SPLIT SYSTEM AIR CONDITIONER REVIEWS

Panasonic are so close to Mitsubishi in terms of quality, features and and longevity that in 2017 and 18 we switched to them full time. MHI were having supply issues and customers needed quality air con. Nothing bad can be said about these split systems. In my opinion they look better than the MHI, and best out of all the wall mounted units.

The Panasonic unit runs just as quiet as the MHI – almost silent. The only two areas where these trail the MHI are price and running costs. These cost significantly more than the MHI, at least $100 on the smallest unit, and their running costs are 20- 30% higher – forever.

I don’t know how you roll but If I am comparing two identical cars where one cost less to buy and less to run, then the decision is made. I am still buying the red one.

Many installers swear by Daikin as the number one brand of air conditioner. To say they are wrong and I am right is really only conjecture, so we’ll give you the facts. Daikin claim to be the largest air conditioning company in the world* yet Midea make 67 million air conditioners a year.

If Daikin make more than that then where are they all? I didn’t even know there was a number higher than 67,000,000. But quality is far more important than quantity. Daikin are good, no doubt, They are just as reliable as the MHI, both have the same features, same warranty, same piping configuration. Mitsubishi has a further air throw, but really it comes back to money.

Everything being equal, the MHI cost less to buy and far less to run for the exact same amount of cooling power. What more can be said?

Since this page was written sometime in 2018, I have grown to like the Midea’s. They really are the best of the average brands. You’ll notice three of these brands are Japanese, one is Korean, one is Australian and this last one is Chinese. You can say what you like about Chinese manufacturing, but it’s come a long way since the 80’s and they are now a force to be reckoned with.

The Midea webpage boasts that this company makes 67 million air conditioners annually. What I want to know is – who gets the job of counting them all? Can a person count up to 67 million in one year? What happens if he loses count – does he have to start over or does he write down his figure every night before bed? I doubt I could count to 67 million without becoming suicidal. Don’t even get me started on who’s installing them. OMFG 

This time in 2013 Fujitsu would have been rival for the title of best air conditioners in the world, but one fateful decision relegated them runner up for at least a decade. It was about this time that one of their engineers decided they’d switch to R32 refrigerant gas before other split system manufacturers.

This created huge problems at our end because nobody could get R32 at that time. Any systems that needed maintenance or a regas had to sit idle while the suppliers ordered some in. A bigger clusterf**k I have yet to see. The engineer in question has retired in great shame to his ancestors.

Mark Taylor seems to reckon they’re good, and  cricketers are experts in air conditioning

Toshiba Japan have always made good electronics. Their latest split systems aren’t in Mitsubishi‘s league but they’ll keep your home cool without catching fire. Recently it was discovered that Toshiba had a spy in the Samsung factory. People in the west were generally unaware of the intense rivalry between the Japanese and Koreans until that day.

When Toshiba found out about the new Samsung robot border guards, they sent in a spy and set about stealing the technology. Which leaves us with only one question :  who would win a robot sentry street battle between Toshiba and Samsung? I got $20 on Samsung because the Koreans always look so serious. But the Japs have Godzilla, so it could go either way.

You may only notice three stars on the Acton picture, but four in the title. We just found out Actron are made in Australia, so we awarded an extra star for being home grown. Having installed 500+ split systems every summer for the last seven years, you might think I would have come across one of these by now. But I haven’t. Just goes to show how many are being sold. Where are they all?

They’re allegedly made in NSW but I was there for a bit and didn’t see any. No great loss because only crap things come out of NSW. Their state of origin team for one, and Heath Ledger is another. Experts agree : Ledger has more chance of winning origin this year than the Blues.

It’s a shame that Carrier only get two stars in this. Mr Carrier, of New York – was the first man to build a practical, working air conditioner. It was his design that led to all modern refrigeration. Another forgotten European who changed the world with his genius. Some people ask : Why did he invent air conditioning in New York? It would have been snowing outside his workshop most of the year.

There’s speculation Mr Carrier was wearing thermal underwear on the day he first demonstrated his refrigeration machine. I would like to think he had some underwear on – any will do. Unfortunately, the people who make his average brand of air conditioners now care little for his reputation. The unremarkable split systems you see here are the result.

These Kelvinator’s have given me nothing but trouble. If I had my way they’d get no stars and be banned from Australia. They don’t sit on the brackets right and look like they’re twisted, even before you start on the pipes. The refrigeration mechanic who taught me air conditioning swore he’d never install another Kelvinator –  and that was ten years ago. Up until 2014 Robbo the Yobbo was the finest refrigeration mechanic in all of Logan. One large ice break and a pack of Longbeach mild was his standard breakfast order for twenty years straight. This man taught me everything I know about refrigeration – until his mum went and won the lottery. True story – she actually did. Twenty something million.

Then the strangest thing happened. Robbo took off his work boots, and hasn’t been able to find them since.

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