Hi, anyone have knowledge of Gree, to be honest I had never heard of them until a guy recommended them to me.

 

Quality, price, maintenance etc?

 

Thanks in advance.

I lived in China for 20 yrs so I am quite familiar with Gree. I am not sure if they have new upgraded lines yet they were always a low budget Chinese brand. They get quite noisy and they will produce cold air. Personally I have recently excluded them from a recent search for an A/C. In the countryside many stores are pushing the budget brand Beko, a Turkish company. I haven't used their A/C but had a washer and drier in Shanghai and both worked really well for years with no maintenance issues. Beko is a step up from Gree and  Samsung A/C at budget pricing. I am searching for someone with a lower budget. If you want high end at approx a 30% higher price then go for Mitsubishi. Quiet, powerful, well made. 

 

I am not bashing Chinese brands yet Gree and low end Haier are not well made (Haier has a very high end line not readily available in Thailand).

Midea is a Chinese contract manufacturer that produces their own line of appliances and contract manufactures some of the largest European luxury brands in their state of the art factory (I have been there for business reasons). I don't think they make air conditioners. 

My point is that you can find high quality Chinese products. You just need to do some diligence like you are doing. 

Was told Gree is essentially the company that makes Daikin's internal parts and it's a solid pick for the price. I am interested also as need two 24k BTU units.

19 hours ago, NickyLouie said:

Was told Gree is essentially the company that makes Daikin's internal parts and it's a solid pick for the price. I am interested also as need two 24k BTU units.

Interesting, just found this, they have a JV.

 

https://www.acr-news.com/march-brings-birth-of-daikin-and-grees-china-based-firms--

Daikins are everywhere as a market leader. I am not a fan ????. Before retirement Daikin was a customer of mine. We ran their supply chain in Africa. I would consider them, at the budget end, to be similar to Gree. Much better at the high end. There are a few Thai brands that are cheap and appear to run well.