Frigidaire FAA065P7A 6,000 BTU MSII Air Conditioner with Electronic Controls | 
| Brand: Frigidaire
Buy New: $170.00
New (5) from $170.00
Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 8708
Shipping Weight (lbs): 58
Dimensions (in): 15.5 x 18.5 x 12.5
MPN: FAA065P7A
Model: FAA065P7A
UPC: 012505270901
EAN: 0012505270901
ASIN: B000Q7K64M
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 6,000 BTU cooling capacity | | • | Cools 216 square foot rooms | | • | Pleated quick mount window kit included for clean installation | | • | Filter Type: Clean Air Ionizer, Tilt out filter access | | • | Air Direction Control: 8-Way, Energy Efficiency Rating: 10.7 |
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Product Description
MS II Compact Room Air Conditioner
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 It's not perfect but it's cheap and efficient. August 13, 2007
Christopher Wanko (Nutley, NJ USA)
103 out of 104 found this review helpful
A large brick and mortar store sells these exclusively at very low prices, and Consumer Reports had many nice things to say about them, so I bought three of them. Oh yes, three.
I remember when air conditioners weighed, minimally, sixty pounds. These weigh about forty pounds, and that makes them much easier to carry, place on a window sill, and move while positioning for the season.
They also draw slightly less than 15 amps, and have a fuse breaker built into the plug, which may or may not slightly mitigate tripped circuits or blown fuses in your home. It also starts with the compressor off for the first three minutes, so the amperage draw isn't high enough to trip a circuit. This is particularly consumer-friendly engineering.
The remote control is very nice and actually quite helpful for the kids' rooms; I can change settings without trying to creep past them at night, in case the rooms gets too cold or hot.
The units are quiet and do a very good job of colling down a room, even a 16x10 south-facing second-floor room with three windows. There are two or three issues you need to accept.
One, the energy efficient mode is probably very efficient, but somewhat intrusive. It will cycle the fan off and be perfectly quiet, then kick back on with air or cooled air as it needs it. In theory this is not a bad idea, but if it cycles every two minutes, it might keep you awake at night with noise/quiet/noise/quiet.
Two, the condensation pan does not have outlet holes, so you will be retaining a half-inch or so of water for the summer season. I do not like this at all, and removing a unit from a window means understanding this and attempting to drain it in some clever way before bringing it indoors. There should be outlet holes, period.
Three, the screw-type air deflectors are sort of hit and miss with directional quality. In general, no air conditioner manufacturer really does this right. The directional vents should be modeled after automobile air vents, with focused airflow and very generous coverage arcs.
The units are very efficient (10.7) and inexpensive, and Frigidaire will stand behind them for five years. I liked them enough to buy three, and would probably buy them again. A final note, the 8,000 BTU version is too loud for a bedroom. I had to return it and get a 6,000 BTU unit, which was fine.
-Fred
good a/c October 8, 2007
joy (los angeles, ca)
16 out of 19 found this review helpful
I am truly happy with this product. The appearance itself is so nice much more that it's cooling my studio apartment so well.
 The best a/c on the market right now. I have 2 and want another! June 8, 2008
A. D. Hill
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
What I want from an air conditioner is for it to cool things off fast without making a ruckus. Before I got this I had bought and returned another brand that sounded like a souped up redneck car. It's going to be 90 degrees here today and I'm writing this from my upstairs office with this running. What's to love?
1) It gets COLD. My office is about 400 square feet and it's doing the job.
2) The fan is powerful yet not obnoxiously loud. It's not like you can't hear it, but it's not an annoying loud, either. I'm sensitive to noise and this one doesn't bother me at all. It's the sound of cool air!
3) The compressor thingy isn't loud when it kicks in.
4) ENERGY SAVER rocks! It turns the unit off when it reaches the set temp, and back on as needed. My old units would just keep blowing out air, even nasty humid air when the compressor was off. I ended up having to use a dehumidifier in conjunction with them.
5) We frequently have bad air alerts in the summer where I live, and I like that this unit has an antimicrobial mesh filter, a "clean air ionizer uses negative ion generators and electrostatic filter elements to reduce allergens in the air" and a built in dehumidifier. Sweet!
Basically, it works really well, doesn't cause new problems and will save money on power.
I have the 8,000 BTU unit in my living room. I'm using an old Sears Kenmore in my bedroom and I would love to replace it with this unit because it won't keep me awake.
 thanks Fred June 18, 2008
Thomas R. Koetzner (NY)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I just brought back an 8,000 BTU version because it was so loud I couldn't sleep. The sales person thought I was crazy. I will look at the 6,0000 version. It seems like a nice AC.
 Decent efficient AC, but very loud without modifications July 1, 2008
Richard Kaszeta (Grantham, NH USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought one of these to replace an oversized 8000 btu/hr window unit that was almost a decade old.
What worked:
1. Much lighter and easier to install than most window ACs I've used.
2. Good cooling for the energy used.
What didn't:
1. This is not a quiet unit by any stretch.
2. As the other reviewers have mentioned, there's no drainage to the drip pan. This would probably be okay, but in mine the fan is mounted such that the tips of the fan can actually make contact with the water if the drip pan is full (and the unit is installed properly and level). This results in a constant "sloshing" sound when run on high humidity days. As a result, I ended up (carefully, you don't want to hit the coils!) drilling a small drainhole in the drip pan, carefully coating the hole edge with silicone to keep the exposed metal from rusting. The unit now runs with just fan noise.
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