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SpecGE 8,000 BTU Window Heat Pump (AWGP08WWF)Midea 8,000 BTU Smart Inverter Window AC with Heat (MAW08HV1CWT)
PhotoGE 8,000 BTU Window Heat Pump (AWGP08WWF)Midea 8,000 BTU Smart Inverter Window AC with Heat (MAW08HV1CWT)
Our scoreNot reviewed yetSCORE6.9 / 10
Our takeA window heat pump GE rated to keep heating down to a 5°F shutoff, which the cheap units don't. Owners report GE has discontinued it, and the only Amazon offer we found was used.Our window heat pump pick for cooling plus spring and fall heat: CEER 14.5, Most Efficient, sold by Amazon. The heat pump shuts off below 41°F outside, so pair it with a space heater anywhere it freezes.
TypeWindow heat pumpWindow heat pump
Cooling (DOE / SACC)8,000 BTU8,000 BTU
CEER13.214.5best
Invertern/aYes
Heat modeHeat pumpHeat pump
Window width, minn/a24 in
Window width, maxn/a38.5 in
Min sash openingn/a14.5 in
Weight45.2 lbbest56 lb
Warrantyn/a1 yr
ENERGY STARYesYes
Watch out forDiscontinued per owners; avoid used units with no warranty. Two owners report early failures; a third suspects a refrigerant leak.Below 41°F outside the unit shuts off and shows LO (manual); owners who checked found no firmware that lowers it. Owners report rattles in the first days; adhesive foam at contact points helps if the cause is the window or bracket. A conventional box unit, not U-shaped; Midea's U models have no heat mode.
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