- INNOVATIVE DUO HOSE DESIGN – Midea’s industry-first dual hose-in-hose design enables the unit to intake and exhaust air outdoors. The dual hose-in-hose design forms balanced air circulation indoors and prevents hot outside air from seeping in through gaps.wattage : 1200 watts..Control Type : Electronic. Refrigerant : R-32
- INVERTER TECHNOLOGY – Engineered with the variable-speed inverter technology, Midea Duo Inverter portable AC cools more with considerably less electricity than traditional portable units. It saves more than 40% energy compared to U.S. federal standard
- MORE THAN 2X FASTER AND STRONGER COOLING – Empowerd by the Duo hose design and an optimized air duct system, Midea Duo can lock and maximize cooling indoors. Now you can enjoy a 2X faster and stronger whole-room cooling experience like never before
- SMART CONTROL – This unit comes Wi-Fi enabled with app connectivity and voice control options. Control from anywhere with the MSmartHome App for iOS and Android or by voice with Alexa and Google Assistant devices
- 42dB ULTRA-QUIET OPERATION – The sound level of the Midea Duo is as low as 42dB, almost as quiet as a library! Install in the bedroom or living room and enjoy sleep, a good book, or your favorite show without the disturbing noise of a traditional AC
| Item Weight | 72.8 pounds |
|---|---|
| Department | Unisex |
| Manufacturer | Midea |
| Country of Origin | China |
| Item model number | MAP12S1TBL |
| Form Factor | Portable |
| Warranty Description | One limited year warranty from original purchase date. |
| Batteries required | Yes |
| Included Components | No |
| Capacity | 6 Cubic Feet |
| Floor Area | 450 Square Feet |
| Cable Length | 6 Feet |
| Voltage | 115 Volts |
| Noise Level | 42 dB |
9 reviews for Midea Duo 12,000 BTU (10,000 BTU SACC) High Efficiency Inverter, Ultra Quiet Portable Air Conditioner, Cools up to 450 Sq. Ft., Works with Alexa/Google Assistant, Includes Remote
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kwildhorse –
I am completely surprised at how well this mobile works. Completely work the money.
Mikey Cap –
This AC is fantastic. It cools a room so quickly. The option to control from your phone is a game changer. It keeps your room cold, it is QUIET too which is important. I have nothing bad to say about how this operates. Between the remote, the app, and the buttons on the unit itself there are endless ways to control it. I love that it notifies when to clean your filter. The only thing I’d say is bad is the connection of the vent to the window, it has some gaps, and doesn’t stay perfectly connected but otherwise it has not effected the ability it has to cool a hot room down. This is worth the investment
Placeholder –
I’ve had this unit for only 3 weeks now and so far so good. I will try and write another one after a few months. What’s good about it is the vents that blow out the cold air are a wide output and plus it has a swivel that blows the air up and down so it makes the air go in all directions and if you don’t like that you can just set it on One Direction. All the other units that I looked at only had it blowing up from the top of the AC unit which to me defeats the whole purpose of getting to lower levels of the room where you will be sitting or lying down. The compressor is very quiet and so is the fan. It has a sleep mode that a lot of units do not have and it saves on electricity. The new design of a dual hose unit that is two hoses in one is genius! It comes with an adapter that snaps right in and you can keep the hose straight and not have to twist it. Now everybody complains about the window assembly kit and what a pain in the butt it is but that is like that on any portable AC unit you buy. The plastic screw posts don’t push in all the way but just enough for you to push in for it to stop the panels from sliding and I recommend you put those plastic babies on both sides of the sliding panel. You will also need to use tape like clear packing tape or duct tape to the back side of the panel to keep it from loosening or sliding down. I have a Long window height and there was extra extended panels that made it go all the way to the top so that was great. You will notice a tiny bit of some air gaps around the adapter clamps and the hose but it’s negligible. When I did research there were only two models out there that were dual hose in hose units, the Midea and the Dreo. They both look very similar except for one important factor is that the Dreo blows cold air from the top and doesn’t have a big vent that swivels like the Midea, and I liked it because it was black and modern looking I used to have a white one and it