frank417:


Hello sir. Please I want to buy a used 1.5hp Midea A.c, is it a good buy?

Which brand do you think is best?

Thank you

Well, everything depends on budget. Though Midea isn't a Brand with a track record when it comes to Air-conditioning.

sacramento1212:


Depends on your type of Unit. Check your manual for direction or you can easily Google it

I have located the filter but I don't know how to clean it sir. Should I take it out and use soap and water or i should use water and soap

space9880:

I have located the filter but I don't know how to clean it sir. Should I take it out and use soap and water or i should use water and soap

Clean with a light sponge in soapy water

Rinse with clean water

Allow to dry before reinstalling the filter

space9880:

I have located the filter but I don't know how to clean it sir. Should I take it out and use soap and water or i should use water and soap

Yes take it out and use detergent and rinse after. Once dry, put it back.

sacramento1212:


Yes take it out and use detergent and rinse after. Once dry, put it back.

taink you

aieromon:

Clean with a light sponge in soapy water
Rinse with clean water
Allow to dry before reinstalling the filter

taink you.

Bought a second hand lg unit from a user here that deals on ac...the unit isn't cooling as much and the pipes are freezing outside. I don't know if its the installer that did a rush job or the unit itself that is faulty.

Need a 1.5hp inverter AC

guente02:
Bought a second hand lg unit from a user here that deals on ac...the unit isn't cooling as much and the pipes are freezing outside. I don't know if its the installer that did a rush job or the unit itself that is faulty.

Insufficient freon. Contact the installer again to top Gas and also confirm there's no leaks. Once he does that, you won't experience any problem again.

sacramento1212:


Insufficient freon. Contact the installer again to top Gas and also confirm there's no leaks. Once he does that, you won't experience any problem again.

Seller is just asking me if I gassed it before installing like he gave me that instruction.

Thanks for your advise, I'll do so

Hello, please I'm thinking of getting thermocool inverter AC.... How good is it? I'm open to any reviews pls

The LG Inverter ACs are the best in the market. The low power consumption as low as 800W in the 1HP GenCool models is amazing for an air-conditioner. They also try to be ahead of other brands in using the best and most environmentally friendly AC gas, R410, which means their ACs must have higher pressure than others to work with this gas. They usually come with 2 years warranty too.

fashrola:


That's why you have stabilizer

Will a Stabilizer make the AC chill when in low current? And if so, what capacity should one buy for a 1HP type?

Thanks.

I'm about buying a UK used panasonic 1.5hp inverter AC. I'll greatly appreciate feedback from someone who has used a UK used panasonic inverter AC or who know about peoples experiences with it.

Thank you

sacramento1212:


Well, everything depends on budget. Though Midea isn't a Brand with a track record when it comes to Air-conditioning.

Midea brand for AC's exceptionally good,same with nexus,have both 1.5HP 2 years and running now no issues at all,I use with 5kva stab thou,and cooling is 100% perfect

lebete3000:


Will a Stabilizer make the AC chill when in low current? And if so, what capacity should one buy for a 1HP type?

Thanks.

Yes if the current is not too exceptionally low.

5kva and up,buy good brands like original century ,avoid anything called duravolt,it's rubbish

noobody:


Yes if the current is not too exceptionally low.

5kva and up,buy good brands like original century ,avoid anything called duravolt,it's rubbish

The low current can actually power my TV, DSTV & Home theater without any backup or stabilizer. So would this kind of 5000VA stabilizer be able to "draw" enough current to power the AC as my electrician suggested? Make I know before I waste 50k ontop stabilizer...

lebete3000:


The low current can actually power my TV, DSTV & Home theater without any backup or stabilizer. So would this kind of 5000VA stabilizer be able to "draw" enough current to power the AC as my electrician suggested? Make I know before I waste 50k ontop stabilizer...

Yes,if the current is powerful enought to power tour TV and the likes,the stab would step up current and power your ac,I am sure if that,intact I hav had very bad currents that won't power my led TV,but the AC would work with stab connected,but not in all cases sha.

sacramento1212:


The problem with Inverter ACs is usually the Panel and nothing more. The Panel controls the unit and when it goes bad, it becomes an issue. But they are improving in that aspect and if your neighborhood voltage is very poor, then go for the inverter but if not, go for the regular unit with an R410 refrigerant.

I don't know much about the reliability of the Midea and Hisense Brand. If i am to choose out of those 3, i will prefer a Thermocool.

Cooling is same if not better with Inverter due to stability of voltage but the R410 equipped refrigerant cools better than the R22 which is the old type of refrigerant

Thanks so much for this thread.

I'm about buying this UK used AC. It's a panasonic Inverter having the R410 refrigerant tech.

What do you advise sir, is it too old as I can see made in 2004 on it.

please advise

Nerdray:



Thanks so much for this thread.

I'm about buying this UK used AC. It's a panasonic Inverter having the R410 refrigerant tech.

What do you advise sir, is it too old as I can see made in 2004 on it.

please advise

That's a long time when it was manufactured. However, there are other things to look out for. The Brand is reliable even though it's China Origin as against Malaysia. Is the compressor factory & untampered? Overall condition of the outdoor & indoor and finally, the price.

That will enable you know if it'll be a good buy or not.

sacramento1212:


That's a long time when it was manufactured. However, there are other things to look out for. The Brand is reliable even though it's China Origin as against Malaysia. Is the compressor factory & untampered? Overall condition of the outdoor & indoor and finally, the price.

