Best Window Air Conditioners 2024 [don’t buy one before watching this]

It says 2024 but it was uploaded a year ago in 2023 🙄

FRIDGIDARE HEATING SYSTEM IS NO GOOD COLD AIR WORKS GOOD.

It will have to wait. My over 21 year old DANBY window mount air conditioner, is still working as good as new. I did have to add oil to the motors brass bearing felt pads at one point, since the oil had dried up completely and thus the motor was squealing big time. Plus I repainted the unit once, and so it just looks maybe 4 or so years old. The apartment windows slide sideways, so I did not need to add the air conditioners side panels for it to fit properly in the window. The window height was twice the height of the conditioner, and the side panels if bolted together were the same width as the air conditioner. So I used the bolted together side panels to fill the upper open window area located above the air conditioner. It fits like a glove, and it has withstood some record breaking storms. LOL.

I bought 4 Midea U-shaped units (2 of them 2 yrs ago, and the other 2 a year ago). Initially, they were amazing. However, 3 of the 4 now make an ear-piercing high-pitched whine. It's absolutely maddening. Do you have tinnitus? It sounds like that, but much louder. I had to pull teeth to get Midea to replace one of them that failed a year ago. They kept having me send them audio recordings and responded, "it's within the acceptable dB range," but they would not acknowledge the high-pitched whine. I kept pressing to get to a supervisor, and finally got one who eventually gave in and they cut me a refund check as they didn't want to cover the expense to return a heavy defective unit.
Granted, these units start out fantastic and are very quiet, and have great features -- but over a relatively short period of time, quality is proven to be terrible (I'm just waiting for the 4th unit to start making noise any time now). So unfortunately, they've ended up being a waste of money for me, longterm.
I would not buy this product again due to the frustration it has created. 3 failed units out of 4 in a short period of time is a pretty good statistic to help you in your decision making process.

Is there a u-shaped window for a sliding window? Inverter?

I would like to have seen the power each uses in wattage.

These are all $268-$650

That clear view leaks into the house.

All Stores Please lower the price of all Military and Local for all brands of Window Air Units Products and Accessories and Production Cost Now That's too much $$ The Whole World Now Pray

As of july 2023, for canadians ordering midea u-shaped 12000 btu from home hardware (sale $499) is way better than amazon ($800)

I have the Toshiba 5000btu ac unit. It's basic and works perfectly.

Frigidaire air 8,000 btu is a great buy for me. It will cool your room fast and at 65° it's like heaven on earth for me. Sleep like a baby since 2021. It will cool your room so fast that you will sleep with the remote near you

I had the Soleus saddle window A/C - returned it. Wasn't wide enough for my double brick house built in 1960. Went with the Midea U shaped - 12k BTU, the 110v not the 220. No regrets. I have it in a room a little too large, but only using it at night to cut back on central air, so it works well for me. Also recently purchased two Windmill brand window AC units, both in 6,000 BTU and 8,000 BTU for smaller bedrooms. They're not U shaped but they're very nice looking, quiet, no air leakage, inverter tech, and quiet, shame they didn't review those as well - there is nothing else like them on the market.

The Midea U shape window unit has changed the game moving forward. It’s just a matter of time before everybody jumps on board.

The Midea U-Shape is AMAZING!! I bought the 8000 btu model 3 years ago and my Brother for the 12000 btu model the same day and we’re both still amazed by how AWESOME these window units work while lowering the Monthly power bill considerably!!!

You're missing out on the 10,000 BTU Vissani. I can assure you it is an absolute beast, and save money

Midea Is Perfect for me. I bought 2

I wanted to learn more on the Soleus over the widow seal air conditioner. You spent a whole 30 seconds talking about it, but on the Midea you spent almost three minutes. Come on man, be fair across the spectrum with these units. 🤦‍♂️

The design changes are what really interest me the most. Not "losing" a window with the saddle design is amazing, and being able to essentially close the window with the U design sounds like it does wonders for reducing noise and air leakage. THAT'S the kind of innovation I can get behind

How good is the Frigidaire FHWC054WB1 5000 BTU model with remote control, according to the most recent model of that brand, but on Amazon it has no referrals

Haier...garbage

Does anyone here have the Toshiba? 5000 or 6000? I wonder how those keep up? I heard they were good

I dont really know how any of the can be better than others as all of tbese units rather frigidaire, toshiba, midea, ge, are all made by the Haier compsny. In fact they dominate about 95% of the window ac business. Allunits have same internal compnents, just a different front panel and name.

I wish you put prices also. I enjoyed the info.

The LG 8,000 BTU unit is trash. It’s loud and the drain clogs very easily. I’m waiting on a new unit so I can get rid of the LG.