Friedrich XQ05M10 Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this window air conditioner because I wanted a quiet unit for a small bedroom. The keyword is "quiet", and this unit was supposedly one of the most quiet small units available.
The good part. The unit is very quiet on the outside. This is a good unit if you do not wish to disturb your neighbors. It also makes little or no "water splashing" sounds, which is common in window units.
The bad part: It has characteristics that it should not have at this price. First, the thermostat has a loud "click" that is annoying each time it turns the compressor on or off.
Second, the unit has, in my opinion, an engineering flaw. If there is high humidity, water not only drips off the cooling fins (which is normal), but is also drawn into the air stream. The fan blows the air at high speed through a styrofoam air passage and into the room. Water droplets in the airstream hit the styrofoam at high speed, which creates a loud and annoying "pinging" sound. The intensity and pitch of the "pinging" is a function of humidity and blower speed. The pinging noise decreases, and eventually disappears, as the unit reduces the humidity in the room. If the humidity is high and the outside temperature is not too warm (common in Connecticut), the compressor will remain off for a sufficient time for humidity to return into the room. When the compressor cycles on to again cool the room, the pinging will resume until the humidity in the room is again reduced. This causes an annoying noise pattern that I find unacceptable for sleeping. There is no pinging if there is low humidity.
Third, the unit has a loud low frequency harmonic when the compressor first comes on. This sound tends to vanish after the compressor has run for several minutes.
And fourth, the quality control is not what it should be at this price. The centrifugal (squirrel-cage) fan is made of plastic, and half of one of its blades (ribs) was broken and missing.
Lastly, my emails and complaint letter to customer service were ignored.


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Friedrich X-Star Series XQ06M10 6,000 BTU Room Air Conditioner Review

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(More customer reviews)I was looking for two small, extremely efficient window air conditioners because I had two small bedrooms that were on the same 20 amp circuit (previous owner of the house added the second room and just tied it in to the adjacent room's circuit) and I didn't want to have to worry about using the television, computer or any other combination of electronic gizmos in either room while both A/C's were on.
One room is my toddler's bedroom, so I was looking for a particularly quiet unit. Another window AC we had was only two years old and 5000 BTU and you could hear the compressor throughout the house when it went on at night.
Needless to say, these air conditioners are fantastic. They're SEER 12, which is as high efficiency as I could find in a window unit, and they are EXTREMELY quiet. There is a slight click when the compressor turns on, and because the fan is so soft on the lowest setting (which is enough to cool these rooms), I was afraid I wouldn't be able to sleep through it, but it turned out not to be a problem. It's definitely quiet enough that you get used to it, and my toddler (who DID NOT want an air conditioner in his room, but who can't sleep well in the heat) slept all night without waking up once the first night.
Installation is a snap. They come with a window sleeve. You just put the curtain extensions on the sleeve and install the sleeve in the window. I did had to screw a board into the sash because we have the newer vinyl windows with the thin lip that wouldn't support any A/C. After that, just slide the unit into the sleeve and put the face on. There are tabs in the face for left or right cord exit.
The only drawback is that the sleeve is very flexible/flimsy, and the shipping company (I did not buy from Amazon) bent/dinged both sleeves, so when you receive your units, make SURE you open and check the sleeves for damages BEFORE the trucking company leaves! Mine weren't damaged beyond my ability to hammer/bend them back into shape, but I shouldn't have had to do that to new units.
When you get your X-Star's, they will come in larger boxes than you are probably accustomed to for units in this BTU range. Open the box and the X-Star looks HUGE and you might think you'll never be able to carry it. However, there is a lot of space inside the actual A/C between the fan and the coils, and the unit is not that heavy. Perhaps all the space inside the unit is something to do with the newer environmentally friendly A/C freon -- maybe it required a design where they didn't cram all the components into a compact space. So while the unit looks big, it isn't any heavier than other units in this range. I'd still use two people just because of its size, but you could do it yourself if you can lift a typical air conditioner.
Plug it in and start it up, and the sound is of a commercial, solid unit that's meant to last years, not a junky cheap and noisy unit that will last a couple seasons before it starts struggling to cool and keeps you up at night with rattles in the cabinet.
Time will tell if these A/C's stand the test of time, but so far I'm one happy camper.


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Frigidaire FRA062AT7 Window-Mounted Mini Compact Room Air Conditioner Review

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(More customer reviews)my room was so damned hot and for the price, this little thing does THE trick. will cool down the room in just 2 minutes or less. love my mini frigidaire!!

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Frigidaire 6000-BTU Mini Compact Window Air Conditioner Review

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(More customer reviews)I have this unit installed in the bedroom. A very quiet unit, can hardly hear the compressor kick on. Perfect for the bedroom....12x14. The noise is less than a box fan. I leave it running 24/7 and surprisingly does not effect the power bill a lot, seems real efficient. I had to adjust the tilt of the unit after the first install because of a sloshing sound from the fan in the rear of the unit. This was caused by the fan sloshing the water. The unit needs to be nice and level. The buttons on the front are easily cleaned, and the remote is the same way with its flat design. The filter comes out and is cleaned with out any effort. The unit does not have a fresh air/recirculate switch as some of the larger models. From the large amounts of humidity it pulls from the room, I assume its only recirculate. After a few days without any rain in a small room over night, it can leave you with a dry throat and irritated sinuses from the low humidity in the room.

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Frigidaire FRA052XT7 5,000 BTU Mini Window Air Conditioner Review

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(More customer reviews)I got it hoping it would keep my apartment cool-ER. I expected it to keep it comfortable, not cold. I also had a bit of a problem with size. The only window that opens in my house is a vertical sliding window, which Air Conditioners I can afford, aren't made for.
Once I received it, I started to assemble and install. Originally I was going to leave the extensions off, since my window was only 18 inches wide, but after I got it and thought about it more, I realized they could still help keep it supported. So I put them on. They are about an inch inside the window, to help it from falling out. Also, I originally hoped to buy some wood and put that above it, but once I saw how sturdy it was with just the extensions, I put cardboard above it and plastic taped around the edges with duct tape. Very red neck, I know. It's sealed with the help of some other bits that came with it to help seal it.
I installed it a little over 12 hours ago and my home is cold. I live in a house above a garage. Just a large living room, average bathroom and small bedroom. It's 621 SQ Feet.(assuming I did the math correctly. 23 x 27 feet.) This is total, but there are 3 separate rooms here. (Also, I have a low ceiling, only 6.5 Feet.) I placed it in my only opening window in the living room and it keeps the bathroom cold which is closest, and my bedroom pretty cold too, which is farthest. A lot larger than advertised for. I didn't care, I needed a little cooler than I had. Before, it was hotter inside than it was outside. I have it on high, but will consider turning it down, which I never thought I would do. I like the cold. It's THAT cold.
For $110, I got an amazing air conditioner that perform WAY better than expected/advertised and it got here exceptionally fast too. It arrived 4 days after I ordered it with standard shipping and handling. I am a very happy costumer.

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