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Post# 763189   6/12/2014 at 08:14 (3,578 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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These were great.
I think Sears was putting Kenmore on these after they dropped the Coldspot Badge CLICK HERE TO GO TO toploader55's LINK on Newlondon Craigslist |
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Post# 763192 , Reply# 1   6/12/2014 at 08:24 (3,578 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 763194 , Reply# 2   6/12/2014 at 08:28 (3,578 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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If it has Wood Grain, Not so much.
GE. These were good. CLICK HERE TO GO TO toploader55's LINK on Burlington Craigslist |
Post# 763198 , Reply# 3   6/12/2014 at 08:56 (3,578 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Who made these for Wards ? Looks like a Thomas Edison. They kicked butt in their days.
30,000. Serious A/C CLICK HERE TO GO TO toploader55's LINK on Utica Craigslist |
Post# 763200 , Reply# 4   6/12/2014 at 08:59 (3,578 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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One of the first models Emerson made. I'd say around 1969-1970
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Post# 763208 , Reply# 5   6/12/2014 at 10:21 (3,577 days old) by bluejay (Havre de Grace, MD)   |   | |
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Post# 763213 , Reply# 6   6/12/2014 at 10:57 (3,577 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Hotpoint's version of the Fasionette Series
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Post# 763220 , Reply# 7   6/12/2014 at 11:45 (3,577 days old) by ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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That 8,000 BTU Kenmore was the exact AC my parents had in their bedroom at the vacation house for 30 yrs. It was still working when replaced for another new Kenmore unit in 2009. While it is smaller, quieter and more energy efficient, the quality certainly has vanished. I had the 6000 BTU model in my bedroom. |
Post# 763239 , Reply# 8   6/12/2014 at 13:09 (3,577 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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With Genuine Imitation Wood Grain.
These cooled very well that I can recall. CLICK HERE TO GO TO toploader55's LINK on Rochester Craigslist |
Post# 763288 , Reply# 9   6/12/2014 at 16:22 (3,577 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Eddie, I have a MW Signature similar to the one you posted but 15,000 BTU.
They were made by Frigidaire (GM).
Here's a 115V 12,600 BTU that I have, it's much larger than the 15,000 BTU Signature I have and just two inches narrower and two inches shorter and it's even 1/8" longer then the big 30,000 unit.
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Post# 763335 , Reply# 10   6/12/2014 at 19:57 (3,577 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 764557 , Reply# 11   6/19/2014 at 08:05 (3,571 days old) by searsbest (Attleboro, Ma)   |   | |
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Post# 764642 , Reply# 12   6/19/2014 at 18:41 (3,570 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 764711 , Reply# 13   6/20/2014 at 07:26 (3,570 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 764745 , Reply# 14   6/20/2014 at 12:08 (3,569 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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I don't know, I don't see why later systems still using R-22 refrigerant would be less effective. I never had one new enough to have anything else. I have a 10,000 BTU Fedders (not a weather wheel unit) that's about 12 years old (it's new enough to have a remote control and it's still made in the USA) and it cools very well but it's noise level is very high and it makes the whole house vibrate when the compressor kicks in (I don't use it anymore). The Fedders also lacks the feature that makes the fan stop when the thermostat opens. There's an energy saver mode on the Fedders but I never really figured what it really does. I think it just keeps the 3 speed fan on low speed... And the plastic front is starting to get yellowish, I'd rather have an A/C with a beige, dark brown or woodgrain cover than a white one that gets yellow (just like those white plastic refrigerator door handles from the late nineties).
The Frigidaire appears noisy in this video but it really isn't!
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Post# 765069 , Reply# 16   6/21/2014 at 22:54 (3,568 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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Post# 765090 , Reply# 17   6/22/2014 at 02:44 (3,568 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)   |   | |
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Hopefully nobody smoked around any of these. In college I had an apartment that had a through the wall A/C & Heating unit. Whenever you turned the thing on it smelled like an old ashtray for quite some time. Never could get the smell out of it. |
Post# 765113 , Reply# 18   6/22/2014 at 07:46 (3,568 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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an oldie but goodie.......I grew up with one of these......just a unique looking model....
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Post# 765115 , Reply# 19   6/22/2014 at 07:48 (3,568 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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still some around......
