Help me buy 1.5 ton 3 star Ac
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Tracer_Bullet
Herald
Apparently, china and japan have much better acs, like 50% more efficient than ours.
One video says that from next year there is a bump, from 5 to 5.6 for 5 star and yes current 5 becomes 4 etc. Not sure if this is confirmed.
Some people suggest that we should be more aggressive and 5 should ideally be 1, ie starting point.
It seems upgrade was due from 2025 but they deferred it to 2026
www.thehindu.com
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economictimes.indiatimes.com
One video says that from next year there is a bump, from 5 to 5.6 for 5 star and yes current 5 becomes 4 etc. Not sure if this is confirmed.
Some people suggest that we should be more aggressive and 5 should ideally be 1, ie starting point.
It seems upgrade was due from 2025 but they deferred it to 2026
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helloworld321
Contributor
Chinmoy392
Beginner
Recently, my friend bought VOLTAS1.5 ton 5-star AC (model: 183v Vertis Zephyr GOLD) for 38k (offline). It has a 5100W cooling capacity and Good standard Warranty. If u can find one snag it!
Other than this DAIKIN, LLyod, Panasonic have good cooling capacity and some more features.
Other than this DAIKIN, LLyod, Panasonic have good cooling capacity and some more features.
KAKAN
Forerunner
Given so many issues with Split AC installation, would Window AC be a good option?
Especially if we're not aiming for more than 1.5ton anyway, and let us assume we have the provision to install Window AC easily too.
What are the disadvantages of going for Window AC, aside from the sound and the hard installation?
Especially if we're not aiming for more than 1.5ton anyway, and let us assume we have the provision to install Window AC easily too.
What are the disadvantages of going for Window AC, aside from the sound and the hard installation?
YeAhx
Galvanizer
You are correct. Manufacturers play this stupid game of advertising ACs as 1/1.5/2 ton but the actual cooling power (cooling capacity in watts) is lowered to increase energy efficiency rating (ISEER stars). Not everyone does this but it's hella dirty and I don't know why it's not outright illegal. 1 ton should be 3500 (W) and 1.5 ton should be 5250 (W).
There are also sizes like 0.8 ton and 1.2 ton ACs on the market which I would assume correctly reflect their cooling power so it's not like manufacturers aren't aware of this.
Good deal they got. For 38k one would expect a 1 ton AC.
Chinmoy392
Beginner
Yeah. We went to specifically buy the 3 star model which costs 33k online. But they were adamant to buy offline. Offline 3-star costs 35k so we decided to get the 5 star for 38k after some negotiation. We also bought a stabilizer from then for 4K
Steelseries
Contributor
good stablizers costs 4k. the stablizers you see on amazon for 1500 is just custoff.
Prices have really gone up! I have a no name stabilizer that I purchased some 5 years ago after the previous V-Guard quit after serving about 12 years.
I bought, once again, a no-name stabilizer for my Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 2.2T AC for about ₹1,800. It has been running without any problem for about 5 years now.
Simply awesome. It is damn expensive in comparison to Daikin or Panasonic (both of which I have). The model I have is one with a long throw. We have an open kitchen. The hall, dining, and Kitchen area is around > 500 sqft. The idea is to push the hot air out of the kitchen and living area. For that purpose, it works great. The AC is fixed at the start of the living room. Next to it is the Dining Area, followed by the kitchen. The length is around 40 ft, and the width is around 13 to 14 ft. The air throw is powerful enough to push the hot air out of the kitchen when we open the kitchen door. The AC is fixed to the north wall, while the Kitchen door is at the opposite end 40 ft away, at the south. This should give you an idea of the air throw.
We have an opening to the rest of the ground floor in the dining area. Hence, the cool air in not restricted to the 500 sqst. Instead, the whole ground floor gets cool in about 2 hours.
We turn on the AC as long as we are in the living/dining/Kitchen area. So our typical usage per day in Summer is around 5 to 6 hours. The AC consumes anywhere between 2,100 Watts to 480 Watts depending on how long it has been running and the fan speed etc. If we are sitting close the AC then we direct the air flow towards us otherwise it is set to 3D air cooling.
Overall, I can say, Mistsubishi Heavy Industries AC is very good. It costed me about 70K around 5 years ago (or may be longer). This was when Daikin was available at 40K.
helloworld321
Contributor
Frankly, the AC technology has come along so much that it is very difficult to choose between good brands. I have 3 Daikin ACs, 1 Mitsubishi, 1 Panasonic and 1 Hitachi (bought in 2007 and had 1 or 2 issues in all these years). I had a cheapass Godrej 3 star for a while which kept failing multiple times and I had to replace it with a Daikin.
Both Panasonic and Daikin are very silent and performing very well. I really cannot choose between the two. Panasonic comes with many flashy features these days but then you simply cannot go wrong with Daikin.
When I purchased the Panasonic, it was about 3 K cheaper than Daikin, but I don't think that is the case now.
kewlboy9
Explorer
helloworld321
Contributor
Yeah But now even I can see Panasonic is 2k or 3k cheaper than Daikin, But was thinking to go with Daikin but i have been seeing that since they have started manufacturing in Indja their quality has been degraded, so just wanted to make sure.
I recently got a Daikin installed. The Daikin distributor tells me that the same models that are made in India are also imported from Thailand. It depends on our luck which make we get. If you want you can check with the dealer and wait until the Thailand made AC is available.
helloworld321
Contributor
I will be ordering it from Amazon it is costing around 33k or 34k, for 1.5ton 3 star