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Midea Air Conditioners Recalled Due to Mold Risk
Products recalled: Midea U and U+ window air conditioners sold from March 2020 through May 2025 under brand names including Midea, Comfort Aire, Danby, Frigidaire, Insignia, Keystone, LBG Products, Mr. Cool, Perfect Aire, and Sea Breeze. The air conditioners came in 8,000-, 10,000-, and 12,000-Btu sizes and were typically sold for $280 to $500 at retailers including Amazon, Best Buy,…
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Best Window Air Conditioners of 2025
At Consumer Reports, we test room air conditioners in a special climate-controlled chamber in our labs in Yonkers, N.Y. We adjust the size of the chamber based on the space—small, medium, or large—each air conditioner is designed to keep cool. We crank the temperature in the chamber up to 90° F, then measure how long it takes the AC to lower…
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Best Portable Air Conditioners of 2024
In our portable air conditioner tests, we measure how long it takes a unit to lower the temperature of a test chamber from 90° F to 85° F. That takes an average of 20 minutes. By comparison, the best window air conditioners can cool the room by 10° F in about 15 minutes or less. For brownout tests, we set…
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