And with this "NEW" Fedders AC unit, I can. Found this on Craigslist and ended up purchasing it for my washer room. This is the picture from the craigslist ad.
With this heat in Arizona, I'm trying to stay cool.
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What a beauty . . .
I'd be tempted to attach some streamers to the grille for that showroom look!
I'd be tempted to attach some streamers to the grille for that showroom look!
Once it is installed ill get some more pics. With streamers too. It is 8000 btu and runs on 110v.
I have an ancient (early 50's) Fedders with the exact same round grill, up in my attic designed for either built in or a casement window. I dont know the BTU but it originally cooled a small neighborhood store and my mother scoffed it up when they closed. It needs support under as it is least 2 feet long. Last time I tried it there was ice cold air coming out of it but the electric meter was really spinning and on high, one of those Fedders will spin any streamers tied to it to shreads. Anybody else looking for one as I have no use for mine.
What miraculous things these were
Back in the mid-Sixties, ours was mounted in a dining room window, and when the fan was on high you could stand in front of the far wall on the living room and feel the chill. It was too noisy to STAY on high any longer than necessary, but dialed back it wasn't bad at all -- not as quiet as the even older Mitchell, though!
Not many people in the neighborhood had AC and we had lots of visitors in the summer, for some reason!
Enjoy!
Back in the mid-Sixties, ours was mounted in a dining room window, and when the fan was on high you could stand in front of the far wall on the living room and feel the chill. It was too noisy to STAY on high any longer than necessary, but dialed back it wasn't bad at all -- not as quiet as the even older Mitchell, though!
Not many people in the neighborhood had AC and we had lots of visitors in the summer, for some reason!
Enjoy!
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These sure were popular units in the mid 60's. The "weather wheel" was one of Fedders selling points. You'd see these units in tons of windows of homes that didn't have central air all over the place.
We grew up with window until until about 1965 when we got central air. I liked the central much better. No noise, drafts, hot spots or cold spots in the house. Just nice even quiet cooling.
We grew up with window until until about 1965 when we got central air. I liked the central much better. No noise, drafts, hot spots or cold spots in the house. Just nice even quiet cooling.
How fun is that. We didn't get our first window ac (an Admiral 8000 btu) until around 1969/70. Nothing as neat as that.
We had window air conditioners unti we got central air in '73.
The first one was a Mitchell, and my dad bought it used when I was about 5, so that would have been in '60 or '61. It was in my parent's bedroom, and it sure put out the cold air. One thing I remember was that we had to be careful not to turn on many lights or plug in something like the vacuum cleaner while it was on, or a fuse would blow.
The next AC purchased was for my sister's bedroom, and it was an Admiral (new), sometime around '67. My BR was in the basement at that time, so I didn't need one. When I moved my BR back upstairs in '71, we got a Westinghouse for it. Had to put in new wiring for it as it was on the same circuit as my sister's BR, and promptly blew the fuse when it was tuned on the first time.
The Fedders pictured is like the one that was in a barber shop I went to as a kid.
Only remember one neighbor having central air when I was a little kid, and they were somewhat well to do.
Several of my relatives in the south had central air early, as most lived in newly constructed homes.
The first one was a Mitchell, and my dad bought it used when I was about 5, so that would have been in '60 or '61. It was in my parent's bedroom, and it sure put out the cold air. One thing I remember was that we had to be careful not to turn on many lights or plug in something like the vacuum cleaner while it was on, or a fuse would blow.
The next AC purchased was for my sister's bedroom, and it was an Admiral (new), sometime around '67. My BR was in the basement at that time, so I didn't need one. When I moved my BR back upstairs in '71, we got a Westinghouse for it. Had to put in new wiring for it as it was on the same circuit as my sister's BR, and promptly blew the fuse when it was tuned on the first time.
The Fedders pictured is like the one that was in a barber shop I went to as a kid.
Only remember one neighbor having central air when I was a little kid, and they were somewhat well to do.
Several of my relatives in the south had central air early, as most lived in newly constructed homes.
