Best window type Aircon - Carrier?

[boybi]

National/Panasonic pa rin ang the best A/C for me. Nag try ako ng Samsung for my office, 1 month after the warranty expired, bumigay na yung fan.

[Zeus]

Base sa mga nababasa ko sa mga thread natin, sa split type Panasonic, window type Panasonic pa rin, kaya iyan na ang mga bibilhin ko, e sa stand type? mga 3 tons ano ang mahusay at matibay?

[vinj]

National/Panasonic pa rin ang the best A/C for me. Nag try ako ng Samsung for my office, 1 month after the warranty expired, bumigay na yung fan.

Dang... How many years did your Samsung last? So i expect the Samsung i just bought will last around 5 years (5-year warranty). Gotta keep my fingers crossed.

[Horsepower]

1yr lang usually warranty ng mga Aircons so Boybi's must be around 13mos when the fan broke down (if my assumption is correct).

[Horsepower]

5yrs yung compressor lang usually (but with LG, pati condenser, evaporator, copper tubings and adjoining parts, kasama sa 5yrs).

[CVT]

I'd say Carrier - Condura - Kelvinator are still very much good choices. Among the three, Kelvinator is the cheapest although its argueable that all three are pretty much the same.

Agree there... Pare-pareho lang sila... Kaha lang at brand ang nagbago.... And, they're not using Matsushita compressors since a few years ago as part of their product cost reduction....

10K:dance1:

[anthon05]

yung 1.5 hp carrier was serviced yesterday. ito yung 2nd free cleaning.

mag 1yr na rin unit. sabi ng tech low on freon daw. since under wty pa i called

up carrier to sched pick up and repair. what i like about carrier is their service, yung nagpa clean sched ako next day lang nandyan na.

and the tech is honest to suggest na kailangan pa ayos ko habang under warranty pa.

kanina nag ice na nga unit so it means low sa freon.


sa mga bibili have to make sure the service is good. ang na try ko lang sa GE and carrier. sa panasonic kaya mabilis din?

[chua_riwap]

yung 1.5 hp carrier was serviced yesterday. ito yung 2nd free cleaning.

mag 1yr na rin unit. sabi ng tech low on freon daw. since under wty pa i called

up carrier to sched pick up and repair. what i like about carrier is their service, yung nagpa clean sched ako next day lang nandyan na.

and the tech is honest to suggest na kailangan pa ayos ko habang under warranty pa.

kanina nag ice na nga unit so it means low sa freon.


sa mga bibili have to make sure the service is good. ang na try ko lang sa GE and carrier. sa panasonic kaya mabilis din?

Totoo kaya ito? Ganito rin ang nangyayari sa AC ko dito sa Saudi. Sabi naman ng iba....may "barado", kaya kelangan daw linisin, hindi raw sa freon yun. Ano ba talaga?

LG yung AC. 5 yrs na rin. Ok naman siya, kaso medyo malakas yung ugong.

[XTO]

agree, barado kaya nagye-yelo. also pirming naka todo thermostat tapos marumi filter so yelo rin abutin ng evaporator and tubo. sobra naman wala pa one year lang sakit na ng ulo? what more pag nag 5 years yan?

sa cleaning, depende yan kung peak (summer tulad ngayon) kahit i-sched nyo ng weekend, tatawagan ka ng weekdays para pumunta or di darating ng sched date. tip, palinis kayo yung di kasagsagan ng init or not summer months.

kahit sa tsikot ganun din sigurado walang pila

[pup2]

Yep. Pag nagyeyelo, chances are madumi. Minsan nare remedyuhan pag tinaas mo temp o pag nilakasan mo ang fan setting pero it's a sign that the unit needs cleaning.

IMO, kulang ang twice a year cleaning ng AC. Kahit every week nililinis ang filter sa loob, napupuno pa din ng dirt and mud yung likod at loob ng unit eh. 2-4 months should do the trick in this polluted island of ours.

Also, why try to save much on cleaning? It will enable the unit to work more efficiently and cool off the room more and maybe even consume less electricity in doing so? Plus you give a fellow pinoy aircon repair technician a decent job.

[james00112233]

just bought a panasonic .75 hp compact. sana tumagal yung binili namin.

[wlm757]

I used to be a Panasonic fanatic and I can say they are one of the best before. My first aircon is a Panasonic 1HP (National - the old name they use). It lasted more than 15 years before it gave in. My 2nd and 3rd Panasonic is around 10 years now and they are still working. However, when we renovated our house 2 years ago, I bought 4 brand new Panasonic window type aircon with remote (2 units 1 1/2HP & 2 units 1HP). Sadly after just 2 years, 3 of the 4 had a leaking evaporator
So I guess I'll be staying away from the Panasonic brand for a while. I replaced the first one with an LG which comes with a 5 year warranty on 5 major parts including the compressor, evaporator and condenser. Hopefully, it won't give me that much trouble...(with finger crossed)

[JohnM]

How's the after sales service of Panasonic and LG? Carrier replaced a busted capacitor the day after we called . Kolin's numbers however are all out of reach

[Horsepower]

Ok naman after-sales service ng LG and Panasonic. Usually next day nanjan agad.

I have not tried with Panasonic (We requested an upgrade to another model kasi so mabilis) but I guess same din sila ng LG na may 3 visits then pullout ng unit. So pati cleaning sa kanila na rin. LG also calls you back to check what your thoughts are with the service. Over-all I'm pretty happy.

I'm just not sure about sa LG units that we brought to an Island kung pupunta sila dun if ever. We'll see.

[desert fox]

In Saudi Arabia,there are 3 AC brands which are the best against extreme heat here...

Its Sanyo, Carrier and Zamil(local made).

[impulzz]

carrier after a year ang lakas ng kabog pag on and off ng compressor. pero so far malamig naman. basta wag daw gagamitan ng sosa during cleaning, kasi naluuto yung evaporator and condenser.

[sugarkane]

I can't decide between LG and Panasonic. I thought Panasonic was the most reliable but after reading the post of wlm757, I am having my doubts. So which is better?

[wlm757]

To sugarkane, I thought so too until last year when 3 out of 4 of my Panasonic Aircon had a leaking evaporator after just 2 years of use. I can't say that the LG aircon is better than the Panasonic since I just had them for barely a year but so far so good (didn't encounter any problem yet). I bought them because of the 5 year warranty on the 5 major parts including the evaporator. Incidentally, I had the evaporator of the 2 defective Panasonic aircon replaced which cost me around P4,000(parts and labor) per unit by an authorized Panasonic service center. However, after just a year, 1 of the 2 replacement evaporator leaked!

[birdpoop]

I'd say Carrier - Condura - Kelvinator are still very much good choices. Among the three, Kelvinator is the cheapest although its argueable that all three are pretty much the same.

Agree. If you visit Concepcion's factory, they churn out essentially the same aircons and at the end of the line, put on different logos.

http://www.ccac.com.ph/

[sugarkane]

I am not considering a Carrier anymore because I wasn't happy with the last unit I bought. Our 19 yr old carrier cools better than the most recent (less than 10 yrs) unit we got