Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ103WC1 vs Black+Decker BPACT14WT

4) It turns on and off a lot. There should be a way to disable to thermostat so it just continuously pumps air in regardless of room temp.

It still works, just not quite as nicely as advertised. Also this thing pulls as much wattage as a space heater. All the same advice applies. Only use 12 gauge extension cables rated for 1500 watts, and don't run it off a plug on a light switch

Expected more from this AC unit, especially with the price they're charging for it. Dislike the following:

I left it on starting from the morning at 8am when it was 71 degrees (going to to 83 at noon through evening) it did not get cool enough at any point to stop me from sweating, even with all the shades drawn to block the sunlight. I have a double coated dog and needed an AC for the hot and humid days. It does okay, but for $400+ I would have expected it to be able to cool to a more chill level. It does at least make my apartment more comfortable during heat waves, but I am disappointed it only cools so much despite being rated for a larger space

I have a 350 sqf area and it doesn't cool it below 72F. when it gets really hot it can be 77 to 76.

I’ll try to update at a later time cost/bill efficiency and how long it actually takes to cool my room.

I bought this AC about 2 months ago, and have been trying to contact Frigidaire customer service to discuss the noises coming from this machine. As I bought a 2nd similar machine, I believe this one is making noises it shouldn't. I wish Frigidaire would contact me to discuss.

The window panels are too short and the attachment for the hose is weak; B+D could have included something of better quality and an extra panel--I had to buy a different kit for my tall window, better quality insulating tape, and some adhesive netting to keep the bugs from coming in through the hose. It is quieter than the evaporative coolers I have been using, but the weakness of the fan probably accounts for that. The good things are that it does blow cold air, that it doesn't take up a lot of space, and that it is programable, so I can set it to turn on a couple of hours before I get home from work. I'm not thrilled with it, but it works

What is the point of buying an air conditioner that has WiFi connectivity features if the cloud platform that it connects to is unreachable almost every day? From my experience, the Electrolux cloud network has the worst up-time record of any smart device company that I have owned. SmartThings, LIFX, and other smart device manufacturerers have network status webpages for incident and maintenance reports which helps the consumer to identity connection problems - Electrolux does not. Lastly, and equally important, the Android app is very poorly designed. Save yourself the frustration and do not, under any circumstances, consider buying a Frigidaire branded "smart" device

Then you need to secure each of the telescoping panels (just shallow "C" channels, essentially) into eachother with screws so it becomes one unit...

installing through the app was very easy like the ones before this model.. so I got the AC working very quick with the app.

Threading the end pieces on the hose was the hardest part of the install for me. I think it may be a used item, because the the hose was also a little banged up on the ends. I took others advice & immediately wrapped the hose with pipe wrap foil & tape. I used the included foam strips for the window piece, but also added scraps I had to seal it tighter