Originally Posted by coolmel (Post 3555640)

Hey all,

Long time! Hope everyone is doing well. :D

Am looking to do away my LG 1 ton window unit and thinking of switching over to a better unit, preferably Japanese. Looking at Hitachi RAW511KUD/KTD and OGeneral OG-12WA4 for the same. I know the market has changed drastically now and so has the technology. Should I stick with a 5 star rated unit? I want to purchase the best, recommends will be mighty appreciated as always. :)

Originally Posted by Aroy (Post 3555991)

Stick with 5 Star, in our case it reduced the consumption by 30% over 3 star unit.

Just check the power consumption ratings, even though there are a lot of 5 stars, some consume more than others.

Originally Posted by coolmel (Post 3556099)

Thank you Aroy. Am getting inclined towards the OG because of the output. They have not mentioned its star rating though. Tricky!

Originally Posted by Aroy (Post 3555991)

Stick with 5 Star, in our case it reduced the consumption by 30% over 3 star unit.

Just check the power consumption ratings, even though there are a lot of 5 stars, some consume more than others.

Originally Posted by Aroy (Post 3556122)

Just check the power consumption at full load. The lower it is (for a given tonnage) the better it is.

Originally Posted by coolmel (Post 3556140)

The General has a power consumption of 1310 and the Hitachi is rated at 1030. General has an EER of 2.6 compared to the 3.4 of the Hitachi. Cooling capacity of General is 3400 vs 3500 of the Hitachi.

Originally Posted by sgiitk (Post 3556404)

Hitachi is obviously better. Very likely that General is Reciprocating compressor for the gulf!

I have a Hitachi 5*, excellent but a bit noisy.

Originally Posted by coolmel (Post 3556411)

It is given the output. How noisy is it? Am getting inclined towards the OGeneral given their decades worth of repute.

Originally Posted by sgiitk (Post 3556415)

A bit more than my 11 year old Videocon rotaries. I will take Hitachi, since the EER is far better. Incidentally it is General and not OGeneral. O is mistaken for the logo.

Originally Posted by coolmel (Post 3556140)

Cooling capacity of General is 3400 vs 3500 of the Hitachi.

Originally Posted by sgiitk (Post 3556404)

Hitachi is obviously better. Very likely that General is Reciprocating compressor for the gulf!

I have a Hitachi 5*, excellent but a bit noisy.

Originally Posted by drpudhi (Post 3562604)

I'm planning to get an inverter AC and after some research thinking of LG inverter V 1.5T. It seems to have the best EER of 3.67. They are quoting 50k including installation and stabilizer. Do anyone had a better deal or there any other options that i should look at.