[RFI] Window Air Conditioner Advice Wanted

[Steve Kurtzman]

Holy Moly!  2 tons of A/C for a shack?  That's enough for a whole house!

Steve
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On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 7:57 PM, Donald Chester <k4kyv at hotmail.com> wrote:

> The window a/c in my shack finally gave up the ghost after 40 years of
> reliable service. I need a replacement right away, since especially with
> the station equipment running it gets too hot in summer to even be inside
> the shack without a/c.  Looking preferably for something with simple
> thermostat control and no hi-tech, RFI spewing technology such as switching
> power supplies,  pulse-width controlled variable speed motors and digital
> stuff that will likely fail after a couple of years.
>
> Around 20k - 25k BTU; the old one is 23k.  Checked local stores and about
> the only brands they have are LG, General Electric and Frigidaire, and not
> a lot of selection in the 25k BTU range.
>
> From on-line searches and product reviews, I have surmised that L-G units
> are very quiet and efficient but filled with the very kind of electronics
> that generates RFI.  G-E gets poor customer reviews with complaints of bad
> customer support and poor replacement parts availability.  Frigidaire gets
> the best customer reviews, but of course none of the on-line information on
> any of them makes even a fleeting mention of RFI.
>
> It will be mounted in a hole in the wall about 8' high from the floor, so
> installation of a 130-150 lb unit will be a challenge, and the thing has to
> be reliable due to the near impossibility of pulling it out for servicing.
>
> Any advice based on someone's recent experience?
>
>
> Don k4kyv
>
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