My hvac needs freon and is basically useless except around 12 a.m when the temp outside is in the 70s. Got home this afternoon, and it was 88 in the house 😂 won't be able to get a guy out till next week, so I ran out to get this bad boy. It was the only option on the shelf. I watched this because I have metal framed windows, and there's no real way to screw it down without drilling into the metal, which I don't want to do. Was hoping to find someone with the same problem. Your video wasn't what I needed, but your personality and funny pwrsona were what I needed. Thanks man
Thank you so much for this video. I paid $144.00 today at Walmart for mine. I couldn’t get how to slide the side things on each side of the a/c. After watching your video I was able to. Thank you so much.🙂🙏
Just got this baby right before my Walmart closed tonight! Our A/C went out a few hours ago. Repairman cannot get us in until next week! Hoping this makes it somewhat bearable! I could not justify shelling out $400-$500 for a 12,000-14,000 BTU! Hoping this does the job as a temporary fix. Your review definitely helped me decide! Sending you much appreciation from southern Virginia! Keep it up brother!
Thanks for the comment . I hope it works out for you. It works great for a room. Keeps me ice cold at night and shuts off after it reaches my cool 69 degrees.
I just bought the midea 10,000 btu with Wi-Fi connection to my Galaxy s24 plus, and i love that i can turn it on as soon as i leave work, so by the time I get home the house is nice and cool, and i can set the temperature from my cellphone. Best purchase I've done in a long time.
Hi. Anna from Philly. Bought the same model. Having the same issues with the filter. Why on earth would anyone produce air conditioner with non removable filter?! Chinese challenging us Americans to problem solving? Maybe. Thank you so much for your video. I’m a woman and having spinal issues force me to look up a video on how to clean this non removable filter. Lol. In all seriousness, your advice worked right away. Honestly speaking, I wasn’t the one who chose this particular design and it should have been made clearer on the packaging that it had such non reasonable filter. As for how it works? So so. Previously, I had 8000 BTU. This model is 5000 BTU. Old model was American FRIGIDAIRE and we had it for over 12 years. It worked amazingly until I stopped removing out of my window and I had gotten as of last year only, black tar mold. I had to purchase a new air conditioner. The model we had previously today is $400 and more. It will work extremely well and it was most definitely worth the money. My hopes are that this Midea Air Conditioner will work just as well. Here, in Philly we had non stop heat wave for close to 6 weeks. No rain! Extreme heat and humidity as in most countries all over the world. During a 125 degree heat, this air conditioner worked but barely. I felt like it wasn’t the same quality of performance as our previous Frigidaire model. There is definitely a difference when you are experiencing 100 degrees weather: between 5000 BTU or 8000 BTU. So to anyone out-there who lives where is super hot, consider spending more $. You will need 8000 BTU. Or your 5000 BTU unit will be running non stop at 64 degrees whether it’s 110 degrees outside or 85 in F. MIDEA please change the design (filter) or tell people before they install this air conditioner in their windows that they have to unscrew both screws on both sides of your unit (to the side of the frame, on the very bottom). Thank you Midea. And thank you brother for your video. Hopefully, this helps someone. - Anna S.
This has nothing to do with your video. You did a good tutorial. This is a comment about this air conditioning unit. Why in the HELL would they make a unit that you cannot remove the filter from? This thing is going in the trash after this season is over with.
Bro i felt this 😂 did you find a solution? I read somewhere that you gotta unscrew the sides and take the entire grill out ...haven't tried yet but i hope that's not the only way
The only only thing eco does is shut off the a/c when it reaches the desired temperature in your room when your room gets warm it will turn back on to bring the temperature down. It will blow its coldest regardless of what setting . If your room does not cool below your desired setting it will constantly run and keep throwing cold air probably at 32 to 34 degrees not matter if eco is on or off.
@@EatingGoodWithRickandJerre Thanks Sir BTW all of a sudden it stopped blowing cold air yesterday afternoon, which feels like Hell BTW since I'm in Miami LOL I cleaned the filter even though it wasn't too dirty which I had known cuz the Filter light didn't luminate, I still got the receipt from when I brought it about 2 months and some change ago, do you know what the issue may be? Or should I exchange it for another one? Since It's pretty much brand new out the box.
