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SpecFrigidaire 5,000 BTU Window-Mounted Air Conditioner (FFRA051WAE)Windmill 5,000 BTU Lite Window AC (05W11)
PhotoFrigidaire 5,000 BTU Window-Mounted Air Conditioner (FFRA051WAE)Windmill 5,000 BTU Lite Window AC (05W11)
Our scoreSCORE6.3 / 10Not reviewed yet
Our takeThe basic small-room window unit: knob controls, 150 sq ft, CEER 11.0 and a 13 in window opening. Fine for a small bedroom on a budget; louder and less efficient than an inverter unit.Windmill's separate budget line at CEER 11.0. We haven't reviewed it; for a quiet, efficient small-room unit we'd buy an LG or Midea inverter instead.
TypeWindowWindow
Cooling (DOE / SACC)5,000 BTU5,000 BTU
CEER1111
InverterNon/a
Heat modeNonen/a
Noise, lowest setting (maker figure)52 dBAn/a
Window width, min23 inn/a
Window width, max36 inn/a
Min sash opening13 inn/a
Warranty1 yrn/a
ENERGY STARNon/a
Watch out forWater sloshing inside is the slinger design and normal per Frigidaire; drilling the base pan voids the warranty. Keep the 5/16 in rear pitch or it leaks indoors; owners report mildew smells in humid weather. Warranty excludes units transferred from the original owner.Not the Windmill Original or WhisperTech; the Lite is a different, smaller unit.
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