Hitachi RAU518MWD 1.5 Ton 5 Star Split AC

Thanks to the flipkart for giving me this wonderful AC at an awesome price just Rs. 34310/-, 1 day delivery and installation. I ordered it on Saturday afternoon, got delivered on Sunday 11:00 am, and the installation guy came at 11:30am. Took almost 3 hours for the installation. Hitachi RAU518MWD air conditioner Review: Review of this AC was done in the following conditions: Place: Bangalore Outdoor temperature: 32 degree Celsius Humidity : 32% Precipitation : 1% Windows closed with blackout curtains down, so no light inside through the windows Some of the features worth mentioning: iConnect Series: Connect with wi-fi, you can control the AC with your android/iPhone through wi-fi, AC has its own hotspot or you can configure the AC to connect with your wi-fi router, either will be active at a time. Its more easy to control through your mobile than the remote. I have used it within my house and haven't tried from outdoor over the internet yet. Its also useful in case you are in another room and forgot to switch off the AC. Cooling Effectiveness: more than enough to cool down entire 150 sqft room in 10 minutes. 600 cfm, V-swing and H-swing control Super cool option for faster cooling Looks: IDU : feels premium but little bulky since its quite big, ODU : good quality Build Quality: It has copper condenser coil, ODU came with the (in/out)copper tubes, and you can easily figure out the quality from the color and weight of the tube. 5 star: Power consumption should be less, will update in detail after a month of usage. iSense: Enable it before you go for sleep, it will sense once you fall sleep and starts increasing the temperature by 1 degree C per hour for 2 hours as per the body sleep cycle. Once you are awake it will restore the temperature Silent Mode: Just reduces the fan speed I guess, so the noise level drastically comes down. Auto clean: May be I will have to wait for couple of months to find this out Pros: Efficient cooling in short time, powerful iconnect is useful Cons: Difficult to configure iConnect for the first time. Not much support from the Hitachi website, Hitachi customer care is neither user friendly nor have the knowledge. Installation: Horrible installation, had few arguments with the installation guy. He charged me extra for ODU stand and its installation, stabilizer installation, which would have been OK if he would have installed the AC properly. He made a 9 sq inch hole, believe me 9 sq inch, just half of this size would have suffice. My outdoor unit still vibrates a lot. And I am still doubtful if he has installed the AC properly. I fixed the vibration by installing rubber pads on all the 4 points where ODU is screwed. You may find those pads in ODU package.(Box) For AC installation, i have read many reviews and heard from many people about their terrible experience. So, i still wanna give 5 star to flipkart, since I am really really happy with the AC.

Excellent product