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Post# 765294 , Reply# 22   6/22/2014 at 22:05 (3,567 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 766031 , Reply# 23   6/25/2014 at 23:34 (3,564 days old) by newvista58 (Northern NJ)   |   | |
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and Absolutely NO Reply back. I love the old
Circular Vent A/C units. I definitely want this one, and Yogitunes said he would bring it back for me, from Pittsburgh this weekend, on the way back from Jerry's Wash-In. Seemed Ideal. Except it's another CL Bozo playing games. I know it's Rhetorical.....But What Is the Use of Posting an Ad if you Refuse to Respond to a Prospective Buyer? Geesh....So Close yet So far. Thanks Martin for offering to fetch it for me. Looks like I'm SOL, thanks to the Seller. Anyway.... HAVE a GREAT TIME AT JERRY'S EVERYONE!! |
Post# 766295 , Reply# 24   6/27/2014 at 05:31 (3,563 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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"Electri-Saver mode is cycling the fan off at the same time as the compressor when the thermostat opens. "
My newish Friedrich Wallmaster does this if one selects the power saver mode. After initial misgivings quite fancy it! Makes sense as well not to blow recirculate dry cool air through the AC when the condenser is not on. This way the air does not pick up moisture from inside the AC and spread it around. Have a huge then or so year old commercial fan that we use with or without the AC. When the AC is on is helps push and circulate the air further and more effectively than the wall unit can. Fan will also move the cooled and dry indoor air about when the AC is cycled off (fan and condenser) with the "energy saver" option. |
Post# 766319 , Reply# 25   6/27/2014 at 09:12 (3,563 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Friedrich units with non-electronic controls for many years have featured a small heating resistor (anticipator) clamped to the thermostat sensing bulb to help trigger them to cycle-on within a reasonable time-frame when run on the energy saver setting. This also promotes better humidity control. Windows units that don't have this design tend to lag in responding to the room temp in energy-saver mode because the thermostat sensing bulb is near or clamped to the evaporator coil, which remains cold for some while after the unit cycles off with no airflow. Electronic-control units (of any brand) may run the fan briefly every 10 mins or whatever is the design cycle when "off" to refresh the thermostat on the room temp ... and/or feature a remote control with temp sensor that can be placed in the room away from the unit. |
Post# 766374 , Reply# 26   6/27/2014 at 15:28 (3,562 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 766406 , Reply# 28   6/27/2014 at 21:49 (3,562 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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My Frigidaire as well as my Hotpoint a/c with the Electri-Saver/Econo modes don't cycle back on as quickly on this mode because of what DADoES explains. The sensing bulb gets colder for a while as it's next to the evaporator that keeps it cool for a while after it cycles off... It's still useful when you want it to keep a room cool while your not there. I have another a/c that is controlled by a line thermostat on the outlet as it doesn't have the "econo" mode. It works but I had the bad idea to locate the thermostat just below the a/c so it also gets the cool air from the evaporator once the a/c shuts off and takes a while to switch back on. Again, this is good to use when you're not around and you don't want the fan to run constantly. |
Post# 766721 , Reply# 29   6/29/2014 at 12:44 (3,560 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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1) Emerson Quiet Kool Air Conditioner - $35 (roxborough)philadelphia.craigslist.org/app/4...
2) EMERSON QUIET KOOL - $45 (North Hampton) - nh.craigslist.org/app/4534433071... 3) Emerson Large A/C - $200 (Battle Ground) - portland.craigslist.org/clk/hsh/4... |
Post# 773524 , Reply# 30   7/28/2014 at 00:06 (3,532 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Not pretty but if I'd be close to it, I'd buy it anyway and I'd try to make it look better! Looks like a 1961 model. Phil, that's not too far from you! (but I guess you have absolutely no interest for that thing!).
And a good description with plenty of pictures and details including the important dimensions!
"Do not have truck so has to be picked up in Thomaston GA The unit is old but works great - Asking 45$ obo (if you get today I will be more flexible on price)
columbusga.craigslist.org/app/456... |
Post# 773526 , Reply# 31   7/28/2014 at 00:18 (3,532 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Another one I'd like to have if it was closer!
We have a 15000 BTU per hour 220 Frigidaire window air conditioner. It's an older model and not pretty, but works great and still blows very cold air. It is 220 not 110. It has the big plug like a stove. We are asking $100 (cash only). It's big and heavy. It might fit in a large trunk, but I would use a truck/SUV instead. Please email with any questions.
kansascity.craigslist.org/app/457... This post was last edited 07/28/2014 at 00:42 |
Post# 773528 , Reply# 32   7/28/2014 at 00:41 (3,532 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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columbus.craigslist.org/app/45739...
Its a older Frigidaire window air conditioner. It is 12000 BTU and has been in storage since my house A/C was installed . Its approx 26inches wide and 16inches tall. Its now out of the window and on a stand but you can still plug it in to see how cold it gets. No trades considered. Cash only. |
Post# 773530 , Reply# 33   7/28/2014 at 00:57 (3,532 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Early 1970s and by GM... The front panel on the picture is reversed so it might be broken but it's just $20!
