Frigidaire FAC126P1 Thru-Wall/Window Air Conditioner  Product Reviews

"My employer purchased this AC for my office. Noise level is impossible. The manufacturer refused to help."

"This air conditioner I purchased new for around $269.00. Its small width, (hence the name Compact II) fits in the small width double hung window that I needed it for (I believe my window is 24" width). Most standard sized window units will not. This is one of the reasons for buying it, along with its low price. This unit blows extremely cold and cools my living room and kitchen with ease even on the most brutal summer days in New York. I have no complaints about the ability of this unit to cool whatsoever. My only complaint is it is extremely noisy - it sounds like a factory. It is even very noisy at its lowest fan setting. The manual says to lower the fan if it is too noisy, but that is an exercise in futility. So if you're gonna have to hear it, might as well leave it at maximum. I like the variable fan speed feature. So one would be hard pressed to find a 12,000 BTU for the price of this Frigidaire unit, but you WILL be stuck with the noise. Frigidaire should reverse engineer a Panasonic air conditioner if they want to be serious about competing in this market. I gave it a generous three stars because of its impractical noise levels."

"Motor for air circulation and 89 step speed control for this fan motor makes a loud hum disturbing whole house...can't get away from noise. Authorized service center kept 8 weeks and would not work on it because not bot there, 2nd auth serv center looked at it, called company and they wanted to replace whole A/C, listened to replacement and it was noisier than first...did not take. Now being offered 100% value on purchase of another Frigidaire unit of my choice...not found yet as units are now in storage. Will try in spring. Lost use of this one for whole year."