Customer Reviews

Sharp AF-S125MX ENERGY STAR 12,000 BTU Air Conditioner

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My wife and I were replacing two Panasonic Air Conditioners with two new Sharp Ones. We read that Sharp generally makes very good A/C's.

Wow were we disappointed. This A/C was so loud and did not cool the room down as well as our older Panasonic A/C's. The fan was so load that we had to turn the machine off when eating dinner because we could not have a conversation. In the bedroom it was difficult to sleep with the A/C on because of the fan. The sound is like a hair drier.

We returned these A/C's and purchased two from Amana, the only Manufacture we found who listed the noise level (50dB) on their product description. We found them are J&R the only store we found who actually has the A/C's on display connected so you can hear them.

My review is for the Sharp AF-S125FX-A purchased 2 years ago. I can't locate any differences between the the two models (seem identical in styling, BTU's, everything) so my suspicion is that Sharp renamed this unit and continues to sell it.
Pro's: remote control and the loudness of the unit blocks out any traffic noises (bonus for us).
Cons: There is NO way to clean inside the upper cabinet of the unit without cutting some of the plastic (which I am seriously considering doing) and this unit's design retains water, does not drain well & grows mold as if it was designed as a mold farm.
Recommedation: Run away!
Please note that we've had various units in this exact same location for years & NONE of them have ever grown mold like this (or even grown mold - yuck!) or been as problematic as this unit to clean. Definitely a bad, bad design.
Also (huge pet peeve), despite it being an "energy saver" unit this a/c never shuts off (isn't designed to do so) or cycles down when desired temperature is reached. And it saves energy how?

Pros:
Efficient air cooling, energy saving modes that work well, Energy Star with a rating of 10.8

Cons:
Loud and also makes a pinging sound when the water is dripping from the coils making it sound like its raining outside.

I kept this unit because of it's energy efficiency and affordability.
If quietness is a priority avoid this air conditioner.

I've had this unit (AF-S125FX) for two years, with extremely light use. It worked fine, (though LOUD) now the third season the unit will not stay on. I've researched the problem on the web and it appears that a sensor has gone bad. No matter what I do to try and reset the system the unit still turns itself off after 5 to 10 minutes of use. Sharp tells me to take it to an authorized repair center. Of course it's out of warranty now so it's going to cost me. I find it absolutely ridiculous that an AC that has only been turned on a couple dozen times in two years for 'maybe' 200 hours of use now needs repairs. You can keep your SHARP MINDS, what I want is reliability. I won't EVER buy another SHARP product. I went back to my shed, took out the 13 year old Frigidaire AC that this unit replaced, (and hasn't been used in two years) plugged it in and it started right up and kept running !!!!. It has less capacity then this one so it runs longer, but IT WORKS. Maybe Sharp makes good TV's but I would advise avoiding they're appliances like the plague.

This is great for big rooms, little heavy if hanging in window but works great