QUOTE(Jason @ Oct 3 2025, 11:22 AM)
I won't bet my money on TCL being quiet, considered it's the cheapest 1HP a/c in the entire market. Panasonic deluxe inverter with aero wings is the quietest A/C I experienced. But don't get me started on the cooling power, I get mad talking about it because the stupid thing ignores your remote and just wants to save power. It CAN be cold AF, but it refuses to do so. A/C like York and Hisense just gives you whatever you command is.
Lucky you. All a/c technicians I met with told me Korean a/c can't get spare parts (I always ask them about a/c brands because I bought quite a lot), so back to the manufacturer you go to get slaughtered. Recently I had a Haier blower fan rosak, I just ordered on Shopee for less than RM100, original part as well. That being said Haier also not very lasak for me. I've got 4 units used since 2013... 1 failed, 1 blower rosak. Replaced the failed one with a Hisense inverter cause it was cheap.
Hisense seems to be going strong for me. York cooling king... since 2009 still refuse to die and cold AF.
Not sure about Samsung but LG could be problematic when it comes to parts.
I had an experience trying to diy repair an old fridge (not LG but Haier iirc). Somehow it had an LG compressor. Starter broke and trying to source the starter is so troublesome. Was told I had to take pictures of the compressor model and order the part which could take weeks.
Luckily I googled and found that I can just about use imitation part which work just fine. Managed to find a shop with an old uncle who have experience and he told me what to do with the imitation part. It only cost a few bucks.
It's about finding the right people most of the time.