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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(V)
    
 
   
                             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 January 23, 1996, except for Note 10, which is as of March 16,
1996, relating to the consolidated financial statements of NYCOR, Inc. appearing
in NYCOR Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995,
which is included 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