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tp4tissue:
Finally boughtz 1.

Coming in next week. /Xcite



UPDATE: Midea  U-shape 12,000 btu Review:

Had it for a bit now.

VERY quiet, stunningly so....  It's shocking how much sound the window blocks out. On low-fan, you barely notice it's on.

Capacity, can pretty much cool a whole first floor, with the help of a circulation fan somewhere on the far side.

Runs between 300-700 watts depending on compressor load, lower if compressor's off, variable speed compressor.

This thing saves an enormous amount of power compared to using the Central-air unit at 4 Kilowatt.



Cons:

Installation is extremely variable.

Tp4 is Xpurt-lvl handy, so no problems, nip-tuck here, a shim there.

For regular peeps, it would be very difficult to get a good window seal because the instructions are open-ended, all windows are different. Tp4's window was nothing like the instructions, and the foam would not have fit / worked at all without modifications/ cutting/ adjustments.

Foam is very difficult to cut perfectly, and an acoustic seal depends on it.

Some of the joinery edges are quite irregularly shaped and not easily sealed with the included foam-pads.

Wifi connection is 2.4ghz only, makes sense, but Tp4 doesn't have the 2.4 radio turned on, not a big deal though, there're not many reasons to internet this thing.

tp4tissue:
Just metered the central-AC's impeller motor, 6 amps,  wthhhhh...

That motor alone uses more power than this entire 12,000 btu window unit.

fohat.digs:
That does not seem unusual, especially if the central unit is not new and energy efficient.

Leslieann:
It's also intended to cool the entire house, not just a small room.

tp4tissue:


UPDATE: Midea  U-shape 12,000 btu Review:

Had it for a bit now.

VERY quiet, stunningly so....  It's shocking how much sound the window blocks out. On low-fan, you barely notice it's on.

Capacity, can pretty much cool a whole first floor, with the help of a circulation fan somewhere on the far side.

Runs between 300-700 watts depending on compressor load, lower if compressor's off, variable speed compressor.

This thing saves an enormous amount of power compared to using the Central-air unit, 4 Kilowatt.



Cons:

Installation is extremely variable.

Tp4 is Xpurt-lvl handy, so no problems, nip-tuck here, a shim there.

For regular peeps, it would be very difficult to get a good window seal because the instructions are open-ended, all windows are different. Tp4's window was nothing like the instructions, and the foam would not have fit / worked at all without modifications/ cutting/ adjustments.

Foam is very difficult to cut perfectly, and an acoustic seal depends on it.

Some of the joinery edges are quite irregularly shaped and not easily sealed with the included foam-pads.

Wifi connection is 2.4ghz only, makes sense, but Tp4 doesn't have the 2.4 radio turned on, not a big deal though, there're not many reasons to internet this thing.

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