Frigidaire FAX052P7 Thru-Wall/Window Air Conditioner  Product Reviews

"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."

"For the price, this unit is pretty decent. It does a good job at cooling small bedrooms or offices. My only real complaint is that it is quite loud. There are different cooling settings and while the lower ones are much quieter, they don't do very much to cool the room. All in all, I'm satisfied with the unit."