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SpecLG 8,000 BTU Dual Inverter Window AC (LW8022IVSM)Midea U 8,000 BTU U-Shaped Window AC (MAW08V1UWT)
PhotoLG 8,000 BTU Dual Inverter Window AC (LW8022IVSM)Midea U 8,000 BTU U-Shaped Window AC (MAW08V1UWT)
Our scoreNot reviewed yetSCORE7.5 / 10
Our takeThe 2022 LG 8,000 BTU inverter, a box unit that fits a sash opening a little shorter than the Midea U needs. Most owner reports of LG's room-temperature misreading come from this generation.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.
TypeWindowU-shaped window
Cooling (DOE / SACC)8,000 BTU8,000 BTU
CEERn/a15
InverterYesYes
Heat moden/aNone
Window width, min22 in22 in
Window width, max36 in36 in
Min sash opening13 inbest13.75 in
Warrantyn/a1 yr
ENERGY STARn/aYes
Watch out forOwners report the indoor reading running 5-6°F high on this model; check it against a separate thermometer. LG's current 8,000-class unit is the 8,500 BTU LW8024IVSM, a larger 85 lb chassis.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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