Jul 20, 2008 09:39 PM
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(Updated Jul 23, 2008 09:14 PM)
This is going to be my second review after ogeneral AXZ18 GNN-W. I just have faith in these 2 brands cause I have used them and they are the best in their category.
I am already using a hitachi airconditioner RAA18CP4 logicool I celebration and an ogeneral as I mentioned earlier.
Though there is a problem of gas leakage in our locality, i had to bear the brunt in both the above mentioned cases of acs. I had bought this hitachi ac in 2003 from noida's KAYDEE AUDIOVISIONS.
In 2004 the gas leaked and my ac was taken to the workshop of hitachi.when returned ;it had the fan blade broken, base plate scratched , and the fins twisted.god knows how they handle the ac.
I then made a complaint , and the parts were changed without any hassle.but now 6 yrs down the line, my hitachi ac is working perfectly fine, which forced me to go for another ac from hitachi's stable-the new QUADRICOOL TM RAV19EOD.
I wanted to go in for a cheap one this time , due to the gas leakage problem in my locality, but that cheap ac would have costed me more in terms of running costs.i had already made up my mind to go in for samsung, but when I saw these 2 machines from inside, i could only see plastics in samsung.as such it was of a very small size[even the 1.5] , and I was rest assured that it wouldnt withstand exteme high temperatures, dust storms, sun light which my hitachi and ogeneral have been doing.i myself asked the salesman, even he was of the opinion that hitachi and general werent comparable in performance[that sales person happened to be from samsung plaza, noida sector-18]
this ac is very elegant to look at.it has a beautiful front panel .cooling is good at 19000btu with high eer of 10.6.the room is chilled within a short span , though we use it on low speed.19000 btu is a bit higher than 1.5 ton, but really helps in delhi as my old hitachi ac with 18000 btu takes more time to cool during peak summers, unlike quadricool and ogeneral.
the only problem I faced while installing it was its depth of the cabinet .its too long and looks odd from the outside, thats probably because it houses two fan motors.
its better than others because-
- twin motors-help in dissipating heat at a faster rate unlike conventional acs.
2.twin turbo fans-work at higher rpm with lowest noise levels of 43db
3.blue fins-help prevent corrosion
4.dual air discharge ports-better circulation of air
5.slinger fan-improves efficiency of the ac by splashing condensate water on the coils to cool them
6.highest air flow of 550 cfm
7.lowest noise levels
8.stringent quality tests.
9.feature packed lcd remote with backlight
10.lowest power consumption of 1800 watts.
11.highest moisture removal of 3.5 lts
the best part of all hitachi acs is that they carry large no of features and modes to give u customised cooling.unique feature is the kaimin i.e. the night mode which increases the temperature by 1 degree every hour.it has self diagnosis function and the display panel on the ac gives u complete info about ac's state of working.AFTER the compressor gets cut off many times, while restarting it makes some noise.i have even noticed it in my previous hitachi ac , but thats bearable.this ac is very silent while working .the good part is that hitachi is backed by excellent after sales service.i purchased this ac for 26000 , equivalent to ogeneral.
trust me OGENERAL AND HITACHI, BOTH ARE EQUIVALENT IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCE, BUT THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE LATTER IS GOOD LOOKING, IS FEATURE PACKED AND POSSESSES THE UNIQUE TWIN MOTOR TECHNOLOGY GIVING U THE BENEFITS OF A SPLIT AC.
now if you r a quality concious consumer and want the best cooling, go for any of the above mentioned brands [HITACHI and OGENERAL] cause there isint much price difference.dont be fooled by advertisments of other brands as they are least bothered of what they make.if you want cheap ac with good performance, u could go in for carrier and whirlpool.
thanks , and please rate my review or leave a comment so that I may make changes which u all want.
