Looking to get an Air Conditioner

[C3]

I'm looking for a quiet air conditioner that's also reasonably powerful (at
least 3 HP). A good air filtering system and a remote control is a must. It
must a split system floor-standing unit.

I've looked at Fujitsu's website but they haven't put up any technical specs
(or even brochures).

Can anybody recommend some models that they've had good experiences with?
Names of retailers would also be handy. I'm in Sydney.


cheers,

C3

 

[David Segall]

"C3" <gned@telsmonopolytradotcom.ignore.this> wrote:

I'm looking for a quiet air conditioner that's also reasonably powerful (at
least 3 HP). A good air filtering system and a remote control is a must. It
must a split system floor-standing unit.

I've looked at Fujitsu's website but they haven't put up any technical specs
(or even brochures).

Can anybody recommend some models that they've had good experiences with?
Names of retailers would also be handy. I'm in Sydney.


cheers,

C3

I'm pleased with my Daikin (http://www.daikin.com.au/) Inverter. The

"inverter" part means that it adjusts the speed of the compressor to
maintain a given temperature rather than turning the compressor on and
off. The result is that it seems quieter because there are no sudden
noise changes. I also like a couple of it's clever features. One is
"powerful mode" which means that you push a button and, for twenty
minutes, it ignores the sensible settings you gave it and blasts you
with maximum cold and fan speed.The other is an infra red sensor that
makes me feel better about leaving the unit on when I am not there
because it detects an absence of movement in the room and raises
(lowers if heating) the thermostat temperature.

The best advice I can give you is to be careful about where you locate
the unit. Two of the units that were in house when we bought it have
limited use because one directs the air at you while you are lying in
bed and another blasts one of the guests at the dining room table.

 

[Alan Rutlidge]

"David Segall" <david@segall.net> wrote in message
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"C3" <gned@telsmonopolytradotcom.ignore.this> wrote:

I'm looking for a quiet air conditioner that's also reasonably powerful
(at
least 3 HP). A good air filtering system and a remote control is a must.
It
must a split system floor-standing unit.

I've looked at Fujitsu's website but they haven't put up any technical
specs
(or even brochures).

Can anybody recommend some models that they've had good experiences with?
Names of retailers would also be handy. I'm in Sydney.


cheers,

C3

I'm pleased with my Daikin (http://www.daikin.com.au/) Inverter. The
"inverter" part means that it adjusts the speed of the compressor to
maintain a given temperature rather than turning the compressor on and
off. The result is that it seems quieter because there are no sudden
noise changes. I also like a couple of it's clever features. One is
"powerful mode" which means that you push a button and, for twenty
minutes, it ignores the sensible settings you gave it and blasts you
with maximum cold and fan speed.The other is an infra red sensor that
makes me feel better about leaving the unit on when I am not there
because it detects an absence of movement in the room and raises
(lowers if heating) the thermostat temperature.

So let me get this correct. If you lay in bed motionless on a hot sticky
night (when the cooling is probably most needed), this unit gets the
impression no one is in the room and applies less cooling? Conversely, if
the bedroom sports are in full swing the reverse applies? Sorry - couldn't
resist commenting to this one

The best advice I can give you is to be careful about where you locate
the unit. Two of the units that were in house when we bought it have
limited use because one directs the air at you while you are lying in
bed and another blasts one of the guests at the dining room table.

For the benefit of the original poster:
If you anticipate cooling more than one room, consider a ducted system.
They are significantly quieter on the inside than most split systems. Some
friends of mine installed a Mitsubishi ducted system and I'm pretty
impressed by its cooling and heating performance, and it's so quiet you
don't even know its running. It is much quieter than my Fujitsu split
system and positively silent compared to the Fujitsu RAC (Thailand made HOS)
that is at least 15dB louder on the outside than the claimed noise dB
rating.

Cheers,
Alan

 

[David Segall]

"Alan Rutlidge" <rutlidge*nO-sPaM*@mail.iinet.net.au> wrote:

"David Segall" <david@segall.net> wrote in message
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"C3" <gned@telsmonopolytradotcom.ignore.this> wrote:

I'm looking for a quiet air conditioner that's also reasonably powerful
(at
least 3 HP). A good air filtering system and a remote control is a must.
It
must a split system floor-standing unit.

I've looked at Fujitsu's website but they haven't put up any technical
specs
(or even brochures).

