Hi guys,
Just got this unit for one year, last year it worked fine but doesn't this summer. I have installed it to the window, run and there was no cold air. And the air comes from the back of unit is cool (it should be hot, isn't it?). I can feel the condenser is actually running. My concern is by any chance that this unit has leaked refrigerant?
I have a 10,000 btu Midea U air conditioner that I have had over a year. for about 9 months of that time Apple HomeKit worked marvelously. Then few months ago it just stopped working. I’ve tried all possible troubleshooting to no avail. set route to 2.4Ghz only, reset and reinstalled all software and devices multiple times, reached out to Midea support (THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY USELESS) and even bout a second Midea USB WiFi dongle. all to no avail. All I get is a “time out” error when I try to pair to HomeKit using QR code, manually or via discovery of the unit.
I see the Energy Dashboard for kwh use, but it's consistently showed zero even though my unit is connected.
However, that Energy Monitor bit in the device's page, the one with the temp dome at the top, is non-existent.
Anyone have any fixes for that? Have reconnected the device after deleting it, and nada. This would be very useful info for me.
This is a 2026 10k model bought from Amazon/PC Richards.
Blighty/UK folks: Any word on when and where the Midea PortaSplit will be back in stock? hoping its not going to be Sepember/October.
12k unit from Costco. Overall happy with it and it’s making things comfortable in this heat wave. It struggles to cool to below 77 tho. Is this performance ok? Cooling a 240 sq ft living room with curtain blocking a living room. It’s really frickn hot outside, just wondering if this is similar to what you guys see. Eco off, drain plug removed.
1. Worum geht es? (Der Sachverhalt)
In einer Dachgeschoss-/Südseiten-Wohnung der Wohnungsgesellschaft Volkswohnung GmbH in Karlsruhelebt eine ältere, chronisch kranke Dame (Diabetes, Pflegegrad 2, nächtliche Schlafapnoe mit Beatmungsgerät). Durch einen massiven Instandhaltungsstau – die Holzfenster sind über 40 Jahre alt und komplett undicht, die Südfassade ist ungedämmt – heizt sich die Wohnung im Sommer unerträglich auf bis zu 35 Grad auf.
Als rettende Notlösung wurde eine mobile Split-Klimaanlage (Midea PortaSplit) angeschafft, die ohne Bohrungen oder Schäden an der Fassade einfach im Fenster eingehängt wird. Ein zuvor getestetes Monoblock-Gerät (Einschlauch) war aufgrund der undichten Fenster völlig wirkungslos, da der erzeugte Unterdruck permanent neue Heißluft und ungefilterten Staub von der Straße direkt in die Wohnung zog, was die Atemwege der Mutter stark belastete. Die PortaSplit läuft im flüsterleisen Silent-Modus (39 dB(A)) und ermöglicht der Mutter erst das Schlafen ohne Erstickungsängste.
2. Warum lehnt die Volkswohnung das Gerät ab?
Die Hausverwaltung hat eine formelle Abmahnung geschickt und fordert den Rückbau mit der Androhung einer Mietkündigung. Ihre Argumente sind: [1]
Optische Beeinträchtigung der Außenfassade.
Geräuschentwicklung (Vermieter behauptet fälschlicherweise „Verpuffungsgeräusche“).
Gefahr von Tropfwasser (Kondensat), das an der Fassade oder auf darunterliegende Fensterbänke laufen könnte.
3. Welche Lösungen wurden bereits erarbeitet?
Die technischen Einwände des Vermieters wurden bereits komplett gelöst:
Kein Tropfwasser mehr draußen: Durch das Umstecken des internen Kondensatschlauchs an der Inneneinheit der PortaSplit wird die eingebaute Pumpe genutzt, um das Wasser zu 100 % nach innen in einen Eimer im Zimmer zu leiten. Das Außengerät bleibt draußen komplett trocken.
Kein Lärm für die Nachbarn: Die direkten Nachbarn (darunter Nachbarin Diana) wurden befragt. Sie haben nachts die Fenster offen, hören absolut nichts, fühlen sich nicht gestört und haben eine Unterschriftenliste für den Verbleib des Geräts unterschreiben.
🔍 Fragen an die Community: Gibt es rechtliche Urteile oder Erfahrungen?
Hat jemand Erfahrung mit der Volkswohnung Karlsruhe bei diesem Thema? Wie reagieren die Sachbearbeiter, wenn man ihnen beweist, dass das Tropfwasser- und Lärmproblem technisch zu 100 % gelöst ist und die Nachbarn unterschrieben haben?
Gibt es Gesetze oder Urteile zu über 30 Jahre alten, undichten Fenstern? Wenn der Vermieter durch mangelnde Dämmung und marode Fenster die Wohnung zur unbewohnbaren „Sauna“ (41 Grad) werden lässt, muss er dann eine mobile, schadensfreie Split-Anlage dulden?
Wie sieht es mit dem Härtefall aus? Gibt es rechtliche Präzedenzfälle, bei denen der Gesundheitsschutz einer pflegebedürftigen Person (Pflegegrad 2, Schlafapnoe-Beatmung) schwerer wiegt als die optische „Schönheit“ einer Mietfassade?
