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: Very nice unit
Summary: 5 Stars
Had It installed in about 20 minutes, ran it for about 10 minutes and had to turn it down cause it got too cold. The noise isnt much more than a swamp cooler going at full blast but its soooooo much nicer on the muggy monsoon nights.Customer Review: Very nice, a real bargain
Summary: 5 Stars
Yeah, its a tad heavy, have a bud help with the lifting or be ready for a couple of "I can do this" moments. Otherwise, it installs like a dream. Use the recommended table outside the window (I used a card table). Comes with wood screws expecting a wood sash, if you have the newer vinyl windows you'll have to invest in some pan heads (mine came to about a buck and a half).
Operationally, this thing's a gem. Only 10K BTU, yet it brought our Northwest heat wave under control in practically no time. Easily set for recirculate, outside air vent, or "out with the bad, in with the freshly cooled". That combined with three cooling modes: Cool, Energy Saver, and, well, Fan. Cool to start, Energy Saver to maintain. The unit is smart enough to make adjustments.
Remote carries a display of the current ambient temp, and can be synced with the main unit.
Draws less than than 8 amps, so it runs great on a 15 amp circuit.
Wow. What a friggin' life saver!
Frigidaire created the first real mass produced fridge, that thing with the coils and compressor on the top of the storage box (uh, heat rises). That gave way to style and energy consumption at the expense of practicality. This unit makes me believe that the designers at Frigidaire, regardless of where the things are manufactured, have re-found their form-follows-function roots.
A central conditioning estimate for my home came in at several thousand, a couple more of these sweet little units and I'll be appreciating the same effect for less than a grand. And with the options of recirculate, vent or exchange air. And less than 800 watts a unit.
Warranty is parts and labor for a year, with a 40 dollar extension to three years.
Very, very cool. ;-D
-Jim
Customer Review: WAY too noisy!!!
Summary: 2 Stars
This unit was nice and compact and the controls and remote were good. It also cooled and dehumified well, but I am returning it now after less than a week because not only was it too noisy for me, my neighbors had begun to complain! I don't know how these other reviewers could think it was quiet, but I could hear its loud high pitched hum throughout all the rooms in my apartment! The unit was in a completely different part of my apartment than my bedroom, but it would wake me up every time it switched on. I even had Frigidaire repair people come out to look at it because I thought something must be wrong with it since it was so loud, but they said it was the normal level of noise for that unit - hey also agreed it was very loud and recommended a Gold Star unit. I would strongly recommend against this unit if noise is a concern for you.Customer Review: Window Air Conditioner
Summary: 2 Stars
After about 6o days it began making a terrible odor. I think maybe a refrigerant leak. I threw it away and bought another brand.Customer Review: Works for me...
Summary: 5 Stars
The unit has been working great for over 3 weeks now. This 10 BTU unit works better than the Sharp 12k BTU unit that I had in the same living room. I just knew being a Frigidaire model it would work better. The energy saver mode is great and cools rather quickly. The unit is a bit loud, but it's not that noticeable IMO.
I did notice there was a small crack on the bottom of the unit when it was removed from the packaging. I assume its from UPS as they took a day later to deliver that what was posted online.