Frigidaire FRA256SV2 25,000 BTU Window-Mounted Heavy-Duty Air Conditioner with Temperature Sensing Remote (230 volts)

After doing my research, i bought this unit to supplement my central air after it tripped out last year in the 100+ Oklahoma summer. The air temperature coming out of the vents is about 50 degrees, WAY cooler than my central runs! I ended up running it instead of the whole house unit and it kept the main part of the house very comfortable even when the temp hit 100. The big payoff was when I got my first bill after installing it. Even with running the temperature control cooler than usual, my bill dropped about 60 dollars in the first month. It didn't hurt that I got a 50 dollar rebate from my electric company either for installing an energy star rated window unit! My only complaint (if you can call it that) is with the blower on high, standing near the unit is a little loud. Also unless you want the thing to kick on and off a lot on ecomomy setting, you need to place the remote sensing unit across the room in line-of-sight.

UPDATE: 19 June 2019I just had to come back and comment. :-)Only used during the summer months in Phoenix, AZ, and this thing is still working great.Every year, I turn it on with some trepidation; will it work? Or is this the year it fails?I ordered this on 6/26/2012 and installed it mid July. So it's approaching its 7th anniversary! I never thought it would last this long, but that's cool (pun intended), as it allows me to procrastinate and kick the "replace-the-house-AC-unit" can some more. ;-)UPDATE: 9 June 2015Another year gone by, and the unit is still going strong! I'm impressed!Started it up about a month ago, as it was getting hot here. So this will be the fourth summer of using this unit for primary cooling of the house. At this point, I would say I definitely got my money's worth from this purchase!As noted below, it still can sometimes be a bit "buzzy", but usually just pushing on the front panels in various places minimizes it. Maybe someday I might get motivated enough to undo the front cover and insert some felt pads in strategic places...UPDATE: 2 June 2014Have had this installed since 17 July, 2012. Worked great all summer of 2013.Started it up about a week ago and... so far so good. Still cools great. The buzzing/noise level seems high though. I'm tempted to take apart the front and see if I can deaden some of the noise.So this unit is still being used as the only A/C in the house - still haven't felt compelled to replace the 'real' AC on the roof. It's going to take a lot to compel me to spend $4k or so for a new roof mount.Overall, I think it was a good investment.ORIGINAL REVIEW.It's big, it's heavy, and it's a bit of pain to get it installed. But once installed, it works well.Pros:Cools well.Nice remote temp sensing feature.Not overly loud.Cons:I wish the up/down vent would allow more up and down. range is limited.While not too loud, it's not exactly quiet. :)Occasionally gets a buzz or rattle to it that can be annoying.Might require you to run a dedicated 220v/20a line (I did)I have this in place of a kitchen window of almost the same size (framed in with 2x8's).This unit (along with a small office unit at one end of the house) is serving as temporary whole house A/C in Phoenix AZ. In July. With a few fans to push air into the bedrooms, it works well. Very livable. In fact, this is working better than the roof mount A/C did. And according to the daily smartmeter readings from the utility, it is doing so at 2/3rds the cost. That's cool.Of course the roof A/C is from 1987, and struggles in this heat. Hopefully, I can swing a new unit in the fall.For now, this big baby is doing the job.

Works very well. I am very pleased. But they shipped it with UPS but did not send it in a way that way appropriate. It was sent with a truck that did not have the ability to lift something this size. I let the guy "roll" it. But that dented the frame. I will not do that again. It still works though. I should have sent it back and had they ship it the right way. It is now 1 1/2 yrs since I have this. It just died!!!

Ordered on May10th, received on May13th & installed on May14th. The unit is extremely powerful and so far was able to cool both floors of my home. Further testing will be done on hotter days as I want to see how the unit performs when its 90 - 100 degrees. I will post results here when I have them.My biggest issue with this unit is that it is extremely loud. Now, let me clarify.... I know that air conditioners are generally loud (especially one as big as this one), and I have come to expect the FAN to be loud, but this unit emits a very loud continuous hum whenever the compressor is active. So, even with the fan on the low setting, the hum is loud and extremely annoying. So much so that I have removed 2 stars from my rating. I am trying to figure out if the hum is normal for this model or is it a defect in the one that I purchased, but I am leaning towards it just being a loud compressor. The Panasonic air conditioner that this unit replaced was so quiet that it's going to take some time to get used to the change. Oh well, at least it's not installed in my bedroom.

Oh man!!! We are in central tx with MANY 100+ degree days, we needed relief without breaking the bank. This big ol' Frigidaire FRA256SV2 Energy Star heavy-duty beauty filled the bill perfectly!! We live in 1920's house with little insulation, original windows, all that plus ooold pets, but the a/c cooled us off majorly. And it cooled entire house on low fan, energy save mode set at 70, we have 6 rooms, and it cost the same as using small unit in 1 room!!! We don't use the remote, don't need to, we turned it on, set it on temp & mode we wanted & waited for utility bill. We were so surprised, so happy over bill that we left all settings where they were, only turned it off when the weather turned cool. The filter is so easy to clean. We would buy this big baby again & we have recommended it to others.

i have bought two of these units in last 3 years, 1st one lasted 1.5 years before compressor went out (no warranty after 1 year)...2nd one lasted 11 months, i am currently going thru frigidaire warranty process, which seems to take week or two while sitting in hot house waiting on someone to come fix....what bothers me is i have 3 smaller units that are not frigidaire that have been installed 10 plus years with no issues....and these large expensive frigidaire units can't seem to make it 1-2 years without taking a dump....where has the quality and pride in product manufacturing went in todays american products...650.00$ , purchased 2 and neither made it past 18 months..with usuage only 5 months out of the year.