Frigidaire FAC124P1A Compact II 12,000-BTU Room Air Conditioner with Electronic Controls
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Frigidaire FAC124P1A Compact II 12,000-BTU Room Air Conditioner with Electronic Controls
Customer Review: its worth getting
Summary: 4 Stars
This air conditioner is very good. I have read reviews before on how loud it is, but thats not so true. I have a large bedroom and its perfect.It lets out cold air and has good strength. I'm gald i purchased it. I would definetly recommend this air conditioner to anyone!!!!
Customer Review: Does the job well
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this air conditioner despite reviews that it is too noisy. It is no louder than other A/C units I have had before, and works well so far. I haven't had it long. The unit was very easy to install and was cooling my apartment less than an hour after it arrived.Customer Review: Good Unit
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought the newer model at Lowe's for $299 and it has a better energy efficiency. The unit is pretty quiet and does a decent job of cooling my 1000 sq foot apartment. I don't need the place ice cold though.Customer Review: Nice A/C, but kinda chincy
Summary: 3 Stars
I recently moved into an old house with no central air. The summers here are mighty humid and hot, with temps of 100 degrees during the worst of it. I purchased this 12,000 BTU window unit because it's affordable and easy to install.
I wish this unit was offered with mechanical controls because I do NOT like the electronics (one more thing to break), but alas, it's only offered with the electronics. However, I was impressed with their ease of use. They are fairly user-friendly, but you may need a magnifying glass to see the little tiny printing on the displays.
As to the chilling details, I was surpised and pleased with the cooling power of this unit. I also have the 5,000 and 6,000 BTU a/c's and those units never can pedal fast enough to keep up with the hottest days of summer. This unit (which has a much, much higher efficiency rating than its 5,000 and 6,000 BTU cousins) seems to be stronger, quieter and better built.
I'm currently using this unit it to cool a 500+ square foot area with 16 massive windows (and a southern exposure) and 10' ceilings and thus far, it's doing very, very well.
However, it is noisy. I don't mind some white noise but I have to turn the television way, way up just to hear anything.
This unit arrives partially disassembled (which surprised me). The top bar and side pleats have to be installed. The styrofoam shipping blocks in the side vents are nearly impossible to get out. Ick. And the vents (where the air blows out) had to be installed. I had to use my bowling words and lots of upper body strength to get those &^%$ things popped into place.
The accordian pleats on the side can't possibly last more than a couple years. They're thin and light and I was afraid of breaking them whilst doing the install! (Pass the duct tape, please.) The shroud inside the unit (where the cold air blows) is lined with chincy-looking plastic and styrofoam.
I bought three of these units so I could survive the summer, so I guess I've voted with my wallet. Window units are never as good as central air, but these little sweeties will keep me from going stark-raving mad when the temps start to climb.
Customer Review: Decent unit
Summary: 3 Stars
We're generally satisfied with this AC unit. We live in an NYC apartment and this is for our living room (with hopefully some spillover coolness to make the entryway and kitchen passable).
Our living room is 16 x 12 feet with 8 1/2 foot ceilings. The unit does cool it down but we don't think it has the cooling power of the older unit we used to have. It is a little louder than you'd like but that's true of most of them still.
Still heavy (though less so than our old unit). Had to have our super correctly install it with the legal NYC supports required. Overall no major complaints and would generally recommend it so far - we just bought this summer of 2010 so can't speak to longevity.