Airconditioners Prices - Customer reviews - Frigidaire FAC124P1A Compact II 12,000-BTU Room Air Conditioner with Electronic Controls

Manufacturer: Frigidaire

List Price: $439.99
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Name: Arachkid
Location: California USA
Date: 2006-09-13
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Way Cool!
Comment: I ordered this unit from Amazon during the two week plus heat wave here in southern California when it remained at over 110 degrees during the day and 85 degrees at night. During this time our old 10,000 BTU Sears unit died and you couldn't buy, beg, borrow or steal a suitable replacement in SoCal. When we received this Frigidaire, I immediately installed it and ran it nonstop for almost two weeks. The installation was easy and the Frigidaire easily outperformed the Sears on its best day. The continually variable fan speed which resets as needed during the "auto cool" setting is really effective at cooling a room.

Probably the best feature of this a/c, besides its outstanding performance, is its compact size. We live in an ancient house and only have 21 3/8 inches of window opening space. The Frigidaire is only 19 1/8 inches wide, an inch less than the 10,000 BTU Sears a/c it replaced. I am aware that there are "casement" style a/c units available for narrow window openings. Unfortunately, after extensive investigation of these units, it seems that they are less fully featured than the non casement a/c units.

If this Frigidaire is ever available on Amazon again, I'll buy a spare. I might even buy two.

Name: E-Man
Location: Boston, MA
Date: 2007-07-18
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Excellent A/C At An Excellent Price
Comment: This is a fine air conditioner and a good value. It is compact and fits easily in most standard windows. It's electronic controls offer many refinements/conveniences which your old a/c does not. It is also much more efficient than your old a/c, and the electronic controls make operating it efficiently simple and straight-forward. Manuals and installation instructions can be found at:

http://www.frigidaire.com/products/roomair/window_mounted/compact_II/prod_FAC124P1.asp

To address some of the points raised in the other reviews: this is a powerful unit. It is meant to cool 650+ sq. ft. It is easily up to that task, and in fact does a pretty good job of keeping my entire 1300+ sq. ft. house comfortable. As such, it is not a good choice as a bedroom unit, unless you have an enormous bedroom. Although it is no noisier than competitive units of the same capacity, the compressor and blower do produce some noise and you would not want this unit 6 feet from your ear when trying to sleep at night. That said, I have it in a hall window about 10 feet from my 3 bedrooms, and the noise level is very reasonable and acceptable. The blower is electronic and continuously adjustable, which helps quite a bit.

The construction of this unit is no less robust than most other modern a/c's, with the possible exception of the top-end brands costing twice as much. The case is all metal. The vents and vent covers are plastic and need to be handled with normal care, but they are not especially delicate. The switches seem robust. All the functions can be very conveniently controlled via remote. The remote "beep" which confirms operation is not particularly loud and not being able to turn it off is not a problem. The vents offer slightly less control of the airflow than the unit this replaced, but the difference is minor and of no real consequence.

The window mounting is achieved with conventional accordion "wings" which are easily installed, and if need be, replaced. Again, they are no less robust than competitive units and if used with normal care and common sense, will likely hold up as well as any of this type of equipment does. There are a/c's which are designed to use a "sleeve" mount, which in my opinion is more of a pain than a convenience.

This unit is inexpensive in comparison to the competition, and is just as well constructed as most and has the same features. It cost me about 20% less than the next lowest priced unit (a Kenmore) and 25%+ less than anything I could find at the big-box home-repair stores. I cannot say if it will live as long; I'll report back in 20 years and advise ;-)

The unit is heavy (80 lbs.), but comparable to the competition. It will take two of you to put this in and out of the window, but even two smaller folks can hand this simply and easily.

I would recommend this unit. I purchased mine at a local store of a major national electronics chain for $285.

Name: HR Bookworm
Location: New York
Date: 2008-06-12
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Too Cold
Comment: Wow this machine is great the noise was not a problem for me. The noise level was the average with most comparable machines too me. I will admit I do not watch much TV in the bedroom I am more of a reader so I would not be the best of judge for how the noise would interupt TV viewing.

On the highest setting it is too cold, but it this not the point of an AC. You can however sleep comfortably with the AC on 78 degrees; this takes out the Humidity, cools the room to a comfortable level and still allows for savings on your electric bill. (The 78 degrees reflects my opinion for normal summer days Not for Heat Waves during heat waves I Turn my AC Down to 65 degrees, I rather be safely cool than sweaty)

This is a Great AC for a great Price, I am thinking about purchasing one for a larger area maybe living room and kitchen area since its cooling capacity is so Great. Buy it you will not waste you money.

Name: Kimo
Location: Honolulu, HI
Date: 2007-05-16
Customer Rating: -

Summary: FAC124P1A
Comment: 1. Unit arrived a week earlier than expected--great for prepping.
2. Unit received by apartment security which did not see front lower right corner damage--resulted in cracked upper right front bezel--I'll take care of this later.
3. All components neatly packaged.
4. Installation instructions short and clear.
5. Too early to tell about use yet--summer is coming and now I'm ready

Name: cool in nyc
Location:
Date: 2008-07-16
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Does the job well
Comment: 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.

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