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(More customer reviews)Fought like the dickens to get this specific version because only one other on the market has the following:
... Controls on the left
...8000btu or less WITH HEAT (not heat pump, electric heat to warm you)
... Remote
The other costs hundreds more and is a Friedrich. I rarely turn on the AC and didn't want to spend that much more.AAFeders dot com has these in stock as of May 2010. Yes INCORRECTLY SPELLED. Delivery cross country is in just days.THE GREAT
Sometimes just a whisper OF QUIET but it can gurgle a bit like a tiny babbling brook.
When I cleaned up I realize this might be because the foam insulation strips were left off. If I find out I'll let you know in an update.
Heat is constant air sound like a white noise machine and though it feels only lukewarm, it actually will take the room to 86d degrees and roast you like a piglet in no time at all.
Cool feels fantastic, but I'm not having a hot day here yet.
THE NOT SO GREAT
The Fan Speed button on the control panel FAILS in every mode except cool. It operates in LOW ONLY unless I use the REMOTE to select Med and High speed fan activity.
NOT as QUIET as I wanted. At 14ft you don't hear it at all but at 12inches to 3ft it is loud enough to disturb low volume tv watching but it doesn't do any annoying groaning, popping or banging as it cycles. I'm a light sleeper and was able to sleep inches from it.
The picture if you see one where the louvers run the full width of the top of the unit THAT IS NOT RIGHT. That's the 10000BTU unit. This version has the older look with small set of controls top left taking up what would be some of the louver space.
The description says the louvers rotate up and down. Well they do rotate UP and back to neutral but NOT DOWN.
I'll post a pic so you can see. Global Industrial dot com had shown it right but is out of stock and took the listing down altogether.Haven't tested the AUTO feature. If it works well it will be a first for any heating or cooling appliance I've bought to actually have even a reasonably accurate thermostat function.
If you are wondering why I give it such a high rating, it is an inexpensive model at $308-315 (don't pay more than $375) and its annoyances/flaws are easy to deal with.
**MEASURING WINDOW OPENING**
Do notice the image added. The minimum height needed for this model is 16.25 inches and 16.5 would make it easier on your installer. It is not the 15+ stated on some store's tech sheet.
When measuring start ABOVE the lip some window frame have. Don't start down on the sill as the installation manual indicates. I did that and if I didn't have an installer who could reconfig my window the unit would have had to be shipped back!
Don't assume your window can go up where the bottom of the edge of the front most pane lines up with the bottom of the upper pane. You may have stops and other window elements that prevent the lower sash from rising that much. Really push it up all the way then measure, don't assume.
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