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Midea MAP05S1AWT EasyCool Smart Portable Air Conditioner

A bedroom, home office or cabin of roughly 100 to 150 sq ft

A compact single-hose Midea rated 8,500 BTU ASHRAE and 5,000 BTU DOE, which the maker sizes honestly at 100 to 150 square feet. It cools, dehumidifies and ventilates with app and voice control, a 24-hour timer and a washable filter. It needs 12 inches off the wall, three feet from bedding and curtains, and emptying when P1 appears.

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Published specifications

  • Maker: MAP05S1AWT, 5,000 BTU DOE; listing adds 8,500 BTU ASHRAE; 100-150 sq ft
  • Listing: 115 V, 830 W; set range 62-90 F; three fan speeds; 24-hour timer
  • Manual: Cool 60-95 F, Dry 55-95 F; R32 refrigerant, marked A2L
  • Manual: window kit fits 19.4-62.2 in; the listing says 26.5-48 in
  • Manual: 12 in from the wall, 19.7 in clear of the air outlet, 3 ft from combustibles
  • Manual: P1 stops cooling until the bottom tray is drained; continuous drain in Dry mode only

Fit and limits

Strengths

  • Midea sizes it at 100-150 sq ft, matching the DOE rating rather than the ASHRAE one
  • App, Apple Watch and voice control with a remote and batteries included
  • Small and light for a portable unit, with a washable filter and a 24-hour timer

Caveats

  • The listing and the maker's manual give very different window-kit ranges, 26.5-48 in against 19.4-62.2 in
  • No self-evaporation claim: P1 stops cooling until you move it and drain the tray
  • Midea's page marks this model as no longer available, so check the service and parts route

A small unit honestly labelled for a small room

The listing calls this 8,500 BTU ASHRAE and 5,000 BTU SACC. Midea's own page names the same model "5,000 BTU DOE" and gives a room size of 100 to 150 square feet. Both figures are real and they come from different tests: the ASHRAE number is the older laboratory rating and the DOE or SACC number accounts for the heat the unit adds and the air a single-hose design pulls back into the room. Neither converts into the other and we do not convert them here.

What makes this one easier to judge than most is that Midea's room claim matches the smaller rating rather than the larger one. A 150 square foot ceiling is a bedroom, a home office or a cabin, not a living room. Buy it for that and the two BTU numbers stop being confusing.

The rest of the published data: 115 volts and 830 watts, a 62 to 90 degree Fahrenheit set range, three fan speeds described as auto, high and low, a 24-hour timer, and airflow given in the listing description as 330 CFM high and 277 CFM low. Midea lists 50.04 pounds and the Amazon table says 47.2 pounds; the cabinet is about 11.6 inches wide, 11.5 deep and 27.8 high in both.

The model number on the listing has an extra letter

Amazon's details give the model and part number as MAP05S1AWT-A. Midea's product page, its support page and its manual all use MAP05S1AWT with no suffix, and the manual covers MAP05S1AWT alongside the larger MAP07S1AWT. We have treated these as the same product because every published specification lines up, but the suffix is worth noticing; confirm the accessory list on the unit you receive.

Midea's own product page for MAP05S1AWT also states that the product is no longer available from Midea. That does not say anything about any particular seller's offer, but it does mean you should check the route to warranty service and replacement parts before buying, rather than assuming the maker still stocks them.

The feature set on Midea's page is short and matches the listing: cools, dehumidifies and ventilates, no heat, SmartHome app control with Apple Watch and voice assistants, a removable and washable filter, and a one-year warranty.

Two very different answers about which windows it fits

The Amazon listing says the adjustable window brackets fit openings from 26.5 to 48 inches. Midea's manual for this model says the window installation kit fits windows from 19.4 to 62.2 inches, that is 49.3 to 158.1 cm, and can be shortened for smaller windows. That is a wide disagreement at both ends, and it is the single most likely thing to catch you out on delivery day. Measure your opening, and if it falls outside 26.5 to 48 inches, confirm with Midea which kit ships in the box you are buying.

