My neighbor has an old Fridigaire window unit he uses to cool his garage. He said he moved it out there when they got central air about 30 years ago, and they've had it for at least 50 years or so. It's a neat looking old unit. I didn't even know GM built window units under the Fridigaire nameplate. I'll hafta take some pictures of it tomorrow and post them. I imagine the unit is terribly inefficient, but it sure gets his workshop cooled down in a hurry! The label on the side says it's an R12 unit too!
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Yes, pics pretty-please!
IMHO the units that are inefficient dehumdify better- that energy used goes somewhere!
Some of those defunct car/appliance brands was amazingly quiet. The Philco comes to mind, but it may have been the Frigidaires too that I am thinking of. The Chrylser Air-temps were very also very quiet IIRC before they became Fedders.
IMHO Today, the ones that have an interior (cool) air discharge on the right side [as opposed to the top] are generally quieter.
Got this one in the 220v version for my mother's house. 18,000 Btu/h (figure 4,000 Btu/h per room). [as a reference point, the top burner on a gas stove is about 9 to 12k Btu/h].
You used to be able to get up to 14k Btu/h on regular American 120v. It nmay have gone up as efficiencies have increased.
Mom's old Sears Coldspot (producto de Whirlpool)was 22,000 Btu/h 30a 220v EER6.0 as {opposed to today's 12.0}~~ HUGE outlet, akin to an electric dryer lasted 30+ years. The new ones use literally half the power.
IMHO the units that are inefficient dehumdify better- that energy used goes somewhere!
Some of those defunct car/appliance brands was amazingly quiet. The Philco comes to mind, but it may have been the Frigidaires too that I am thinking of. The Chrylser Air-temps were very also very quiet IIRC before they became Fedders.
IMHO Today, the ones that have an interior (cool) air discharge on the right side [as opposed to the top] are generally quieter.
Got this one in the 220v version for my mother's house. 18,000 Btu/h (figure 4,000 Btu/h per room). [as a reference point, the top burner on a gas stove is about 9 to 12k Btu/h].
You used to be able to get up to 14k Btu/h on regular American 120v. It nmay have gone up as efficiencies have increased.
Mom's old Sears Coldspot (producto de Whirlpool)was 22,000 Btu/h 30a 220v EER6.0 as {opposed to today's 12.0}~~ HUGE outlet, akin to an electric dryer lasted 30+ years. The new ones use literally half the power.
Is it hot in here or is it just me? or more of Toggle's
So that's right kiddos.............
Use two burners and the A/C is fighting with the stove. Use three (or two and the oven)andt her eis a net heat GAIN in the space to be cooled.
Each person (at rest, i.e. not dancing) also adds about 400Btu/h to a room.
So that's right kiddos.............
Use two burners and the A/C is fighting with the stove. Use three (or two and the oven)andt her eis a net heat GAIN in the space to be cooled.
Each person (at rest, i.e. not dancing) also adds about 400Btu/h to a room.
I used to know some folks who had a huge Frigidaire window unit (purchased new in about 1970), and that thing would cool the whole house!Great blowers! It would freeze you out of the room it was in but the far end of the house was great!
Back in the day lots of people around Atlanta had Frigidaire window units, also remember GE, Airtemp, York and Fedders.
Back in the day lots of people around Atlanta had Frigidaire window units, also remember GE, Airtemp, York and Fedders.
Old Frigidaire window units were really something. They were not high like mid 50s GEs, but had a rather low profile and were very deep. Many had two compressors. They ran both to cool down the room then just coasted on one to give good dehumidification whie maintaining the temperature. A lot of the early ones offered a thermostat as an accessory. A friend had a Fedders central system with two compressors to do the same thing.
In the late 50s, Frigidaire offered some taller units like the older GEs that had relatively short front to back dimensions as well as more conventionally shaped units.
In the late 50s, Frigidaire offered some taller units like the older GEs that had relatively short front to back dimensions as well as more conventionally shaped units.
There are residential systems now (Trane) that have two compressors. And of course, two-speed systems with one compressor.
whirlcool
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My parents had a turquoise Frigidaire 5,000 BTU window unit in their bedroom. It really cooled well, and was very reliable. Not a breakdown in its life. They stopped using it when we moved into a house with Central Air. They then stored it in the garage until my brother caused a fire that burned the garage down. End of unit.
Was your brother ever able to sit down again after his whoop
This sounds like an interesting story.
Care to share?
This sounds like an interesting story.
Care to share?
whirlcool
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Actually, I was away at college when that happened. He was cleaning some paintbrushes with gasoline instead of turpentine. He went in the house for a drink and when he came out he said the garage was on fire! I don't think my parents were angry at him, they were just glad he wasn't hurt. Within 30 days they had a new garage. Minus the Christmas lights, the Fridgidaire A/C, an Admiral A/C and other assorted junk that they kept in there.
OMG how horrible!
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