Which AC to choose?

Budget yes, around 35k. Any more than that he'll go for the mitsubishi costing around 48k. No specific preference with brands but I thought hitachi and carrier are decent ones in mid range
 
Stay away from Hitachi. My filters disintegrated after the warranty period and there's no spares available, and no support. I couldn't find a single way to reach them or find spares. I will throw it out when I'm no longer able to clean the filters.

When I say disintegrated I mean it's become crumbs. Very poor quality.

A 2 ton LG AC I bought in 2009 (yes) is still going strong and no such issues. Needed a PCB replacement at Y12, spare was available even if it was aftermarket. I lost fan speed control but the AC still works fine.
 
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Thanks. So carrier is considered a safer or better choice than hitachi nowadays? Didn't know hitachi QC went to drain that much. Read somewhere that Daikin's quality has also gone down post Covid. God knows

Btw, what's the cost of these replacement PCB when they die?
 
sauravghosh said:
Thanks. So carrier is considered a safer or better choice than hitachi nowadays? Didn't know hitachi QC went to drain that much. Read somewhere that Daikin's quality has also gone down post Covid. God knows

Btw, what's the cost of these replacement PCB when they die?
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I heared a few bad reviews on Hitachi also. I am using 4 Daikins 1.5T, Daikin parts availability is good it seems, that's why I went for this compared to panasolic and carrier. Except those mitsubusin& general ,Quality wise all ACs are gone down compared to a decade ago , becuase of consumer competition/pricing/tax etc. Carrier is also take by Midea which's a chienese contract manuafacturing company earlier.
If you are going for a big hall or something, always preferred to use mitsubusin& general, which are heavy duty meeting industrial standards.
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jijojose79 said:
PCB can go anytime off in inverter ACs. Better to buy one with good service in your area. Mitsubishi and O general are top class, daikin,panaaonic, carrier are considered as medium and all others are budget
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Mitsubishi also gets my vote, but they are usually hard to find and expensive.
 
The only Mitsubishi models I’ve seen recommended are from Mitsubishi Heavy, not the electric ones. When I needed to upgrade my ACs to inverter models, I chose LG because of its excellent service support. Once, after submitting a feedback form at 1 AM due to an unsatisfactory installation of the outdoor unit, the installer returned by morning to redo the installation. I also recommend purchasing a 3-year extended warranty at the time of purchase, as it becomes much more expensive after the initial 30-day offer.
 
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The top end of the electric range are just as good (IMO). I'm biased because I'm on the 6th year of my 1.9T that is a soldier through 44C summers in the Kolkata humidity. Measured exhaust temperature has gone up by only 1C since I got it - it used to peak at 9C, and now is about 10.5.
 
ShannRudder said:
What about Samsung AC's?

are those bad?
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Not that they are bad but if people have low budget might get Lloyd, Samsung or Vestar brands where as if people can invest good budget because its one time only.
Daikin>>Hitachi>>Panasonic>>Bluestar>>LG>>General>>Carrier are the brands to go for where Daikin is the costly one then going to less costly.
 
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