The home / office air-conditioner thread

adityapd · 12th March 2005, 09:06

Guys,

need your suggestions in buying a 0.75 to 1.0 ton split A/c for my new house .

Any feedback on the brand, model no. and indicative price will be most welcome.

~A

Rtech · 12th March 2005, 11:01

I think LG has the best prices and service. Samsung is really good too, but a bit more expensive.

Whatever you do though, STAY AWAY FROM CARRIER!!!

Unless you want it looking like this:

normally_crazy · 12th March 2005, 11:04

how about Samsung ? LG is good too !

speedsatya · 12th March 2005, 11:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rtech

I think LG has the best prices and service. Samsung is really good too, but a bit more expensive.

Whatever you do though, STAY AWAY FROM CARRIER!!!

Unless you want it looking like this:

rtech,
can u pls explain abt this pic.what happened???????

GTO · 12th March 2005, 12:05

With Rtech. Carrier sucks. LG and Samsung rock.

GTO

Rtech · 12th March 2005, 12:26

Quote:

can u pls explain abt this pic.what happened???????

Well, carrier guys came for routine service. Tinkered around. Next morning at about 6.am. we smell smoke. Wake up to see thick black smoke coming out of the room with sparks flying. Turn off main power supply but the plastic housing of the AC has already caught fire and is spreading quickly. Manage to contain the fire but the smoke damage ruins the room and most of the house.

Funny part was that the AC was not even on. Carrier refused to accept any responsibility.

i now have only LG in my house. And a new fire extinguisher.

Vulken Auto · 12th March 2005, 13:55

didnt see a a/c burn the house before.

hey are those tiles on the wall??

LG not good with compressor for hot climate ( who told: My friend has an agency that sells LG) so didnt go for it.

Try hitachi - LOGI COOL very high end one: supposed to save on power, I keep the A/C on all day I dont get high bills , so might be saving ower and money in long run.

O General is the best in india also the costliest I suppose.

speedsatya · 12th March 2005, 13:57

yeah ,o general for me.korean products always sukkkk

normally_crazy · 12th March 2005, 14:04

Rtech ,

i quite liked carrier but with your experience

i will be wary of them !

yeah i have samsung ac's at my factory spilt and window - not a problem till date . infact have quite a few samsung tv's too from the time they were launched not a problem yet with those too !

so satya, u better do a rethink on korean home appliance products atleast !

cheers

aadix · 12th March 2005, 14:23

hi ady
we have all o general a/c s in our house,all were grey market pieces bought in 1996,so far not even a single one has given any trouble,just one cleaning/servicing was done tilll now.no gas filling nothing ,plus it consumes a lot less current

would suggest o general, it might be a bit a bit expensive but u will save in the long run

RJK · 12th March 2005, 14:43

I'd give thumbs up to LG. Have got 3 in my house & with regular maintainence none of them have troubled so far in 2 years. Touch wood

jesal · 12th March 2005, 14:47

hitachi, samsung, fedders, o general, lg i have used all these and all have been fine till now. i prefer samsung and hitachi though

cheatingdeath · 12th March 2005, 15:37

o General is the ultimat if they provide witha split but it has only 1 tonne capacity and ..next i feel it has to be hitachi .. causei am not too happy with lg

coloneljasi · 12th March 2005, 23:18

I have a General split and a Hitachi window type at home.Had the Hitachi for over two years now,no problems.The General is just over a year old.Had a pair of Hotpoints before.Had them for over a decade,brought down when we relocated from Sharjah.Generally speaking,pun intended,General is said to be one of the best.

cnu · 13th March 2005, 10:26

Its Hitachi for me.... Hitachi's compressor is considered to be the best compared to LG/Samsung...

12th March 2005, 09:06	#1
adityapd BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, Philadelphia Posts: 288 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	The home / office air-conditioner thread Guys, need your suggestions in buying a 0.75 to 1.0 ton split A/c for my new house . Any feedback on the brand, model no. and indicative price will be most welcome. ~A
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12th March 2005, 11:01	#2
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	I think LG has the best prices and service. Samsung is really good too, but a bit more expensive. Whatever you do though, STAY AWAY FROM CARRIER!!! Unless you want it looking like this:
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12th March 2005, 11:04	#3
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	how about Samsung ? LG is good too !
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12th March 2005, 12:05	#5
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,512 Thanked: 300,696 Times View My Garage	With Rtech. Carrier sucks. LG and Samsung rock. GTO
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12th March 2005, 13:55	#7
Vulken Auto BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: . Posts: 545 Thanked: 263 Times	didnt see a a/c burn the house before. hey are those tiles on the wall?? LG not good with compressor for hot climate ( who told: My friend has an agency that sells LG) so didnt go for it. Try hitachi - LOGI COOL very high end one: supposed to save on power, I keep the A/C on all day I dont get high bills , so might be saving ower and money in long run. O General is the best in india also the costliest I suppose.
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12th March 2005, 13:57	#8
speedsatya Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: bangalore/manga Posts: 3,169 Thanked: 738 Times View My Garage	yeah ,o general for me.korean products always sukkkk
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12th March 2005, 14:04	#9
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	Rtech , i quite liked carrier but with your experience i will be wary of them ! yeah i have samsung ac's at my factory spilt and window - not a problem till date . infact have quite a few samsung tv's too from the time they were launched not a problem yet with those too ! so satya, u better do a rethink on korean home appliance products atleast ! cheers
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12th March 2005, 14:23	#10
aadix Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: hyderabad Posts: 1,597 Thanked: 14 Times	hi ady we have all o general a/c s in our house,all were grey market pieces bought in 1996,so far not even a single one has given any trouble,just one cleaning/servicing was done tilll now.no gas filling nothing ,plus it consumes a lot less current would suggest o general, it might be a bit a bit expensive but u will save in the long run
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12th March 2005, 14:43	#11
RJK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,140 Thanked: 701 Times	I'd give thumbs up to LG. Have got 3 in my house & with regular maintainence none of them have troubled so far in 2 years. Touch wood
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12th March 2005, 14:47	#12
jesal BANNED Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	hitachi, samsung, fedders, o general, lg i have used all these and all have been fine till now. i prefer samsung and hitachi though
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12th March 2005, 15:37	#13
cheatingdeath BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 275 Thanked: 10 Times	o General is the ultimat if they provide witha split but it has only 1 tonne capacity and ..next i feel it has to be hitachi .. causei am not too happy with lg
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12th March 2005, 23:18	#14
coloneljasi BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: KL-11 Posts: 686 Thanked: 251 Times View My Garage	I have a General split and a Hitachi window type at home.Had the Hitachi for over two years now,no problems.The General is just over a year old.Had a pair of Hotpoints before.Had them for over a decade,brought down when we relocated from Sharjah.Generally speaking,pun intended,General is said to be one of the best.
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13th March 2005, 10:26	#15
cnu BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR/HYD Posts: 297 Thanked: 114 Times	Its Hitachi for me.... Hitachi's compressor is considered to be the best compared to LG/Samsung...
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