I see that nobody is mentioning Samsung at all. They have a rather cheap 1HP Inverter with the triangle design which supposedly improves airflow. Can I trust Samsung or should I go with Panasonic, Which is more expensive

The cheapest will always be those china ones. Midea or Gree

My room size is just nice for 1HP. So I set 24c already feel cold enough. Econavi is nice too. If I am at my computer table the breeze will be directed there and if I sleep the breeze will go to my bed.

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This post has been edited by spikey2506: Jan 14 2015, 09:19 AM

Get their most basic non inverter. 1HP RM1K only.

Those PCB problems are mostly caused by moisture or insects getting into the control box of the outdoor unit. Some manufacturers underestimate the power of thunderstorms that we can face here. They really need to properly seal it, put additional gasket maybe.

Bought a Panasonic Inverter 1HP 2015 model early this year and just finished one month billing cycle with it. Switched on every night until morning and also in the day during weekends. Temperature set at 24 with medium fan speed. My bill only increased by RM 15 from my average.

Yes, no aircon. But then again it must also be attributed to the lower tariff since January. If not because of that the difference should be above RM20. Still good savings though. I guess I bought the aircon at the right time.

I dont get people claiming R410A is more expensive to maintain. If your installer does a good job,you wont ever need to top up your gas because it is a closed system. Unless u gatal2 go unscrew the piping and the gas escapes. Even the yearly maintenance (washing) costs the same. Dont tolerate service men telling u to top up gas if u feel it is still cold. This R410A maintenance expensive mentality is bullcrap

This post has been edited by spikey2506: Mar 2 2015, 04:31 PM

Another thing. Observe your installer while he is installing and make sure he connects all 4 wires. Sometimes they take the short way out and skips the earth wire from the outdoor to the indoor since the earth will be separate from the other 3 wires

This post has been edited by spikey2506: Mar 3 2015, 09:27 PM

Nope. Didnt happen to me. I have both inverter and non inverter at home. Honestly to me the cooling for both are the same.

It's RM150 if it involves gassing/degassing. My local AC tech charges RM30 for both inverters/non inverters if just the cleaning that you require