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frontpage Posted by Abused.Return.Policy • Yesterday
Jul 8, 2025 2:03 PM
Refurbished Midea 12,000 BTU DUO Portable Air Conditioner
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My lesson learned -- I will only buy these now if I can get an extended warranty. As someone else previously stated, the extended warranty companies will not generally do anything until the factory warranty runs out. In this case, if it breaks under the timeline of the factory warranty, I will just wait until the factory warranty expires and then deal with the extended warranty instead, because I've found they're much easier to deal with. The last one I had was some no-name brand from Amazon that didn't even last a year, but the extended warranty I bought from Amazon simply gave me a refund when I made the claim. The most recent unit I bought is an Insignia from Best Buy, again with the 4-year extended warranty... I'm 1.5 years into that unit now, so we'll see how it goes.
936 kWh×$0.17/kWh=$159.12
It would cost approximately $159.12 to run a 1300-watt device continuously for 30 days at 17 cents per kWh.
I didn't see the hose in the pictures.
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My unit shows: On full cooling load, 1200-1300 watts. On fan only, about 150-200watts. The game changer is duo hose. Most affordable non-inverter units are single-hose, that create negative pressure that draws air from any leak spot from outside. Dual hose design has the most efficiency gain. If your area is very hot, the unit is running non-stop to keep up the cooling demand, then inverter does not save much. But if your area is mostly 80-85F outside, then the inverter is mostly running on low speed (also quieter), then a non-inverter (constant speed compressor) is less efficient.
Thanks for the detailed response. I already have a dual hose Whyntner 14k and it pretty much runs non-stop so I probably wouldn't save much on the electric bill with the inverter since it would probably run non-stop too.
I didn't see the hose in the pictures.
This is dual-hose(hense the name Duo). It is a larger inlet hose surrounding a smaller outlet (hot air) hose. This is by far the most efficient way, because the inlet air acts as insulation to the hot air hose.
Dual hose. See my other comments.
What might help a little bit is improving insulation (ditch the included hose panels and cut a R8 foam panels from hardware stores.) and seal any potential gaps as best as you can.
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Electric bill was noticably lower since purchase. Compared with a single hose portable that was a little old.
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