Daikin or Fujitsu AirCon

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Originally Posted by Brian

Ron,
I did investigation back in late 90s and Daiken was best after perusing all available spec sheets, installed Daikin split and had no probs for 5 years when I sold up and moved.
Up here I looked again and couldnt get anyone near here in to install a Daikin, so went with Mitsubishi, not quite as good, as the airflow does not have the range of speeds etc as a Daikin., otherwise happy.
Check spec sheets for all specs (power consumed, airflow, BTU's etc) and then compare, before deciding.
B

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and if you do that with splits you'll find that the MHI (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, NOT Mitsubishi Electric ) units outpoint most of the Daikins ATM ;)

ron,
reviving an old post here but which unit did you choose?
about to put money on fujistu system $1500 less than the rest, good to hear your choice.
cheers
liam :)

We bought the Fujitsu ART54L

thanks, assume it works ok and have you had any issues like previous purchases? ;)
will be going the ART36L not a big space to cool and special price.
Cheers
Liam

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Originally Posted by Yorkie

thanks, assume it works ok and have you had any issues like previous purchases? ;)
will be going the ART36L not a big space to cool and special price.
Cheers
Liam

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No. The installers came back and relocated the therrmostat and made some airflow adjustments.

The electricity bill shot through the roof so we are looking at installing solar panels to feed electricity back to the grid to offset the cost.

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Originally Posted by p38arover

We are planning to fit ducted air con to our house.

We've had a quote on a 14.5kw Fujitsu inverter system with 8 outlets but should we consider Daikin instead?

What are they both like for tech support and spare parts support?

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Ive had 4 fujitsu aircons over the years and never had a problem but we have a daikin at work and its rubbish

Adam

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Originally Posted by agrojnr

Ive had 4 fujitsu aircons over the years and never had a problem but we have a daikin at work and its rubbish

Adam

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excellent because i just put down the deposit today.... :cool:

I will follow up Ron's AC if it is not faulty with in 90 days then it will be the best :)

As for the original question,i would stick with the Fujitsu.
We are A/C repairers & are not agents for any brands,we also do not target installations,but do a few.
Daikin are not all they are made out to be.Parts availability is very good,Tech support also reasonable.Parts availability & tech support for Fujitsu is also pretty good.
We find failure rates on Panasonic units by far the lowest of all the brands,but parts if they do fail are often hard to obtain & tech support reasonable.


I would also stay away from multi head units,once they malfunction,they can become a nightmare to repair.

Inverter wall splits are virtually a throw away ,particularly the smaller models,once they malfunction after the warranty has finished.

We have never been real keen on LG units,but after doing repairs on them have found parts availability very good & way cheaper than any other brand,& tech support good.

Many repairs we do originate from bad installers:mad::mad:or power problems,such as spikes,etc,or vermin such as rats chewing wiring,& geckos getting onto PCB's.
Generally well installed A/C's are very reliable.
Any of the name brands will give good service.Remember they also need regular maintenance.

Umm,as for badly installed,came across a ducted unit in a residence today that was wired in parralled 2.5mm cable instead of 4mm....a definite NO NO:mad:

Dredging up an old thread, we've had quotes for ducted air in the house which is 256M2. One quote included a 17Kw unit, and another include a 12Kw unit for about $4,000 less. My concern is that the smaller unit will somehow be inadequate. I'd love to get out of the job for less money, but I want a system that will handle the conditions. Are my concerns valid?
Don.