The biggest drawbacks of window air conditioners are their noise level, rather unsafe installation, and the fact that you can’t open that window for fresh air again until the unit is removed.

For a long time, I lived in New York City unbound to any particular air conditioning unit, using whatever the previous tenant left. And every summer, I would sweat through the heat, regretting not ...

Every spring for five years, it was my job to test and review window air conditioners. The gig never changed: Haul a handful of 70-pound ACs up the stairs to my fourth-floor walk-up, heave them into ...

Midea is voluntarily recalling about 1.7 million of its popular U and U+ Smart air conditioners because pooled water in the units may not drain fast enough, leading to mold growth. The news comes as ...

The New York Times named the Midea U shaped air conditioner as the best air conditioner of 2025, and now nearly 1.7 million of the popular window units are under recall due to possible mold growth, ...

Spring is still a month away, but you can still prepare for warmer weather while you sit by the fire. And you should, because there’s a hot discount on our favorite window AC unit, Midea’s U-Shaped ...

The Black+Decker BPP08WTB portable air conditioner outperformed others in our lab testing. Not only did the Midea MAP14HS1TBL excel in performance compared with most portable air conditioners we ...

Midea has released its first Matter-certified appliance, a version of the Midea U – the world’s first U-shaped inverter window air conditioner. Matter is the Connectivity Standards Alliance’s (CSA) ...

Midea is voluntarily recalling about 1.7 million of its popular U and U+ Smart air conditioners because pooled water in the units may not drain fast enough, leading to mold growth. The news comes as ...

As the weather begins to heat up ahead of summer, you may want to take a closer look at your air conditioning units. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says nearly two million window air ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Nearly two million air conditioners were recalled Thursday due to possible mold growth and exposure within the units. U and U+ Window Air Conditioners made by Midea and sold in several ...

PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Last month, heat records were set in several cities across the U.S.,* including New York City, which boasted the hottest July on record with temperatures reaching 90 ...