eventually turned an ugly yellow color. The one thing I can say that can use Improvement are that the LED panel is hard to read on the unit itself at night time. It should have had much more backlight and the letters are hard to read and I fear as the unit gets older that the display is going to be harder to see the white letters. Also the remote control back light so you can see the display on the remote control longer is always turning off after just a few seconds and doesn’t give you enough time to see the letters or numbers. But I do keep it near my bed on the table so that the AC unit can get the proper temperature of the room from the remote control. I almost always use the Midea app to control the AC unit from my living room so I don’t have to get up. This unit has great blowing distance and I can feel the air blowing from all the way across the room and it also cools off my kitchen as well as my living room. I usually keep it on 77 and it quietly goes low when it reaches that temperature and then turns off and then automatically turns on when it needs to and it doesn’t make a loud sound when it turns on it’s a very nice gradual sound. I haven’t gotten my electric bill yet but I am expecting it to be lower than it was with a single hose unit that I had. When you get the unit shipped make sure to have paid for the $10 charge for them to deliver it into your home as it is 72 lb. To open the box cut off the straps and then open the top and take out the attachments and then lift the Box straight up and it will separate the bottom part and you can lift the whole box above and out of the unit. It caught me by surprise because I was wondering how in the world am I going to lift a 72 lb unit all the way up from a tall box. The units specs are excellent it has 12,000 BTU and SACC of 10,000 which is more energy efficient. I also bought the 4-year Asurion protection plan which gives me great piece of mind. I hope this helps you all that are considering this great portable AC unit. And please reply if you have any questions or comments about my review:-)
Jason –
This unit BLASTS cold air for a great distance. With the louvers set to “swing”—my whole living room gets cool very quickly. In fact—I had to turn it off a couple of times—and sit shivering under a blanket!
I was also impressed at how quiet it is. I’ve only run it on the highest setting so far—and it’s right next to where I sit to watch TV. It doesn’t bother me at all.
The remote control, and the WiFi connection to the app, were super easy to set up.
The only problem (and it’s a BIG one) is the window installation kit. It only extends to 68.5 inches. My sliding glass door is 91 inches tall. Even using TWO complete sets of kits didn’t help. For one thing—all of the included panels don’t universally ‘mate’ to each other. As a result I had to use 2 panels with the opening for attaching the hose—and then mount another full panel behind the upper one, to cover the hole.
The photo—taken after some of the upper panels came crashing down—shows how it buckles, and pulls the hose out of its panel, leaving enormous air gaps. Waiting for my favourite contractor to return from vacation to fix this mess!
I ended up with a leaning tower of panels—with gaps you can put your fist through. Within a day—the various joints began to buckle—and the top 1/4 came crashing down.
I think the window installation kit would work perfectly with the average hung or sliding window—making this unit an excellent choice.
However, if you have to install in a sliding door—be prepared to construct a custom window kit, using wood.
Placeholder –
We have a room that is impractical for a window air unit and we don’t have central air so we have been cooling it with portable A/C for years. About every 4 years we have to buy a new one because they lose efficiency, and this year we bought the Midea based on consumer reports ratings and reviews.
One slightly inconvenient thing is that it has to be directly in front of the window it vents to because the hose does not really bend laterally. But we managed this and installation wasn’t too hard.
I liked the idea of the variable speed compressor and the dual hose design and so far I’m really impressed by how quiet it is compared to previous units. It cools very well and the thermostat seems quite effective. It doesn’t heat the area around the window as much as old units did. Overall a noticeable design improvement.
Buyers of portable A/C units should note that portable AC units are less efficient and louder than window units overall. They are really meant for places you can’t put a window unit.
If it breaks in a month I’ll update the review lol.
