So I have a 1HP Mr Slim(Looks similar to the Starmex units) unit which I got a few months ago. It's easy to clean and cools quite well. But I was expecting quiet air conditioning but nope. When on high,it sounds like a tornado.

Well my old AC unit was a Panasonic.
The compressor was making a whole lot of noise and it's not cooling anymore.

But the fan noise on the Panasonic was more bearable.

I'm using it on medium as of now. There's abit of wind noise but if I set to low,I can't feel too much airflow from where im sleeping.

Well its a fairly new system which is a few months old.There were no gas leaks,just cleaned it.
And since I got it there is always that wind noise.
On Low you can't hear wind noise but the air flow is really soft.Medium,abit of wind noise but got used to it. High,it sounds like a tornado on drugs(Louder than the Panasonic unit it replaced).
The compressor unit is reasonably quiet

This post has been edited by MrToper: Jun 28 2015, 08:52 PM

When my Mr Slim was installed(Brand new btw), the installer didn't fill up the gas since it's already charged in the factory.
And it's really cold when I use it.

Well before I got this Mr Slim unit, I got a Panasonic unit and the outdoor unit is mounted on the same wall as where the indoor unit was(Bad idea....Alot of vibrations especially a few months before I got it replaced)
When I got the Mr Slim,The outdoor unit was moved a few meters away and it still works fine.

Oh and this is how the unit looks like

This post has been edited by MrToper: Jul 11 2015, 10:00 AM


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The previous aircons were also installed like that for years since I was in the house.That was in the master bedroom.I got no problems with that install and it's still easy to remove the unit for servicing.
Originally I got an Acson in there.Replaced it in 2006 or 2007 with a Panasonic(When it got replaced the Acson was moved to another bedroom in the house since it was still working fine.That Acson unit was then replaced a few months later with a Panasonic unit which has e ion something and Patrol Sensor)

The Panasonic in the master bedroom runs good until 2014 when it started to make alot of noise and doesn't want to cool efficiently. When it comes to December, the condenser fins on the outdoor unit is rotting away, making more noise and the indoor unit doesn't want to cool(Even at 16c).The outdoor unit compressor would run for a minute or two then stops running for a really long time. Tried servicing it and still not solving problems. Then just screw it and replaced it with the Mr Slim in January 2015

That's how the Panasonic in the master bedroom looks like before it was replaced with the Mr Slim

This post has been edited by MrToper: Jul 11 2015, 10:33 AM


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What's different with Mr Slim and Starmex? Some of the units looks same.

22 AND MEDIUM
I dont care what people say about me setting that. 25 is good but 22 is nice/

This is the Panasonic unit I mentioned in my other posts.
Installed it in my other bedroom on 2008 if I'm not wrong. Before this unit there was the Acson unit which came from the master bedroom and that unit was installed for a few months and then the Acson was replaced by this Panasonic. Like the Mr Slim at the master bedroom, the left side is so close to the wall.

This unit has Patrol Sensor and e ion thing and all those. Not inverter though

It's used everyday with 25c on High speed fan.
This unit still works nicely. Cooling is very cold even on 25. Fan noise is loud but got used to it anyway.

The only problem I have with it is the swing motor is broken. The swing motor got damaged while servicing it last year for some reason. Everytime the swing tried to move it makes a loud clack clack clack noise and swing is jammed (How to fix that)



This post has been edited by MrToper: Jul 12 2015, 01:55 PM

My old Panasonic in the master bedroom coil also look somewhat like that. Only more worse.

The Panasonic in one of the bedrooms is starting to crap out. Installed in 2008.

The swing motor is failing and making a loud clacking noise when auto swing is on and the fan has a really loud wind speed.
Cooling isn't that great on 24

I'm thinking of replacing it. I'm thinking of Hitachi. Are they good?

I see on some outdoor units that there is ice forming up at the larger pipe(Circled in the pic)

What does this mean?


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I think how I can know how to know that the AC is a China OEM ones. Don't take these seriously.

°Questionable designs
°Brand name that you might never heard before
°The swinger opens very wide downwards
°Outdoor units are same as every other brands.
°Indoor units are same or similar as other brands
°Remotes are the same as every other brands
°Cheap
°Some big brands sells the cheaper models. (Like Sharp)
°Most of them would have temperature display
°Questionable functions.

This post has been edited by MrToper: Nov 24 2015, 11:20 PM

My relative's house had 2 Samsung units. They get cold quite quick. And I like the looks of those even for the non triangle ones. One of them is an older unit with the remote response is musical which I enjoyed. The newer in there just beeps.

Im having a Panasonic AC which is trying to play with me at the wrong time. I might consider Samsung next.

This post has been edited by MrToper: Nov 26 2015, 08:27 AM