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Thread Number: 47892
1970's Vintage Chrysler Air Conditioner - $750 |
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Post# 694968 8/7/2013 at 17:59 (3,908 days old) by ovrphil  (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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| Post# 695004 , Reply# 1 8/7/2013 at 20:08 (3,908 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Holy Crap !!! | ||
| Post# 695005 , Reply# 2 8/7/2013 at 20:12 (3,908 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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I bought one of this series for my Dad in 1973., I replaced a Fedders Weather Wheel that was rated at One Ton. It worked great but wanted my Dad to have a more "Modern One".
That is truly one of the last "Classic Airtemps made by Chrysler". Oh Yeah, I'd say even $75.00 was too much for a unit this old. That uses R-22. 
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Post# 695417 , Reply# 3 8/9/2013 at 20:03 (3,906 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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toploader: Series? Was this TOL, MOL or ? - if you rememember .I do love the older A/C's but they're something a little difficult thinking about collecting A/C units. Imagine a basement full of A/Cs running. Bring your long underwear and ear muffs ?
Out of the usual curiosity, I found some info on AirTemp, so thanks for commenting, toploader! CLICK HERE TO GO TO ovrphil's LINK 
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| Post# 695517 , Reply# 6 8/10/2013 at 06:11 (3,906 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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| Post# 695518 , Reply# 7 8/10/2013 at 06:12 (3,906 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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| Post# 695520 , Reply# 8 8/10/2013 at 06:13 (3,906 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Post# 695529 , Reply# 9 8/10/2013 at 07:29 (3,906 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Cool Airtemp Window A/Cs  These were indeed very good units, we have collected several older window A/Cs that live at the warehouse, the only Airtemp I have is one of the vertical casement style units that mounts inside the room and the window can be closed behind it. These were a very clever design and kept the outside of homes from looking tacky from having A/C units hanging all over the place.
My all time favorite window A/Cs are the Whirlpool built Sears-Coldspots that allowed you to set the exact humidity and room temperature independently, I have three of these units in our collection. They accomplished this by having a 2nd condenser behind the evaporator so the room air could be cooled and dehumidified and then reheated so the A/C could dehumidify without cooling, they used a reversing valve similar to what a Heat-pump uses and added a real humidastat to control the RV. | ||
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Post# 695565 , Reply# 10 8/10/2013 at 10:50 (3,905 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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So these Airtemps would still be efficient by today's standards, minus the refrigerant type and amount of electricity used? Some aw.org members claim that their older air conditioners are not as expensive to run - but with so many variables, like sun exposure, shading, air leakage, etc. ..? I would think these are louder than today's contemporary units - other than the noise, our families window unit(Whirlpool) was efficient but loud for a small house.
Everyone- thanks for the brochures and interesting comments. | ||
| Post# 695582 , Reply# 11 8/10/2013 at 12:23 (3,905 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
 The "Freeway" series is a model that was made by Heat Controller, the company that makes Comfort-Aire (they had the same style that was also branded Comfort-Aire). They also made some for other brands including GM Canada. The "Q" models on the picture are the same as the Chrysler Airtemp "Freeway".
I'd like to find any of these models as I haven't found a single Canadian Frigidaire a/c since I've been searching for them. Here's the 1968 "N" series.
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Post# 695587 , Reply# 12 8/10/2013 at 13:11 (3,905 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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Post# 695630 , Reply# 14 8/10/2013 at 16:31 (3,905 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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The house my Aunt Doris lived in from "63 until '91 had Chrysler AirTemp central heating and air conditioning. That thing would keep the house ice cold even on the hottest Mississippi summer days. It was installed when the house was built in '62, and was still operating well when they moved. | ||
| Post# 695684 , Reply# 15 8/10/2013 at 17:56 (3,905 days old) by retromania (Anderson, South Carolina) | ||
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In its day a very good product. | ||
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Post# 695715 , Reply# 16 8/10/2013 at 19:40 (3,905 days old) by jmm63 (Denville, NJ) |
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Memory Lane
In 1977 my family bought the house that they are still in. It's in the Detroit suburbs so of course it came with 2 Chrysler window units. The main floor was cooled by one just like the Craigslist add. It was in my sisters bedroom and she used to FREEZE to death at night. My brother and I shared the upstairs bedroom and it had one just like Eddie's. Funny how they were both missing the fins just like the one in the add. They stayed in the window all year long, not such a great idea for a harsh Michigan winter. Sometime in the mid 80's we finally got rid of them (the downstairs one quit working I believe) and got smaller new units. My brother and I ROASTED and the house just never was cool. Finally, after I moved out to my own place, my mom put in a new furnace and central air.
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Post# 695718 , Reply# 17 8/10/2013 at 19:43 (3,905 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Heat Controler A/Cs Phil my parents house had the model P300N installed through the living room wall when they bought their house in Burnsville Mn. It was 30,000 BTUs of noise, they seldom ever used it and Finley we pulled it out and had a Space-Pac central system installed. The HC unit may have been OK in a warehouse but it was too noisy and inefficient for a house, and WAY to large in cooling capacity. | ||
| Post# 695723 , Reply# 18 8/10/2013 at 20:17 (3,905 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Post# 695728 , Reply# 19 8/10/2013 at 20:35 (3,905 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Energy Efficiency Ratio or EER | ||
| Post# 695870 , Reply# 20 8/11/2013 at 15:52 (3,904 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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