I recently just installed 1HP Daikin Inverter air conditioner in my room. When I read the unit manual, I found that the air conditioner will also consume power even though when it's off and this can be prevent by switching off the breaker.

Now my problem is I do not have breaker installed on my air conditioner wiring. The contractor just connect the air conditioner wire directly to one of my plug point as seen in the attachment.

Is this usual? Or I really need to install some sort of ON/OFF switch between my air conditioner and the plug point?

This post has been edited by spdboyz: Feb 17 2012, 07:06 AM


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nowadays airconds have built-in circuit breakers and can be connected directly to the wall plug point.

Your plug point socket is a ON/OFF switch. Just switch it OFF will do.

By the way, the power consume is very minimal. probably 1-5w or less. The consume is in electronic side for the remote detecting.

The ON/OFF switch is for the unused plug point and not for the air conditioner. I can power on the air conditioner from the remote even though the switch on plug point is OFF.

The unit manual state the air conditioner always consumes 15-35 watts of electricity even while it is not operating.

This post has been edited by spdboyz: Feb 17 2012, 12:03 PM

Didn't see the picture trunking. It tap the wire inside the wall socket. Got 2 choice. Takeout the wire inside the wall socket, install another wall ON/OFF switch beside the wall socket. And aircon wire connect to the ON/OFF wall switch.

Install another ON/OFF switch somewhere between the wire at your comfort level. Or takeout the wire from the wall socket and put in a 3pin plug. Than you can ON/OFF from the socket. That is cheapest way.

What aircon in stanby mode consume that much power?

It's Daikin FTKD25DVM/FTKD35DVM 1hp Inverter aircon.

Thanks your your suggestion. I'll find some electrician to do it.

I make sure don't get this brand and model. Crazy power consumption even in standby mode.

ya that's the down size of daikin. But they use the same size of hose as the normal aicon without inverter. Pros and cons