I've made comments about this feature multiple times, but I think it's about time I make a top-level post on the matter, as a decent chunk of the time I leave a comment regarding the feature, It's news to someone... Frankly I don't know why I didn't do this a long time ago, but here we are.

So you're telling me there's a secret?

If you own a Midea-made Window or Portable AC, whether that be the Midea U, Duo, or any of the many other brands they're sold under, and your remote looks something like the one pictured, your unit has a handy little feature called Comfort Sense. Comfort Sense turns the unit's remote into the temperature sensor, and that sensor is FAR more accurate than the sensor in the unit itself.

Using it, in my experience, makes the unit far better at achieving, and critically maintaining, the temperature I set, with a lot less fluctuation than when it's using the sensor on the unit itself.

Intriguing.... How do I use it?

To enable the feature, it's pretty simple.

1: Turn the unit on via the remote. Set it to whatever your preferred settings are. I recommend setting the fan speed to auto, mode to cool (or heat If it's winter) and the temperature to whatever setting is comfortable for you.

2: press the set button on the remote. A person icon should begin flashing in the top left corner of the remote. If it doesn't, press set until it does.

3: Press OK.

At this point, comfort sense is on. All you have to do is put the remote somewhere where it has line of sight of the unit. I place mine on a dresser that just happens to be across from the unit.

If you want to make sure that the unit can see the remote wherever you placed it, Just press a button and see if the unit responds. I usually use the LED button since it doesn't mess with my settings.

So what now?

That's it. At this point, I just don't touch the remote again. Comfort Sense remains on indefinitely, so I just leave the remote there and make changes to my settings via the mobile app or the physical buttons on the unit. That way, I don't have to manually enable Comfort Sense every time I want to use the AC.

Even if you turn the unit itself off and back on, comfort sense will automatically restore itself once the remote reports the temperature again (which it does every two to three minutes).

My unit seems to be acting different now...

Yeah, that's kind of the point. With comfort sense on, it has a FAR more accurate read of the temperature in the room, So you will notice that it will likely run much more consistently.

Changes in speed will generally be less drastic and happen over longer periods of time, and the unit will likely be running almost continuously. It can and still does shut off, but it doesn't happen as often.

I have another question.

Feel free to leave it in the comments, and I will answer any other questions to the best of my ability.

Ever since I discovered comfort sense it completely changed my opinion on these units, as comfort sense really does seem to dramatically improve temperature consistency.

Hopefully this helps you too! Stay cool out there, internet strangers.