@@EatingGoodWithRickandJerre Yea that's already in the works LOL was pissed off at first cuz where I bought it from, they said the warranty was over But they told me to call the company of the A/C. I did that and then gave them everything they required for proof and they're reimbursing me for it which I'm grateful for.
Cool but cant you make a video on how you took the filter out cause im about to break mine 😂 and i dont feel like taking off the grill to achieve this nonsense
does this one automatically come on and off when it senses it's at a specific temp? my old one did that, and I don't know if this one does that or not. the energy saver was the setting I used. does this have it too?
Can someone please tell me if this air conditioner is supposed to be cleaned internally? Like physically taking off the bolts to get in there? Or is cleaning the filter enough. My air has a funky smell I don’t know what else to do to get rid of that stench
If you want it to last long and if have odors you will need to take it apart to clean the cooling coil . They sell cleaners to remove smells and mold from the coils
These air conditioners are usually very affordable so when it comes down to cleaning or servicing them, people would rather just buy another one then spend the money on a technician to come and clean it for them, but if you can do it on your own, you will save more money
The water won’t drain , the A/C will use the water that collects in the back of the unit. How? Well it hits the fan blade in the rear and splash the water on the condenser (aluminum coil) to bring the temp down making the ac run cooler.
@@isaacpiasta1660 I contacted customer service because the manual book doesn’t even match the actual ac unit. I went ahead and used a gauze and placed it on the back of the panel and it absorbs the water and gravity does it thing. Works pretty well
@@billsflores6053I can’t seem to find the water pan location, and by “back of the panel” do you mean the back of the unit as in the coils? My ac is blowing vinegar smell air
@tamaramatlock The cord isn’t extremely long. However, if you find a window closest to an electrical plug before you install the a/c, measure that the cord can be plugged in. I found a window nearest to an electrical outlet than installed the a/c. Good luck.🙂
Unscrew the side bottom screws to pull the front face cover up to pull the filter out. The. Push the zip tie away from making contact with the filter screen. Then screw it back and it should slide in and out easily
So now that you’ve have this for a few months I bet it’s a little dirty so can you show how to clean the filter inside. Not the one that slides out from the right side but the one inside.
@EatingGoodWithRickandJerre hey. Thank you for the reply. I had some health issues and I forgot to come back to give an update 😅. I did the old Fonz routine, when he walks in slaps the jukebox or something and it starts working. A few minutes after my complaint. I grabbed the unit and tossed it around , not hard, just gave it a few shakes. Changed the angle slightly. And... has been working like a charm, cold as ice. So honestly not sure what went wrong, but it's fantastic. It redeemed itself !😅 Thank you for your video
This unit appears to feature a water catch trough where the outside fan blows room condensate out of the pan onto the outside finstack to use the evaporation cooling effect to boost cooling capabilities. Seems to work quite well considering just how much colder the inside air gets over time when it collects enough runoff.
@@MarcABrown-tt1fp I agree with your comment. The thing I dont like about this feature is that overtime the fin stacks tend to oxidize and disintegrate almost as if you pour galium over the aluminum.
@@EatingGoodWithRickandJerre Huh. that sounds bad. I was half tempted to drill a tiny hole at the lowest point of the pan in the beginning, but now I probably should seeing as my old central AC suffered a similar demise. Definitely a good idea thanks!
@@EatingGoodWithRickandJerre lol soooooo many of your people (we call them refugees from california) have fled california for austin/dallas (mainly), houston
@@EatingGoodWithRickandJerre brother what are you waiting for? Im black (nigerian) but have many latino friends. Houston is literally half latino. You can easily get an oil and gas industry tech type job,etc.
My hvac needs freon and is basically useless except around 12 a.m when the temp outside is in the 70s. Got home this afternoon, and it was 88 in the house 😂 won't be able to get a guy out till next week, so I ran out to get this bad boy. It was the only option on the shelf. I watched this because I have metal framed windows, and there's no real way to screw it down without drilling into the metal, which I don't want to do. Was hoping to find someone with the same problem. Your video wasn't what I needed, but your personality and funny pwrsona were what I needed. Thanks man
Thank you so much for this video. I paid $144.00 today at Walmart for mine. I couldn’t get how to slide the side things on each side of the a/c. After watching your video I was able to.
