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SpecFriedrich Uni-Fit 8,000 BTU with Electric Heat, 115V (UET08B11A)Midea U 8,000 BTU U-Shaped Window AC (MAW08V1UWT)
PhotoFriedrich Uni-Fit 8,000 BTU with Electric Heat, 115V (UET08B11A)Midea U 8,000 BTU U-Shaped Window AC (MAW08V1UWT)
Our scoreSCORE5.1 / 10SCORE7.5 / 10
Our takeThe only 115V Uni-Fit that heats, with a 4,200 BTU resistance strip. Fine for taking the edge off a room; for real winter heat you'll need 230V or a heat pump.The window unit we'd put in a bedroom first: inverter, compressor outside the glass, CEER 15 and a suffix that isn't recalled. Skip it if your window is short or you need heat; no U has a heat mode.
TypeThrough-the-wallU-shaped window
Cooling (DOE / SACC)8,000 BTU8,000 BTU
CEER9.615best
Invertern/aYes
Heat modeResistanceNone
Window width, minn/a22 in
Window width, maxn/a36 in
Min sash openingn/a13.75 in
Weight63 lbn/a
Warranty1 yr1 yr
ENERGY STARn/aYes
Watch out forFriedrich's manual says to replace the sleeve's old rear grille with the dual-intake grille in the kit; owners report installers skipping it and units failing soon after. The 230V UET10B33A and UET12B33A make 10,600 BTU of strip heat.CPSC recall #25320 (June 2025) covers the 8,000-12,000 BTU V1QWT, AV1QWT, W1QWT and U1QWT Midea U models over mold from pooled water. Read the suffix on the listing and again on the box label. Owners of earlier U models report a high-pitched inverter whine some people hear and others don't; buy where returns are easy and run it overnight on low fan in week one. When we checked in October 2026 this listing had no featured offer, only a third-party seller. Comfort Sense (remote sensor) fixes the built-in sensor's wrong room reading.
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