Panasonic Inverter Aircond - My Awesome Moments

I replaced my old Panasonic Econavi of 7 years old with Panasonic Inverter Aero Series CS U13KVH. I installed it together with Panasonic Wifi Controller CZ-TACG1.

Wifi Controller

I bought the wifi controller because I want to control my aircond from my smartphone and and can get errors notifications or problems with the aircond.

The mobile application allows you:

1) Set Timers
2) Control aircond temperature, switch on and off
3) Monitor the aircond power consumption
4) Monitor possible errors with the aircond

Aircond Installation

panasonic inverter aero series outdoor unit

panasonic aircond wifi controller embed into indoor unit

Panasonic Aircond Mobile Application

My master bedroom Panasonic aircond of 7 years broke down. I tried to repair it several times but it kept giving me problems. So I decided to buy new one.

Choices of Aircond

I have 2 aircond to consider as replacement:

1) Panasonic Premium Aero Series Inverter 1.5HP R32 gas (Model: CS-U13VKH)

2) Daikin Smarto Inverter 1.5HP R32 gas (Model: FTKH35A)

Aircond Considerations

For the aircond, my major considerations are:

1) Reliability

I have 2 Panasonic airconds based on my experience it is reliable doesnt give much problem. Only thing I expect that my Panasonic could last at least 10 years unfortunately only for 7 years.

At same time, I have 2 Daikin airconds so far I cant tell much of it, because I installed it at my rental properties.
So far no complaints from my tenants so it must be reliable.

I asked few servicemen most of them recommend Daikin because easy to service and find spare parts. Panasonic also easy but not as easy as Daikin.

2) Energy saving

Both Daikin Smarto & Panasonic Premium Aero Series are 5 Stars Energy Saving

Panasonic 1,010W

panasonic premium inverter aero series power rating 1:5hp

Daikin 940W

3) Smart Features

Both Panasonic Premium Inverter & Daikin Smarto can be controlled via your smartphone and can control it anywhere as it is connected via Wifi. You need first to install its mobile apps.

Daikin Smarto & Panasonic Premium Inverter, you have to purchase its accessories to enable the mobile apps use. You need to buy one adaptor for one aircond. So if you have 5 airconds, you need to buy 5 adaptors.

panasonic cz tacg1 - enables smart features for panasonic aircond — panasonic cz tacg1 – enables smart features for panasonic aircond

Features	Panasonic	Daikin
Remote Control
- Temperature	Yes	Yes
- Airflow Direction	Yes	Yes
- Fan Speed	Yes	Yes
- Modes	Yes	Yes
- Access Anywhere (via Internet)	Yes	Yes
View Energy Consumption	Yes	No
Timer	Yes	Yes
Manage Multiple Units	Yes	Not Sure
Error Notifications	Yes	No

panasonic mobile app error notifications

4) Price

Price I got from supplier

Daikin Smarto 1.5HP – FTKH35A + Wifi Accessories: RM 2,250 + RM1,004 = RM3,254.

Panasonic Premium Inverter CS-U13KVH + Wifi Accessories CZ-TACG1: RM1,810 + RM232 = RM2,042.

Panasonic is cheaper by nearly 40%.

My Choice – Panasonic Premium Inverter Aerowings

My reasons as follows:

1) Panasonic is way much cheaper vs Daikin
2) Its mobile app has more features e.g Energy usage and error notification.

References:

Panasonic Premium Inverter Air Conditioner
Panasonic Smart Control
Lazada Panasonic Wifi Accessories
Daikin Smarto Air Conditioner
Daikin Smart Control
Lazada Daikin Mobile Controller