Thank you so much.🙂🙏
Just got this baby right before my Walmart closed tonight! Our A/C went out a few hours ago. Repairman cannot get us in until next week! Hoping this makes it somewhat bearable! I could not justify shelling out $400-$500 for a 12,000-14,000 BTU! Hoping this does the job as a temporary fix. Your review definitely helped me decide! Sending you much appreciation from southern Virginia! Keep it up brother!
Thanks for the comment . I hope it works out for you. It works great for a room. Keeps me ice cold at night and shuts off after it reaches my cool 69 degrees.
I just bought the midea 10,000 btu with Wi-Fi connection to my Galaxy s24 plus, and i love that i can turn it on as soon as i leave work, so by the time I get home the house is nice and cool, and i can set the temperature from my cellphone. Best purchase I've done in a long time.
@@indaleciomendez8442 we are happy that you’re able to find what you were looking for an air conditioner. Have a great day.
OUTSTANDING instruction video. I bought one of these today and your video covered EVERYTHING. VERY WELL DONE!!!!
Did it cuz of you 🙏🏼thank you for the video now my room really cold Lmaoo
Same !!!!
Hey man thanks for the install tutorial!!! Gonna save me alot of time. Installing mine next weekend!!!
It's pretty simple! 🙂
So will you do a follow-up on what to do with the phone and sash locks
Hi. Anna from Philly. Bought the same model. Having the same issues with the filter. Why on earth would anyone produce air conditioner with non removable filter?! Chinese challenging us Americans to problem solving? Maybe.
Thank you so much for your video. I’m a woman and having spinal issues force me to look up a video on how to clean this non removable filter. Lol. In all seriousness, your advice worked right away.
Honestly speaking, I wasn’t the one who chose this particular design and it should have been made clearer on the packaging that it had such non reasonable filter. As for how it works? So so.
Previously, I had 8000 BTU. This model is 5000 BTU. Old model was American FRIGIDAIRE and we had it for over 12 years. It worked amazingly until I stopped removing out of my window and I had gotten as of last year only, black tar mold. I had to purchase a new air conditioner. The model we had previously today is $400 and more. It will work extremely well and it was most definitely worth the money. My hopes are that this Midea Air Conditioner will work just as well. Here, in Philly we had non stop heat wave for close to 6 weeks. No rain! Extreme heat and humidity as in most countries all over the world. During a 125 degree heat, this air conditioner worked but barely. I felt like it wasn’t the same quality of performance as our previous Frigidaire model. There is definitely a difference when you are experiencing 100 degrees weather: between 5000 BTU or 8000 BTU. So to anyone out-there who lives where is super hot, consider spending more $. You will need 8000 BTU. Or your 5000 BTU unit will be running non stop at 64 degrees whether it’s 110 degrees outside or 85 in F. MIDEA please change the design (filter) or tell people before they install this air conditioner in their windows that they have to unscrew both screws on both sides of your unit (to the side of the frame, on the very bottom). Thank you Midea.
And thank you brother for your video.
Hopefully, this helps someone.
- Anna S.
I just set up this exact one I did it correctly thank you so much for this helpful video! I was sweating so much
Why didn’t you use the lock frames and the sash locks and window sash seal foam? I was waiting for that part in the video
Exactly
This has nothing to do with your video. You did a good tutorial. This is a comment about this air conditioning unit. Why in the HELL would they make a unit that you cannot remove the filter from? This thing is going in the trash after this season is over with.
The filter is on the right side of the front of the unit that faces inside. Its thin but it's there haha
Bro i felt this 😂 did you find a solution? I read somewhere that you gotta unscrew the sides and take the entire grill out ...haven't tried yet but i hope that's not the only way
Thank you so much this really helped I would have been hopeless without this tutorial! Keep up the good work ❤
THIS HELPED ME SO MUCH!!! YOU'RE AMAZING THANK YOU!!!
Best tutorial ever, thank you!
