Reddit Reddit reviews Frigidaire 8,000 BTU Window-Mounted Room Air Conditioner with Supplemental Heat

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Frigidaire 8,000 BTU Window-Mounted Room Air Conditioner with Supplemental Heat
For a room up to 350 sq. ft. with dehumidification up to 1.5 pints per hourExterior dimensios: 22-5/8"W x 23-5/16"D x 15-3/8" H | Window opening: Max. 36"HSlide-out chasis offers window or wall installation (Window mounting kit included)Multi-speed electronic controls with 24-hr. on/off timer and full-function remote control8,000 BTU cooling capacity / 7,000 BTU heat pump / 3,500 BTU supplemental heating capacitySupplemental Heating Option: With our supplemental heating capability, you can be comfortable no matter regardless of the temperature outside - you have both heating and cooling solutionsCapture dust from the air and keep your air conditioner working efficiently with our easy-to-clean washable filter.Please refer user manual pg12 for trouble shooting steps
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3 Reddit comments about Frigidaire 8,000 BTU Window-Mounted Room Air Conditioner with Supplemental Heat:

u/slopecarver · 3 pointsr/DIY

Can you post some pictures? I can definitely provide some insight into your problems (tailored insight with more info). You say you have a $500 budget, Your best option would be to:

  1. Airseal. Airseal Everything as tight as you can, doors, windows, ceiling leaks around lights/walls. You can't be too anal about this step. Use great stuff spray foam in a can for big obvious gaps and use throwaway clothing because if it gets on clothing it's stuck there forever fill the walls and ceiling with. For smaller gaps use a caulk. In the airsealing portion of your home center there will be caulking rope which is non-hardening removable caulking to seal up any windows you would want to open in the summer.

  2. Insulate. Your budget options will be blown in insulation and fiberglass batt insulation. For any uncovered stud-wall or ceiling you can add face fiberglass batt insulation. Caulk the sheathing to the studs/rafters and the studs to the floor and any seams you can find between the sheathing, this is part of the air sealing step For any covered wall you can use a hole saw to cut a hole in the middle of the wall/ceiling and blow in cellulose. Your local home center will offer free rental with a minimum purchase and I've heard you can return any unused bales at the purchase price without effecting the free rental. If you have a garage door you can use foam sheets cut to size and secured with great stuff or stuff called foam caulking rope which is grey round long squishy foam that you can stuff between the panel and frame of the door. If there are a bunch of windows I recommend covering some of them with foam board attached with 3M double sided foam adhesive. The windows you want to keep letting in light use the window shrink wrap kits for help seal them up and add a layer of airgap which acts almost as an extra pane for insualtion.

  3. Heating. A Watt is a Watt*. A 1,100W electric radiator will put out the exact same amount of heat as a 1,100W fancy fireplace. I recommend a plug in 1,100W electric oil filled radiator. These don't get hot enough to start a fire if a little bit of sawdust gets on them.

    Additional notes: foil faced bubble wrap has poor insulating properties but it does reflect heat decently, I suggest avoiding foil faced bubblewrap for more conventional insulations.

    You want to keep warm moist air from contacting the outside sheathing, cover any exposed insualtion with a vapor barrier like poly plastic on a roll. Walls with internal covering should be sealed to keep inside air from leaking through also.

    All of what I said should come in under $500 with a bunch of sweat equity. $50 for airsealing supplies, 300-400 for insulation, $30 for an electric radiator. That's a maximum of $480 assuming the space isn't too large, maybe 10x20ft attached to a house.

u/CheetoMussolini · 1 pointr/neoliberal

https://www.amazon.com/Frigidaire-FFRH0822R1-115-volt-Slide-Out-Conditioner/dp/B00L4RLMNM/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1541962627&sr=8-13&keywords=portable+heat+pump

Something like that. Make sure that it's a heat pump and not just an electric heater. The best way to tell is to multiply the volts times the amps to find the watts. THen divide the BTU output by that result. If the BTU output is 3.4x the watts, it's just an electric heater. If it's significantly higher than that, it's a heat pump heater.

u/BeerDoctor · 1 pointr/homeowners

This is the only one I know of with a heat pump https://www.amazon.com/Frigidaire-FFRH0822R1-115-volt-Slide-Out-Conditioner/dp/B00L4RLMNM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1495833843&sr=8-5&keywords=heat+pump