I posted about buying a Midea U shaped A/C last year just as the recall hit. I did not know it at the time but my unit came with removable drain hole plugs. In my earlier post I said I would drill out drainage holes to avoid the mold problem but it was not necessary.
I did sign up for the recall package which consisted of drain filters. As I studied the problem I decided not to use them and let the drain holes remain fully open. The filters (for lack of a better term) are designed to slowly let the water leak out and are to be changed over time as they clog up. I reasoned this is so the Midea can keep the water levels inside the unit to be splashed around the condenser for better efficiency.
I decided that losing some of that efficiency was worth it for two reasons:
One: Where I am installing the A/C I can't easily reach it so changing out the drain filters would be a chore. I want to leave the unit in the window and forget it (I bought an indoor winter cover to keep the cold out and it worked).
Two: I do not want any mold and even some water retention will lead to mold.
One year later, when I started the Midea up again the unit was mold free and had no bad smell, the air blowing in smelled fresh (I had an old fashioned box unit that had no drainage so it can splash on the condenser as well and the smell was bad after a week of running it from standing water in unit and it was properly angled). The amount of water condensation leaking out of the machine is impressive so I am convinced my approach was the correct one.
The Midea blows nice and cold as we go through the heat wave and my view in unobstructed from the window, win-win.
The water is moving that is pooled at the back/bottom.
I checked the tilt again and it’s correct according to the manual.
For context it’s currently 110F feel like in Massachusetts where I’m at, so I’m not sure if the AC is working over time?
It’s currently on Eco, Cool, Auto 68.
The ground underneath however is bone dry, and when it drains I notice it comes from a hole in the unit closer to the house that doesn’t have a plug (same as my other unit)
Hello! What is the best way to remove moisture from apartment air, when it's cold outside and there's no need to cooling?
My Midea unit has Dry Mode in addition to Heat and Cool. But there's also AI Humidity option to use with Cool Mode. Does the AI Humidity remove moisture from air if set to very low percentage? Does "Dry mode" do anything if the desired temperature has been reached? What is the best combination when it's like 15°c outside, rainy, and inside temperature is already cool enough?
Hi! Could someone please advise if this water sound is normal? I’m in Tennessee and although water does drip to the ground from my unit, it’s never a whole lot. I really appreciate the feedback!
Praise be.
Got the strainer and tape at lowes. Im not worried about the condensation being used to splash inside for efficiency so i had every intention of removing the drain plug but i didnt want anything getting inside so came up with this. I was originally going to use 2 magnets to hold it but i dont know if a magnetic field would mess with compressor so went with tape. I also didnt realize that there were 2 other open holes untill i took the final pic, not sure what they are for. The whole point of this mod was so bugs or whatever dont get in but it may have been pointless. Regardless i figured id share anyway, and if anyone has those same openings open or if they should be capped off and mine weren’t from factory let me know pls
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
What does Flashcool do? It pulls more power that’s what I can tell and a little bit colder air. But is it good for the AC unit if I run it for long periods of time like 2-4 hours?
My brother gave me this Midea 14000 btu portable AC. It isn’t cooling enough. It’s on Cool and not on continuous fan. I’ve cleaned the filter. The room is upstairs and it gets the afternoon sun. It’s 47* with the humidex today. Is it just because it’s sooooo hot outside or am I doing something wrong. I’m in Ontario Canada.
I just installed my 10k BTU Midea U and am noticing an issue when I close the window. My windows have these plastic parts to help lift the window, which prevent the unit from being completely flush with the bracket. See photos
I am worried about any support issues as well as it pushing the indoor part of the unit forward slightly, potentially reducing the drain angle. It is still tilted backwards tho.
Does anyone else have this? Is it a problem?
If this is a problem I guess I can use the bracket for flat windows to push it faoward slightly
I was told if I set the fan speed to auto it would help remove the moisture from the air. I can’t run it in dry all the time because dry runs it ice cold, but when I do run it in dry it gets barely below 50% humidity.
I have the midea portable ac map05r1awwt-t last year and it worked great for my small room. I finally pulled it out of storage since it is starting to get hotter where I live.
After about 2 hours of use I got the P1 error, which was odd cause I never got that last year at all. I was always on top of draining. I drained it and didn’t think much.
Later on I go to bed and the AC is working. A few hours later I wake up to the P1 error. Since this was at 3am I just shut the machine off and went back to bed.
So this all brings me to my question: has this happen to anyone and if so how do I fix this? I was thinking of opening it up and see if something is disconnected or if the sensor is blocked. Any help will be greatly appreciated!
My landlord is getting very annoyed that my midea is draining directly onto the unit below me and the onto the outdoor basement stairwell. I suggested a magnetic drip mat but he’d rather me get a new AC instead.
Alternatively, I was trying to find an AC drain hose kit but instead of a flexible hose, it’s a rigid PVC like tube so that I can extend it far enough past the unit below and past the stairwell. Does anyone know where I could find something like this?
Thank you,