Frigidaire FAC124P1A Compact II 12,000-BTU Room Air Conditioner with Electronic Controls Reviews

An excellent value for the money. Cools a 650 sf. apt. quickly. Not exactly whisper quiet,but not disruptive and a fair trade off for an inexpensive in the wall unit. There were no unexpected hassles with installation.

Bottom line: AC review

This unit does exactly what the manufacturer says it will do. So far so good. However; the directions, as others have stated, are minimal and the photos are washed out with too little contrast so don't rely on precise instructions for installation. I had to install this in a window with a jalousey-type mechanism as it was the only window in my home...

Bottom line: Pretty good, but...

This unit is fabulous!! I have 1200 square feet of space and my ceilings are 7 feet and this unit has no problem cooling it! I keep my area at 73 degrees. Plenty cool enough for me. I know it says 640 square feet, but it runs perfect. I also love the auto features. It shuts down when the temp is met! The fan also adjusts itself to run at a speed...

Bottom line: Excellent Product!

This air conditioner is very good. I have read reviews before on how loud it is, but thats not so true. I have a large bedroom and its perfect.It lets out cold air and has good strength. I'm gald i purchased it. I would definetly recommend this air conditioner to anyone!!!!

Bottom line: its worth getting

I bought the newer model at Lowe's for $299 and it has a better energy efficiency. The unit is pretty quiet and does a decent job of cooling my 1000 sq foot apartment. I don't need the place ice cold though.

Bottom line: Good Unit

The air conditioner itself is perfectly fine. It blows cold air, as advertised. What is not perfectly fine, are its incomprehensible installation instructions, which are supplemented with washed out, unfocused photographs. The instructions would have been more useful if badly trained seals had put them together.

Bottom line: Competent AC; incompetent installation instructions

I am cool!!!!! after a week of being way too hot, need I say more? My husband says that it was easy to install, he loves the remote ( what guy wouldn't). I think it is a little louder than our last one, but I think it cools better. What we really liked and appreciated was the excellent shipping service we received. It was free, it was fast, and it...

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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.

Bottom line: Does the job well

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...

Bottom line: Too Cold

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...

Bottom line: Excellent A/C At An Excellent Price

The unit is nice and compact, but, it is too loud. I think it is due to the material it is used inside, which helps to make flappy noises when the fan blows the air around.

Bottom line: It is good but too loud!

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 12,000 BTU window unit because it's affordable and easy to install. I wish this unit was offered with mechanical controls because I do NOT like the electronics (one more thing to...

Bottom line: Nice A/C, but kinda chincy

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...

Bottom line: FAC124P1A

I bought this for my parents who live in a 1 bedroom in-law apartment. I thought 12,000 BTUs would be a big improvement over the 5,000 BTU they had. But it is not. The fan blows harder (and louder) but even after running all day it cant cool off the apartment which is only a livingroom kitchen combined and a bedroom. Even with ceiling fans on it...

Bottom line: Not much cooling for 12,000 BTUs

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...

Bottom line: Way Cool!