My hall area exactly the same size as yours, i calculated online, the BTU required is 13000. 1.5HP can produce up to 12000BTU, Daikin model up to 13500BTU. I might just get the Daikin inverter 1.5HP. My hall no direct evening sun, and the only source of natural light is the balcony doors, even that is shaded by the balcony protruding out.

One more, I usually set my temperature to 25-26C.

This post has been edited by davkong: May 23 2013, 02:25 PM

If your a/c rated 13.5k btu, and your house need 13k btu that mean your ac may need to work at Max power to retain the room cooling. Better get bigger size.

Thanks for helping. The living room measurement given has already included the kitchen space as well. So, just stick to 2.5HP non-inverter?

so for the room itself, 1.5 non-inverter is good enough which will help on saving electricity?

May I know how did u calc to get the btu? what's the btu for both my room and living room?

Any suggested brand for 2.5HP non-inverter and 1.5 inverter?

This post has been edited by emeryn: May 23 2013, 03:04 PM

what's the average price for a 1h and 1,5h air con?

http://aircon.boxpinoy.com
it use Meter, so u convert urself in google first from feet to meter.

This post has been edited by sovietmah: May 23 2013, 03:15 PM

True. bigger is better than smaller.

Hi, I've just went to Daikin and Panasonic website.

Daikin Inverter (1.5HP)
FTKD35GVM (R22) - 10,900 (4,750 - 13,650)
FTKS35DVM (R410A) - 11,900 (4,750 - 13,650)

Panasonic Inverter (1.5HP)
CS-S13PKH (CU-S13PKH) ~ 1.5HP - 12,500 (3,140-14,300)

In such case, Panasonic seems to hv higher BTU as compared to Daikin's , isn't it Panasonic better?

Any brand good for a non-inverter for hall like 2.5HP or 3HP? I calculated my hall with kitchen(since is open area), if well insulated it's 24833btu, if medium insulated then is 33111btu. The balcony sliding door will be tinted and if rooms doors are close, but there will be computer in the hall, can I assume it's well insulated?

http://vkchoong.blogspot.com/2010/03/produ...verter-air.html
wow, QC for panasonic is so bad. japanese products losing their reliability gold medal

Anyone use mitsubishi air-con? Any comment?

dude. mitsubishi is giving 3year warranty indoor.
but i think parts are expensive.

get york better. old skool

Yup. York you can use acson spareparts. Cheaper.

york and ascon are both made by HLI. just York is more expensive coz need to pay some fee to York.

Still deciding on whether to get non inverter air cond or inverter air cond. Want to estimate the savings to make a better decision. Need some data and hope that you can help.

Imagine 2 identical houses

AA with non inverter acond
BB with inverter acond

1 * 2 HP acond
2 * 1.5 HP acond
3 * 1 HP acond

in each of the 2 houses.

Assume switched on for 8 hours per day for each acond

Need to know :
* price of 2, 1.5 & 1 HP acond for normal and inverter types (any brand will do)
* installation costs for the acond (extra cost for inverter aconds?)
* refrigerant costs
* elect usage KWh for all the aconds for the 8 hrs (I will try to get this from the suppliers or web)
* cleaning costs for normal and inverter aconds

If the breakeven point is more than 8 yrs, I think I will stay with normal aconds. Why 8 yrs? Time to change aconds anyway.

Thanks.

P/S Also trying to decide on whether to get wall or ceiling type acond. Pros and cons?

I'm using 2 x 1.5HP, 1 x 2HP . Use atleast 12hour perday . rm6++ bill per month . Now want to install new 1 in my room size 18' x 12' x 14' . How many HP I need? PLan another 3 aircond by the end of this year .

Check out this link.

http://www.cromaretail.com/air-conditioner-capacity.aspx

Note : A ton of cooling power is about 12,000 BTU or 3,517 watts as stated in the article.

Dont you want to factor in comfort offered by inverter aircond?

Comfort like more quiet?

What else?

Thanks.

Nope.. less temp fluctuation = stable temperature.

Get the inverter.

But I m lazy to explain again. Read back to get the answer.

Noted.

Unfortunately, I am one of those who likes to quantify a decision based on number. Ha. The breakeven point gives me a better picture of where the non inverter vs inverter ac.

Cheerio.