Hello:
The local paper (Boston) are full of ads for window air conditioners by HAIER.
Have never, ever, heard of them.
Anyone have any experience with, or opinions on, them ?
Sure are cheap; a 6,000 BTU window unit for $ 99.
With a name like Haier, they are probably from China or Korea, but i remember reading that most A/C's these days are.
Thoughts on ?
Thanks, Bob
Wal-Mart sells a 5K Btu PER HOUR 9.7 SEER version for $78.44.
I just bought a Daewoo 5340 Btu/h 10.2 SEER for $69.
I measured a 0.98 COP for the Haier in a 63 F room with the hot coil airflow restricted to make it 110 F.
Remote control adds about $20.
Nick
Most small AC's are from abroad or have major components that are.
Hi Nick:
Thanks for info.
Is 0.98 COP "good" ?
Bob
From China. Low priced (as you see). Company has been expanding rapidly. No knowledge of how good they are.
LB
I just bought a 5200 BTU from Target for 69.99 a few weeks back. I have only used it 3 times at night in my bedroom. It seems to work well.
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The company headquarters are in China, but it's a quality, forward-looking multi-national brand, and the unit you bought was probably from their U.S. plant. Haier has a large plant adjacent to I95 just south of Florence, SC., which was built for the specific purpose of understanding and marketing to the U.S. market. -- Regards --
We have one of their refrigerators in work and it was made in China. According to their web site, some manufacturing is being done in the US.
Not a bad cooling COP, given my torturing, although less than Haier's
9.7/3.41 = 2.84 spec. If the heating COP is 1.98, we might heat water for showers this way with half the usual energy.There was some condensation, which I didn't measure.
Nick
Exactly how does one measure a COP?
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