Frigidaire FRA053PU1 5,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner

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Product Description

Frigidaire's FRA053PU1 Portable 5,000 BTU Air Conditioner is perfect for small rooms up to 290 square feet. This unit features electronic controls and full function remote control. The antimicrobial filter reduces bacteria, room odors, and other airborne particles for a comfortable environment. It also includes swing air direction control and 3 speeds for cool and fan.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.6 x 17.5 x 28.2 inches ; 73 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 73 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B004P8K39G
• Item model number: FRA053PU1
  

Product Features

• 5,000 BTU cooling capacity
• Cools room sizes up to 290 sq. ft.
• Swing air direction control
• Antimicrobial mesh filter; Rear top filter access
• Electronic controls

 

Frigidaire FRA053PU1 5,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner

 

Customer Reviews

Purchased this unit a few weeks ago to cool a small office room (about 120sf). I was skeptical when I bought it because I was unsure how well portable AC units could be. The unit works really well and is very nice looking. The blowers are somewhat loud but given the small size of my room that is to be expected. It's not annoying loud. My only complaints were the poor documentation regarding the drainage. There are two drainage outlets. The upper one requires a garden hose attachment. This is only required if you are using the unit in the dehumidifier mode (which I am not). The instructions about this one were clear. The second drainage port is very small at the bottom of the unit. There were no specific instructions about this. It has a soft rubber cap. Once a day I place a shallow tin (pie tin) and drain the water. This is really important otherwise you will have a leak on your floor. Ideally you would hook up some type of small tube to drain. The only problem is that this drain is only about an inch above the floor which makes draining somewhat clumsy.
You do need to vent the unit and it comes with a good length, expandable, 6" thick plastic vent tube. I believe it stretches to 6 feet. Also comes with a window adapter.
Aside from the drainage issue, the unit seems very well made and works wonderfully. Comes with a remote control which I have not used.

This was working out OK for me until the weather got hot. It is kind of bulky in the room but didn't require me to remove the screen window to take it in and out of the window (if it's not too hot, I need the window for fresh air). Now that it is really hot I am realizing that it is not able to cool my 9x9 office with two computers and monitors. The problem is that it exhausts more air from the room via the window than it puts back in, so warm air gets pulled under the doors from the rest of the house. It runs constantly and can't cool the room below 77 or 78. Put my old window unit it, same 5,000 BTU's and it dropped the temp from 77 to 73 in an hour, during the hottest time of the day.
Wouldn't you know the heat wave came just a day after the return period expired? I'm stuck with it now, anyone want it?

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