Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


lNomNoml

1807 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

#208365 8-Feb-2017 18:22
Send private message

I am looking around for a heat pump / air conditioner and I've so far I'm looking at  this one here.

 

I'm looking for this one due to price and efficiency being 4.5 stars which I really like, I won't really be able to spend more so $1700 is my max budget.

 

 

 

This is to cool down a bedroom that I have my gaming PC in and gets a little toasty, room is 3M x 3.2M

 

 

 

Second option is this one, which is nice on price but I'm worried about energy efficiency. Update: According to the product page here, it has 5.0 energy efficiency? 

 

 

 

Any advice? Good brands? bad brands?


Create new topic
ratsun81
508 posts

Ultimate Geek


  #1717333 8-Feb-2017 18:46
Send private message

The link you have is just for a heatpump, it doesnt include installation. you'd want to add $500 to that price to get it installed (spitballing here) 

 

As far as brands go there has been a lot of discussion around this in the Home workshop thread. Some like Panasonic, some like Fujitsu, some like mitsubishi, some like daikin...... 

 

You will likely do a lot better price wise going to a dedicated heatpump installer/electrician. 

 

 

 

What area are you in? 

 

 




Pumpedd
1759 posts

Uber Geek
Inactive user


  #1717356 8-Feb-2017 19:27
Send private message

I have the 6kw version of that AC and its great. Pleased I got Panasonic.


Stan
929 posts

Ultimate Geek
Inactive user


  #1717360 8-Feb-2017 19:45
Send private message

Where are you located?

 

You should be able to get a Fujitsu 3.2kw E3 for around $1900 installed or a Hitachi 3.2 for around the $1700 installed mark.

 

Stores like NL and HN tend to be a more expensive way to buy an Aircon unit




lNomNoml

1807 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

  #1717368 8-Feb-2017 20:06
Send private message

ratsun81:

 

The link you have is just for a heatpump, it doesnt include installation. you'd want to add $500 to that price to get it installed (spitballing here) 

 

As far as brands go there has been a lot of discussion around this in the Home workshop thread. Some like Panasonic, some like Fujitsu, some like mitsubishi, some like daikin...... 

 

You will likely do a lot better price wise going to a dedicated heatpump installer/electrician. 

 

 

 

What area are you in? 

 

 

 

 

Yeah I figured as much, take it you are talking about the Harvey Norman one, the second one has a special $1900 installed which I am very tempted on at the moment.

 

Auckland, Manurewa 

 

 

 

Stan:

 

Where are you located?

 

You should be able to get a Fujitsu 3.2kw E3 for around $1900 installed or a Hitachi 3.2 for around the $1700 installed mark.

 

Stores like NL and HN tend to be a more expensive way to buy an Aircon unit

 

 

Auckland, Manurewa, yeah I can get this which is what I am tempted at doing, $1900 installed.

 

 


timmmay
20575 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #1717384 8-Feb-2017 20:26
Send private message

My Fujitsu Nocria is pretty loud, but I think the newer models are quieter. It's very efficient though. My Daikin is quieter. Any heat pump on low fan is less efficient.

 

Heat pump / air con for a bedroom will be noisy and the air blowing about could be distracting.


Stan
929 posts

Ultimate Geek
Inactive user


  #1717402 8-Feb-2017 21:24
Send private message

lNomNoml:

 

 

 

 

 

Auckland, Manurewa, yeah I can get this which is what I am tempted at doing, $1900 installed.

 

 

 

 

That looks like a good deal, you can get the older model for around $100 cheaper 

 

 

 

 


Stan
929 posts

Ultimate Geek
Inactive user


  #1717403 8-Feb-2017 21:27
Send private message

timmmay:

 

My Fujitsu Nocria is pretty loud, but I think the newer models are quieter. It's very efficient though. My Daikin is quieter. Any heat pump on low fan is less efficient.

 

Heat pump / air con for a bedroom will be noisy and the air blowing about could be distracting.

 

 

The smaller the unit the quieter the Fan and smaller units can generally turn down more so in a bedroom its not so bad.

 

Trivia Nocria is Aircon spelled backwards 

 

 


 
 
 

Cloud spending continues to surge globally, but most organisations haven’t made the changes necessary to maximise the value and cost-efficiency benefits of their cloud investments. Download the whitepaper From Overspend to Advantage now.
ben28
190 posts

Master Geek


  #1718320 10-Feb-2017 13:56
Send private message

Depending on the insulation level, how sunny the room is etc, then you may only need a 2.5Kw model.

 

But if you want to heat/cool the hallway and perhaps down to a bathroom/toilet you could go with a bigger unit.

 

The heat pump installers will come out , measure the room, talk to you about what you are trying to achieve, work out where to put the internal and external unit, and give you a fully installed price. As others have said the total cost will be less than buying from a retail shop then adding installation.


dclegg
2806 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  #1718321 10-Feb-2017 14:00
Send private message

Pumpedd:

 

I have the 6kw version of that AC and its great. Pleased I got Panasonic.

 



Agreed. We have the 8kw model. It's all kinds of awesome. 


Create new topic





News and reviews »

Air New Zealand Starts AI adoption with OpenAI
Posted 24-Jul-2025 16:00


eero Pro 7 Review
Posted 23-Jul-2025 12:07


BeeStation Plus Review
Posted 21-Jul-2025 14:21


eero Unveils New Wi-Fi 7 Products in New Zealand
Posted 21-Jul-2025 00:01


WiZ Introduces HDMI Sync Box and other Light Devices
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:32


RedShield Enhances DDoS and Bot Attack Protection
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:26


Seagate Ships 30TB Drives
Posted 17-Jul-2025 11:24


Oclean AirPump A10 Water Flosser Review
Posted 13-Jul-2025 11:05


Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Brings New Edge-To-Edge FlexWindow
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Epson Launches New AM-C550Z WorkForce Enterprise printer
Posted 9-Jul-2025 18:22


Samsung Releases Smart Monitor M9
Posted 9-Jul-2025 17:46


Nearly Half of Older Kiwis Still Write their Passwords on Paper
Posted 9-Jul-2025 08:42


D-Link 4G+ Cat6 Wi-Fi 6 DWR-933M Mobile Hotspot Review
Posted 1-Jul-2025 11:34


Oppo A5 Series Launches With New Levels of Durability
Posted 30-Jun-2025 10:15









Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.



Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.