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Hi all,

Just bought a new AC, a 2003 model Frigidaire, 10'000 btu,
thru-the-wall. Paid $500 for it, with taxes and all, and thought I'd get
a decent device for that dough. Especially since it only had rotary
controls, all the money would go into quality parts, right?

Well, I installed it, plugged it in and turned it on, and my first
thought was DAMN, is that thing loud! Even at the lowest setting, there
is no listening to music or having an otherwise nice evening. I'm quite
dissappointed.

Seriously, is this normal? The device doesn't sound defective, it's just
mainly the fan. If I bought crap (excuse my French), please tell me.

Otherwise, if this is somewhat normal, does anybody have ideas to
silence that thing? I'd love to somehow lower the fan speed ...

Ray

BJ's sells a nice, quiet Sharp brand 10K btu unit. It has some really nice
features such as timers (handy for when you don't want to run the A/C all
day, but want to come home from work to a comfortable home), digital
temperature control and energy saver mode. In case you haven't used an A/C
with energy saver mode, this feature turns the fan off until cooling is
needed again. In other words, it goes from relatively quiet to absolutely
silent. Oh, and it's just over $200. On the other hand, 10K btu models are
all rather noisy compared to more reasonably sized room air conditioners.
But for a savings of over 50%, I think you'd be happier with the Sharp model
anyway, even if there is no difference in noise level.

If possible, move the A/C to a different window, or even another room.
Depending on how much floor space you have, it might be strong enough to
cool two or three rooms efficiently. The catch is that much of the cooling
comes from air circulation. But if you can use the A/C to drop the temp.
and remove the humidity, you can always use a nice quiet fan for air
circulation in your immediate area, while locating the noisy A/C unit
farther away. -Dave