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Exhibit 23


Consent of Independent
Certified Public Accountants


Fedders Corporation
Liberty Corner, New Jersey

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 2098475, No. 33-4628, No.
33-26740, No. 33-31332 and No. 33-55054) pertaining to the
Employee Stock Plans of Fedders Corporation of our reports dated
October 19, 1998 with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Fedders Corporation appearing in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August
31, 1998.




/s/BDO Seidman, LLP
Woodbridge, New Jersey
November 25, 1998