Frigidaire Air Conditioner
About The Frigidaire Air Conditioner
The name Frigidaire in connection with refrigeration dates back to the 1920’s when their first refrigerator replaced the wooden ice box. Many housewives were so used to putting things into the “ice box” that the term remains to this day together with their nickname “Fridge” which is also still used today.
Having made its mark in the refrigeration community, the Frigidaire air conditioner was the next thing they started to manufacture. They were the first air conditioner manufacturer and are considered one of the top U.S. appliance companies.
Frigidaire offers a full range of air conditioners to cool the smallest room to the largest commercial areas. Their newer air conditioners feature remote control, filters for clean air and energy saving technology.
Although Frigidaire manufactures a wide variety of air conditioners they all fall into three categories: wall unit air conditioner, window mounted, and portable room air conditioner.
The window mounted air conditioners come in five series from mini to slider/casement and range from 5000 BTU’s to 12,000 BTU’s. The wall unit series of air conditioner has a BTU of 14,000 and the portable series registers 9000 BTU’s.
Frigidaire considers all of these air conditioners as wall mounted even though the heavy duty and slider/casement can be mounted through a window or through a wall. The wall unit series can only be mounted through a wall.
Part of this series is the mini which is their smallest air conditioner. With only 5000 BTU’s it will cool up to 150 square feet. The compact range will cool an area from 340 to 640 square feet and registers from 9,000 to 12,000 BTU’s. The heavy duty air conditioner can cool an area of 880 to 1,935 square feet with 15,000 to 28,500 BTU’s.
When planning to buy an air conditioner for your home or business you should first look for a reliable and responsible manufacturer. Calculate what you need by educating yourself in what is necessary to cool whatever area or areas you want it to serve.
As an example: 9,000 BTU’s (British Thermal Units) can cool an area of up to 350 square feet with a ceiling height of eight feet. The BTU is always listed on the air conditioner by the manufacturer. The calculations do not stop there. In order to get the best service from the appliance that you finally choose you have to take into consideration how many people will be using that area every day and if there are any electrical appliances that exude heat such as a computer.
If you do not do your math then you risk having an unfavorable cooling system for the area and in turn suffer a disappointment in the appliance.
The favorable and popular features of a Frigidaire air conditioner are the remote control which allows you to pre-select the temperature and use the remote to turn in on and off, an antimicrobial filter system, and a safety feature that will automatically shut the appliance off when it detects any current leakage or voltage fluctuation.
A Frigidaire air conditioner is definitely something worth checking out.