Koldfront WTC8001W 8,000 BTU Through the Wall Air Conditioner with 3500 BTU Heater

I've had this AC for several years now and works great. I bought this for my bedroom. It cools my room quickly during the summer and heats my room quickly when I use it as a heater. Definitely worth the value.

So one of my three Friedrich ACs died in less than 2 years. I know Friedrich is one of the best brands, but given what happened, I decided to give another brand a chance. After some research, I realized Koldfront has decent reviews and has very similar dimension as Friedrich which makes it easy to reuse the existing sleeve. Also Koldfront is about $200 cheaper than Friedrich including tax (Amazon charges tax for Friedrich, but not for Koldfront for NY), and I have to say I am pretty impressed with Koldfront so far. First of all, it is quieter than Friedrich (both 8000 BTU). Not by a lot, but it’s noticeable as both fan and compressor noises are lower. Koldfront also gives you some options that don’t exist in Friedrich such as night mode, dry, heat, and filter checking. Also all three Friedrich ACs have been rattling from the loose filter door, case and grille, and I had to use scotch tapes and piece of thick papers to tighten things up in order to eliminate the rattlings. Koldfront doesn’t seem to have that issue as louvers are very tight and there’s no big door in front for the filter. Of course, it’s been only a few days, so I can’t really comment on the long term issues, but I will definitely update about this in a few months. So far, I am very happy I chose this over Friedrich.

I have had this unit since 2018. I have it in the bedroom, and I still absolutely love it. It works really well and even cools all the way down the hallway. I don’t really use the heater much, but it was great went my furnace died! The only reason I bumped it down to 4 stars is because of the remote control. I am disabled, and the unit is a little awkward for me to get to. So, I rely heavily on the remote. Very poor design. It is a flat surface, so you have to see the remote to turn it on or off or to change the temperature. This is very inconvenient in the middle of the night. I want real buttons that i can feel. I wish the remote had the different modes listed. I actually took a close up picture of the face of the unit and saved it to my phone so i can refer to what each light represents. But by far the worst part is that the sensor is not nearly sensitive enough. I have to wave the remote around in the air, constantly clicking the button. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. This is with new batteries. Frustrating when you are hot and you can’t get it to turn on! I tried to reach out to the manufacturer, but couldn’t find a contact. I just want a enter remote system! But if you can control the unit, it really is a great system. It runs well, the filter is easy to change and clean and I like it over all.

I've had this unit since the spring. I expected it to do a good job cooling the room, the ability to heat was in question. They tell you right away that the heat is supplemental, not a main heat source. We built a standalone room and was using a portable A/C to cool it, no heat. We were not happy with it, so we sold that unit and bought this unit. Doing it that way cost a lot more than it would have if added it when it was being built, but was worth it. The A/C does a good job cooling as expected, but we weren't sure about the heat. Now that it's cold, we can say the heat does a good job too. The only issue I have is difficulty seeing the control panel and remote. But not a showstopper. Both heat and cooling modes will cycle off and on. We're happy with the unit performs.

Our guest house used to be heated/cooled by an ancient through-the-wall unit that sounded like a ghost rattling its chains. Well, the old unit finally packed it in and we replaced it with the Koldfront. My wife and I did the installation ourselves, something we approached with great trepidation since neither one of us is exactly carpenter material. Nevertheless, we were able to modify the existing opening, fit the sleeve (yes, don't forget this!) into the opening, secure it, slide the unit into the sleeve, and replace the existing decorative molding so everything still looked nice. Here's a plug for a different product: Great Stuff spray foam insulation by Dow. This stuff is unbelievable and will easily fill in the inevitable gaps. Highly recommended.The unit works great. The room is probably near the top end of the 350 sq. ft. max and the Koldfront has no problem heating/cooling. It is also way quieter than the previous unit, although that's not really saying much since you had to crank the TV volume up when the old unit came on. Still, it's reasonably quiet and we are very satisfied with out purchase.

Installation was easy once the sleeve was installed and framed in. The a/c and heating unit slipped right into the sleeve. We plugged it in and checked all elements were operating, have not used in the space yet but during test out off sufficient heating and cooling for enclosed patio in south.

I bought the complete package, unit, sleeve and support. A professional carpenter who had experience in this type of installation did the install for me and I am sure glad I did that. Unit is great, love it - but the instructions really suck. Without past installation knowledge I doubt if anyone could do it. He went above and beyond to make sure it was air tight inside and out. We don't have termites here, but we do have carpenter ants which can be just as destructive. There is no way they will get in, he sealed it 100% Previously I had a window 8000 BTU Unit. No comparison as to how it cools to that one Also - "NO BUGS"!

This product never worked right. The temperature setting was all over the place and always registered at least 5 degree less than what was actually registering in the room. It is very loud. I bought it last year 2019 and it quit cooling today July 26th, 2019, the hottest time of the year. The coils are as clean as the day I installed it. I figured I would wait a couple of years before I wrote a review and I am glad I did. This thing has been a real piece of crap.