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Re: Compare & Suggest Best VFM Split AC
Only models from BEE's list here
1 TONNER's
Manufacturer|
AC Type|
Model#| | |
AC Cost Price (CP) (MRP - Rs.500 or other quote)|
Nominal Cooling Capacity (BTU/Hr) [specs]|
Nominal Cooling Capacity (Watts) [specs]|
(i) Nominal Cooling Capacity (Watts) [BEE] |
Nominal Power Input (Watts) [specs]|
(ii) Nominal Power Input (Watts) [BEE] |
Moisture Removal (1Lt/Hr)|
Air Flow Volume CFM [CMH]|
Compressor Type|
Calculated EER (BTU/Hr/Watts)|
BEE's EER (Watts/Watts)|
BEE Rating (Jan '07-Dec '07)|
BEE Rating (Jan '08-Dec '09) |
BEE Rating (Jan '10-Dec '12)|
Noise Level High/Medium/Low (dB)|
Power Consumed (Hourly) kWh
(i)/[(i)/(ii)]/1000 |
Power Consumed (Daily @6hrs) kWh|
Power Consumed (Monthly)x30|
Power Consumed (Yearly@6months)|
Power Consumed (5 Years) kWh|
Power Cost (PC) (5 yrs) @Rs.5/kWh|
Power Cost Inflation (PCI) (5yrs) (+25%)|
AC Cost Price (CP)|
5yr Total Cost = PC + PCI + CP |
|
Power Consumption (Lifetime) kWH|
PowerCost (PC) (lifetime) @Rs.5/kWh|
Power Cost Inflation (PCI) (lifetime)(+60%)|
AC Cost Price (CP)|
Lifetime Total Cost = PC + PCI + CP |
1 TONNER Ranking After 5yrs use (Lower the Total cost, better the rank)
1 TONNER Ranking After 10yrs use (Lower the Total cost, better the rank)
|
EDIT : Added Power Cost inflation to the tables to acount for power unit (kWh) cost increasing by 50% after 5 yrs and by 120%(!) after 10yrs (at least in Bangalore over the last 10 years )
So in the above table consider the 1st choice ie LG LSA3Z over the last choice ie Voltas Plus 1T, even though the LG is Rs.3500 more than the voltas, you still save nearly Rs.9,500 over its liftime compared to the Voltas.
The Voltas windows model in 5th place is a better buy than the voltas split in last place with a savings of Rs.7000.
The Estrella is a better buy then the 4th place Whirlpool even tho its Rs.6500 more.
I divided the lifetime table into two groups Best-4th and 5th-LAST as there is < Rs.5000 diff between models within them.
Looking at the 5yr & 10 yr tables, does it makes sense to swap the models every 5 yrs with a trade-in (MRP - 2k-4k) ?
eg. holding on to the voltas win plus 1T for 10 yrs costs Rs.1,35,000 so would a tradein, after 5 yrs for a similar model (in price & EER) work out cheaper ?
Replacing (with same unit) after 5 yrs
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Manufacturer|
AC Type|
Model#| | |
Power Consumed (5 Years) kWh|
Power Cost (PC) (after 5 yrs) @Rs.7.5/kWh |
Power Cost Inflation (PCI) (5yrs) (+25%)|
AC Cost Price (CP) |
CP Drop by Rs.4000 after trade-in|
5yr Total Cost = PC + PCI + CP (drop)|
5yr TC + replacement TC after 5 yrs |
Increase compared to lifetime TC |
Not really as the figures in red show, the excess one would pay as a result of replacing after 5 years compared to holding onto the unit for its lifetime.
