General Electric Carry Cool 5K Air Conditioner

[@Uhh.thankyou]

i swear you live off window A/C's you are totally nerded out with those things and I respect it.

[@TheAirConditionerGuy]

@@Uhh.thankyou we all have something that makes us tick my friend! Thank you for watching! The support from my viewers is always appreciated, and i wouldnt be able to do it without you guys

[@Uhh.thankyou]

@@TheAirConditionerGuy keep doing what your doing your awesome

[@xctguy]

I had this model and it worked great for me from 1982 to 2002, then I gave it away. It worked still to the last day. Just a bit noisy, but it was the 80s..We weren't as picky back then....LOL I even had that fan in the video too, bought it in 1972 and still using it daily !!!

[@jameswright8948]

The sound brings back memories. 70s Carry Cool was the first unit I had in my room as a kid. Got really cold and removed a TON of moisture from the air. The chronology of my bedroom was: 70s Carry Cool 1984-1991, Amana CoolZone 1992-1999, Kenmore (WCI) 6200btu w/ digital controls (R22, Matsushita rotary...good unit) 2000-2006. 2006: Moved out of parents' house. Have had central air since. Used to love burying myself in blankets in my childhood bedroom while the Carry Cool froze the room out. Best small window AC ever. What happened to it? I don't know. One day at the start of summer of 1992 a new Amana unit showed up courtesy of my parents. I was 8. Thanks for reading this long post...if you made it this far, I salute you.

[@TheAirConditionerGuy]

@@jameswright8948 i read it my friend!! Way cool!! Ill be hitting you up soon about a visit as well!

[@victordubowski1276]

I love vintage window air-conditioner units. I know of some that are 35years old and still are working.

[@fordmuscleluis9710]

I'm a biggest fan of this channel especially those Vintage air conditioners servicing and repairing etc

[@TheAirConditionerGuy]

@@fordmuscleluis9710 thank you for the support! I appreciate you!

[@ESDI80]

Those units are nostalgic to my childhood. I think they are excellent units and agreed they will freeze a room out.

[@Dougc3157]

I still have 2 of these units, a Hotpoint and GE units. The GE has the energy save switch while the Hotpoint doesn't. We use them when the central ac fails. We took the GE with us on vacation to Maine and used it in the bedroom and it did a fantastic job. They are good units and the dont rust out.

[@Sammy2012ify]

That’s one of the very few units with a visible condenser fan. My favorite visible condenser fan unit is a GE dual thrust. I still like the unit that you’re showing. I used to see them same GE units everywhere when I was a kid. And now, I’m not seeing them anywhere anymore. It makes me sad!

[@robertb5922]

My dad paid $479 (a great price) in the late ‘70s for one. It worked great and I was thankful to have it.

[@WilliamJPrah]

Those spine fin evaporators are super dehumidifiers! I've found them to capture more humidity from the air than standard coils.

[@Darrell1981]

Did some wrapping doorways in blankets dropped a space 3x bigger than it was meant for to 75 from 100 over night. Ran it like that a few months. It out ran a new ac i had on other side of house.

[@brentaudi9354]

I have always had a soft spot for the GE "Carry Cool" units! I think it was because I could actually carry one as a kid growing up in Louisiana. My best friends when I was a kid had central A/C but they could only use their Carry Cool Units that each of their bedrooms had during the day. Silly. I remember the units well as they only had an ON / OFF Switch. No Thermostat or Fan Speed. Just the On / Off Toggle switch. Those little units would freeze out their bedrooms! I used to see the Carry Cool Units all the time in thrift stores and I wish I would have bought a few. Have not seen one in years. I bet there is more of these vintage Carry Cool units than any other brand out there still running!

[@TheAirConditionerGuy]

@@brentaudi9354 they are without a doubt the most common vintage ac out there

[@sabbath7081]

Those things last forever I've never seen a dead one, I knew a guy who used to work for GE and he said the only weak point was where the aluminum piping was epoxied to the stubs on the compressor and that seldom failed if ever.

[@arcticarrowhvacr]

Used to think these were lackluster until I installed one. They remove humidity better due to weaker air flow

[@benjaminallen2370]

Pretty sure my parents had a c(k)arry c(k)ool as our first ac in the late 80s/early 90s. Nostalgia!

[@ntsecrets]

That was the only ac we had as kids. I once took it apart to clean it, it’s all that spikey fin coil inside and out. Ours shook because I think it got dropped and had some cracks in it.

[@ntsecrets]

I think these got hate because they were super cheap and kinda ghetto. If Kenny from South Park had ac, it was this.

[@BeaverStateOWS]

That unit sounds very nice imo.

[@ntsecrets]

I feel like Sears sold these under the kenmore brand but I could be wrong. They did sell replacement side curtains for these at Sears.

[@TheAirConditionerGuy]

@@ntsecrets they did make a variation!

[@PilotInCommand777]

I love your description! Balls, Ass cold! Awesome!

[@ntsecrets]

It is missing the filter… had that foam kind that falls apart. One thing I didn’t like was the outside exhaust blew straight up and if you had storm windows it would kinda blow up in between.

[@toiletfx5679]

There will never be something more entertaining than watching a nerd doing his thing, keep going :D

[@TheAirConditionerGuy]

@@toiletfx5679 thanks 😎😎😎

[@brunoshow124]

These things get hate? These are like the Ford Panther platform of window units, they are dead reliable. I personally think these things are the coldest running ac units I've ever used. My only problem with them is that they can be a bit of a pain in the ass to install into certain types of windows versus other units. I have an almost brand new 70s model (I think it's a 6000 btu), and that thing works great, I just don't really use it.

[@TheAirConditionerGuy]

@@brunoshow124 in the vintage ac group, the guys bash these things all the time

[@DanT271]

I don't hate the carry cool line up. I actually think they're pretty cool. No pun intended. Well maybe.... It's all about keeping it in perspective. They probably are a little cheaper than conventional air conditioners so they might be a little louder 3 air conditioners in the same room? I see nothing wrong 😂

[@FordExplorer420]

I just got to say the power company must love you

[@TheAirConditionerGuy]

@@FordExplorer420 highest bill in ever had in the summer was 200. Thats from the dryer, oven etc mostly. They love me in the winter tho with electric heat… 600-700

[@JordanU]

@@TheAirConditionerGuy I can rack up a 4-digit bill during Christmas time!

[@TheAirConditionerGuy]

@@JordanU thats all your lights lol! Cant wait to see them!

[@nextg5062]

These aren't my favorite units but i wouldn't turn one down if it was free ;) I think the true units to bash are the 80s and 90s small Fedders units

[@alaaviva6299]

I own an air conditioner like this. It has been in the box for more than 20 years and it does not work. Currently, it has been working for 2 years now. I would have changed the old control panel to a new digital control panel. This is true or false. Thank you. Please reply.

[@TheAirConditionerGuy]

@@alaaviva6299 false

[@bindig1]

5,000 BTU units are only good for really small rooms

[@TheAirConditionerGuy]

@@bindig1 i agree. I usually mess with the larger ones