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SpecLG 8,000 BTU Through-the-Wall AC (LT0816CER)Midea U 8,000 BTU U-Shaped Window AC (MAW08V1UWT)
PhotoLG 8,000 BTU Through-the-Wall AC (LT0816CER)Midea U 8,000 BTU U-Shaped Window AC (MAW08V1UWT)
Our scoreSCORE6.0 / 10SCORE7.5 / 10
Our takeOur default for a bedroom with a working 24-26 in class sleeve: LG's manual covers sleeves from nine other brands, and it plugs into a standard 115V outlet. Its CEER of 10.6 sits below DOE's 2026 minimums, so check for a newer inverter wall unit first.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
CEER10.615best
InverterNoYes
Heat modeNoneNone
Noise, lowest setting (maker figure)53 dBAn/a
Window width, minn/a22 in
Window width, maxn/a36 in
Min sash openingn/a13.75 in
Weight65 lbn/a
Warranty1 yr1 yr
ENERGY STARNoYes
Watch out forLG strongly recommends a new LG sleeve; if you reuse an old one without redirecting its rear louvers, a failure isn't covered. Warranty is 1 year parts and labor from an LG authorized dealer. Amazon titles it 7,800 BTU; LG rates it 8,000.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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