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GE AWAS05BWA review

A 5,000 BTU window unit at 440 watts, with low and high noise figures published and a one-year warranty.

Where this leaves you The only unit on this shelf that publishes its power draw — 440 watts — alongside two noise figures, ten temperature settings, an exact window range and a one-year warranty. The best-documented listing here, at the lowest price.

What the maker puts in writing

  • 5,000 BTU, up to 150 sq ft · 440 W
  • 52 dBA low, 56 dBA high
  • 10 temperature settings, 2 cooling modes, 2 fan speeds
  • 16.4 × 13.4 × 12.6 in · fits 27.125–36 in windows, 13.375 in minimum
  • No draining under normal conditions · 1-year warranty

Ten published facts at the bottom of the shelf

Count what the other seven listings here give and most of them manage three or four. This one gives a wattage, two noise figures, a settings count, its own dimensions, a window range, a drainage statement and a warranty.

The cheapest unit on the shelf is also the one that tells you most about itself.

The one number to check first

Twenty-seven and an eighth inches of window width. That is the narrowest window this unit will take, and it is wider than what every other window unit on this shelf requires.

If the window is smaller, nothing else about this listing matters.

Availability

Read on the day this page was built: $140 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 $140, it is the 1 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

  • The only unit on this shelf that publishes a wattage: 440 W, which is what turns a BTU figure into a running cost
  • Publishes noise on both settings — 52 and 56 dBA — where every other listing here gives one figure or none
  • Ten temperature settings, its own dimensions, an exact window range and a one-year warranty, all on the cheapest unit on this shelf

Compromises

  • Needs a window at least 27.125 inches wide, the narrowest fit on this shelf — a Midea here goes down to 22
  • Mechanical dials only: no remote, no timer, no app
  • Fifty-two decibels, which is twenty above the two U-shaped units here

Specifications

Cooling5,000 BTU, up to 150 sq ft
Power440 W
Noise52 dBA on low, 56 dBA on high
ControlsMechanical dials, 10 temperature settings, 2 cooling modes, 2 fan speeds
Size16.4 in W × 13.4 in D × 12.6 in H
FitsDouble-hung windows 27.125–36 in wide, minimum height 13.375 in
DrainingNone required under normal conditions
FilterWashable and reusable
Warranty1-year GE limited
InstallationFixed chassis with EZ Mount kit and foam insulation included
Amazon referenceB0DK63CLPV
EAN0084691963349

The questions that keep coming up

What does 440 watts tell me?

What it costs to run. BTU describes the cooling; watts describe the electricity. No other listing on this shelf publishes a wattage, so this is the only unit here whose running cost can be worked out before buying.

Will it fit my window?

Double-hung, 27.125 to 36 inches wide, 13.375 inches minimum height. That lower bound is the highest on this shelf — the two Midea U units go down to 22 and 24 inches — so measure before ordering.

Does it need draining?

The maker says no manual draining under normal conditions. Two other listings on this shelf mention water handling; the rest are silent, which on a machine that condenses moisture is a fair thing to want stated.

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 PowerNoise
GE AWAS05BWA $140 440 W52 dBA on low, 56 dBA on high
Frigidaire FFRA051WAE $170 Not stated by the maker52 dBA
Midea MAW06R1YWT-S $170 Not stated by the makerAs low as 52 dB in low mode
MilleLoom 5,000 BTU $190 115 V / 60 Hz — North American mains spec50 dB, per manufacturer

Where the models are not equal, in home comfort appliances

  • If price decides: this model, at $140.

Who this one is for, among home comfort appliances

A small bedroom, office or dorm room where the specification sheet should be filled in and the price low

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 1,000.

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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