Product Description

With a complete line of room air conditioners, portable air conditioners and dehumidifiers, Frigidaire technology is hard at work to enhance the comfort of your home. Offering a broad range of models and features like single-touch electronic controls, full-function remotes that double as thermostats, portable air conditioners that heat as well as cool and dehumidifies that operate in low temperatures, Frigidaire Home Comfort products are designed to provide you with easy-to-use, quiet, efficient and reliable service. This Frigidaire FAK124R1V Air Conditioner has a 12,000 BTU cooling capacity. It is perfect for large rooms or rooms where supplemental cooling is needed (Up to 640 Square Feet) It features an EER of 9.5. The variable speed fan and 8-way air direction along with Electronic Controls make it easy to operate and with LVC Technology (Low Voltage Compensation), proper operation of the unit is assured when voltage fluctuates below normal levels. Installing the unit is made easy with the Vertical Mounting Kit and filter cleaning is a snap with the tilt-out filter access feature. The FAK124R1V is 20 1/4- inches in height, 14 1/4-inches in width, and 24 1/2-inches in depth, weighs 93 pounds, and uses 115 Volts AC. It requires a window height of 21 1/2 - 40-inches and a width of 15 1/2-inch. Frigidaire provides one year full and five year sealed system warranty.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #110450 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Frigidaire
• Model: FAK124R1V
• Dimensions: 20.25" h x 14.25" w x 24.50" l, 99.00 pounds

Features

• 12,000-BTU air conditioner for rooms up to 640 square feet
• 9.5 EER; electronic controls with full remote; 24-hour on/off timer
• Energy-saver and sleep modes; variable-speed fan; 4-way air direction
• Vertical window mounting kit; slide-out antimicrobial mesh filter
• Measures 24-1/2 by 14-1/4 by 20-1/4 inches; 1-year full warranty

Customer Reviews

Frididaire FAK124R1V
Very nice product, based on another review, we plugged the unit in and made sure it was good before installing. The install went without a problem. The heavy duty bracket with the nice paded support for the outside of the wall is fast and easy to install. The Unit is great, it cooled half hour house with no problem (1350 sq ft home)

adequate but could be improved
This A/C unit meets my expectations based on the product description but it could be improved. In my case it is installed in a bedroom sliding window where it provides ample cooling for that room. The built-in fan isn't powerful enough to push the cool air into other rooms but with the help of a floor standing fan I get reasonable cooling of another bedroom and the living room as well. It will never be a substitute for central A/C but in a rental apartment, there is no option to install central A/C or even the ductless mini-split systems that would otherwise be preferable. I expect this A/C unit would be very well suited for cooling a large open room such as a living/dining area where it doesn't need to push cool air through doorways or around corners.

The digital control panel and remote control are decent but the timer function is quite primitive. There is no recurring or 24 hour timer. Its annoying that the timer has to be set manually every day. And the timer can only do one thing at a time. Either it can be set to turn on after the set number of hours, or it can be set to turn off after the set number of hours, but it cannot be configured for both on and off timers simultaneously.

Installation was pretty straightforward and took less than 90 minutes but the unit is quite heavy so be prepared for that. I'd recommend downloading the instruction/installation manuals from the manufacturer's website prior to purchasing so that you know what to expect. Other than that, the energy usage can be quite high if the unit is running 24/7 at a low temperature - in my case it more than doubled my monthly bill. I will need to find that balance between comfort/cost. Also, while this unit doesn't require it's own dedicated 20A circuit, it is possible to overload a circuit if you run this unit and one or more other high powered devices (hair dryer, iron, etc) on the same circuit. If you go much higher than 12,000 BTU you'll probably need a dedicated circuit.

My only other complaint is one that applies to all A/C manufacturers - the casement/slider air conditioners always seem to cost a lot more than the horizontal air conditioners. Surely the cost of manufacturing isn't that much different that they can justify a 50-100% higher retail price.

My unit was delivered by a third party shipping company (CEVA). I had no problems with them. They called and scheduled a delivery time with me and delivered when they said they would.

Great Product
Product, price and delivery service was great, so good I bought a second unit a week later