Frigidaire FRA12EPT1 12,000 BTU Portable Heat/Cool Air Conditioner with Remote Control

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Product Description

Frigidaire's FRA12EPT1 12,000 BTU Portable Heat/Cool Air Conditioner is perfect for medium to large size rooms up to 640 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 each for heat and cool.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 20 x 32 inches ; 89 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 89 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: B003HGH304
• Item model number: FRA12EPT1
  

Product Features

• 12,000 BTU heating/cooling capacity
• Cools or heats room sizes up to640 sq. ft.
• Swing air direction control
• Anti-bacterial mesh filter type, rear filter access
• Electronic controls

 

Frigidaire FRA12EPT1 12,000 BTU Portable Heat/Cool Air Conditioner with Remote Control

 

Customer Reviews

Be very careful not to tilt unit when transporting it - if tilted it MUST sit for at least two hours before starting it. This unit has worked well continuously for two weeks. I put it on a sill-height table so that the water would drain well and the exhaust tube would be straight. My only complaints are:
1. The fan never goes off no matter what setting it is on (the compressor does go off, but not the fan).
2. When cooling, a lot of heat is generated in the exhaust hose - an insulation sleeve would be nice.
3. The drain tube is way too short.

My ancient apartment has almost no ventilation throughout and is always ten to fifteen degrees hotter than outside. Those crazy summer heatwaves sometimes get my room into the high 90s and as high as 105-110! It is unbearable. I could no longer take the sleepless nights in the heat and picked up one of these units. I had to "ghetto rig" the exhaust hose up to the crank out style window using a ton of cardboard and duct tape. I have it sitting on a metal computer desk that is level with the window sill.
Pros:
-Will drop the temp of the room around ten-fifteen degrees and keep it there. While not as great a window mounted unit, I'll gladly take 85 degrees over 95. The best performance I've seen so far is walking into my room 85 degrees and eventually getting it down to 70 (took 6 hours of continuous use).
-Remote.
-Timer so you don't end up running it all night.
-Not as loud as I was expecting it.
Cons:
-Produces a ton of water via the drain. It took no time to fill up a five gallon bucket.
-Air blows straight up. I had to rig a piece of cardboard to deflect the cold air into the rest of the room instead of straight into the ceiling and back towards the hot exhaust tube.
-The exhaust hose always comes loose from the unit
-Exhaust hose is not as flexible as I was hoping.
A quick tip I'd like to provide is sealing up all the doors and windows leading into the room you have the unit working in. The edges around my door have huge gaps that let in tons of hot air from the rest of the apartment. Some foam sealant tape and a door sweep helped with those problems and contribute to keeping the room cool.

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