime Visa credit card. Read our review to see if it's the right card for you.

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Model: Midea U Inverter Window Air Conditioner 12,000BTU, U-Shaped AC with Open Window Flexibility, Robust Installation,Extreme Quiet, 35% Energy Saving, Smart Control, Alexa, Remote, Bracket Included (Renewed)

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These go on sale regularly. I'd wait for a deal on a new unit and grab an extended warranty. Great unit but my first one was shot after a year.
I rarely have issues with mechanical products- combination of luck and taking care of what I have. But two of these Midea
UShaped ac units failed. This combined with woot - I give it a thumbs down. I hope fellow slickdealers listen.
That being said- the 10 year $99 AC units won't quit-
Refurbished. New ones were cheaper if you can find one or wait.

12000 BTU were 289 at Costco. Selected locations.

8000 BTU were 249 at both Home Depot & Amazon a week ago. Price may drop later again.

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Sep 25, 2023
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ghotitox
Sep 25, 2023
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Quote from VinylVishRecords :
In the Important information, it says "flammable refrigerant used"...WTH
When did this happen?
Some units now use propane as a refrigerant (called R-290!) -- though this is not really that new. Propane began being used as a refrigerant almost 100 years ago. [superradiatorcoils.com]
Sep 25, 2023
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samfromny
Sep 25, 2023
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Quote from don602 :
I rarely have issues with mechanical products- combination of luck and taking care of what I have. But two of these Midea
UShaped ac units failed. This combined with woot - I give it a thumbs down. I hope fellow slickdealers listen.
That being said- the 10 year $99 AC units won't quit-
Woot's return policy is the worst.
Sep 25, 2023
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StefynX
Sep 25, 2023
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Quote from ruckainc :
"The new ones are cheaper"
*proceeds to post more expensive examples*
Hmmmm...
239 at Costco; I picked up two around May. Lots of negative reviews but mine have just worked without issue since.
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Quote from g10ny :
Does it really happen faster than the reasonable retool pace? I am skeptical that it had singlehandedly caused dramatic cost increases. You can blame EPA for all the price increases you see around, but that does not make it so. The Martin Shkreli syndrome is a much likelier explanation.
Its all the greedy contractors trying to take advantage.

I've installed 3 Central AC units in 3 different houses here in FL past 3 years.
All similar quotes $11K, $8.5K work was done for $5.5K

Similar results in all other aspects of home remodels/trades.
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jjag1965
Sep 25, 2023
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I bought one of the 8000 btu from the HD / Amazon slickdeal two weeks ago, returned one for shipping damage, the replacement made this awful vibration when starting up in the middle of the night, I actually thought a helicopter was flying over my house, after Googling I've read other reviews where this happens, returned it today, I'll stick with the old fashion window units.
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Quote from jjag1965 :
I bought one of the 8000 btu from the HD / Amazon slickdeal two weeks ago, returned one for shipping damage, the replacement made this awful vibration when starting up in the middle of the night, I actually thought a helicopter was flying over my house, after Googling I've read other reviews where this happens, returned it today, I'll stick with the old fashion window units.
oh shit! cat out of bag!! stay with regular old ac!!!
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BrilliantRyloth
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Where was everyone when there were deals on the midea inverter windows pat month like the 8k btu for 240 at HD/Amazon? Most were praising how good these were and how quiet these were. But in this thread, more negative feedback on the product emphasized like not lasting long or a lot of negative reviews (which weren't emphasized much in the other threads and not much people saying not to get it unlike this thread). Bought the 8k for the 240 deal thinking I got a good air conditioner because of what y'all said in those deal threads 😩.
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alegre70
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Love the one I bought at Costco! This thing gets my downstairs family room, bathroom and bedroom a cold as I want even if it's 100 degrees outside.

My old 8000btu portable air would struggle to keep the same area in the 80's under the same outside temp.

