need window air conditoner recommendation

[echo4747]

-Need something that is very quiet. (most important)
-hopefully pretty efficent
looking for something in the 6000-10000 btu range.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Go to your local appliance store and look at the tags?

- M4H

 

[pontifex]

frigidaire

got mine today. gonna try to sell the freakin huge ass "portable" one. this one is nice. cools pretty fast too.. i believe its a 8000 BTU model.

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: pontifex
frigidaire

 

[echo4747]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Go to your local appliance store and look at the tags?

- M4H

the tags don't list the noise level .. only the efficency

 

[doze]

Just hit homedeopt or lowes and buy the nicest unit you can afford. You will get over the noise really quick when you quit sweating

 

[Gibson486]

My family and I have never owned a bad air conditioner.....

 

[RossMAN]

CostCo

 

[bondboy]

Get one with a mouse in it.

 

[Reckoner]

The Commando 8.... 12,000 BTU's!

 

[BlancoNino]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
The Commando 8.... 12,000 BTU's!

The only thing more powerful than that would be a shower-head with enough pressure for an elephant.

 

[ultimatebob]

I like Fedders Air Conditioners myself, because they work great and they're built like a tank! I accidently dropped and rolled mine down down a hill last year (oops), but it still works great.

You can get them pretty cheap at the Home Depot... I think that I saved about $20 getting it from them instead of my local appliance store.

 

[flot]

Go to home depot.

Check out LG and also the "Hampton Bay" ones. Notice that they are identical.

Also notice they have a 5 year in house warranty and among the better efficiency ratings, although you won't see any with BAD ratings. I got my 6500 btu for I think $129. No complaints. Cools off my uninsulated 1 car garage just fine, and during our 2 week power outage it kept my small house at tolerable temperature levels. (Although it is best suited for 1-2 rooms)

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: flot
Go to home depot.

Check out LG and also the "Hampton Bay" ones. Notice that they are identical.

Also notice they have a 5 year in house warranty and among the better efficiency ratings, although you won't see any with BAD ratings. I got my 6500 btu for I think $129. No complaints. Cools off my uninsulated 1 car garage just fine, and during our 2 week power outage it kept my small house at tolerable temperature levels. (Although it is best suited for 1-2 rooms)

Funny... Fedders was making the Hampton Bay models for Home Depot when I got mine.

 

[flot]

Originally posted by: ultimatebob

Funny... Fedders was making the Hampton Bay models for Home Depot when I got mine.

Hah, good catch then. I just assumed they had the contract - at the store where I got mine, they had a pile of LGs and a pile of hampton bays and they were 100% identical except for the sticker on the front.

Mine is an actual LG and I have been very happy with it, although like I said, it cools my garage.

 

[nutxo]

The one I got from sears kicks the crap out of our new hampton bay. The new one is loud as hell, puts out less cool air and seems cheaply made. I can see inside the hampton bay where they used styrofoam like the stuff they make 2 dollar ice chests out of.