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
List price12,000 BTU ASHRAE / 10,000 BTU SACC (DOE), up to 450 sq ft. Smaller sibling of the MAP14S1TBL. Weight approx 72.75 lbs. Street price approx 399 to 469 USD.
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Will it cool your room?
This unit's cooling matches your 350 sq ft room.
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 medium rooms wanting duo efficiency at a lower price.
Performance
- Cooling capacity
- 12,000 BTU · 10,000 BTU SACC
- Heating capacity
- Cooling only
- Room coverage
- up to 450 sq ft
- Energy Star
- No
- CEER
- 14.7
- Annual energy (cooling)
- Not published
Noise, size & features
- Model number
- MAP12S1TBL
- Indoor noise
- 42 dB(A)about as loud as a quiet library
- Outdoor noise
- Not published
- Indoor unit
- 32.48 in H x 19.53 in W x 16.73 in D
- Outdoor unit
- None
- Refrigerant
- R-32
- Wi-Fi / app
- Yes
- Outdoor unit needed
- No
What is good
- Dual hose-in-hose inverter design at a lower price than the 14K Duo
- Quiet on low (about 42 dBA) with app and voice control
- Right-sized 10,000 BTU SACC for medium rooms up to 450 sq ft
What to watch
- Less cooling than the flagship MAP14S1TBL
- Not ENERGY STAR; still a large floor unit
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
R-32
Common questions about the Midea Duo MAP12S1TBL Smart Inverter
- How loud is the Midea Duo MAP12S1TBL Smart Inverter?
- 42 dB(A) indoors, about as loud as a quiet library.
- How energy-efficient is the Midea Duo MAP12S1TBL Smart Inverter?
- Its efficiency rating is CEER 14.7.
- What size room does the Midea Duo MAP12S1TBL Smart Inverter cool?
- It is rated to cool a room up to 450 sq ft, which matches its SACC: ENERGY STAR's sizing chart gives the 10,000 BTU (SACC) the Department of Energy certifies it at a room up to 450 sq ft. Its box says 12,000 BTU.
- Do I need a professional to install the Midea Duo MAP12S1TBL Smart Inverter?
- No. It is a portable monobloc you can fit yourself, no professional needed. No permission needed.
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