Midea America Corp. via Walmart has
12,000 BTU Midea DUO Dual-Hose Portable Air Conditioner (Refurbished / Walmart Restored) on sale for $224.66
-> now $249.99.
Shipping is free.
- Note: Only offers 90-Day Returns.
Thanks to Community Members
shb2dae &
GreySwing658 for sharing this deal.
About this Item:
- 12,000 BTU DOE: 3-in-1 Comfort Cools, Ventilates, and Dehumidifies
- Inverter Technology Delivers up to 40% Energy Savings Compared to US Federal Standard
- Matter Certified Unit with App & Voice Control: Control From Anywhere with the Smart Home App
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It can also peg around 450-480 watts periodically when settling down from medium to low or when first kicking into low when the compressor surges, and then levels out at around 250-300 watts.
Medium is pretty capable of bringing my living room/kitchen area which is around 400sq ft or so I'd say with other rooms doors shut, from 85 degrees to 76 or so within 30 minutes to an hour.
YMMV depending on your area, it's generally in the high 70's to low 80's outdoor temps here at the moment, but it can reach 95+ in the middle of summer, so I can't comment on those sorts of conditions just yet.
Fan speed settings more or less control compressor load along with it on these units. If you set the fan to low, expect the 250-300 watt load range, medium upper 700 watt range, high over 1K watts. So you can't have for instance just the fan on low and the compressor running at full load, or the fan on high and the compressor at its lowest load, these aren't actually 'smart'. Ceiling fans or floor standing fans will certainly help to distribute the cold air throughout more than one area/room.
Since temps aren't that high yet I generally just have mine in low all the time with continuous fan mode, so when the compressor turns off entirely, the fan still runs at a load of 10 to 12 watts to help with any moisture accumulation in the tank.
If my asshole cats unplug it and the house heats up into the mid 80's I'll run it on medium until it gets down to 76-77 and switch it back to low.
When I get it plugged in again I'll correct any errors I might have made, I put a U-shaped window unit in the living room cause I'm less concerned about my cats messing with that, and will be moving the portable to my bedroom and can recheck the load then.
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This weekend I'm going to my storage building and I'm going to take those covers off. I don't care what I have to break to get it done. I'll just duct tape the covers back on if I have to.
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The 300w-1200w it uses will be heat directly into the room. This is true for any portable air conditioner.
I actually have this AC unit in my computer room (gaming rig). During the winter (when it gets really cold) I just turn the unit on remotely before I get home on high. It's like a 1200w heater, room is a nice and warm in minutes.
during summer I hook up the hose to keep room temps normal, instead of running the whole house AC.
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My wife would never allow a window unit. Or i would go with a mini split. Plus my windows are side opening so they wouldn't work anyway.
I'll have to continue my hunt for a lower wattage alternative...
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