bristolri_wx Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 It's May! Can't stand to post warm season related questions in the winter banter thread! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolri_wx Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 I need to pick up some window air conditioners this season. Unhappy with a GE unit I purchased last year. What brands/models are folks having success with that last more than two or three seasons? As much as I like to do things to help the environment, these high efficiency window units don't last like the units from the "good ole days". And before you ask - can't afford mini-splits... yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 44 minutes ago, bristolri_wx said: I need to pick up some window air conditioners this season. Unhappy with a GE unit I purchased last year. What brands/models are folks having success with that last more than two or three seasons? As much as I like to do things to help the environment, these high efficiency window units don't last like the units from the "good ole days". And before you ask - can't afford mini-splits... yet... I can’t recommend the Midea u-shaped AC high enough. Quiet and efficient. I’ve had one for 2 years and I love it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 9 hours ago, mreaves said: I can’t recommend the Midea u-shaped AC high enough. Quiet and efficient. I’ve had one for 2 years and I love it. same here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 14 hours ago, mreaves said: I can’t recommend the Midea u-shaped AC high enough. Quiet and efficient. I’ve had one for 2 years and I love it. I have 4 units, its amazing how much more efficient they are at cooling my house. Keeps whole house comfortable. Previously had 3 older window units and a Portable AC it's laugable how much better the Midea's are. The Portable AC was absolutely awful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolri_wx Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 Thanks everyone for the suggestion of the Midea's. I have seen those on Amazon. Is the install as easy as a standard window unit with the U shape of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 26 minutes ago, bristolri_wx said: Thanks everyone for the suggestion of the Midea's. I have seen those on Amazon. Is the install as easy as a standard window unit with the U shape of these? No, definitely more of a learning curve. You don't just pop them in like a standard unit. There is YouTube video that has step by step if you need it. I get them quick now after doing it a season or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 On 5/12/2025 at 12:53 PM, backedgeapproaching said: I have 4 units, its amazing how much more efficient they are at cooling my house. Keeps whole house comfortable. Previously had 3 older window units and a Portable AC it's laugable how much better the Midea's are. The Portable AC was absolutely awful. Yeah. They are outstanding units that behave like a mini split. We have some of the most expensive electricty in the US in New England. Anyone not running one of these is just throwing money to Eversource. I don't think people realize how expensive electricty in New England is compared to the US. Top 5 most expensive according to the EIA monthly data.. Hawaii .4269 Connecticut .3325 RI .3307 California .3166 MA .3044 https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a A traditional window AC unit just cycles the compressor on and off at full speed at like 800 watts. They usually end up running non-stop at like 800 watts when that much cooling power is often not necessary. These Midea U are using variable speed dc fans and compressor. They can throttle the compressor down to as low as like 150 watts and run up to max at the exact cooling load for the room. They are also like 10 times quieter at low speed. I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prismshine Productions Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Not a single day hitting 90 on the AccuWeather long range through mid August... Sent from my SM-S156V using Tapatalk 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolri_wx Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 On 5/14/2025 at 5:45 AM, BrianW said: Yeah. They are outstanding units that behave like a mini split. We have some of the most expensive electricty in the US in New England. Anyone not running one of these is just throwing money to Eversource. I don't think people realize how expensive electricty in New England is compared to the US. Top 5 most expensive according to the EIA monthly data.. Hawaii .4269 Connecticut .3325 RI .3307 California .3166 MA .3044 https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a A traditional window AC unit just cycles the compressor on and off at full speed at like 800 watts. They usually end up running non-stop at like 800 watts when that much cooling power is often not necessary. These Midea U are using variable speed dc fans and compressor. They can throttle the compressor down to as low as like 150 watts and run up to max at the exact cooling load for the room. They are also like 10 times quieter at low speed. I I guess I know which A/C unit will be my next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2Otown_WX Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 On 5/14/2025 at 10:44 AM, Prismshine Productions said: Not a single day hitting 90 on the AccuWeather long range through mid August... Sent from my SM-S156V using Tapatalk Next time you have the urge to look at Accuweather, don't 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolri_wx Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 I know it's been mentioned a few times here, but wanted to make a point to mention https://windy.com for weather maps and models. It's come a long way from wind/waves that it focused on when it first started. They also have apps for iOS/iPad and Android. I'm seriously considering a premium subscription. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2Otown_WX Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 4 hours ago, bristolri_wx said: I know it's been mentioned a few times here, but wanted to make a point to mention https://windy.com for weather maps and models. It's come a long way from wind/waves that it focused on when it first started. They also have apps for iOS/iPad and Android. I'm seriously considering a premium subscription. Nice find, will be adding to the bookmarks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 On 5/12/2025 at 12:53 PM, backedgeapproaching said: I have 4 units, its amazing how much more efficient they are at cooling my house. Keeps whole house comfortable. Previously had 3 older window units and a Portable AC it's laugable how much better the Midea's are. The Portable AC was absolutely awful. We had to purchase a portable unit for my mother-in-law's assisted living unit. Pretty nice and inexpensive device that seems to do the job where she is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 35 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: We had to purchase a portable unit for my mother-in-law's assisted living unit. Pretty nice and inexpensive device that seems to do the job where she is. Mine was really old and most likely very inefficient so probably skewing my opinion a bit, guessing the 2025 versions are certainly a little better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 10 minutes ago, backedgeapproaching said: Mine was really old and most likely very inefficient so probably skewing my opinion a bit, guessing the 2025 versions are certainly a little better. I'm not a big fan of the portable ones in general due to efficiancy, although they have improved. But they only allow this type of unit where she lives. So far, so good. They are required to run the heat in the building until May 31 I guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 This sucks. https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/south-county/fire-breaks-out-at-matunuck-oyster-bar/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 On 5/12/2025 at 12:53 PM, backedgeapproaching said: I have 4 units, its amazing how much more efficient they are at cooling my house. Keeps whole house comfortable. Previously had 3 older window units and a Portable AC it's laugable how much better the Midea's are. The Portable AC was absolutely awful. Been trying to talk my brother into buying a couple of these but he's sticking with his floor unit that vents out the window. It fills up with water pretty quickly and he swears and empties it, rinse and repeat. I'll show these to him again today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 On 5/20/2025 at 4:20 PM, BrianW said: This sucks. https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/south-county/fire-breaks-out-at-matunuck-oyster-bar/ They're going to rebuild so the new place should be nicer. My favorite oyster spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTSkywarn Posted Wednesday at 01:05 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:05 AM I have a trip planned to Tornado Alley the 1st week of August! Staying 3 nights in Norman, OK, Osage Beach, MO, and Galena, IL. Touring the National Weather Center in Norman. I know it's not the peak tornado season down there, but what do you folks think the odds are of me encountering some severe weather down there that time of year? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolri_wx Posted yesterday at 01:08 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 01:08 AM Did the Storm Prediction Center get shut down? Or just an outage? Wanted to look at the HREF and got this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolri_wx Posted yesterday at 01:11 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 01:11 AM 2 minutes ago, bristolri_wx said: Did the Storm Prediction Center get shut down? Or just an outage? Wanted to look at the HREF and got this... And it was a hiccup because while I was googling it came back up! Was down for several minutes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTSkywarn Posted yesterday at 01:54 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:54 AM Did the Storm Prediction Center get shut down? Or just an outage? Wanted to look at the HREF and got this... I sure hope not! Wanted to get down there to tour it before Trump shuts it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted yesterday at 11:49 AM Share Posted yesterday at 11:49 AM I assume this was a bear. Never broke the hook or pulled the feeder down. Just punched, smashed, and ate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted yesterday at 12:17 PM Share Posted yesterday at 12:17 PM 11 hours ago, bristolri_wx said: Did the Storm Prediction Center get shut down? Or just an outage? Wanted to look at the HREF and got this... That's been happening for a couple weeks now. Not sure if it's the result of DDOS attacks (these govt servers just get hammered all the time) or some broken/overloaded proxy servers that need replacing. I kind of suspect that the cybersecurity scanning tools (tenable, etc) that are employed constantly are almost acting like DOS attacks with the port scans and the proxy server can't handle all the incoming requests. The repeating pattern of a couple minutes of down time, and then fine for several hours suggests it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago On 6/3/2025 at 9:05 PM, CTSkywarn said: I have a trip planned to Tornado Alley the 1st week of August! Staying 3 nights in Norman, OK, Osage Beach, MO, and Galena, IL. Touring the National Weather Center in Norman. I know it's not the peak tornado season down there, but what do you folks think the odds are of me encountering some severe weather down there that time of year? Still a decent chance, probably based more on Kansas and the Colorado Front Range based on climo. Good luck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago 6 hours ago, dendrite said: I assume this was a bear. Never broke the hook or pulled the feeder down. Just punched, smashed, and ate. Sounds about right. It seems like they literally suck the seeds like a vacuum out of mine but the feeders are almost always completely left intact. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago 1 hour ago, backedgeapproaching said: Sounds about right. It seems like they literally suck the seeds like a vacuum out of mine but the feeders are almost always completely left intact. Can’t completely break it. They want that sucker refilled. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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