Denise Johnson –
I have set up my airconditioner with the help of a friend. I was concerned that the item delivered was sent with the venting adapter for a hung window. That was a lot of plastic. And my window is a casement window. Fortunately a friend was able to use the adapter sent to me. Where I live, most apartments in any buildings built from the 1970s on tend to have casement rather than hung windows. It would be helpful to be able to opt out of receiving, and paying for, a vent adapter one can’t use.
I have given this a/c a test run. It is still too cool where I am to be using it for any length of time, so I can’t give you an account of how satisfied I am with this purchase.
Ali Schuppert –
Noise level is definitely subjective though objectively, it is definitely a quiet system. It does its job well and keeps the room cool. It is also very heavy so don’t expect to move it up and down the stairs though it is easy enough to roll between spaces since it is one wheels.
Denise Johnson –
So far so good but it’s only been in for two days. I will definitely update as it goes along. Customer support is amazing. I asked them a question on YouTube and the guy answered me in less than two hours with a legitimate answer. My main issue from the start is when you turn it on, the smell of burnt rubber is quite strong. I’m assuming after it’s been used for a bit that smell will get pushed out.
It’s quite a lot of work putting it all together, I won’t lie and the shipping was absolutely horrible (FED EX) as I live on the fourth floor and I am disabled, and they brought it to the post office and left it there, I had nobody to help me bring it home, nobody with the car and this thing is 80+ kilograms so needless to say I destroyed myself and so did my wife helping me get it upstairs. She eventually had to do everything and to get a neighbour to go to his storage unit and bring a trolly cart in which still required all the lifting just with wheels to stop on each step to breathe
Estarianne –
This review is for the Midea Duo. I bought this because I needed a portable AC for one of the bedrooms in my condo because the central air is inadequate. I especially wanted a smart AC so that I could use it with my Alexa ecosystem. Unfortunately, despite the good looks, quiet operation and good build quality, this thing has some major shortcomings that make it unusable and a complete waste of money.
For starters, I received it with one of the tabs used to hold the hose in place on the window slider broken. Therefore, I needed a replacement part but Amazon doesn’t carry parts, so they had to send me a while new unit so that I could return the unit with the broken part. This delayed its use. Amazon was good about it so I don’t have any complaints there.
The first major issue I have is with the window slider itself, a part that must be used in order to use the AC. For starters, you’d expect a $600 AC to come with high quality accessories but this part is cheaply made, flimsy and thin with absolutely no insulation properties at all. Furthermore, once assembled the sides are not flat, so you are left with gaps between the flat surfaces of the window and the sliders. They give you foam tape to adhere to the edges but this is inadequate. You’re left with a window insert that not only gets hot, but also lets bugs in and sound/ outside noise. The other issue with the slider is that for some stupid reason, they placed the hole for the exhaust hose very close to one edge. Its so close that when you use the sliding window adapter, it hits the sill and cannot snap into place. You have to build it out on that sure to get it to work. Why wouldn’t they just have centered it!? Furthermore, the hose is huge, probably twice the width of standard units and it’s unwieldy, so as gentle as I was being with this thing, one of the tabs broke (again!) and now it won’t connect properly … I had to glue it on with ABS cement so it doesn’t pull out. Unfortunately, due to the uncommon shape of the hose, you cannot upgrade to something else and you are left trying to modify it. Fine, I took two 1×2” wooden rails and created a box to support the sliders and added styrofoam to insulate it.
Unfortunately, the second major problem is that this unit does nothing for the humidity while in AC mode because it reuses the condensation to make it more efficient… but, even though I have this thing keeping the room at 68 degrees, it jacked the humidity up to 84%! So the air is really dense and because of this it’s uncomfortable and useless! Unfortunately because of all the time it took to get this thing situated, Ive missed the return window by several days and now I’m out $600!
I highly recommend staying away from this product. I really wanted to love it but instead I loathe it!
Pros: good build quality of the AC unit itself, wifi and smart app enabled, quiet, blows a good amount of air.
Cons: huge unwieldy exhaust hose, cheaply made and poorly designed hose adapter, cheaply made and poorly designed window sliders.