Frigidaire FAA065P7A 6,000 BTU MSII Air Conditioner with Electronic Controls
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Frigidaire FAA065P7A 6,000 BTU MSII Air Conditioner with Electronic Controls
Customer Review: Very Nice
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, this air conditioner was delivered about 5 days earlier than the delivery estimate which was awesome. Getting it ready to put in my window was easy and I was able to do it by myself. The only hard part was screwing on the top railing because the top of the air conditioner bowes down a bit and there is padding added to the top rail, probably for insulation, which made it impossible to get the tiny screws to attach to the top of the air conditioner through the padding. In order to get all four screws in I had to peel off the padding. Once I did that, I had no problems and it seems to have no affect on the insulation in my window. The only other thing to watch out for is when you are putting it in your window, be carefull of the back of the air conditioner. The back cover is made out of a metal mesh type stuff and I grabbed onto this and ended up getting multiple little paper cuts on 6 of my fingers. It didn't hurt, but I got blood all over before I figured out where it was coming from. 6 bandaids later and being more careful where I grabbed, the unit was in the window.
My window is smaller than the recommended window size at 20 and 3/4 inches. I left off one of the side panels and it fits in my window just fine. So far I have only used the fan and the energy efficient cooling settings the latter of which cycles the air conditioner off and on. With the energy efficient settings my room gets to be a comfortable cool temp with an outside temp around 97F. I imagine that if I put on the non-energy efficient cool setting it would get even colder. Maybe even too cold. My bedroom is quite large; very close to the max square footage for this air conditioner. It cools both my bedroom and master bath. I also leave my door open a crack for the cats to come and go, and the air conditioner still works fine. This is my first air conditioner, so I don't have anything to compare it to, but for me it is great. I work nights, so it is a big deal keeping my room comfortable during the day so I can get a full 7-8hrs of sleep. I don't know yet how much it will affect my electric bills. Hopefully not too much, but even so, it is worth getting a good days sleep for me. I would definitely recommend this air conditioner.
Customer Review: Upgrade Just a Little for a Lot
Summary: 2 Stars
This is my second Frigidaire. I also own a FAA086P7A6 unit (8000 BTU) that I purchased in 2005. Here is my current setup: I have about 415 square feet to cool. It's a one bed room + living room + kitchen & small bath in a Brooklyn "railroad" apartment (narrow but long). The kitchen is separated from the bedroom and living room (which have an open archway separating them) by a tightly sealed door.
I assigned the bedroom + living room (about 300 sq. feet) to the 8000 BTU unit and the 115 square foot kitchen to the a/c for sale on this page, the 6000 BTU FAA065P7A. Long story short: This unit can't cool a 115 sq. ft. kitchen despite claiming right on the box that it can cool a 216 sq. ft. room (I know an adjustment has to be made since it's a kitchen). I'm not baking in the kitchen either. The only appliance that is generating some heat in there would be the refrigerator, but that's pretty minimal. In contrast, the 8000 BTU is able to bring the other two rooms to ice cold temperatures.
The big difference in my opinion is the airflow. The 8000 BTU unit can, when it goes to full force, push out an amazing windstorm, while this 6000 BTU unit's high setting is at most comparable to the larger unit's medium setting.
For $20 more you also get: A better automatic fan control and a temperature-aware remote that sends the "real" temperature from across the room.
This unit simply doesn't come anywhere close to that of it's slightly bigger brothers. I highly recommend the $20 or so more upgrade.
Customer Review: The best a/c on the market right now. I have 2 and want another!
Summary: 5 Stars
What I want from an air conditioner is for it to cool things off fast without making a ruckus. Before I got this I had bought and returned another brand that sounded like a souped up redneck car. It's going to be 90 degrees here today and I'm writing this from my upstairs office with this running. What's to love?
1) It gets COLD. My office is about 400 square feet and it's doing the job.
2) The fan is powerful yet not obnoxiously loud. It's not like you can't hear it, but it's not an annoying loud, either. I'm sensitive to noise and this one doesn't bother me at all. It's the sound of cool air!
3) The compressor thingy isn't loud when it kicks in.
4) ENERGY SAVER rocks! It turns the unit off when it reaches the set temp, and back on as needed. My old units would just keep blowing out air, even nasty humid air when the compressor was off. I ended up having to use a dehumidifier in conjunction with them.
5) We frequently have bad air alerts in the summer where I live, and I like that this unit has an antimicrobial mesh filter, a "clean air ionizer uses negative ion generators and electrostatic filter elements to reduce allergens in the air" and a built in dehumidifier. Sweet!
Basically, it works really well, doesn't cause new problems and will save money on power.
I have the 8,000 BTU unit in my living room. I'm using an old Sears Kenmore in my bedroom and I would love to replace it with this unit because it won't keep me awake.
Customer Review: Nice window A/C, but ...
Summary: 4 Stars
I was torn between giving this 3 or 4 stars.
I just finished installing this in my first floor bedroom window. It appears to be a very nice window A/C ... neither the fan nor compressor are too loud and the remote is going to be VERY handy.
The 2 issues that I have with this product involve its packaging and security.
The packaging appears to be adequate for a world where everyone involved in the transportation of the product will pay attention to the THIS END UP arrows. Unfortunately, that does not describe the world in which we live. It was left by UPS lying on its left side. I found that somewhwere during its travels, it was, apparently, dropped on its left-upper-rear corner ... this dented and warped the metal case, but not badly enough to warrant a return. Some strategically located styrofoam "armor" would have prevented the damage.
My second problem has to do with Frigidaire's somewhat cavalier nod toward security in its design of the unit. Installed as directed, this unit could be pulled up and out of the window in order to gain access to the home. Had Frigidaire's R&D folks simply focused for a moment on the security of the unit & home in which it is installed, they would have created that bottom rail as a deeper unit with a "rail" for both the front & rear of the sill so that a crook could not simply defenestrate the unit by grabbing it at the rear and lifting up ... the rail attachment screws would also not be readily accessible from the outside.
Customer Review: Great Unit
Summary: 5 Stars
We were looking for an A/C unit that we could use during power outages which seem to last from several days to a few weeks during hurricane season. Researched the models and reviews in Amazon and decided on the 6000 BTU Frigidaire unit. We were looking for something that would cool our bedroom and adjacent office, and also be light enough to store elsewhere and install easily when the power went out. We did appreciate all the people who took the time to give their opinions.
Unit came in quickly (as almost everything we order from Amazon does), and after unwrapping it and reading the instructions, installed it in the bedroom window. Installation was easy - no tools or fuss. Except we knew this window was about 8-inches wider than the provided accordion side spacers, so I cut and fit a piece of plywood to fill in the gap. Also used duct tape to fasten the accordion spacers in place, seal the little spaces, keep out the bugs, etc. Turned it on, and it was ever so quiet. After 3 minutes the compressor came on, and it was hardly noticeable. This is one quiet machine, and cooled down the room quickly. Am now trying to decide whether to drill a hole in the bottom of the drain pan as suggested by some of the other reviewers, or wait and see.
Bottom line is this seems to be a great unit and I would recommend it to anyone.
Followup Note: drilled a small hole in the bottom pan for condensate drainage as suggested by several other reviewers. No problems.