FRIGIDAIRE 10000 BTU Window Air Conditioner

My 25+ year old bedroom AC died an ignominious death, leaving me gasping for air in the middle of a Southern California heatwave. I must say, I was put out! Anyone would have needed relief, and I happen to have a medical issue that makes air conditioning a necessity, so I did some quick research, called around, and realized that no local places had the casement air conditioner I needed. Amazon promised to deliver it sooner than anyone else, so here we are. As expected, it fit into the same window arrangement as my last casement AC. No problems with installation, and my tears of relief didn’t delay things by too much. First off, let me say that coming from a super old AC that put out cold air and did nothing else, I was immediately struck by the comparative luxury of this model: a remote, temperature controls, sleep functions! Heavens, I really did enter the 21st century! I like it here. Being able to adjust temp and/or fan strength from my bed felt like the height of luxury, and the energy saver mode was clearly effective. I loved being able to turn it off as I left the house, but set it to turn on a while before I got home, so I could enter a blessedly cool room. It’s a bit weird for it to tell me when to clean the filter, but I am obedient each time, hoping to keep this machine in tip top shape for years to come. The remote is fine. I wouldn’t mind a display, like the one I have in the other room, but this has enough options that I can do what I need. It’s as loud as any other window AC, and no louder. I wonder if those complaining about the noise have ever dealt with window units. Maybe they’re more used to whole house systems? Casement units are expensive. This is a reasonably priced unit for the type.