Frigidaire FAC106P1A Compact II 10,000-BTU Room Air Conditioner with Electronic Controls
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Frigidaire FAC106P1A Compact II 10,000-BTU Room Air Conditioner with Electronic Controls
Customer Review: Love It!
Summary: 5 Stars
A great air conditioner with good features. Gets the job done and works much better than the Maytag air conditioner I had, which was way too noisy! I am going to switch my other unit to Frigidaire as well and I will stick with Frigidaire brand from now on.Customer Review: Perfect to cool 450sqft garage
Summary: 5 Stars
I needed a spot to do my wood working and race slot cars. So my 450sqft, 2 car garage got turned into manland here in the South. I buried the ceiling and covered the walls and sliding door with insulation, then put 3 coats of epoxy on the floor(the cement dust was coming into the house in drifts). I needed a A/C unit to cool the space.
I did a bunch of research on window A/C units. I'm retired from GE, and get HUGE discounts on GE products. Most of the units I found(including the GE models) were only modestly energy efficient
The description goes into most of the key points, so I won't repeat them here, but a nice touch not described is the negative ion generation...it aids the collection of dust and makes the air quite pleasant(Like after a rain storm...all the negative ions makes it nice to breath).
Installation was easy except for one caveat. The installation assumes you have a wood window unit. How you get around that is up to you.
At $259, Lowes, Home Depot or GE couldn't compete, even with inferior units.
I've been quite happy with my purchase.
Customer Review: Power Failure Recovery?
Summary: 3 Stars
Does anyone know if this unit will recover by itself from a power failure? All previous units that I have owned do so, but current models appear to be electronically controlled and therefore sit there like a stone after a power dip. Imagine if your food freezer did that while you were out on a two week vacation? You would be cleaning up a pile of dead meat! I need a small AC to dehumidify my shop and I also want to leave it unattended for days on end.
Anyone KNOW about this one? Others?
Customer Review: Shiver - Sweat Cycles
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this AC because of its power and energy efficiency, but those two qualities are exactly what make me hate it now. When it's on a cooling cycle, it noisily blasts arctic air until it hits the targeted temperature, then it completely shuts off! No fan, no blower, just off. Silence. Until the room warms up and the unit roars back to life. And it is LOUD!
I'm not sure what the actual temperature spread is between cycles, but, as this unit is in my bedroom, I spend the night alternately sweating when it's off, and shivering when it's on. Add in the huge noise differential between when it's running and when it's not, and it adds up to a very unpleasant night. I despise this AC.
Customer Review: Summer relief
Summary: 4 Stars
We purchased the Frigidaire Compact 10,000-BTU air conditioner to use in the garage. Our son makes carts for handicapped dogs and his workshop is in the garage. We tried a portable unit before buying the window unit. It was a waste of time and money. We did have to hire someone to make a "window" in the garage wall, but it's been worth the effort. The unit cools and dehumidifies the space where he works and it's not noisy.
We picked it because it was rated well by Consumer Reports and had an Energy Star rating.