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                                                                 EXHIBIT 23(III)
    
 
   
                             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
    
   
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
    
 
   
Fedders Corporation
    
   
Liberty Corner, New Jersey
    
 
   
     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Proxy
Statement-Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our
report dated October 2, 1995, except for Note 13, which is as of November 30,
1995, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Fedders Corporation
appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August
31, 1995, which is incorporated by reference in that Proxy Statement-Prospectus.
    
 
   
     We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Proxy Statement-Prospectus.
    
 
   
                                   /s/  BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
    
 
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Woodbridge, New Jersey
    
   
April 12, 1996