Reddit reviews Frigidaire FFRA0511R1E 5, 000 BTU 115V Window-Mounted Mini-Compact Air Conditioner with Mechanical Controls

Damn, where do you live? That's absolutely ridiculous.

I can't see how that's possible unless your AC unit is horribly inefficient.

Running this AC for 8 hours a day, for 3 months, and paying the national average price of $0.12 kilowatt per hour shouldn't cost more than $50. That's $50 for the entire 3 months.

If you're paying an extra $400 a month, there's something seriously wrong with your AC or you're paying for your neighbors AC as well or something.

Nope - spend 50 bucks more for a window unit. https://smile.amazon.com/Frigidaire-FFRA0511R1-Window-Mounted-Mini-Compact-Conditioner/dp/B00W2KG92Y/ref=sr_1_3?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1498154765&sr=1-3&keywords=window+air+conditioner

Assume we start with ice at 0C (32F) and warm it to water at 18C (64F) over the course of 5 hours. If my math is correct, bucket cooler will cool at a rate of 300 BTU/hour. If the fan is running at 10 watts, that is about 35 BTU/hour of heat. So net, we get 265 BTU/hour from this kludge.

Or I can buy a real A/C unit for $129 that generates 19x more cooling (5,000 BTU/hr). If the bucket and the fan cost more than $7 (which they will), the A/C unit is cheaper (per unit of cooling) to buy, and will consume less electricity (per unit of cooling) than the bucket. It will also be quieter and much less work to operate.

I am selling one that I bought last year because I was gifted a more powerful one when my friend moved to Denver. It's this model.

Selling for a very reasonable price because my apartment is small and I have nowhere to store it. I need it gone.

PM me for price. I'm sure we can work something out.

I used this Frigidaire AC for my DIY glycol chiller build. It was easy to dissemble and the copper piping was pretty easy to bend as there is only one large diameter pipe that needed to be re-positioned.

You can really use any air conditioner but be sure it has a mechanical switch. Units with digital controls may not work well if it needs additional input once it turns back on.

Link to my original post

https://www.amazon.com/Frigidaire-FFRA0511R1-Window-Mounted-Mini-Compact-Conditioner/dp/B00W2KG92Y/ref=sr_1_3?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1502237100&sr=1-3&keywords=air+conditioner+window+unit

Very similar to what I have, works pretty well and is only $130. If not for this year, maybe set aside a few bucks here and there for next year (since this problem isn't going to go away)?

And remember you don't need it blasting all the time, just when needed to keep an area comfortable for a few weeks while the little bit of summer has it's fit and leaves. :)

You'd need a pretty sturdy inverter.

Some random commenter says this one uses 400W at startup, ~340 sustained.

https://smile.amazon.com/Frigidaire-FFRA0511R1-Window-Mounted-Mini-Compact-Conditioner/dp/B00W2KG92Y

here's the combination I've been thinking about:

$425 Generator WEN 56200i, 1600watt,

https://www.amazon.com/WEN-56200i-Starting-Generator-Compliant/dp/B00SMNLF4M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488210637&sr=8-1&keywords=generator+when

$139.00 Mini-Compact Air Conditioner ,Frigidaire FFRA0511R1 5, 000 BTU 115V Window-Mounted

https://www.amazon.com/Frigidaire-FFRA0511R1-Window-Mounted-Mini-Compact-Conditioner/dp/B00W2KG92Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488210783&sr=8-1&keywords=air+conditioner+5000+btu

I wish they made a small generator that ran on propane.

For a window unit, I've got this one. This will be my 3rd Summer with it and it's still working like a champ. My 1-bdrm is around 600sq, and it does a fine job keeping the apartment cool.

So it looks like the one I’ve bought is an old model now. But I’d check this brand and see if they have a new one at a price you like.

Frigidaire FFRA0511R1 5, 000 BTU 115V Window-Mounted Mini-Compact Air Conditioner with Mechanical Controls https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00W2KG92Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_xdLKBbGFGBJ6R

Whatttup Maid?! I read your post and thought hmm I bet I know who this is and then looked at the UN and was like YUUP.

Anyway do you have a window in your room? If so you need to get yourself one of these - Pretty cheap and should be enough to keep the room cool.

You can go full japan style.

Get a box fan and an oldsmen window AC.

https://www.amazon.com/Holmes-HBF2001DP-BM-20-Inch-Black-Blade/dp/B00I8Q3082/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=box+fan&qid=1562735428&s=gateway&sr=8-3

https://www.amazon.com/Frigidaire-FFRE083ZA1-Mounted-Conditioner-Capacity/dp/B07NMQY3XV/ref=sr_1_15?keywords=air+conditioner&qid=1562735730&s=gateway&sr=8-15

No Window? How about drilling rights? You could get a through the wall AC.

https://www.amazon.com/Frigidaire-FFRA0511R1-Window-Mounted-Mini-Compact-Conditioner/dp/B00W2KG92Y/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=wall+air+conditioner&qid=1562735887&s=gateway&sr=8-4

No Drilling Rights? Try a ductless AC.

https://www.amazon.com/WYS012-17-Air-Conditioner-Inverter-Ductless/dp/B01DVW6G06/ref=sr_1_11?keywords=wall+air+conditioner&qid=1562735927&s=gateway&sr=8-11

You can just build a r134a system and get around licensing. But, the cost effective solution is using a cheap window unit and ducting it into the space.

I got this and it works wonderfully.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00W2KG92Y/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Wall mount

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/reviews/B00W2KG92Y/ref=cm_cr_dp_mb_see_rcnt?ie=UTF8&s=sd

If you search Amazon you'll also see mini ones for under $150. https://www.amazon.com/Frigidaire-FFRA0511R1-Window-Mounted-Mini-Compact-Conditioner/dp/B00W2KG92Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500676913&sr=8-1&keywords=mini+a%2Fc+unit

Recent advances in climate control technology have allowed even regular average Joes and Janes to have AC in our own homes!

I'm on mobile so can't convert exchange rate... you're looking at something like this right? https://www.amazon.com/Frigidaire-FFRA0511R1-Window-Mounted-Mini-Compact-Conditioner/dp/B00W2KG92Y/ref=zg_bs_3737721_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=VNK4NZGAZZDPVAX1SPP0

Fits in a window. Probably costs about 50 uSD yearly to run.

Got some various DIY glycol chiller questions:

• I plan to use this AC unit. Do I need to implement a delay time between cycling the unit on and off? If so, how long?
  
  
• When/how often should I recirculate the glycol, and how long should I do it each time?
  
  
• Is there an ideal temperature difference between the glycol reservoir and the fermenter temperatures? Or in other words, should I change up the glycol temperatures depending on whether I'm fermenting or cold crashing?
  
  
• If the answer is yes to the above, I'm assuming then I should get a heater to heat the glycol up if I want to change the temperature of it. What heater would you recommend? I was thinking of this one.

What if it's a mini window unit that actually cools air instead of just circulating it? Something like this

Little over your price point but I'm sure if you keep an eye out you can find one for under $100.

Edit: Ooops, just read where you can't have these

This AC is your best bet if your going to try and run it off solar. It only draws 400 watts on startup.

If your going with a generator setup, get a 2000 watt generator and a big AC. You can build a quiet box and plumb the generator into your vans gas tank. Bonus points for connecting an arduino/rasberryPi to a remote start for the generator, so that the generator/AC only runs when the van gets too warm.

Employed man's solution: We knew this heat wave was coming for a week or more. Next time, whip out your credit card and drop 130 bucks on a window air conditioning unit from Amazon.