Quote Originally Posted by ice15 View Post
Question....

Window A/C namin is from Panasonic (non-inverter) which on paper consumes 839W (EER Rating of 11.3 kJ/hW)

A Hitachi inverter consumes 849W (EER Rating of 12.7kj/hw)

Significant ba talaga savings if I change to an inverter?
yup. tama explanation ni papi smith. just recently lang din kami nag palit ng inverter AC. although yung monthly consumption namin eh halos same pa din, 412 kWh pero yung gamit namin ng non-inverter AC nuon eh 3-4 hrs/day lang compared sa 10-12 hrs/day ng inverter.

Quote Originally Posted by papi smith View Post
Yes, ung start up ang malakas, kasi pag non inverter, patay sindi ang compressor, so everytime mag on ito, start up phase ulit. Sa inverter pag nakuha na ang temp slow down lang sya, so 1 start up lang. Ang hindi ko lang alam ay paano i-quantify ito, like say 1 start up is equivalent to how many minutes na naka slowdown.

Ung narinig mo, I think galing yan kay Isko, na matipid daw pag 24 hours, pero di naman nya quinalify.