Bloke at work teaches the plumbers how to install aircon, evap etc. He recommends Daikin (which has a self cleaning function and is very efficient and quiet) or the Mitsubishi which is cheaper but not quite as efficient.
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We’ve just gotten back to being quoted for SS AC units. We got quotes 18m ago but other things (namely, bathroom renos) were given elevated priority by Mrs B. At the time, all quotes recommended Daikin. One quote gave Panasonic as a 2nd, slightly cheaper option.
The updated quotes still all recommended Daikin. The guy who’d previously included Panasonic now says that those units have gone up appreciably and are now no longer good value for money. His preferred back-up to Daikin is now Rennai (who he reckons have invested heavily in the AC space, and their units now have a lot of features built-in as standard, and have a good maintenance record).
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I just went with a local installer recommended to me. As mine was a replacement for an old wall installation, it required some external brickwork, internal plastering and painting. He arranged the lot, so I was spared chasing down tradies matching bricks etc and getting the timing of the work coordinated.
Loving all the recommendations.
I’ll have to get into the specs V price a bit deeper.
Fujitsus in the previous house rattled.
I find programming and using timers on Mitsubishi pretty easy. And it was recommended by a AC guy a few years ago. But like all things tech things can change for better or worse pretty fast. So ymmv
Everyone I have spoken to who knows this stuff says Mitsubishi.
I had one installed last year after my split system died and it’s sensational. It’s our main heater and is incredibly efficient. Cost wise, it’s a little cheaper than some others
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Do you know if it was Mitsubishi electrics, or Mitsubishi heavy industries.
For some reason they manufacture under two brands.
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Mitsubishi electric. Most air cons units are manufactured in Thailand, but the Mitsubishi still has to be made to Japanese standards.
I would assume the Heavy Industries would refer more to commercial products?
Its much of a muchness, you’d probably best off trying to demo them to see whats quieter at your output requirement
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We just an 8kw Mitsubishi installed for $3200 cash, so far so good doing a very good job of heating quite a large open area.
There’s also the issue of the noise, location and size of the external motor drawing in the air . They aren’t pretty.
IDK whether they vary between the companies.
We have a large Fujitsu system at home, heats and cools a large 120 year old house with high ceilings ok but the external inverter is noisy , rated at 72 dBA.
Our neighbour does not complain but I reckon it is very noisy
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I read up the average extension for homes are now about $4k-5k per square meter. This sound right?
Adding a picket fence to a front yard, a roll the dice if council gets in the way?
Is it possible that you are ‘repairing’ an existing fence?
I wanted to see if they could put the motor on the roof of our garage.
Repairing the lack of one?
If the council ask, just say you replied the existing fence. Don’t need a permit*
*MNBT
Check council regs for compliance, (height, materials etc.) as long as it complies, if they do contact you, you might be able to get ‘retrospective’ approval.
All councils across Australia differ, some require a building permit or a ‘kerb bond’'. Just another way of raising revenue.
Always best to check with council first either way you go.
Would that require special wiring?
Mine was simple, on the ground of the outside wall of the aircon. Wiring was already installed from the wall unit it replaced.
The installer did say it was a much easier installation than if I had wanted the aircon on an internal wall dividing rooms .