Frigidaire FFRE063WAE vs Whynter ARC-122DS Elite

I am now draining the unit manually until I receive a new unit- I am using a large turkey brine syringe to drain the water. So disappointed. I will need to get a new unit, different brand, and send this one to Frigidaire. Fixing my wall and maling sure the black mold is dead, will be added costs I should not have had

We live in south Florida, we work from home. In the past we have used central air to cool the entire home to a level that kept us cool while in the office. However, this year we found the electric bills unusually high and started looking for problems and then found solutions. One solution we applied was a portable ac unit to cool only the room we would be in all day

I've had one of these units in 7 years I've had to use my extended warrAnty to replace these like clockwork every year to two years I've now had to replace this unit 4 times and I'm on my 5th that's only 3 years old and been useless for the last year and a half Frigidaire claims their warranty now only covers parts after the first year knowing they make these to be throw away units they never work in them or repair them due to labor costs, they claim they have a 5 year warranty but won't help you once you go past a year , they want to send someone out and you pay all labor costs and refigerant, disposal of old refrigerant etc. More then a unit is worth don't buy the BS thier warranty is good also look for people like me who actually paid 599 for these units and not paid or compensated liars like above. But at your own risk or at least understand they generally break within 2 years.

I contacted Whynter about repairs on the older one, which is out of warranty. It would have cost about $250 round trip shipping and repair, to send it to them. For the new one, I just re-read the warranty, and found some interesting information. If you need warranty repair in the first two months, they pay shipping

It should keep me from getting a heatstroke if my central air conditioner stops working completely.

All the window kits and vent tubes are included. It has a good remote control with it as well and the dehumidifying function on it works exceptionally...

But as long as it keeps the house cool and keeps the electric bill down I’m happy! It sure beats the cost of central air!

So those tubes will put more heat in the room which means the rooms coolness will be reduced. You will need to fork over another $100 to buy a sleeves/covers to reduce the heat coming off the 2 tubes. Whyntner should've have included those covers in the package it would have been cheap and good buisness for this company to do that for it's customers . Unless you are handy with a sewing machine you will need to add an extra $100 bucks to your bill to purchace the covers

Do not buy this Unit if U like peace and quiet. This Unit wakes me up on low speed, while sleeping. Only buy this unit if it shipped and sold by Amazon.com

This one was super easy to install (we already had the window kit in place for the last unit). I only use the outtake hose as I have no need to pull in (hot) air from outside. Noise: This unit is so much more quiet than our last one that I thought the compressor wasn't on. Since we have our's near the TV, noise was a big issue and this one is much better for that purpose

I know this is a low BTU but I have it in a very small room. It struggles to keep the room at 71. and the fan is VERY noisy like it is rubbing something

Based on my tests and calculations, I would say this will probably cost you somewhere around thirty dollars a year to run all year round. And that's w...

Installation is no big deal, and even though some gap-filling foam was included, if you want to make it truly insulated some fairly simple DIY is needed. I Havent seen the electric bill yet so I cant speak about the energy efficiency.

Now the complaints: (1) The setup of the hoses and connectors to the outdoor area is a pain and the end result looks like a pre-school craft project. While the connectors to the unit are improved, connecting the hoses to the connectors is very difficult. They don't thread (no matter which way you turn them) and it was a very frustrating process that I had to set down and come back to a couple times.