Great looking window unit! Here in Texas, air conditioners are a matter of life and death. About ten years ago I was lucky enough to find one of the last "old style" Kenmore units (build date of 2/96) for our kitchen cabin. It's a monster, 18,000 BTU, 220V. Snagged it for $175. We have it mounted in the wall, and it's like walking into a refrigerator when that baby's pumpin'. A real piece of American Iron!
Thermostat went out on it this past "winter" (and I use that term loosely...where else do ya run the AC in December?) and I was thrilled to find that good old Repair Clinic still sells 'em. Just installed it and a new main switch for good measure. The wonderful thing is that as long as I pull it out and oil the motor once a year, that thing will probably keep running and cooling long after I'm dead and gone.
Sad thing about the "new" window units is that they are cheap pieces of Chinese poop, just like everything else these days. Sure, "digital" thermostat and remote control are groovy, but I've had to replace two of them after just THREE YEARS in two of the other cabins! Motors have NO oil ports, and the bottom pans on them are so flimsy and thin that they go out of alignment and the squirrelcage fans rub. Had a brand new one that refused to be quiet, and actually had to rig up a couple of rubber pads to put between the motor housing and the wall that separates it from the squirrel cage to make it work correctly. And I had to pay nearly $400 for this piece of #*&#^$*#&^$ at the Depot. Gimme an old Kenmore any day!
