Frigidaire FAX052P7A Window Unit Air Conditioner
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Frigidaire FAX052P7A Window Unit Air Conditioner
Customer Review: Noisy
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought it for the size and price. It works very well for my small bedroom but it is quite noisy. Also it doesn't have an energy saver setting.Customer Review: cool deal!
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 little window unit because it's cheap and easy to install.
After running the air conditioner for about three hours (on high), the bedroom will be fairly cool, but I'm not sure how it's doing on humidity. I never see any water dripping outside, but you can hear the water slurping around in the back of the unit.
However, this 5,000 BTU a/c will never get the room cold, cold, cold. The room space is 12' by 13' with 9' ceilings and while it (eventually) will get the air feeling comfy, it doesn't make it bitter cold. Even if it runs all night on high, max temp, it never gets the room past "comfy cold."
And it's noisy. I don't mind some white noise so I'm able to sleep even when the thing is blaring away but some folks might be disturbed by the loud fan motor.
For the money, it's a good deal and it'll keep you from going stark-raving mad when the dog days of summer hit. But it *is* very cheaply made. The unit arrives partially disassembled (which surprised me). The top bar and side pleats have to be installed. The styrofoam shipping blocks in the vents are nearly impossible to get out. Ick.
And those 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. Short of making it out of corrugated cardboard, I don't believe it'd be possible to make this unit any more cheaply. But if it lasts for a couple years, I'll be a happy camper.
One last note, this has the LOWEST efficiency rating of any unit on the market. You get what you pay for.
I bought three of these units so I could survive the summer, so I guess I've voted with my wallet.
Customer Review: Not bad for the price
Summary: 3 Stars
This AC is pretty light compared to my other AC's and is easy to install. Requires some assembly but nothing too complicated. The performance of this AC isn't quite as good as my other AC's. My major problem is it seems to cycle on and off way too frequently so it doesn't seem to make the room cold enough. It's good enough to cool a small to medium size room but if your looking for a unit that makes it really cold then I wouldn't recommend this one. I use this AC for a small room and it hardly gets cold no matter how long i put it on but it does a good job of making the room more comfortable. This AC is very loud as once the compressor kicks in , it tends to rattle the cage making this really annoying rattling sound. If your a light sleeper then this will really bother you. It also makes a continuous splashing noise but this doesn't bother me too much. This AC is good for the price and makes summer in my room a lot more bearable but if I had the chance , I wouldn't buy this unit again.Customer Review: Good news is it does cool
Summary: 3 Stars
Been using this a.c. for about a month. Cools well. But disappointed that there's no energy saver feature. It just runs non-stop. Also would have liked a remote. And since several retailers sell small air conditioners with these features for the same price, you might want to look around before purchasing this one.Customer Review: Why is their packing foam inside the unit?
Summary: 3 Stars
We got this this spring in preparation for the summer but are afraid to use it. It seems to have a large piece of packing foam inside and no way to get it out. Is this supposed to be part of the unit or is it why some recent reviews say theirs isn't working?