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Frigidaire FFRA051WAE review

A 5,000 BTU window unit for 150 square feet at 52 decibels, with two fan speeds and auto restart.

Where this leaves you Five thousand BTU, 150 square feet, 52 dBA and a washable filter. Everything it publishes, a cheaper GE on this shelf also publishes — plus a wattage and a warranty that this listing leaves out.

What the maker puts in writing

  • 5,000 BTU, up to 150 sq ft
  • 52 dBA
  • 2 fan speeds, preset temperature holding
  • Washable filter · auto restart
  • Adjustable side panels, extra-long three-prong cord

Matched and beaten on its own shelf

A GE unit here publishes the same cooling, the same room size and the same 52 dBA, and then adds a wattage, ten temperature settings, a published window range and a warranty.

Nothing in this listing answers that. The case for the Frigidaire is the price on the day, not the specification.

What it does say that nobody else does

The extra-long three-prong power cord eliminates the need for extension cords.

A small thing, and a real one: an air conditioner on an extension lead is the most common fire-safety warning in the category, and this is the only listing on the shelf that addresses it.

Availability

Read on the day this page was built: $170 at the American Amazon shop.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-04. The live price is at the top of the page.

Where this one sits on its shelf

At $170, it is the 2 cheapest of the 9 models in this category published here.

  • Lowest price on the shelf$140
  • Median$290
  • Highest price on the shelf$610

The good and the less good

Strengths

  • Publishes a noise figure — 52 dBA — which at least three of the ten units on this shelf do not
  • An extra-long three-prong cord, named as removing the need for an extension lead, which no other listing here mentions
  • Auto restart after a power cut, shared with two other units on this shelf

Compromises

  • Costs more than a GE on this shelf with the same 5,000 BTU, the same 150 square feet and the same 52 dBA — and that one also publishes 440 W and a one-year warranty
  • No wattage and no warranty published
  • No window dimensions given, only "adjustable side panels", where five units here publish a width range

Specifications

Cooling5,000 BTU, up to 150 sq ft
Noise52 dBA
Fan speeds2
Temperature controlEffortless Temperature Control, holding a preset temperature
FilterWashable, easy to clean
Auto restartRestores previous settings after a power cut
InstallationAdjustable side panels; extra-long three-prong cord
PowerNot stated by the maker
WarrantyNot stated by the maker
Amazon referenceB07RGM11L5
EAN0012505282959

The questions that keep coming up

How does it compare with the GE 5,000 BTU here?

On published figures the GE matches it and adds more: same 5,000 BTU, same 150 square feet, same 52 dBA on low, plus 440 W, ten temperature settings, a stated window range and a one-year warranty — at a lower price at the reading behind this page.

Will it fit my window?

The listing says only that the side panels adjust. Five units on this shelf publish a width range in inches; this is not one of them, so you would be measuring the unit rather than reading a figure.

Is 52 dBA quiet?

It is the normal figure for a conventional window unit — three on this shelf publish exactly 52. The two U-shaped Mideas here publish 32, which is a different category of quiet.

Set beside the neighboring home comfort appliances

home comfort appliances from the same category, at nearby prices. Only what all of them publish is shown: a column with holes compares nothing.

Model Price NoisePower
Frigidaire FFRA051WAE $170 52 dBANot stated by the maker
Midea MAW06R1YWT-S $170 As low as 52 dB in low modeNot stated by the maker
MilleLoom 5,000 BTU $190 50 dB, per manufacturer115 V / 60 Hz — North American mains spec
GE AWAS05BWA $140 52 dBA on low, 56 dBA on high440 W

Where the models are not equal, in home comfort appliances

  • If price decides: GE AWAS05BWA, at $140.

Who this one is for, among home comfort appliances

A bedroom up to 150 square feet, if the price is right on the day

Price and availability, for home comfort appliances

Details checked on October 4, 2026.

What buyers actually choose

Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 2,000.

The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for home climate appliances and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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