14,000 BTU (12,000 SACC) Smart Inverter Portable Air Conditioner
1 Review
Powerful, efficient cooling for the whole room. The Midea DUO Smart Inverter Portable Air Conditioner offers real cool performance that offers 2x the cooling power compared to traditional portable air conditioners. The DUO hose design keeps the cool air inside, and forces the hot air out while cycling fresh air back into the room.
The Duo hose design locks cool air in, forces hot air out
Control from anywhere with the smartphone app or by voice with the Google Assistant and Alexa
Adjust the temperature with the voice commands when connected to a Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa device
Get high-power cooling, dehumidification, and fan modes in one compact unit
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Smartphone App
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1 Review
I bought this unit based on the low dB rating, only 42 in cooling mode. I'm using this in my small bedroom, the capacity is much higher than what I need, but it's the smallest inverter unit I could find. Most of the time, the unit works well: Cools quickly, operates quietly. At night, I set the constant fan speed to low, leave it in cool mode, and fall asleep to a quiet unit. Big problem: Every ~1h, for some reason the fan ramps up significantly and loudly for ~2min before returning to low. There is no beeping or other noise during that time. The settings remain unchanged. It's very loud, I'd guess >50 dB. As loud as when the unit is in high fan mode. The noise is annoying, but more annoying still is the intermittent nature of it. A constant white noise is OK when sleeping, but not this big variation. An inverter is supposed to avoid this by making constant small adjustments to motor speed, this is the opposite of that. I contacted Midea for support, they say it is normal operations. According to them, the advertised "as low as 42dB in cooling mode" does not mean it is constant, and the loud fluctuations fall within the design. On another note, the duo hose does not flex side to side, only in one axis. The AC fan blades only move up/down, in the same axis as the hose. What this means is that if you want to orient the air left/right in a room, you just can't. It's not as annoying as the noise issue, but it's something to be aware of. I have to return this unit, and am warning against Midea based on their misrepresentation of such an important feature.
Review by Larry 17/08/2022