Electronic air cleaners??????

[whirlcool]

Friedrich A/C's

This is one of the MAJOR brand A/C's in the south. I saw them all over the south when I was in college in the 70's. Very common. They are or were built like tanks. Up north all we had were Fridigaire, Westinghouse, Philco and GE, with a few Admirals & Amanas thrown in.
I've seen Freidrich window units of all sizes and capacities, and I think I even saw a outside condenser for a central unit at least once.
There must be a reason that the Freidrich models were so popular, I always figured because they were good at dehumidiification and cooling in the terribly hot conditions of the south.

 

[brettsomers]

Useless Fact, Part II:

i once worked as a makeup artist/photo assistant, and we once used the old Commerce St factory as a photo setting for that industrial/decay look. the factory had long been abandoned. i spent a good 15 mins just reading the writings on the walls of the mens toilets. the factory had looong been shuttered, so the dirt and debris was a good 20 years old. we were there for a whole day. consumer reports had always given Friedrich air conditioners top marks, for reliability and efficiency. this link is to the history part of their website.

http://www.friedrich.com/company/company_history.php

 

[toggleswitch]

Can I take it that Friedrich units there that were ancient still worked after being unused for decades?

 

[brettsomers]

unused for decades...

you mean the factory location i was talking about? i WISH! this place was but a husk, flotsam and jetsam. no electricity!