Mid-2000s Frigidaire 5000 btu Window AC - Timers frickn NOT

Mid-2000s Frigidaire 5000 btu Window AC - Timers frickn NOT WORKING!

I own two of these, one is 5000 and the other a 10,000 btu, both of this style, electronic, with remotes: http://salestores.com/stores/images/images_747/FRA054XT7.jpg

I turn them on, press 'Timer' button either on unit or on remote, select how many hours I want it to run before shutting down, I.E.: 1.5hours.

3-4 hour later, the DAMN THING is still blasting away, and the timer indicator light on the AC's touch panel is not lit!

This has been happening more often in the last couple seasons than when they were new.

What's going on here? Other than this timer issue, they are reliable and tough, and cool the rooms as intended.

 

Some 'repair forum' this is... smh!

 

[Michael Black]

On Sun, 6 Jul 2014, thekmanrocks@gmail.com wrote:

Some 'repair forum' this is... smh!

Nobody has any obligation to help you.

Maybe nobody here has any experience with the problem. Maybe it's that
it's about an airconditioner, which isn't the purpose of this newsgroup.
Maybe it's more like you can't read instructions, it certainly doesn't
seem like you are planning to fix the thing yourself, so the question
likely belongs elsewhere.

It's also only been four days, interrupted by a US long weekend, so maybe
it's simply that you are impatient.

Or maybe you never gave enough information so someone could help. "It
dosn't work" isn't good enough.

History says that when someone complains that nobody is helping them, it's
usually that poster that has the problem, and chances drop to close to
zero that anyone will help afterwards.

Michael

 

[Tom Miller]

<thekmanrocks@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:4ac30f1d-d04e-49c9-ba42-7e9b7b394f16@googlegroups.com...
> Some 'repair forum' this is... smh!

On the back of the unit there is a label that says "no user serviceable
parts inside". Since you are just a "user", there is no sense wasting any
time helping you.

Go down to Wal-Mart and buy another one.

smh! indeed.

 

On Sunday, July 6, 2014 1:45:21 PM UTC-4, Michael Black wrote:

On Sun, 6 Jul 2014, wrote:



Some 'repair forum' this is... smh!



Nobody has any obligation to help you.



Maybe nobody here has any experience with the problem. Maybe it's that

it's about an airconditioner, which isn't the purpose of this newsgroup.

Maybe it's more like you can't read instructions, it certainly doesn't

seem like you are planning to fix the thing yourself, so the question

likely belongs elsewhere.



It's also only been four days, interrupted by a US long weekend, so maybe

it's simply that you are impatient.



Or maybe you never gave enough information so someone could help. "It

dosn't work" isn't good enough.



History says that when someone complains that nobody is helping them, it's

usually that poster that has the problem, and chances drop to close to

zero that anyone will help afterwards.



Michael
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Alright, well here is a model number: FAA065N


What other information would be needed? And the timer buttons on these things are so fundamental that even my cats could operate it. Press timer, then press temperature arrows to select duration in half hour intervals to shut off. So I have no problem with instructions.

 

On Monday, July 7, 2014 5:24:16 PM UTC-4, JC wrote:

On 7/7/2l.com wrote:



What other information would be needed? And the timer buttons on these things are so fundamental that even my cats could operate it. Press timer, then press temperature arrows to select duration in half hour intervals to shut off. So I have no problem with instructions.





You do have the unit on and cooling when you press timer? If not it

cancels the time setting when you turn it on. it should show hours to

turn off on the display also if its set correctly.
____________________

Yes. I hit power, set desired temperature, and then press timer and the half-hour increments. I.E. 7 hours overnight(we get up early around here) 6.5....6.0...5.5.... etc. Believe me, I'm a little slow, but I'm not dumb.

So upon every 3rd to 6th time, the timer on light mysteriously extinguishes, and the unit continues to run ad infinitum until I shut it off.


As to your second sentence, the problem is that these units allow pressing of the timer button to turn them on. This feature should be disabled(or should have been, in units superceding mine).

 

[JC]

On 7/7/2014 10:39 AM, thekmanrocks@gmail.com wrote:

What other information would be needed? And the timer buttons on these things are so fundamental that even my cats could operate it. Press timer, then press temperature arrows to select duration in half hour intervals to shut off. So I have no problem with instructions.

You do have the unit on and cooling when you press timer? If not it
cancels the time setting when you turn it on. it should show hours to
turn off on the display also if its set correctly.

 

[JC]

On 7/7/2014 8:39 PM, thekmanrocks@gmail.com wrote:

On Monday, July 7, 2014 5:24:16 PM UTC-4, JC wrote:
On 7/7/2l.com wrote:



What other information would be needed? And the timer buttons on these things are so fundamental that even my cats could operate it. Press timer, then press temperature arrows to select duration in half hour intervals to shut off. So I have no problem with instructions.





You do have the unit on and cooling when you press timer? If not it

cancels the time setting when you turn it on. it should show hours to

turn off on the display also if its set correctly.
____________________

Yes. I hit power, set desired temperature, and then press timer and the half-hour increments. I.E. 7 hours overnight(we get up early around here) 6.5....6.0...5.5.... etc. Believe me, I'm a little slow, but I'm not dumb.

So upon every 3rd to 6th time, the timer on light mysteriously extinguishes, and the unit continues to run ad infinitum until I shut it off.


As to your second sentence, the problem is that these units allow pressing of the timer button to turn them on. This feature should be disabled(or should have been, in units superceding mine).

It could well be a fault, these units are so cheap that I'd guess the
circuit board and soldering is dubious. I have a Frigidaire dishwasher
that does its own thing, runs forever, goes to extra hot wash, hot dry
at random. Some of these electronic controls should not be on
heated/steamy/vibrating appliances. My Maytag washer still runs fine
after 14 years, mechanical timer controller, AND it resumes if the
power trips out for a while. Good luck with it.

 

[Phoena J.]

On 07/06/2014 02:07 PM, thekmanrocks@gmail.com wrote:

Some 'repair forum' this is... smh!

So go buy a new timer and install it yourself.