Man I was hoping you would show all the operations and what all the different buttons do. I'm off to another video to learn how to operate the A/C.
I’ll work on it
Thank you so I really appreciate you help 🎉🙏🏾🎊🎉💪🏾
Thank you so much for helping with the filter care
I put a 2x4 outside. Extra support 😊
I just got mine I’m just trying to see how good it blow and see if it cool down this studio and is it a good one never had it get back
Is it colder with Eco on or off? ? And the coldest is 62 degrees on High correct? Cuz mine was acting weird today and I wanted to make sure.
The only only thing eco does is shut off the a/c when it reaches the desired temperature in your room when your room gets warm it will turn back on to bring the temperature down. It will blow its coldest regardless of what setting . If your room does not cool below your desired setting it will constantly run and keep throwing cold air probably at 32 to 34 degrees not matter if eco is on or off.
@@EatingGoodWithRickandJerre Thanks Sir BTW all of a sudden it stopped blowing cold air yesterday afternoon, which feels like Hell BTW since I'm in Miami LOL I cleaned the filter even though it wasn't too dirty which I had known cuz the Filter light didn't luminate, I still got the receipt from when I brought it about 2 months and some change ago, do you know what the issue may be? Or should I exchange it for another one? Since It's pretty much brand new out the box.
@@masterp5444 I would go and exchange it . It will put your mind at ease knowing you have a new unit.
@@EatingGoodWithRickandJerre Yea that's already in the works LOL was pissed off at first cuz where I bought it from, they said the warranty was over But they told me to call the company of the A/C. I did that and then gave them everything they required for proof and they're reimbursing me for it which I'm grateful for.
Cool but cant you make a video on how you took the filter out cause im about to break mine 😂 and i dont feel like taking off the grill to achieve this nonsense
I will make one it’s been so hot 🥵 I don’t want to pull it off the window
Wait what screw did u use because the ones that came in the box dont work ughhh im so frustrated already
What do you mean they don’t work? Or are they missing from your box?
my screws are too big too
Bro, you’re fucken amazing! This was the best help. Literally step by step!!
does this one automatically come on and off when it senses it's at a specific temp? my old one did that, and I don't know if this one does that or not. the energy saver was the setting I used. does this have it too?
Yes this old it does that just set your temp and hit energy save mode.
Is the area of the room you are using effective for cooling?
Our room is about 10x12 and it keeps me cool 😎
@@EatingGoodWithRickandJerre120 square feet? Can it quickly cool down to the set temperature?

What the foam?
Just got this today! How do you all still like it?
Very helpful thank you
How do you clean the coils on that thing. I took the 2 screws on bottom out but can get panel to come off.
you have to pry the top or the sides bc they are like snapped and be careful whit the cable that connets whit the main logic board.
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Can someone please tell me if this air conditioner is supposed to be cleaned internally? Like physically taking off the bolts to get in there? Or is cleaning the filter enough. My air has a funky smell I don’t know what else to do to get rid of that stench
If you want it to last long and if have odors you will need to take it apart to clean the cooling coil . They sell cleaners to remove smells and mold from the coils
These air conditioners are usually very affordable so when it comes down to cleaning or servicing them, people would rather just buy another one then spend the money on a technician to come and clean it for them, but if you can do it on your own, you will save more money
How do you make the water drain?
The water won’t drain , the A/C will use the water that collects in the back of the unit. How? Well it hits the fan blade in the rear and splash the water on the condenser (aluminum coil) to bring the temp down making the ac run cooler.
Thank you!!
I recently purchased this one but I’ve noticed it doesn’t drain the water, anyone know where the drain plug is located?
I’ve noticed that too. Let me know what you found out please!
@@isaacpiasta1660 I contacted customer service because the manual book doesn’t even match the actual ac unit. I went ahead and used a gauze and placed it on the back of the panel and it absorbs the water and gravity does it thing. Works pretty well
@@billsflores6053I can’t seem to find the water pan location, and by “back of the panel” do you mean the back of the unit as in the coils? My ac is blowing vinegar smell air
Thank you!
Just got mine yesterday, did anyone figure out how to set it up for auto so it turns off when it reached select temperature?
