1 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. 333-74347, No. 333-20963 and No. 33-51863) pertaining to the Employee Stock Plans of Fedders Corporation of our reports dated October 12, 1999 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, 1999. /s/BDO Seidman, LLP Woodbridge, New Jersey December 6, 1999 S4