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SpecMidea Duo 14,000 BTU Portable AC (MAP14S1TBL)Amana 12,000 BTU PTAC Heat Pump (PTH123J35AXXX)
PhotoMidea Duo 14,000 BTU Portable AC (MAP14S1TBL)Amana 12,000 BTU PTAC Heat Pump (PTH123J35AXXX)
Our scoreSCORE6.4 / 10SCORE5.9 / 10
Our takeThe cooling-only 14,000 BTU Duo, 12,000 BTU SACC, for a hot top-floor room or a studio. Same hose-in-hose duct and inverter as the heat model.Amana's R-32 heat-pump PTAC: EER 11.5, 11,000 BTU/h of heat pump output and a 3.5 kW strip. Worth it when you're replacing an Amana with a thermostat already on the wall; otherwise the Distinctions costs less.
TypePortablePTAC
Cooling (DOE / SACC)12,000 BTU12,000 BTU
CEER13.8n/a
InverterYesn/a
Heat modeNoneHeat pump + strip
Noise, lowest setting (maker figure)42 dBAn/a
Window width, min19.1 inn/a
Window width, max63.8 inn/a
Weightn/a108 lb
Warranty1 yr5 yrbest
ENERGY STARNon/a
Watch out for1-year warranty; the owner pays diagnostics, removal, transport and reinstallation for service. Midea's US page for the -A version lists Heat: No but mentions heat under comfort features; it doesn't heat.Warranty is 5-year limited, but years 2-5 cover functional parts only (no labor) and labor needs an authorized PTAC servicer; faulty installation is excluded. No control pad on the unit; a wired wall or Amana wireless thermostat is required. Amana's K-series (PTH123K) is the older R-410A platform with different ratings.
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