The home / office air-conditioner thread

Neo. · 13th March 2005, 12:32

The Hitachi atom series is simply awesome. The blower noise is a bit on the higher side, but will get used to it. The cooling is really good but its only available with 1.5 ton capacity and costs around 40K.

lamborghini · 13th March 2005, 13:48

Well, carrier just sucks, Voltras is not powerfull, samung is very good and so is LG but O General rox.
I have one in my room and it is the coolest a.c. in the house.
Just go for it.

adityapd · 14th March 2005, 12:33

Thanks, guys

O general seems to stand out amongst all the choices available...

anyways i've made my choice....its gng to be an O'general but an indian one

~A

Rudra Sen · 14th March 2005, 14:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by adityapd

its gng to be an O'general but an indian one

It's in India for last five years at least. FIJITSU, Japan is the tech support.

Mad Monkey · 14th March 2005, 15:00

have 4 philco aircons at home for the last 12 years .. not a single problem as of yet . all original components .cooling is phenominal ...

adityapd · 14th March 2005, 15:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

It's in India for last five years at least. FIJITSU, Japan is the tech support.

by indian i meant an O'general a/c which is assembled in India unlike the onne which is completed imported from abroad.

~A

Rudra Sen · 14th March 2005, 15:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by adityapd

by indian i meant an O'general a/c which is assembled in India unlike the onne which is completed imported from abroad.

~A

Indian O'general is good and will give the same service. I know this because they're our Chennai office account for some time.

At least this time you can listen to the old man for a change.

PsychoLyn · 5th April 2005, 02:46

Carrier rules....
dude my dad used to work for them...
they simply too good
otherwise....
york...
because no my dad works for them....

Steeroid · 5th April 2005, 03:54

Surprised that nobody has recommended National / Panasonic. I brought down one of those from Malaysia and the power consumption was so low that the a/c mechanic who installed it didnt believe his instruments. According to him its power consumption was not a huge increase over running a fan!!!!!!!!!! - may have been exaggerating but the point is that it is pretty low on power consumption.

Have bought two more National / Panasonic air conditioners since then. Cools well, is super quiet.

About General (popularly called 'O' General) - they are damn good and keep running for years, but I hear they consume a lot of power.

Carrier is suspect - I've seen too many of them rattle around or break down to have any confidence in the brand.

haryan · 13th April 2005, 12:18

I too have a Hitachi 1.5 ton A/C split ac in my bedroom .... It is quite good and less noisy and chilling

Sahil · 24th March 2006, 06:41

Btw....LG and Samsung are one company so remember that while buying it ... same stuff inside just different tags thrown on.
If some1 is considering split AC's then i would suggest u get the cieling mouted AC that are out now....they are disceret and cool much better than split.
Have a Stand up tower AC by Carrier at home and it works very well and looks even better.

navin · 24th March 2006, 10:43

We tried every brand and by chance I got me an OGeneral. they are great and I will never chance. Only brand that is close is Hitachi.

extreme_torque · 24th March 2006, 11:28

For a fact i didnt liked LG at all.... the cooling during delhi summers was horrible... used to run the Ceiling Fan at full speed with AC.
I have got rid of it now and using Hitachi now..... huge difference.
O General is also good but even i have heard that they consume a lot of power. Dont know abt abt National/Panasonic will look for them.... as we need one more.

kpzen · 24th March 2006, 23:41

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Originally Posted by extreme_torque

For a fact i didnt liked LG at all.... the cooling during delhi summers was horrible... used to run the Ceiling Fan at full speed with AC.
I have got rid of it now and using Hitachi now..... huge difference.
O General is also good but even i have heard that they consume a lot of power. Dont know abt abt National/Panasonic will look for them.... as we need one more.

General A/C dealers in delhi....Anyone????
I'm on a look out for 1.5 ton split a/c....

karthik247 · 25th March 2006, 00:13

We got LG Plasma's in our house a year n a half back. All same model n bought on the same day. Haven't had any probs till date...touchwood. And about the power consumption, well i dunno cuz i've not used any other AC. But it should be low i guess. With daily use of about 2hrs average, the current bill isn't sky high at all.

13th March 2005, 12:32	#16
Neo. BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 51 Thanked: Once	The Hitachi atom series is simply awesome. The blower noise is a bit on the higher side, but will get used to it. The cooling is really good but its only available with 1.5 ton capacity and costs around 40K.
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13th March 2005, 13:48	#17
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,112 Thanked: 5,760 Times View My Garage	Well, carrier just sucks, Voltras is not powerfull, samung is very good and so is LG but O General rox. I have one in my room and it is the coolest a.c. in the house. Just go for it.
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14th March 2005, 12:33	#18
adityapd BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, Philadelphia Posts: 288 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	Thanks, guys O general seems to stand out amongst all the choices available... anyways i've made my choice....its gng to be an O'general but an indian one ~A
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14th March 2005, 15:00	#20
Mad Monkey BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 274 Thanked: 456 Times	have 4 philco aircons at home for the last 12 years .. not a single problem as of yet . all original components .cooling is phenominal ... Last edited by Mad Monkey : 14th March 2005 at 15:01.
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5th April 2005, 02:46	#23
PsychoLyn BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 152 Thanked: 3 Times View My Garage	my advice.. Carrier rules.... dude my dad used to work for them... they simply too good otherwise.... york... because no my dad works for them....
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5th April 2005, 03:54	#24
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,751 Times	Surprised that nobody has recommended National / Panasonic. I brought down one of those from Malaysia and the power consumption was so low that the a/c mechanic who installed it didnt believe his instruments. According to him its power consumption was not a huge increase over running a fan!!!!!!!!!! - may have been exaggerating but the point is that it is pretty low on power consumption. Have bought two more National / Panasonic air conditioners since then. Cools well, is super quiet. About General (popularly called 'O' General) - they are damn good and keep running for years, but I hear they consume a lot of power. Carrier is suspect - I've seen too many of them rattle around or break down to have any confidence in the brand.
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13th April 2005, 12:18	#25
haryan BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: HYDERABAD INDIA Posts: 345 Thanked: 5 Times	I too have a Hitachi 1.5 ton A/C split ac in my bedroom .... It is quite good and less noisy and chilling
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24th March 2006, 06:41	#26
Sahil Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 6,292 Thanked: 7,607 Times	Btw....LG and Samsung are one company so remember that while buying it ... same stuff inside just different tags thrown on. If some1 is considering split AC's then i would suggest u get the cieling mouted AC that are out now....they are disceret and cool much better than split. Have a Stand up tower AC by Carrier at home and it works very well and looks even better.
	() Thanks

24th March 2006, 10:43	#27
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,187 Thanked: 9,277 Times	We tried every brand and by chance I got me an OGeneral. they are great and I will never chance. Only brand that is close is Hitachi.
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24th March 2006, 11:28	#28
extreme_torque Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,376 Thanked: 5,105 Times	For a fact i didnt liked LG at all.... the cooling during delhi summers was horrible... used to run the Ceiling Fan at full speed with AC. I have got rid of it now and using Hitachi now..... huge difference. O General is also good but even i have heard that they consume a lot of power. Dont know abt abt National/Panasonic will look for them.... as we need one more. Last edited by extreme_torque : 24th March 2006 at 11:30.
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25th March 2006, 00:13	#30
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	We got LG Plasma's in our house a year n a half back. All same model n bought on the same day. Haven't had any probs till date...touchwood. And about the power consumption, well i dunno cuz i've not used any other AC. But it should be low i guess. With daily use of about 2hrs average, the current bill isn't sky high at all.
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