Only models from BEE's list here
1 TONNER's
Voltas
|
Voltas
|
Whirlpool
|
LG
|
Voltas
|
LG
|
Carrier
|AC Type|
WIN
|
SPLIT
|
SPLIT
|
SPLIT
|
SPLIT
|
SPLIT
|
SPLIT
|Model#| | |
WASR12K30 1T
|
LSA3FG3V TY1 1T
|
|
LSA3ZB/G/S5NTY1 1T
|
Estrella 1T
|AC Cost Price (CP) (MRP - Rs.500 or other quote)|
Rs.15,500
|
Rs.22,000
|
Rs.22,000
|
Rs.24,500
|
Rs.25,500
|
Rs.25,500
|
Rs.28,500
|Nominal Cooling Capacity (BTU/Hr) [specs]|
12000
|
12000
|
11704
|
11997
|
12000
|
11997
|
13300
|Nominal Cooling Capacity (Watts) [specs]|
3517
|
3517
|
3430
|
3516
|
3517
|
3516
|
3898
|(i) Nominal Cooling Capacity (Watts) [BEE] |
3510
|
3510
|
3430
|
3516
|
3510
|
3516
|
3693
|Nominal Power Input (Watts) [specs]|
1310
|
1310
|
1215
|
1240
|
1140
|
1120
|
1128
|(ii) Nominal Power Input (Watts) [BEE] |
1310
|
1310
|
1215
|
1240
|
1140
|
1120
|
1128
|Moisture Removal (1Lt/Hr)|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|Air Flow Volume CFM [CMH]|
[550]
|
[450]
|
---
|
330
|
[810]
|
375
|
370
|Compressor Type|
ROTARY
|
ROTARY
|
ROTARY
|
ROTARY
|
ROTARY
|
ROTARY
|
ROTARY
|Calculated EER (BTU/Hr/Watts)|
9.16
|
9.16
|
9.63
|
9.68
|
10.53
|
10.71
|
11.79
|BEE's EER (Watts/Watts)|
2.68
|
2.68
|
2.82
|
2.84
|
3.1
|
3.14
|
3.27
|BEE Rating (Jan '07-Dec '07)|
2-Star
|
2-Star
|
3-Star
|
3-Star
|
5-Star
|
5-Star
|
5-Star
|BEE Rating (Jan '08-Dec '09) |
1-Star
|
1-Star
|
2-Star
|
2-Star
|
4-Star
|
4-Star
|
4-Star
|BEE Rating (Jan '10-Dec '12)|
---
|
---
|
1-Star
|
1-Star
|
3-Star
|
3-Star
|
3-Star
|Noise Level High/Medium/Low (dB)|
50
|
40
|
30
|
38
|
45
|
38
|
41/35/31
|Power Consumed (Hourly) kWh
(i)/[(i)/(ii)]/1000 |
1.31
|
1.31
|
1.215
|
1.24
|
1.14
|
1.12
|
1.128
|Power Consumed (Daily @6hrs) kWh|
7.86
|
7.86
|
7.29
|
7.44
|
6.84
|
6.72
|
6.768
|Power Consumed (Monthly)x30|
235.80
|
235.80
|
218.70
|
223.20
|
205.20
|
201.60
|
203.04
|Power Consumed (Yearly@6months)|
1414.80
|
1414.80
|
1312.20
|
1339.20
|
1231.20
|
1209.60
|
1218.24
|Power Consumed (5 Years) kWh|
7074
|
7074
|
6561
|
6696
|
6156
|
6048
|
6091.20
|Power Cost (PC) (5 yrs) @Rs.5/kWh|
Rs.35,370
|
Rs.35,370
|
Rs.32,805
|
Rs.33,480
|
Rs.30,780
|
Rs.30,240
|
Rs.30,456
|Power Cost Inflation (PCI) (5yrs) (+25%)|
Rs.8,843
|
Rs.8,843
|
Rs. 8,201
|
Rs. 8,370
|
Rs. 7,695
|
Rs. 7,560
|
Rs. 7,614
|AC Cost Price (CP)|
Rs.15,500
|
Rs.22,000
|
Rs.22,000
|
Rs.24,500
|
Rs.25,500
|
Rs.25,500
|
Rs.28,500
|5yr Total Cost = PC + PCI + CP |
Rs.59,713
|
Rs.66,213
|
Rs.63,006
|
Rs.66,350
|
Rs.63,975
|
Rs.63,300
|
Rs.66,570
||
Power Consumption (Lifetime) kWH|
14148
|
14148
|
13122
|
13392
|
12312
|
12096
|
12182.40
|PowerCost (PC) (lifetime) @Rs.5/kWh|
Rs.70,740
|
Rs.70,740
|
Rs.65,610
|
Rs.66,960
|
Rs.61,560
|
Rs.60,480
|
Rs.60,912
|Power Cost Inflation (PCI) (lifetime)(+60%)|
Rs.42,444
|
Rs.42,444
|
Rs.39,366
|
Rs.40,176
|
Rs.36,936
|
Rs.36,288
|
Rs.36,547
|AC Cost Price (CP)|
Rs.15,500
|
Rs.22,000
|
Rs.22,000
|
Rs.24,500
|
Rs.25,500
|
Rs.25,500
|
Rs.28,500
|Lifetime Total Cost = PC + PCI + CP |
Rs.1,28,684
|
Rs.1,35,184
|
Rs.1,26,976
|
Rs.1,31,636
|
Rs.1,23,996
|
Rs.1,22,268
|
Rs.1,25,959
|1 TONNER Ranking After 5yrs use (Lower the Total cost, better the rank)
Rank (for 5yrs usage)
|
AC TYPE
|
Manufacturer
|
Model#
|
BEE Rating (Jan '08-Dec '09)
|
5yr Total Cost
|
AC Cost Price (CP)
|BEST
|
WIN
|
Voltas
|
Plus 1T
|
1-Star
|
Rs. 59,713
|
Rs. 15,500
|SECOND
|
SPLIT
|
Whirlpool
|
WASR12K30 1T
|
2-Star
|
Rs. 63,006
|