As a big bonus, my electric bill has been around 100 bucks cheaper a month compared to the portable air years!

I will be picking up another one when it goes back on sale at Costco for the upstairs. I would only buy new.
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Quote from jjag1965 :
I bought one of the 8000 btu from the HD / Amazon slickdeal two weeks ago, returned one for shipping damage, the replacement made this awful vibration when starting up in the middle of the night, I actually thought a helicopter was flying over my house, after Googling I've read other reviews where this happens, returned it today, I'll stick with the old fashion window units.
Your experience is an abnormality. I've been installed 3 units at various times during the last 3 years; and in a million years I would never go back to the noisy old-fashioned units.
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Quote from BrilliantRyloth :
Where was everyone when there were deals on the midea inverter windows pat month like the 8k btu for 240 at HD/Amazon? Most were praising how good these were and how quiet these were. But in this thread, more negative feedback on the product emphasized like not lasting long or a lot of negative reviews (which weren't emphasized much in the other threads and not much people saying not to get it unlike this thread). Bought the 8k for the 240 deal thinking I got a good air conditioner because of what y'all said in those deal threads 😩.
You'll be fine, I have a 12k BTU for my downstairs in a south facing window, and it keeps my living, dining, and kitchen along with bathroom cool without any issues at all so far. My office has a 8k and no issues so far. You'll hear more ppl complain than give praise
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spaceXK
Sep 26, 2023
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Quote from ruckainc :
"The new ones are cheaper"
*proceeds to post more expensive examples*
Hmmmm...
New vs refurbished. Costco lifetime return policy.
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Quote from jjag1965 :
I bought one of the 8000 btu from the HD / Amazon slickdeal two weeks ago, returned one for shipping damage, the replacement made this awful vibration when starting up in the middle of the night, I actually thought a helicopter was flying over my house, after Googling I've read other reviews where this happens, returned it today, I'll stick with the old fashion window units.
I have five units and none of them have ever done this. Four of my units were bought secondhand at a reduced price, marked as shipping damage, so thank you for returning them. They made it through this summer just fine.

We had the downstairs central AC unit replaced this weekend but already decided to store these for next season as they reduced our power bill greatly as we used them all summer instead and it was significantly warmer this year. They are energy efficient and allowed us to control our work rooms environment better with doors shut during long conference calls with a bonus of white noise was rather nice.

Also helped save the day a few times, once during a short power outage since it could be powered off a LifePo4 and a few times while doing renovations as I was able to cut power to the house without the SO losing work power/AC with this duo.
Last edited by skydivingcows September 25, 2023 at 08:31 PM.
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ashes2flames
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Quote from graphixv :
Disappointing. I have a 6000 LG that I swear must be 10 years old. Of course, I clean it out completely every season before storing it away. It has some decent eco features like turning fans off etc between cooling.

I was somewhat interested in one of these Midea types, but not if any savings is wiped out by units which don't last.

I've seen a few comments like this, and as a lazy uninformed person who leaves their window unit in year-round, how do you "clean it out completely"?

Do you somehow take it apart? I usually just scrub out the filter with soap & water / air dry, and try to wipe clean the slats with isopropyl alcohol .. spaying some around inside the unit thinking that I'm "sanitizing" it.
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Quote from spaceXK :
New vs refurbished. Costco lifetime return policy.
Your claim vs your example.
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I've had 2 of these 12k units for 2 years now; 1 in my office and 1 in my Livingroom. Both are super quiet and work very well/no issues. I'm able to be on calls where I'm maybe 4 feet away from it and can't hear it at all. In addition, we don't need to change the volume while watching TV in the Livingroom when this thing turns on as you can't even hear it running. I love these so much that I jumped on 2 of the 8k units, on the deal that just happened.

Also, these have wifi and you can schedule them to run and change temps automatically. They also connect to Alexa and can follow her routines too.
Last edited by party4lif6 September 26, 2023 at 03:44 AM.

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