LG 12,000 BTU Window Air Conditioner, Cools 550 Sq.Ft. (22' x 25' Room Size), Quiet Operation, Electronic Control with Remote, 3 Cooling & Fan Speeds, Auto Restart, 115V

Just installed this air conditioner. So far, it's working great. I had to get this model because it required the least window height clearance of any quality conditioner that I can find. My older home has storm windows with high base frames, which are a couple of inches higher than the interior window sill. As a result, I had to raise the height of the interior window sill (3 boards nailed together) nearly 3 inches so that the air conditioner could fit over the storm window base frame. This doesn't leave much clearance room with a double-hung window, and this unit fit...just barely. A few notes: 1. The adhesive strip which applied to the bottom edge of the window is very sticky and very fragile. If you get any bit of it stuck on a fingertip, that part will break off from the main strip. 2. The manual has not been updated to match all features of the unit; e.g., it says that the remote control requires one battery. It requires two. But the main installation instructions of the manual still apply. 3. Make sure that the screws for the side panels are applied so that they're invisible from the inside. 4. The unit no longer comes with a drain . Apparently, newer air conditioner models have dropped this "feature." I'm not worried about this because I live in the relatively non-humid west coast. But if you live in a high-humidity area, you should be sure that the unit tips backward a bit towards the outside so that any excess condensation can drip out the back. 5. The remote control is basic. It would be nicer if it would provide a visual indication of temperature setting, fan setting, etc. 6. My window is about 40 inches wide, which exceeds the 35" expansion of the side panels. I covered the open spaces on each end with a piece of 1" thick Owens-Corning foamular (rigid foam insulation). In fact I filled the entire space between the window frame edge and the air conditioning unit (which completely covers the side panels). Cut the foamular a tiny bit bigger, and you can "force" the foam piece into the space with a little pressure; the foam will thus stay firmly in place and effectively block all the open spaces. If you don't want to buy an entire 4'x8' sheet of the foam, Home Depot sells a 2'x2' square for about $6. If you still have tiny open cracks around the foam, a little piece of masking tape will cover any gaps. 7. With the unit in place, my open lower window almost touches the top of the window frame. This means that there is insufficient room to install the included L-bracket as an added protection to prevent the window from being opened further from the outside (e.g., by an intruder). I simply drilled a hole completely through the front window frame and halfway through the back window frame, and then I pushed a big nail into the hole to prevent movement of the window. 8. Some reviews complained that the unit is too noisy. I, however, feel that it's as quiet as a window unit can possibly be. The compressor makes MUCH less noise than my 14,000 BTU Whynter portable air conditioner, which Good Housekeeping ranked in 2018 as quieter than other units on the market. 9. Outside sounds are now more noticeable when the conditioner is not running. This is unavoidable given since I can no longer close the inside window and the outer storm window. If the sounds of crickets bothers you at night, you're probably out of luck.

ADDED PIX OF WHITE/BLUE FILTER PERFORMANCE. As you can clearly see, the filter did keep the white mesh factory filter and the evaporator coils SPOTLESSLY CLEAN.. The filter was changed after about 3 months.. EDIT: ADDED ENERGY COSTS FROM TAPO UNITS.. REVISED ENERGY COST FOR JULY = $66.67 FOR HOME AIR CONDITIONING. IMPORTANT: After you receive your AC unit, or ANY refrigeration appliance, it is really mandatory to let the unit sit-UPRIGHT, for at least 6-8 hours, preferably overnight, to permit the Freon and oil in the system to settle “down” in the unit BEFORE you turn it on…. During shipping you do NOT know if the unit was transported on its side, or even upside down, otherwise, you WILL risk damaging the compressor…. My first purchase of the LG LW6017R 6000 BTU unit was in June of 2000 which replaced a 17 YO Kelvinator 5000 BTU unit. I installed this in my kitchen window primarily to use as backup air conditioning when a Florida hurricane takes out the power. The 6000 BTU size is easily powered by my iGEN2500 inverter generator which also keeps the refrigerator, (beer), cold when the power dies. Recently, my home central AC died and since my air handler is in the attic – builder’s dumb design – I did not want to put good money after bad and spend THOUSANDS with replacing the AC system with the air handler in the attic. I just bought and installed two additional 6000 BTU units; one in my bedroom and the other in the living room. My bedroom window opening was 46 inches wide and the supplied “accordion” side panels would not extend wide enough to block the sides of the AC unit. For the living room window, I “could” have used the accordion panels, but, I wanted to make the installation more “permanent” and I cut pieces of wood for the side panels for both the bedroom and living room installs with pictures showing the final installation. As the units have a cheap, plastic air filter, I also added cut pieces of the white/blue filter material, WHITE SIDE OUT - air input, (ASIN B0DHNBGSXV), and with using the hook side of adhesive Velcro strips, I was able to use this white/blue filter material to ensure a proper air filtration that will keep the evaporator coils clean. See pix. The bedroom and kitchen units provide COLD air with the units cycling during the day. The thermocouple meter shows a 45.1 degree output air temp with a 28.1 degree temperature differential, which is GREAT. The living room unit cools a larger area and with recent 97 degree Florida HEAT, this unit’s compressor runs most of the day. In 95-97 degree heat, my three day electric cost @ $0.14/KWH, for ALL THREE UNITS, was only ~$6.00 or about $2.00 per day, (BR=$0.42/DAY, KIT=$0.45/DAY, and LR=$1.13/DAY)…. You can’t beat that with a stick ;-) As air conditioning is really mandatory in Florida, I am happy as a cool clam without breaking the bank. The remotes are IR which lets you remotely adjust settings individually where an RF remote would definitely cause problems in adjusting an individual unit’s settings. Overall, with the features and performance of these LG units, I can totally recommend these units for keeping your cool for minimal cost….

Got this for my daughter who lives in a small apartment in Toronto (hot and humid). Halfway through her first full summer with it and she loves this unit. Says it's very quiet but keeps her bedroom nice and cool at night and controls the temp in her 4-500 sq foot apartment nicely. Very good value for money. She's not thinking of moving and paying much higher rents anymore.....

So far so good. Works great. Looks great (relative to others). Installed easily. Cools nicely. Just in time for summer. I am impressed with Amazon's speed and convenience of delivery. I don't normally think of buying something like this through Amazon but when I went to Home Hardware and Home Depot, neither had the variety of air conditioners in stock that I needed. Amazon on the other hand had the widest variety allowing me to buy exactly what I wanted so I bought through them and had it in two days.

Very good for this price

not as cold as thought

Works amazing.Cools a 550 sqft room in under 20min.