Frigidaire FAA055P7A Compact Small-Room Air Conditioner with Remote Control
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Frigidaire FAA055P7A Compact Small-Room Air Conditioner with Remote Control
Customer Review: Good for the price
Summary: 4 Stars
This unit cooled the bedroom in our basement really well. Its a little loud, which is the only reason I wouldn't give this product a 5, but it isn't terrible. Overall it works well and is very energy efficient.Customer Review: Good little unit but a couple things.
Summary: 4 Stars
Pros.
Very Energy efficient. Small and easy to install. Remote control. Not very loud.
Cons.
Some of the fins on the back of my unit were bent from the factory, just cosmetic, so no big deal.
I wish the flaps that you extend to fit the window were more airtight. I had to seal them myself or air could escape.
I keep this in an upstairs bedroom, and it keeps the room nice and cool as a supplement to my central air. It not very loud, more of a white noise. It keeps the room cool and was a good value for the price. I wasnt thrilled with the side flap extenders as there is small gaps where air could escape or possibly small insects could get in, but I sealed them with tape and silicone. So no big deal. Overall im happy with the unit and it keeps my electric bill lower by not having to crank my central air up to keep my upstairs cool, which turns my downstairs meatlocker cold... I think the unit pays for itself. No reliablity issues so far and I consider it a good investment, but did take a little tweaking to seal everything up. I run it on enery saver mode all the time with the air purifier on.
Overall 4 1/2 out of 5.
Customer Review: Good overall, though a bit noisy
Summary: 4 Stars
I really like the appearance of this air conditioner and the ability to set the desired temperature. The electronic controls have been great so far, as well as on the remote control. I haven't had it for very long yet, so I can't speak to its durability.
The one thing that stands out is that it is loud. Granted, I have a small bedroom and the air conditioner is set in a window right at the end of my bed, but it still seems loud to me.
Again, overall, I am very happy with this purchase and I especially like that it is an energy saver.
Customer Review: Good product with bad installation manual
Summary: 4 Stars
Purchased it for bed room size 15' x 12'. Happy with the performance. However, installation manual does not have sufficient detail and need some improvement. It took couple of trials and errors before final installation due to poor quality manual. 5 points for easy installation and performance and 3 points for installation instruction manual.Customer Review: Good, but not great.
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought two of these units to help supplement my apartment's lousy central a/c, which doesn't properly cool my office or my bedroom in the long, hot Texas summers.
Energy efficiency was a main concern for me, and this one has the highest EER of anything else I found on the market.
As for power, I've found it to be more than adequate for a small room. Even on "energy saver" mode, my two units cool each room quickly, even at the hottest parts of the hottest days.
Noise is one area I'm a little iffy about. I rarely notice the one in my office, but when I'm trying to get to sleep in my bedroom, it can sometimes be a little jarring when the fan and/or compressor kick on, even at the lowest settings. (Note: this isn't a vibration issue. I spent loads of time and money carefully applying extra weather-stripping and other padding around every surface between the unit and the window.)
I like the idea of the air purifier, but it's impossible to say if it's actually doing anything, and I wonder how much extra power it uses up. And since the only "filter" is basically a piece of cheesecloth on a plastic frame, I really doubt it's able to catch "pollen and impurities", as advertised.
The side panels are useless. You can actually see daylight coming through the gaps between the adjustable frame and the accordian-style baffles (which means hot air is free to blow in, ruining the efficiency of the unit). Plus, even with considerable effort, I never got the side panels to properly line up with the window frame. My solution was to cut a couple panels of styrofoam insulation to fit in front of the a/c's panels, and then caulk around them for an air-tight seal.
I'd love to find a model that is programmable (even a $20 thermostat for a central air unit allows you to set custom temps for particular hours and days of the week). But this unit, like most in its class, only has very primitive (and largely useless) timing features. Another annoying issue about the controls are the lights. Every button has a bright green light showing the current selection, which all stay on as long as the unit is powered-up. Combined, it's enough light to cast shadows in my bedroom (almost as bright as a typical night-light)... very annoying. Even more silly, it's not like you can actually USE the control panel in the dark, because none of the LABELS for the buttons are lighted. I wish the panel would go to "sleep" after a few minutes of inactivity, or the lights were a whole lot dimmer. Or removed altogether.
So, in terms of power and efficiency, it definitely gets the job done. But there are plenty of details that need improvement, and if you're a light sleeper, you might want to consider another product for your bedroom.