Can anybody recommend some models that they've had good experiences with?
Names of retailers would also be handy. I'm in Sydney.


cheers,

C3

I'm pleased with my Daikin (http://www.daikin.com.au/) Inverter. The
"inverter" part means that it adjusts the speed of the compressor to
maintain a given temperature rather than turning the compressor on and
off. The result is that it seems quieter because there are no sudden
noise changes. I also like a couple of it's clever features. One is
"powerful mode" which means that you push a button and, for twenty
minutes, it ignores the sensible settings you gave it and blasts you
with maximum cold and fan speed.The other is an infra red sensor that
makes me feel better about leaving the unit on when I am not there
because it detects an absence of movement in the room and raises
(lowers if heating) the thermostat temperature.

So let me get this correct. If you lay in bed motionless on a hot sticky
night (when the cooling is probably most needed), this unit gets the
impression no one is in the room and applies less cooling? Conversely, if
the bedroom sports are in full swing the reverse applies?
It also has a "Night mode" that gradually raises (lowers if heating)

the temperature before it turns itself off using its timer, after you
go to sleep. That's to prevent waking you with a sudden change in
temperature. It thinks you need less cooling if you are not in "full
swing". You can turn the sensor and timer off if you disagree.

Sorry - couldn't
resist commenting to this one



The best advice I can give you is to be careful about where you locate
the unit. Two of the units that were in house when we bought it have
limited use because one directs the air at you while you are lying in
bed and another blasts one of the guests at the dining room table.

For the benefit of the original poster:
If you anticipate cooling more than one room, consider a ducted system.
They are significantly quieter on the inside than most split systems. Some
friends of mine installed a Mitsubishi ducted system and I'm pretty
impressed by its cooling and heating performance, and it's so quiet you
don't even know its running. It is much quieter than my Fujitsu split
system and positively silent compared to the Fujitsu RAC (Thailand made HOS)
that is at least 15dB louder on the outside than the claimed noise dB
rating.
Daikin also have a range of ducted and multi-split systems. The former

cool several areas by moving cold air to them from a single source
while the latter move the cold refrigerant from a single compressor to
several, separately controlled, indoor units. I don't have any direct
experience with any of these products but I think Alan is right and a
system that keeps all the electric motors at a distance would be
quieter.

Cheers,
Alan

 

[C3]

This sounds like a very good feature. Do you know whether any other brands
of air conditioner have this as well? One thing that really gripes me with
my current "portable" air conditioner is that it sounds like a jet when it
is on and there is no way to reduce the noise by lowering the compressor
speed. The fan speed makes no difference.

Anyway, thanks for the suggestion, I'll keep it in mind. Do you know whether
Daikin makes floor standing air conditioners? I don't really have room to
put it on the wall anywhere...


cheers,

C3

The
"inverter" part means that it adjusts the speed of the compressor to
maintain a given temperature rather than turning the compressor on and
off.

 

[David Segall]

"C3" <gned@telsmonopolytradotcom.ignore.this> wrote:

This sounds like a very good feature. Do you know whether any other brands
of air conditioner have this as well?
There are several. http://www.worthit.com.au/energylabel/air_srch.asp

lists many of them. I believe that some of those listed are rebadged
Daikins but I don't know which brands.

One thing that really gripes me with
my current "portable" air conditioner is that it sounds like a jet when it
is on and there is no way to reduce the noise by lowering the compressor
speed. The fan speed makes no difference.

Anyway, thanks for the suggestion, I'll keep it in mind. Do you know whether
Daikin makes floor standing air conditioners?
They do. Have a look at http://www.daikin.com.au.
I don't really have room to
put it on the wall anywhere...



cheers,

C3

The
"inverter" part means that it adjusts the speed of the compressor to
maintain a given temperature rather than turning the compressor on and
off.

 

[Maurie Daly]

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 18:33:38 +1100, "C3"
<gned@telsmonopolytradotcom.ignore.this> wrote:

This sounds like a very good feature. Do you know whether any other brands
of air conditioner have this as well? One thing that really gripes me with
my current "portable" air conditioner is that it sounds like a jet when it
is on and there is no way to reduce the noise by lowering the compressor
speed. The fan speed makes no difference.

Anyway, thanks for the suggestion, I'll keep it in mind. Do you know whether
Daikin makes floor standing air conditioners? I don't really have room to
put it on the wall anywhere...


cheers,

C3

Ive also got a Daikin Invertor type and its excellent.
I used to have a Fujitsu and it was junk.(used to ice up when heating
when it shouldnt have ) ,and I couldnt get any decent
after sales service to get the thing fixed.
Daikin do make floor standing ones .
make sure that when you buy one (whatever type ) that you size the
unit based on cooling load , not heating load , as they all heat
better than cool.
Also check the COP in both heating and cooling modes and try to get at
least 3 or better.
MD