Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation Re: Daiking or Actron Air Conditioners?!?! 2May 20, 2014 2:19 pm We have bee through the same process. Actron is a significantly higher upfront cost with lower running costs. The technology allows the unit to run at different power levels depending on the number of zones switched on. Other brands run at the same level irrespective of how many zones are running. We ended up deciding to go with Daikin due to its reputation. We don't plan to stay in our home long-term and Daikin is more recogised name. BLOG: http://www.ourphoenix38.blogspot.com.au H1 THREAD: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70454 Re: Daiking or Actron Air Conditioners?!?! 4May 20, 2014 5:49 pm Actron is very well known and won many awards. I looked at many solutions and went with actron esp ultima. I like the efficiency of it and the flexibility as well. Also no need for a dump zone. Diakin is also good but my preference was for actron so I selected that. Cheers Mark Re: Daiking or Actron Air Conditioners?!?! 6May 20, 2014 10:10 pm Hi, I have not had mine installed yet. I have only paid the deposit. My understanding is the larger unit have a soft start and should not be that noisy. I did go through Gas and Air as they are one of the platinum installers. You hear different things form various sources and sometimes it can be how it is installed. I looked at gas and air because they are a small family outfit and have many awards from the big name brands. My mother had an evap system installed by them and they were really progressional and everything went very smooth. The sales guy offered to take me round to various sites that they had installed to hear the noise levels. Hopefully others can chime in who have the units up and running on whether it is an issue or not. From memory IIRC it was no worse than any others so placement would be key. Cheers Mark Re: Daiking or Actron Air Conditioners?!?! 7May 20, 2014 11:05 pm This is in the wrong forum... it should be in "Heating, Cooling and Insulation". Re: Daiking or Actron Air Conditioners?!?! 9May 21, 2014 6:01 pm Nat879 Sorry only new to this site! Absolutely no worries! Re: Daiking or Actron Air Conditioners?!?! 10Jun 01, 2014 9:04 pm Im looking at going with Daikin. Building with Wisdom Homes eventually, the package they supply is the Actron Air. Comes as a $7.5k upgrade. After heavy research, found out it's only a dual zone AC. Going down the path to install it after the handover. It's a single story so shouldn't be impossible. The AC fitter will be doing it for $6k for a Daikin 5 zone unit. But he is a family friend. Using Tapatalk Re: Daiking or Actron Air Conditioners?!?! 11Jun 01, 2014 9:07 pm I do not think actron has so few zones. I thought each one had upto 8 zones. Re: Daiking or Actron Air Conditioners?!?! 12Jun 02, 2014 3:45 pm AM is correct. Actron can run up to 8 zones. It is also the only A/C that can run only one of these at one time. There is no common zone that must be run. Ours has 8 zones and we only run the zones that we are occupying at the time. So far have no problems with the unit and heats and cools at either extreme. So far only been tested in -6 deg and +47 deg. Did both ends without at problem. In regards to noise it certainly is no noisier than any other brand and if anything I think marginally quieter when working hard. Where I think you are getting confused Daviboy is the model they will be quoting you on. The options I have are only available on the ESP +, Ultima and Platinum range. Well worth the extra investment. If you are doing a post handover install I would requote one of these models from someone other than the builder. Yes the Actron will be more expensive. But you have to ask is the performance of the Daikin model the same as the Actron model. Settlement 1/2/12 New Shed 23/3/12 Slab poured 27/3/12 Frame complete 4/5/12 Roof complete 1/6/12 LOCKUP 29/6/12 Our new build blog http://kareenhillsownerbuild.blogspot.com/ Re: Daiking or Actron Air Conditioners?!?! 13Jun 02, 2014 7:41 pm Just went to a display home and saw an Actron outside unit. It is extremely big compared to a Daikin. I looked in the unit and a lot of I utilised space. I prefer the reputation and have never had problems with it at my parents house. We are going Daikin. Just whatever works for you I guess. Re: Daiking or Actron Air Conditioners?!?! 14Jun 03, 2014 1:38 am I think that you will find if you researched a little is that Actron has a very good reputation and has many features. It really should not matter how much space is utilised in the outside unit or the size really for that matter as it is neither sitting in your house or located such that it uses premium space. Happy you are happy with Daikin but if you are going to comment on Actron it should be fact based and comparing like for like. I am quite certain that Daikin cannot do many of the things the Actron ESP Ultima can do and that was the differentiating factor for me as it is a more efficient unit. Plus the ability to tailor room temps is a good feature. One thing may also be worth considering, is Daikin's reputation better or their marketing better. Which ever you choose I would check out Gas and Air as they have a great reputation which is backed by many awards. The installer is very important. Re: Daiking or Actron Air Conditioners?!?! 15Jun 17, 2014 6:34 am V1SHRNZ ...AussieMark - I heard that Actron units are quite noisy when cutting in and out. Is this the case? Depends which model you get. The older ESP Plus & Ultima's have a Copeland compressor which can be fairly noisy. It uses modulation to vary its' output as opposed to inverters which vary the speed of the compressor. The trouble with modulation is that you can hear the scroll opening and closing. We install a lot on the Northern Beaches of Sydney and always advise against an ActronAir with a Copeland scroll if space is tight and we can't put the outdoor well away from any neighbours. This isn't an issue with the new Platinum range which have inverter Danfoss compressors. Daiking or Actron Air Conditioners?!?! 17Jun 18, 2014 9:51 pm I've written this in another thread somewhere but I had the same dilemma. It doesn't matter what you choose it matters how you are going to use it. Work out how many outlets minimum you will be running at one time and work out the cooling load required...you might surprise yourself. For instance a small 3x3 m room should really have a 2kw cool load to keep it comfortable. So if you have say a 3 bed house, and just want to cool bedrooms you will need a min of 6 kW. Your living space however May require a min of 15kw. Do yo understand how action and daikin work? Actron can scroll down to approx 10% ie a 20kw unit will run at 2kw Other systems approx 50% so 10kw So look at how you will use it...not zone it and work it out from there. In my situation I'd never have less than 10kw running so spending extra money on an Actron was silly I'm not affiliated with either company but that's just what I learned from my research How do you remove one of these ceiling air con vents? And is it possible to disconnect the duct joined to the vent from inside the house, without going into the roof cavity? 0 5943 Hi all, sorting out the ducted air con for a 350sqm double story house. Does this placement sound reasonable to you? Also, I plan to have 6 zones I think. Living room… 0 0 Hi all, sorting out the ducted air con for a 350sqm double story house. I think i plan to have 6 zones I think. Living room (mainly for entertainment so not used often),… 0 0 |