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SpecMidea U 10,000 BTU U-Shaped Window AC (MAW10V1UWT)Friedrich Uni-Fit 10,000 BTU Through-the-Wall AC (UCT10B10A)
PhotoMidea U 10,000 BTU U-Shaped Window AC (MAW10V1UWT)Friedrich Uni-Fit 10,000 BTU Through-the-Wall AC (UCT10B10A)
Our scoreSCORE7.5 / 10SCORE5.1 / 10
Our takeThe size step for a primary bedroom or living room of 400-450 sq ft, with the same closed-sash quiet as the 8,000. Too big for a typical bedroom, where it cools fast and leaves the air damp.Only for a 24-1/2 to 26 in sleeve LG doesn't support, or if you want Wi-Fi in a wall unit, and only with Friedrich's rear grille installed. CEER 10.1 trails the cheaper LG, and the owner record shows too many early failures.
TypeU-shaped windowThrough-the-wall
Cooling (DOE / SACC)10,000 BTU10,000 BTU
CEER15best10.1
InverterYesNo
Heat modeNoneNone
Window width, min22 inn/a
Window width, max36 inn/a
Min sash opening13.75 inn/a
Weightn/a64 lb
Warranty1 yr1 yr
ENERGY STARYesNo
Watch out forCPSC 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. The recalled 10,000 BTU listing (MAW10V1QWT) is still on Amazon; this one is MAW10V1UWT. 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.Friedrich'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. In a 27 in sleeve the gaps can exceed the trim ring; one owner's unit short-cycled until sealed. Friedrich excludes faulty installation from the warranty.
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