Kühl Smart Room Air Conditioner

No one's made room heat pumps longer. No one makes them better. While many new names enter the room heat pump business, Friedrich has been building heat pumps that provide energy-saving warmth since the 1970's. 

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FreshAire Product Awards & Accolades

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Kühl - Smart, Durable, a Game Changer

Find out what makes our Kühl line unmatched for quality, ease and control, everything about Kühl® leads the category.
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Elevate the Performance of your HVAC System.

While higher MERV and HEPA filters are efficient at trapping  smaller particles at a higher rate, not all air conditioning units  have the needed air pressure capacity or power to pull air  through a higher efficiency filter. Friedrich's Kühl Room Air Conditioners have been tested for use with MERV 13 filtration and are able to provide the best in indoor  air quality protection, while never sacrificing your desired temperature and comfort. Friedrich's Kühl is the only room air conditioner available with ASHRAE and CDC-recommended MERV 13 Filtration.

Learn more about MERV 13 here.
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Heat Pump & Decarbonization. 

Heat pumps are a smart & efficient alternative to heating using oil, coal, or a gas furnace.  According to the DOE, when properly installed, an air-source heat pump can deliver up to three times more heat energy to a home than the electrical energy it consumes. This is possible because a heat pump transfers heat rather than converting it from a fuel-like combustion heating system. Savings will be even greater when heat pumps are used as an alternative to electric heating. 

As more cities and states mandate lower building emissions or full electrification, our Kühl heat pump technology can help you contribute to decarbonization goals. With the rapidly increasing benefits of decarbonization, it is important to know where existing technology can help you meet new guidelines.

Learn more about Kühl Heat Pumps here.
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Refrigerant Changes.

For products sold in California, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has mandated a switch to a refrigerant with <750 GWP for room air conditioning products. That means in California, R-410A, with a GWP of 2,088, can no longer be used in products manufactured on or after January 1, 2023. The most common low-GWP alternatives to R-410A are classified by ASHRAE as mildly flammable, or A2L. Friedrich has opted to use R-32. Friedrich has you covered with R-32 models in Room ACs, PTACs, Dehumidifiers and Portable ACs.

View a list of all R-32 Friedrich models available in 2023, complying with CARB standards.
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Smart Wi-Fi Control with Voice Command.

Home or away, you’re in control with the FriedrichConnect® App. Integrated Wi-Fi control from your smartphone and voice command compatible. New intuitive platform. Simplified 7-day programmability. With our advanced grouping program, you can control multiple units to work independently or as a single system. You can even invite other users to manage one or more of your units.
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Quietmaster Technology.

Engineered for quiet performance with superior components. As much as 45% quieter than competitor’s products.

  • Steel inner wall and extra dense insulation blocks outdoor noise
  • Vibration isolating design and components reduce operating noise
  • Precision engineering delivers maximum air flow and air dispersion at low sound levels
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Broadest BTU range in the market  

Kühl is available in 6,000 - 35,000 Btu/hr with a slide-out chassis, allowing installation in a window our through-the-wall. Cooling only, heat pumps, and cooling + electric heat models. ENERGY STAR® qualified models.
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Introducing Friedrich's Kühl

Friedrich's Product Manager of Consumer Products shares why Friedrich's Kuhl Room Air Conditioner is durable and smart. Superior components and construction. Attention to every detail. Every aspect of Kühl is ultra-premium, outside and in, down to the tiniest component. Constructed with only the finest-quality materials, Kühl is extremely durable and designed to withstand tough use in virtually any commercial setting.

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FreshAire IAQ Ready

FreshAire® IAQ is a suite of indoor air quality (IAQ) accessories for use with Friedrich Air Conditioners, all with one dedicated purpose - healthy indoor air. This product is compatible with FreshAire MERV-13 Filtration to reduct the quantity of air contaminants inside the HVAC environment. 

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MERV 13 Case Study

Eneref Institute encourages governments to fund MERV-13 filtration installation throughout the U.S. public school system. To protect students from respiratory virus infection, MERV-13 air filtration is highly recommended by organizations responsible for school safety and will create immediate Indoor Air Quality benefits for over 50 million students.

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Three out of our four experts recommended the Friedrich Kühl series by name when it came to the best smart ACs you can buy...Schuster actually thinks the Kühl is the best window unit, whether or not you get it for its “smart” features... “If someone comes in and they want the best, we sell them the Friedrich, so they get the Wi-Fi regardless.” Galashev, agrees, highlighting the line’s design and quiet operation... The Kühl, unlike other similar styles, is “built to last with high-quality materials and components,” he [Schuster] says.

- Allen Schuster, General Manager of Gringer & Sons

- Vladmir Galashev, Owner of Air Conditioner NY

Best Overall Smart Air Conditioner
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Things get a little more complicated when you’re looking for an AC for a studio. The space might be small, but you’ll want to get a more powerful model than the square footage dictates... Friedrich’s high-end Kuhl air conditioner  is Lakin’s pick for a unit that’ll basically feel like central air in your small space. 

- Joe Lakin: General Manager; Brooklyn's Best Air Conditioning 

Best Window AC for Studio Apartments
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After going through three other window air conditioners in the past few years, trying to find one that was acceptably quiet, I finally came across the Kühl. Honestly, I got a really bad case of sticker shock, in addition to being concerned about the overall size of the unit (it is quite large). So I searched around online and read consumer reviews of various Friedrich models. I noticed that the common themes in all of the reviews were quietness, longevity, and superior build quality. The Kühl does not disappoint! This is hands-down the best window/wall air conditioner I have ever had the pleasure of using. It is definitely worth the initial investment... I have no doubt that it will provide many, many years of reliable service.

 

Lawson
Friedrich Consumer
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By some stroke of luck I found Friedrich and purchased a Kühl unit. It's very quiet. I will purchase another one before next summer and hope to connect them to the wall-mounted thermostat to operate them both.

I live on the Gulf Coast of Texas and its very humid most of the year, so the fact that it removes 4.6 pints of moisture per hour is a big plus for me. Also, eight amps for such a large air conditioner is a great plus. Electric rates in this area are very costly, so I can't wait to see the impact on my next electric bill. The price seemed high, but since it saves me money on my electric bill it is money well spent.

Thank you for the sleek design; it's certainly not an eyesore. I just love every feature I've found so far. Thank you for your effort to help us conserve energy. It's in our best interest.

Nathan
Friedrich Consumer

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