Danby Air Conditioner Replacement & Upgrade

ReenieG

After doing a little research and looking at this post link below, I decided to replace my failed Danby with a similar Midea 6000 btu air conditioner.

https://tab-rv.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/17220/replacing-danby-air-conditioner-with-midea-maw06r1wwt

My model number is slightly different just purchased in July 2025. Apparently it's a better fit than the previous poster's model. 

My model #MAWO6R1YWT-S purchased at Sam's Club for $159 on sale.

Installation pics below.

ReenieG

This is the finished product. No spacers behind the unit were needed. The new unit filled the space front to back. The trim piece had to be refitted though and in order to clean the filter, the trim piece will need to be removed.

I removed the deflectors from the Danby AC and placed them on the back of the Midea AC before installing. I used 2" 3M tape. 

Sharon_is_SAM

Nice fit ReenieG!  You may want to consider stuffing some insulation in any space between the box and the A/C unit, although, on yours, there isn’t much of a gap.

ReenieG

Thanks Sharon. I've already wedged the foam insulation that came with the new unit underneath the frame piece to take care of that gap. Here's what it looks like without the trim piece. 

ReenieG

Using the Midea AC this past week while camping, I discovered a really cool feature... 

When setting the fan and mode to auto and eco, when it reaches the temp selected, the unit seems to shut itself off! I thought something had happened, but lo and behold, when the temp warms back up, the compressor and fan kicks right back on! Pretty cool, huh? There's a bit of thermostat difference of about 3 degrees so when I had the AC set at 75, the cabin temp was reading about 78.