Midea
12,000 BTU Duo Inverter Wi-Fi Enabled Portable Air Conditioner MAP14 - AC with Heat
A portable air conditioner rated at 12,000 BTU. It heats in winter too and needs no installation.
$595
List priceNo live retailer for this exact model right now.
Last listed at Sylvane for $595 on Jul 29, 2026. We have not been able to confirm it since.
The closest portable monobloc you can buy today:
Keystone 14,000 BTU Inverter Portable Air Conditioner w/Remote - Cooling OnlyCovers up to 550 sq ft In stock$599.99View compare.ac may earn a commission on purchases, at no cost to you.
Will it cool your room?
This unit's cooling matches your 350 sq ft room, on an estimate from its cooling power.
The portable units we list are not ENERGY STAR certified, and portables are rated on a different (SACC) basis that is not comparable to the nameplate-BTU estimate the window figure uses, so there is no honest dollar figure to show here. As a category, portables (single-hose models especially) usually run less efficiently than a comparable window unit.
At a glance
Best for renters and rooms where you cannot install a fixed unit.
Performance
- Cooling capacity
- 12,000 BTU · 3.5 kW
- Heating capacity
- Yes
- Room coverage
- Not published
- Energy Star
- Not published
- CEER
- Not published
- Annual energy (cooling)
- Not published
Noise, size & features
- Indoor noise
- 42 dB(A)about as loud as a quiet library
- Outdoor noise
- Not published
- Indoor unit
- Not published
- Outdoor unit
- None
- Refrigerant
- Not published
- Wi-Fi / app
- Yes
- Outdoor unit needed
- No
What is good
- At 42 dB(A) it is quieter than 27 of the 32 other portables we list that publish a noise figure.
- Heats as well as cools, which 8 of the 46 portables we list offer.
Installation & the rules that apply
This is a portable monobloc. The most regulation-light option by far. No EPA Section 608 certified technician is needed because the refrigerant circuit is factory-sealed and never opened, no building or mechanical permit is triggered since nothing is fixed to the structure, and a landlord has little ground to refuse a unit that leaves no permanent alteration. The real constraints are your lease or HOA rules on how the window kit looks from outside, and noise to neighbours.
Plug and play
-
Common questions about the Midea 12,000 BTU Duo Inverter Wi-Fi Enabled Portable Air Conditioner MAP14 - AC with Heat
- How loud is the Midea 12,000 BTU Duo Inverter Wi-Fi Enabled Portable Air Conditioner MAP14 - AC with Heat?
- 42 dB(A) indoors, about as loud as a quiet library.
- Do I need a professional to install the Midea 12,000 BTU Duo Inverter Wi-Fi Enabled Portable Air Conditioner MAP14 - AC with Heat?
- No. It is a portable monobloc you can fit yourself, no professional needed. No permission needed.
- Does the Midea 12,000 BTU Duo Inverter Wi-Fi Enabled Portable Air Conditioner MAP14 - AC with Heat heat as well as cool?
- Yes. It also heats.
Is a portable even the right type?
Compare portables against the other types on price, noise, efficiency and install.
Buying guides for a portable monobloc like this
The questions buyers ask, answered from live prices and real specs. See where a portable monobloc like this fits.
More portable units around 12,000 BTU
Midea
Duo MAP12S1TBL Smart Inverter
A smaller Midea Duo, the MAP12S1TBL is a dual-hose inverter portable rated 12,000 BTU ASHRAE / 10,000 BTU SACC, covering rooms up to 450 sq ft with the same quiet inverter platform.
$449
Plug and play
