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rovijl's Review
Kenmore 5,300 BTU Single Room Air Conditioner Reviews
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| 78% of reviewers recommend
(114 out of 147)
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Chicago, IL
“A/C CONTROLS”
Kenmore 5,300 BTU Single Room Air Conditioner —
MY PROBLEM WITH THIS UNIT IS MAINLY WITH THE 'ENERGY SAVER' CONTROL AND THE 'COOL' CONTROL. IN THE 'COOL' MODE THE FAN RUNS CONTINUOSLY AND THE COMPRESSOR IS INITIATED BY THE THERMOST TEMPERATURE SETTING, WHICH IS THE USUAL DESIGN. SINCE THE UNIT CAN BE REMOTELY POWERED OFF THIS FEATURE IS ACCEPTABLE IF COOLING IS NOT REQUIRED. AS FOR THE 'ENERGY SAVER' MODE MY ENGINEERING OPINION IS THAT THIS IS MORE AN ENERGY WASTER AND COMPONENT LIFE REDUCER FEATURE. HAVING LISTENED TO ABOUT 30 STOP/ STARTS IN AN HOUR DURING THE NIGHT, THE CYCLE WAS TIMED BY STOP WATCH AS FOLLOWS; 30 SECS. ON, 2 MIN OFF, 25 SECS ON 3MIN OFF, 30 SECS ON 3MIN OFF. WHETHER BOTH FAN AND COMPRESSOR CAME ON WAS NOT KNOWN BUT EACH START WAS INITIATED WITH A DOUBLE 'DISTANT' WHINE SOUND, JUST ENOUGH TO DISTURB SLEEPING. GOING STRAIGHT TO THE OWNERS MANUAL PAGE 14 - 5TH ITEM...'THE A/C TURNS ON AND OFF RAPIDLY'..UNDER 'CHECK' , UNIT IS SET TO ENERGY SAVER MODE...UNDER 'THEN' , APPRX EVERY 3 MIN AIR TEMP IS CHECKED.. THIS IS NORMAL ENG.SAV. MODE... SO IN MY CASE GIVEN AN 8 HOUR DURATION THE FAN/COPMRESSOR WOULD CYCLE ON AND OFF APPROX 240 TIMES PER DAY. IF THE CURRENT DRAW IS MEASURED AT START UP IT IS USUALLY ABOUT 2-3 TIMES THE OPERATING CURRENT, THIS SURGE CAN BE DESIGNED AGAINST BUT LEADS TO MORE COMPLEXITY. IT ANY EVENT THE COMPRESSOR AND FAN HAVE A FINITE CYCLE LIFE IN WHICH THIS SUPER CYCLING WILL NOT HELP. THUS MY CLAIM IS THAT THE SURGING COULD CAUSE EXCESSIVE ENERGY USE AND THE COMPONENT LIFE SERIOUSLY REDUCED IN THIS MODE, NOT FORGETTING THE SLEEP DEPRIVATION ASPECT WHICH WAS VERY REAL. I WANTED TO TAKE THE UNIT BACK AND EXCHANGE IT FOR THE #75062 6K BTU/HR WHICH RECEIVED SUCH HIGH RATINGS BUT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION IN THE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION TO DETERMINE IF IT HAD THIS ENERGY SAVER FEATURE AS WELL. I STILL WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THIS FOR I AM NOT HAPPY WITH NON-USUABLE FEATURES IN ANY PRODUCT THAT I PURCHASE.Kenmore 5,300 BTU Single Room Air Conditioner
is not recommended
by rovijl
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