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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23(VI)
    
 
   
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
    
 
   
     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-00483) and related Prospectus of
Fedders Corporation for the registration of 7,580,069 shares each of its
Convertible Preferred and Class A stock and to the inclusion of our report dated
January 20, 1995, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedules of NYCOR, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended December 31, 1995, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
    
 
   
                                   /s/  ERNST & YOUNG, LLP
    
 
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Princeton, New Jersey
    
   
April 12, 1996