The Midea PortaSplit is one of the most sought-after portable cooling units in Germany — and one of the hardest to find in stock once a heatwave hits. Search interest jumps when temperatures climb, units sell within hours of landing on shelves, and you can easily waste an afternoon driving to stores that sold out yesterday. This guide shows the reliable way to actually get one.
Where is the Midea PortaSplit sold in Germany?
The Midea PortaSplit is carried by major German DIY and electronics retailers, and OBI is the most practical starting point because its stock can be checked at the level of an individual store. Rather than trusting a generic "available online" badge, you want store-level, postal-code availability — which stores near you physically have a unit you can collect today. That's the difference between a wasted trip and walking out with one.
How to check live PortaSplit stock by postal code
The fastest method is a live availability map instead of refreshing product pages by hand:
- Enter your postal code (PLZ) and a search radius.
- Read the store markers — green and amber stores have units now; red are sold out.
- Sort by distance to find the closest store with stock.
- Open the store's listing to see the current price and reserve it.
This is exactly what the live PortaSplit stock map does — it polls real store availability so you see the current picture, not a cached "in stock" label from last week.
Reserve for pickup instead of waiting for delivery
When a store shows stock, in-store pickup is almost always faster than delivery during a heatwave, when carriers are backed up and online stock vanishes mid-checkout. Reserve the unit online, then collect it the same day. Each store listing on the live map links directly to the retailer's product page so you can lock in your unit before someone else does.
What to do when the PortaSplit is sold out everywhere
During a peak heatwave, it's normal to see every store red. You have three good moves:
- Set a back-in-stock alert. Instead of checking all day, get an email the moment a store near you restocks. This is the single highest-leverage action.
- Consider a proven alternative. Monoblock mobile air conditioners from Comfee or KGM are usually cheaper and come back in stock more often than the PortaSplit. Compare them on the mobile air conditioner page.
- Bridge the gap. A fan or an evaporative air cooler won't match a split AC, but it'll get you through the next few hot days while you wait for a restock.
How to time your purchase
The cheapest, most available cooling gear sells out fastest once a heatwave is announced. If you can, buy before the forecast turns — or, if you've missed that window, set an alert and be ready to reserve the instant stock returns. The people who get a PortaSplit aren't refreshing the page at the right second; they're the ones who got notified first.