Daikin - the worst garbage aircon

[Celsius]

Lived in many different condos over the years. Most have Daikin aircons. After literally  6 months of moving in (no exceptions) every single one starts leaking. 

 

This last one ruined a beautiful 55 inch bedroom TV from all the water leakage.

 

Why are they so crap?

[JBChiangRai]

We have installed well over 100 air conditioning units, the Daikin ones are the worst we’ve installed in the last 10 years. The covers go brown, the vane cover changes color at a different rate, they are not sealed for geckos and the logic boards break. They are expensive to repair, when the outside unit goes specifically the power board it’s cheaper to throw them away and fit a new one,

 

We now fit TCL as standard and it’s a far superior product.

[Celsius]

21 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

We have installed well over 100 air conditioning units, the Daikin ones are the worst we’ve installed in the last 10 years. The covers go brown, the vane cover changes color at a different rate, they are not sealed for geckos and the logic boards break. They are expensive to repair, when the outside unit goes specifically the power board it’s cheaper to throw them away and fit a new one,

 

We now fit TCL as standard and it’s a far superior product.

 

Thanks for the confirmation.

 

Garbage 

[johng]

1 hour ago, Celsius said:

This last one ruined a beautiful 55 inch bedroom TV from all the water leakage

They will all leak if the condensation drainage tube is badly installed or becomes blocked with something insects or more likely a strange goey slime like mucous that likes to grow there..have the aircon cleaned properly (including drainage pipe)at least every six months to avoid this.

 

Also try not to have electronic equipment under the aircon but if unavoidable then find some way to stop the water dripping onto the equipment....a shelf perhaps with a drip pan sat on it....I have been caught out by this but luckily/miraculously the electronics where not damaged...they where in standby mode, immediately unplugged  I let them dry out thoroughly for a few days before plugging back in with fingers crossed.