But the same one but Keep shutting off in the middle of the night Want to take off the timer
Is the cord short?
@tamaramatlock
The cord isn’t extremely long. However, if you find a window closest to an electrical plug before you install the a/c, measure that the cord can be plugged in.
I found a window nearest to an electrical outlet than installed the a/c. Good luck.🙂
thanks man
Hola yo instalé uno igual pero luego empezó a salir agua no se por que!! 😢
Si esta ladiado asi Al frente del a/c va a salir el agua Al frente. Tiene Que estar poquito ladiado de la parte de atras pa Que se evapore el agua.
@@EatingGoodWithRickandJerre muchas gracias por contestar así lo haré 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Anyone figure out how to open the front panel? I wanna get inside and clean it but I can’t get it open
my filter won’t come out there’s like a zip tie holding it
mine is like that too but i found that if you pull the front grill forward from the bottom while pulling the filter out, it should come out
Unscrew the side bottom screws to pull the front face cover up to pull the filter out. The. Push the zip tie away from making contact with the filter screen. Then screw it back and it should slide in and out easily
Just pull on the bottom center of the front gate while you pull on the filter. Works great. Also do the same when re-installing filter.
So now that you’ve have this for a few months I bet it’s a little dirty so can you show how to clean the filter inside. Not the one that slides out from the right side but the one inside.
So far the ac unit is screwing up. Not cooling, doesnt start right away. And i hear crackling sounds
It's been only one week
I would go to the store to exchange the unit. Sometimes you will end up with a bad AC
@EatingGoodWithRickandJerre hey. Thank you for the reply. I had some health issues and I forgot to come back to give an update 😅. I did the old Fonz routine, when he walks in slaps the jukebox or something and it starts working. A few minutes after my complaint. I grabbed the unit and tossed it around , not hard, just gave it a few shakes. Changed the angle slightly. And... has been working like a charm, cold as ice. So honestly not sure what went wrong, but it's fantastic. It redeemed itself !😅
Thank you for your video
Great I just need type to type it so nothing come through
Did anyone figure out how it drains?
I cannot find a drain on this unit.
This unit appears to feature a water catch trough where the outside fan blows room condensate out of the pan onto the outside finstack to use the evaporation cooling effect to boost cooling capabilities. Seems to work quite well considering just how much colder the inside air gets over time when it collects enough runoff.
@@MarcABrown-tt1fp I agree with your comment. The thing I dont like about this feature is that overtime the fin stacks tend to oxidize and disintegrate almost as if you pour galium over the aluminum.
@@EatingGoodWithRickandJerre Huh. that sounds bad. I was half tempted to drill a tiny hole at the lowest point of the pan in the beginning, but now I probably should seeing as my old central AC suffered a similar demise. Definitely a good idea thanks!
@@MarcABrown-tt1fp Did you end up drillin a hole at the lowest point and did it make a difference?
Lol today bought a 5000 btu same brand not really all the cool maybe good for a cmalll room. But walmart 50 dollars eldorado ks.
10.25% tax yikes. Here in texas its around 8.25% BUT they get you on the property taxes...
Yes unfortunately that what we have to deal with here.
@@EatingGoodWithRickandJerre lol soooooo many of your people (we call them refugees from california) have fled california for austin/dallas (mainly), houston
@@SuperHtownswag to be honest I’m thinking of the same thing . Not cause I hate it here but because unless your a CEO it’s hard to survive out-here.
@@EatingGoodWithRickandJerre brother what are you waiting for? Im black (nigerian) but have many latino friends. Houston is literally half latino. You can easily get an oil and gas industry tech type job,etc.
@@SuperHtownswag money is the delay. Just waiting till we save up enough.
Yeah I live in the east side and it cost me two hundred bucks
Bro why does this guy keep on calling the filter a fan it's a filter bro stop calling the fan
BRO LEAVE HIM ALONE
Lol!!!!! 69!!!!!
Dudes jumping around to much w no explanation.
Ugh u have so much as dag
Let's turn to God Theseasonorg explains the whole bible God bless
You talk too much
How do you set the AC on high
Set the ac mode to cool and fan on high and drop the temperature to the lowest setting 62 degrees. That would be your max setting