The manual's parts list is an exhaust hose with a unit adaptor and air exhaust passage, window sliders A and B with C and D on some models, adhesive foam seals A and B, non-adhesive foam seal C, a security bracket with two screws, bolts, a drain hose and, on remote-control models, a remote with battery. It covers both hung and sliding window installations.

The listing says no extra tools are needed for assembly. The manual's tool list, which it marks as not included, is a screwdriver and wrench, a tape measure, scissors or a knife, a pencil and, on some models, a saw to shorten the window adaptor for a narrow window. Midea also budgets about 30 minutes for installation and recommends doing it with a helper. Expect a small job with tools, not a plug-and-play.

Clearance and operating range

The manual asks for the unit on an even surface, near a grounded plug, with the collection tray drain on the back reachable. It should sit at least 30 cm, 12 inches, from the nearest wall, and the air outlet should be at least 50 cm, 19.7 inches, clear of obstacles. A separate note asks for no obstruction within 500 mm of the exhaust hose outlet, and warns against overextending or bending the hose. Do not cover the intakes, outlets or the remote signal receptor.

There is one further clearance rule that people miss: the unit must stay at least three feet, one metre, away from combustible materials such as bedding, curtains and furniture. In a small bedroom, which is exactly where a 150 square foot unit lives, that shapes where it can stand.

Operating ranges are 60 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit in Cool and 55 to 95 in Dry. The casters are not for thick carpet, and the manual warns against rolling over objects because the unit can tip.

Drainage: a bottom tray that stops the unit, and a dehumidify hose

This is not a self-evaporating unit in the marketing sense, and the manual does not claim to be one. When the bottom tray reaches its level, the unit beeps eight times and shows P1, cooling and dehumidifying stop immediately, and the fan keeps running. You move the unit to a drain point, pull the bottom drain plug, let it empty, refit the plug firmly and restart until P1 clears.

For dehumidifying mode there is a continuous option: remove the drain plug from the back, fit the drain connector, described as a 5/8 inch universal female mender, with a 3/4 inch hose, and run it to a floor drain with the open end pointing down and no kinks. When the continuous hose is not in use, the plug goes back in firmly or it will leak. The manual also warns to keep unused drain plugs away from children as a choking hazard.

The tray should be drained immediately after a P1 and again before storage to prevent mould. Storage is a six-step routine: drain the tray, run the unit on Fan for 12 hours in a warm room to dry it inside, clean the cabinet, clean and refit the dry filter, take the batteries out of the remote, and keep it somewhere cool and dark.

Filter schedule, R32, power rules and the one-year warranty

The listing recommends cleaning the filter every week of operation. Midea's manual says every two weeks for optimal performance. Either way the filter is removable and washable, the unit must never be run without it, and households with pets should periodically wipe down the grill to stop hair blocking airflow. Clean the cabinet with a damp lint-free cloth and mild detergent, never under running water and never with flammable liquids.

The refrigerant is R32, marked A2L for mild flammability on the unit, and the manual carries the full handling set: do not pierce or burn, no open flames or spark-generating switches nearby, keep ventilation openings clear, the refrigerant may have no odour, and only certificated people may break into the refrigerant circuit. On power: use a grounded receptacle of the right voltage, protected by a time-delay fuse or breaker sized to the maximum current on the nameplate; do not modify the cord length; do not use an extension cord; and do not share the outlet with other appliances. The cord carries a current-detection device with TEST and RESET buttons which must not be used as an on-off switch and cannot be repaired if damaged.

Warranty is one year full from the original purchase date, and service must come from Midea Consumer Services or an authorised Midea servicer. Midea pays for repairing or replacing defective parts; you pay for diagnostics, removal, transportation and reinstallation. It applies only to ordinary household use, and Midea states plainly that if the unit is put to commercial, business or rental use it makes no warranties at all. Products without a readable original serial number are excluded, as is damage from improper installation, inadequate power supply or work done by anyone other than authorised service. Keep the bill of sale, because the date on it sets the warranty period.

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Primary sources

  1. Midea US product page for the exact model MAP05S1AWT
  2. Midea user manual for MAP05S1AWT and MAP07S1AWT

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