Thread: Daikin or Fujitsu AirCon

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

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

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.

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?

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

Adam

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

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

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 installersor 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