Rs. 22,000
|THIRD
|
SPLIT
|
LG
|
LSA3Z(B5/S5/G5)NTY1 1T
|
4-Star
|
Rs. 63,300
|
Rs. 25,500
|4th
|
SPLIT
|
Voltas
|
Gold 1T
|
4-Star
|
Rs. 63,975
|
Rs. 25,500
|5th
|
SPLIT
|
Voltas
|
Plus 1T
|
1-Star
|
Rs. 66,213
|
Rs. 22,000
|6th
|
SPLIT
|
LG
|
LSA3FG3VTY1 1T
|
2-Star
|
Rs. 66,350
|
Rs. 24,500
|LAST
|
SPLIT
|
Carrier
|
Estrella 1T
|
4-Star
|
Rs. 66,570
|
Rs. 28,500
|1 TONNER Ranking After 10yrs use (Lower the Total cost, better the rank)
Rank (for lifetime usage)
|
AC TYPE
|
Manufacturer
|
Model#
|
BEE Rating (Jan '08-Dec'09)
|
Lifetime TC
|
AC Cost Price (CP)
|BEST
|
SPLIT
|
LG
|
LSA3Z(B5/S5/G5)NTY1 1T
|
4-Star
|
Rs. 1,22,268
|
Rs. 25,500
|SECOND
|
SPLIT
|
Voltas
|
Gold 1T
|
4-Star
|
Rs. 1,23,996
|
Rs. 25,500
|THIRD
|
SPLIT
|
Carrier
|
Estrella 1T
|
4-Star
|
Rs. 1,25,959
|
Rs. 28,500
|4th
|
SPLIT
|
Whirlpool
|
WASR12K30 1T
|
2-Star
|
Rs. 1,26,976
|
Rs. 22,000
||
5th
|
WIN
|
Voltas
|
Plus 1T
|
1-Star
|
Rs. 1,28,684
|
Rs. 15,500
|6th
|
SPLIT
|
LG
|
LSA3FG3VTY1 1T
|
2-Star
|
Rs. 1,31,636
|
Rs. 24,500
|LAST
|
SPLIT
|
Voltas
|
Plus 1T
|
1-Star
|
Rs. 1,35,184
|
Rs. 22,000
|EDIT : Added Power Cost inflation to the tables to acount for power unit (kWh) cost increasing by 50% after 5 yrs and by 120%(!) after 10yrs (at least in Bangalore over the last 10 years )
So in the above table consider the 1st choice ie LG LSA3Z over the last choice ie Voltas Plus 1T, even though the LG is Rs.3500 more than the voltas, you still save nearly Rs.9,500 over its liftime compared to the Voltas.
The Voltas windows model in 5th place is a better buy than the voltas split in last place with a savings of Rs.7000.
The Estrella is a better buy then the 4th place Whirlpool even tho its Rs.6500 more.
I divided the lifetime table into two groups Best-4th and 5th-LAST as there is < Rs.5000 diff between models within them.
Looking at the 5yr & 10 yr tables, does it makes sense to swap the models every 5 yrs with a trade-in (MRP - 2k-4k) ?
eg. holding on to the voltas win plus 1T for 10 yrs costs Rs.1,35,000 so would a tradein, after 5 yrs for a similar model (in price & EER) work out cheaper ?
Manufacturer|
Voltas
|
Voltas
|
Whirlpool
|
LG
|
Voltas
|
LG
|
Carrier
|AC Type|
WIN
|
SPLIT
|
SPLIT
|
SPLIT
|
SPLIT
|
SPLIT
|
SPLIT
|Model#| | |
WASR12K30 1T
|
LSA3FG3V TY1 1T
|
|
LSA3ZB/G/S5NTY1 1T
|
Estrella 1T
|Power Consumed (5 Years) kWh|
7074
|
7074
|
6561
|
6696
|
6156
|
6048
|
6091.20
|Power Cost (PC) (after 5 yrs) @Rs.7.5/kWh |
Rs.53,055
|
Rs.53,055
|
Rs.49,208
|
Rs.50,220
|
Rs.46,170
|
Rs.45,360
|
Rs.45,684
|Power Cost Inflation (PCI) (5yrs) (+25%)|
Rs.13,264
|
Rs.13,264
|
Rs.12,302
|
Rs.12,555
|
Rs.11,543
|
Rs.11,340
|
Rs.11,421
|AC Cost Price (CP) |
Rs.15,500
|
Rs.22,000
|
Rs.22,000
|
Rs.24,500
|
Rs.25,500
|
Rs.25,500
|
Rs.28,500
|CP Drop by Rs.4000 after trade-in|
Rs.11,500
|
Rs.18,000
|
Rs.18,000
|
Rs.20,500
|
Rs.21,500
|
Rs.21,500
|
Rs.24,500
|5yr Total Cost = PC + PCI + CP (drop)|
Rs.77,819
|
Rs.84,319
|
Rs.79,509
|
Rs.83,275
|
Rs.79,213
|
Rs.78,200
|
Rs.81,605
|5yr TC + replacement TC after 5 yrs |
Rs.1,37,531
|
Rs.1,50,531
|
Rs.1,42,516
|
Rs.1,49,625
|
Rs.1,43,188
|
Rs.1,41,500
|
Rs.1,48,175
|Increase compared to lifetime TC |
+Rs.8,847
|
+Rs.15,347
|
+Rs.15,540
|
+Rs.17,989
|
+Rs.19,192
|
+Rs.19,232
|
+Rs.22,216
|Not really as the figures in red show, the excess one would pay as a result of replacing after 5 years compared to holding onto the unit for its lifetime.