You have personally tried those units ? they were the same capacity as the sharp ? i doubt it. But the purchase cost was much higher. Why is that. Are you paying for a better quality product.
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People on the coasts are a different group compared to those in the interior who have it easier.
When i did calcs years ago on TCO, i found the local non-inverter 5 stars to be cheaper by end of life than the imported ones.
Depends on the compressor and how many hours its on per day. Can reach up to 10 years.
[DOUBLEPOST=1397412655][/DOUBLEPOST]just tried 30 temp..compressor shut off..but very less cool air
Where will the cool air come from when the compressor is off?
An inverter AC's compressor can only go so low before it stalls. Compressing gas is not easy. For the Sharp 1.5T ACs this minimum appears to be at about ~0.3KW. Ironically, the LG's compressor can go lower than your Sharp's compressor! So I wonder on what basis you made the statement :
I too had bought a Sharp XP13 LV 1.1T AC on the 22nd of February 2014. I used it for the whole of March 2014 @ 8 hours per day at a setting of 24 degrees. I got my electricity bill today and the increase in the bill is only Rs.175 ( from average of Rs. 850 during December, Jan and Feb to Rs.1025. I was also sceptic on savings on power but was pleasantly surprised when I got the bill. I earlier had a DAikin 3 star AC which conked off last November. With the Daikin AC my bills used to be around Rs. 1750 to RS. 2000 during summer months for the same usage pattern. So this one is a savings from my point of view. Do Inverters really save energy ? I do not know technically but I did experience a drop in the bills from my earlier AC bill usage. In any case, in my opinion the question to be asked is whether Inverters are at least as good as 5 star rated AC's. If they are, then I am justified in taking an Inverter AC at the same price or slightly lower than a 5 star rated AC ( I paid Rs. 32,000 for this model and all other Inverter AC from reputed brands are at more or less this price or more) .
Yes Inverters are better than 5 star ACs. 5 star ACs unfortunately are very overpriced in India, and do not make sense vs inverters even if the running costs are marginal.
How interesting that our new member with just one post also had a daikin 3 star.
There are no BEE ratings for inverters, so all we have to go are with are marketing claims that inverters should be more efficient.
BEE ratings are based on only one parameter : COP. Since Jan 2014, ACs with a COP of 3.5 and above are classified as 5 stars. Most inverters are above 3.5 at rated load, so technically they all are 5 star as well. Not sure why they aren't being given star ratings; probably the BEE is trying to develop a way to represent their COP advantage at part loads. Singapore has a full load and 50% part load label developed for inverters.
I came to these forums to search for suggestions, reviews and experiences( which sadly is absent ) to buy an LED TV and by chance saw this thread. This being the summer I thought that if my experience could be of any use to anyone planning to buy an AC then that was a good thing. After all I too was helped by forums like these when it came to buying things. I cannot understand why people get an apoplexy and start acting rabid and foaming at the mouth when they hear the word Sharp. To my mind these are the guys who are viciously preconceived in their thoughts. If the administrator wants to close the thread then that is his/ her prerogative. But if it is done to placate and assuage someones fragile ego ...thats sad.could someone really substantiate these claims with real solid proofs like
- location/region of usage - Mumbai. Discom is Tata Power. Reading done every month and no assessed bill
- hours of usage per day- 8 hours per day during night. 24-25 degree setting. Two people occupying.
- electricity slabs/ meter charge per unit- see attachment
- other appliance used- Seasonal - geyser in winter and AC in summer. Non seasonal- Microwave, refrigerator, washing machine, TV and electric treadmill
- final bill pic atleast on the months of usage; (at least 3 consecutives)- see attachment. Have attached 5 months bill without AC and 1 month of usage ( bought the AC only end of February 2014)
most people just quote such outrageous things even never heard of, with any proper evidence, but claims too big a things, just looks like more or less a SHARP bunch of advertisers! I guess its high time to close the thread too!
Are New Members with only one post precluded from owning a Daikin AC ??? I am not comparing anything to anything. I was just giving you my experience. So you advice me to buy two 5 star AC just to compare. them and after comparing then what...throw out the less efficient one !! Incredibly warped intellect. Admire you, Sir.
, since we are the power hub 