(circa 1980's?) Frigidaire brand by GE electric. works good but is an old dinosaur. heavier than sin. will work great for someone who is not worried about the electric bill! you want it it can be yours for a low low price of $20. i just want it out of here since we now have central air. first come first serve. cash or paypal only. please email. |
Post# 773536 , Reply# 34   7/28/2014 at 04:35 (3,532 days old) by retromania (Anderson, South Carolina)   |   | |
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As much Frigidaire stuff that was around, I never saw a Frigidaire window a/c. |
Post# 773539 , Reply# 35   7/28/2014 at 04:55 (3,532 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Notice how a few of the ads say how cold the air is.
That was true for most of that vintage. Chrysler Airtemp, Carrier, Fedders, GE, and I can remember Vornado too. You could keep sides of beef in the living room or wherever these were installed. I can remember my friend's house had a Vornado in their kitchen. Family of 8, and Mrs. Natale would be cooking away in the middle of the summer on a Gas Range and you almost needed a sweatshirt to sit in that kitchen. And that was during a New Jersey summer. |
Post# 773542 , Reply# 36   7/28/2014 at 05:12 (3,532 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 773543 , Reply# 37   7/28/2014 at 05:14 (3,532 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Lousy Pic.
I wonder if this is the "Super Thrust" series ? CLICK HERE TO GO TO toploader55's LINK on New York Craigslist |
Post# 773562 , Reply# 38   7/28/2014 at 08:20 (3,532 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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Post# 773575 , Reply# 39   7/28/2014 at 11:58 (3,531 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Don't worry, I didn't want you to grab it for me! I already have quite a few that I found closer to the Canadian border (still searching for one of those Canadian models!) See the wanted ad I placed a few days ago on Kijiji!
As I expected, 0 replies so far! But I thought it was worth a try. After all, Paul did something similar a few years ago and I replied to his "wanted" ad on Craigslist. I didn't have what he wanted but I made a great friend and he made me subscribe here!
www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html...
Maybe I should translate that in English and post it in other cities!
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Post# 773581 , Reply# 40   7/28/2014 at 12:50 (3,531 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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Post# 775288 , Reply# 41   8/4/2014 at 00:29 (3,525 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 775310 , Reply# 42   8/4/2014 at 04:39 (3,525 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 775349 , Reply# 43   8/4/2014 at 11:19 (3,524 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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I have one just like the last one that Martin got for me last year. It works great and I like the way it blows cold air through the front grille. Because the air is blown by a fan through the evaporator behind that large opening, the air draft isn't too strong and the air that gets out seems very cold.
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Post# 775439 , Reply# 44   8/4/2014 at 19:25 (3,524 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Not Necessarily, A/Cs that cool the air 20 or slightly more degrees per pass are generally MUCH LESS efficient and yes most older A/Cs are less efficient when it comes to running cost, many older A/Cs cost twice to as much as three times as much to run.
BUT there were quite a few Hi Efficiency A/Cs dating back to the 1950s and earlier and like modern units these A/Cs usually cooled the air passing through only 10-15 degrees per pass. These more efficient A/Cs not only produced a more comfortable room by not blasting out such cold air but lasted much longer than low efficiency units with over-sized compressors that ran high head pressures with undersized condensers. Like inefficient frost-free refs from the 60s-the 70s, low efficiency window and central A/Cs that were actually used a lot did not last nearly as long, and while it is fun to turn on these older A/Cs and feel the frigid air blasting out it is like being obese and eating fried food and fatty red meats all day, it does not last. We have a collection of about 10 classic A/Cs at the warehouse that includes both hi and low efficiency models. John L. |
Post# 775459 , Reply# 45   8/4/2014 at 20:35 (3,524 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))   |   | |
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Post# 775490 , Reply# 46   8/4/2014 at 23:01 (3,524 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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John,
I didn't mean this a/c was being efficient or that it felt like it was producing colder than modern units as a lot of people like to say about vintage units...
In fact, there are even more inefficient air conditioners but this one is still far from being efficient with an EER of 6.
I have an oversized 12600 BTU air conditioner from 1974 that uses almost the same wattage as this 7800 BTU from 1967 but I like how the cooled air comes out on the 1967, being blown through the evaporator by a small low-CFM fan with blades instead of being pulled through the evaporator by a powerful squirrel-cage blower.
On low speed, it almost feels like you're staying in front of a freezer door that you just opened. Almost no draft. That's what I like about it!
See the tags on both units... The 1967 air conditioner (photos #1-2) has EER of 6 and the 1974 air conditioner (#3-4) has an EER of 9.6. I also have a GE Carry Cool air conditioner from 1983 (#5-6) with an EER of 6.4 and a relatively large 15,000 BTU Montgomery Ward air conditioner from the mid-1970s with an EER of 5.4 (#7)...
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Post# 776655 , Reply# 47   8/10/2014 at 23:26 (3,518 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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