rileymartin said:manavi said:rileymartin said:the new lower prices are barely decent on the lower capacity models. i doubt they ever sold at the "original" prices. i tihnk i bought the 6500 btu model a year or two ago for $125 and dumped it on craigslist the next day - it was way noisy and kind of junky. thanks for the effort though op.

You should have just returned it to Lowe's.

that would have been difficult as i didn't buy it there. bought online, had no problem reselling for the same price during the major heatwave we had with no a/c's in any b&m.

Why not share that site with everyone? Maybe they're cheaper than Lowe's?

pabster892 said:MikeC103 said:
Umm 220 uses half the watts of 110....so don't be afraid.

Uh, no. 220 uses the same watts, just less amperes.

If that's the case then it will use the exact same wattage...but being more efficient will use less.

Just picked up my units, FAC107S1A and FAM157S1A. Looked at the "new" models and didn't notice any differences aside from the S in both models is now a P. Asked about it, and the rep said that they do that more to track the year of manufacture than anything else...anyone have some insight on this?

btw, thanks OP!

Quite a few left in Camillus (13031) and around Syracuse, NY.

I just picked up a 6,500 for my father. I've had the 6500 for last year and its not really very loud. The compressor kicking on and off is not very loud at all. My wife wanted a new AC so bad after our last Energy Star AC kicked on and off all night and kept her out. These models are great IMO.

katx said:rileymartin said:manavi said:rileymartin said:the new lower prices are barely decent on the lower capacity models. i doubt they ever sold at the "original" prices. i tihnk i bought the 6500 btu model a year or two ago for $125 and dumped it on craigslist the next day - it was way noisy and kind of junky. thanks for the effort though op.

You should have just returned it to Lowe's.

that would have been difficult as i didn't buy it there. bought online, had no problem reselling for the same price during the major heatwave we had with no a/c's in any b&m.

From Lowe's web-site:

Our ultimate goal is for you to be completely satisfied with your purchase from Lowe's. If you receive an item you are dissatisfied with, you may return it within ninety (90) days** to any Lowe's store for a refund or exchange within our current return policy guidelines.

He already said he bought it at Amazon.

who buys 4-5k btu ac's? i've got a 6k btu unit in my bedroom and it's struggling right now. the 12k in my living room would get a good workout if i put it on...but i'll stay hunkered down for a few more hours until this heat wave passes.

DealWinners said:I am interested but like to know how easy (or difficult) is the installation. Does it lower the property value once we install?

Installation? You put it in the window and close it, pull out the side things to fill in the rest of the window then plug it in. The only hard part might be if it's to heave to lift by yourself but it's not something you put in permantly... you'll have to take it out in the winter.

No good for me in 46016, central Indiana.

That 25000 BTU model uses 12/13 amps...figure on about 2800 watts. EER is 9.4

sandc4e said:Letsdoit2005 said:Can anyone who bought these Air Conditioners comment if they are quiet and cool the room enough?
I am planning on a 12000btu model. thanks

Picked up a 10K yesterday, and it's no noisier than any other a/c I've had (I think they all let you know they're on). This baby kicked out some nice cool air. Our room is about 16 x 32 and became chilly quite guickly.

I'm very pleased for $200 bucks.

Good luck!

thanks. I was skeptical with the mixed reviews about the noise. We should expect all A/C make noise, just not so loud.