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SpecWindmill 8,000 BTU Original Window AC (W1W31)Midea U 8,000 BTU U-Shaped Window AC (MAW08V1UWT)
PhotoWindmill 8,000 BTU Original Window AC (W1W31)Midea U 8,000 BTU U-Shaped Window AC (MAW08V1UWT)
Our scoreNot reviewed yetSCORE7.5 / 10
Our takeThe older non-inverter 8,000 BTU Windmill at CEER 11.3, sold out on Windmill's store when we checked. If a listing says 8,000 BTU Windmill, make sure it's the 08W2Wi WhisperTech, not this.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
CEER11.315best
InverterNoYes
Heat modeNoneNone
Noise, lowest setting (maker figure)50 dBAn/a
Window width, min23 in22 inbest
Window width, max37 inbest36 in
Min sash opening14 in13.75 inbest
Weight59 lbn/a
Warranty1 yr1 yr
ENERGY STARNoYes
Watch out forSame size and look as the 8,000 BTU WhisperTech (08W2Wi), which rates CEER 15.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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