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Midea U 8,000 BTU U-Shaped Window AC (MAW08V1UWT)
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Midea U 8,000 BTU U-Shaped Window AC (MAW08V1UWT)

Model MAW08V1UWT

SCORE7.5 / 10

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.

Specs

SpecMidea U 8,000 BTU U-Shaped Window AC (MAW08V1UWT)
TypeU-shaped window
Cooling (DOE / SACC)8,000 BTU
CEER15
InverterYes
Heat modeNone
Window width, min22 in
Window width, max36 in
Min sash opening13.75 in
Warranty1 yr
ENERGY STARYes
Noise (Midea)"As low as 32 dBA" (listing); 42 dB low / 47 dB high on a retailer spec for the original V1QWT
Wall thickness3-10.5 in, inside of window to outside wall (U1QWT manual)
Cooling range64-109°F outdoors (V1QWT manual)
ENERGY STARCertified 2025-10-13, not Most Efficient

Sources: ENERGY STAR Certified Room Air Conditioners dataset · CPSC recall #25320 · Amazon listing B0G34MR64D (MAW08V1UWT) · Midea V1QWT and U1QWT owner's manuals

Before you buy

  • 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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