That will enable you know if it'll be a good buy or not.

Thank you.
It seems tampered with, but seller insist it hasn't been touched

noobody:


Yes,if the current is powerful enought to power tour TV and the likes,the stab would step up current and power your ac,I am sure if that,intact I hav had very bad currents that won't power my led TV,but the AC would work with stabconnected,but not in all cases sha.

That's cool to hear...and does it chill to an extent when it works? Me I'm thinking of getting a step up transformer instead of this stable thing oh...

lebete3000:


Will a Stabilizer make the AC chill when in low current? And if so, what capacity should one buy for a 1HP type?

Thanks.

It won't work for a too low current....

From 5KVA up

fashrola:


It won't work for a too low current....

From 5KVA up

What if the low current can still power my TV, DSTV & Home Theater?

lebete3000:


What if the low current can still power my TV, DSTV & Home Theater?

Not a guarantee that it will start your compressor

fashrola:


It won't work for a too low current....

From 5KVA up

Sorry lemme get you right please. Do you mean from 5KVA up would work for a too low current, or otherwise?

lebete3000:


Sorry lemme get you right please. Do you mean from 5KVA up would work for a too low current, or otherwise?

If a voltage is very low..... Even a 10KVA Stabilizer won't pick up/run a non inverter AC except you have money to buy a triple booster Stabilizer which cost a lot of money.... Inverter AC is really good in a low voltage area and it will run well with a double boost stabilizer in the other hand, it doesn't need heavy startup current - they only start gradually, so as long as the voltage is in the range of the stabilizer’s low end, the AC will start smoothly and cool the room, may be it will just take a little bit longer, but it will do it.

fashrola:


If a voltage is very low..... Even a 10KVA Stabilizer won't pick up/run a non inverter AC except you have money to buy a triple booster Stabilizer which cost a lot of money.... Inverter AC is really good in a low voltage area and it will run well with a double boost stabilizer in the other hand, it doesn't need heavy startup current - they only start gradually, so as long as the voltage is in the range of the stabilizer’s low end, the AC will start smoothly and cool the room, may be it will just take a little bit longer, but it will do it.

Thanks a lot bro!

sacramento1212:


I don't know if they will have standing unit on Inverter but if they don't, get the ordinary but insist on the one that came with R410 refrigerant as against R22 which is the old unit. Why? Because R410 Refrigerant is a new technology and the compressor doesn't consume light like the old unit and the cooling is more effective.

Just advising from a personal angle because if i am in the market now for an air-conditioner, it will be the R410 refrigerant type.

Finally I decided to buy a brand new panasonic AC 1.5HP.
sadly, I have made a mistake by trusting a seller in Lagos. I asked him repeatedly and he insisted that it's 410A gas. On receiving it in Awka today I realised its R22 rated, am so pissed now. I called him and he said it might be R22 rated but it's gas is 410A. Can you imagine such nonsense.

Please how Ok is it to use R22 because am thinking of sending it back to Lagos. So bitter now

Can my Sumec 3000 Carry it??

I always advice people to buy brand new AC, or better still a second hand AC from someone that bought it brand new (maybe a year used).
You see all these UK used? Forget it. Most of them are scrap and tampered on.
When it comes to AC, TV, refrigerator or sound system, my brother avoid anything tokumbo or UK used. Either buy brand new or check online for maybe a year or less neatly used that is bought new if you can't afford the brand new.

Nerdray:


Finally I decided to buy a brand new panasonic AC 1.5HP.
sadly, I have made a mistake by trusting a seller in Lagos. I asked him repeatedly and he insisted that it's 410A gas. On receiving it in Awka today I realised its R22 rated, am so pissed now. I called him and he said it might be R22 rated but it's gas is 410A. Can you imagine such nonsense.

Please how Ok is it to use R22 because am thinking of sending it back to Lagos. So bitter now

Can my Sumec 3000 Carry it??

Nothing like "might". It's either an R22 or 410. Nothing wrong with the R22 anyway. However, as for powering it with your Sumec, i wouldn't know about that anyway.

The truth is that, if I'm in the market for any AC purchase now, i wouldn't be buying an ordinary unit. If it's not inverter, i won't buy because of the advantage of low Power consumption considering the aspect of Prepaid meters as well as an easy load on Generator with even a small capacity.

The technology on Inverter unit now have greatly improved.

Hello

I have an ac Lg low voltage, though not inverter ac that I used for over 3years without stabilizer, before packing it.

Recently I remembered the ac and decided to install it in my room and when I called a technician to loose it and reinstall in my room, he said the compressor is short on gas, after he has finished installation.

I told him to refill gas, and he did, and came again to tell me, that the ac compressor is bad and need to change.

I asked him how much he said its almost 18k for 1.5hp which the ac is and a Belgium compressor is good.

I gave him money to put the Belgium compressor and the noise from the ac is too much, as if it's a generator when an using it.

Another thing now is that the ac is no longer cooling, and he said the compressor is bad again, that I need to change it, I was like it's not upto 4months I changed it, and he said it's current that is spoiling the compressor because am using it without stabilizer.

So my question is must all ac be used with stabilizer?

Because for like three years I bought this ac I didn't use any stabilizer and it worked perfectly.