First, I am very thankful for this thread as it helped me make an informed decision about my purchases. I made an account just to share my experience so that it may help someone, just as all of you guys have helped me.
So, after some thorough testing of the Hyundai ACs here is what I have found.
Following are the model numbers, for those asking;
- 1.5 ton - HYACA18K-IH71
- 2.0 ton - HYACA24K-IH71
This is mostly a review of the 1.5 ton variant, as thats the one I have used the most.
So, after following this thread during Ramzan, I was, for the most part, set on buying Gree AITH model air conditioners, before making a final decision I followed up on a post above directing to Hyundai Home appliances Facebook page. After a quick chat on messenger I was directed to Metro Cash & Carry Islamabad. The Hyundai ACs were advertised at Rs.75,000 and Rs 92,000 for 1.5 and 2 ton, respectively.
To my delight Metro had an offer on the 1.5 ton at Rs.67,900.
This made my decision easier as the both Gree and Hyundai had the almost the same exact features(wifi, low volt startup, 4d air flow, auto clean etc.), and its HYUNDAI, people, sounds better than Gree(or so I thought, more on this at the end). Since, I was buying six ACs they further discounted the 2 ton model to Rs.88,000 and after some haggle charged me Rs.1200 installation charges and Rs.600 for each of the brackets.
One good thing about these ACs was Hyundai's own technicians came and installed and the installation also has a warranty period.
The installation kit included 10ft copper insulated pipes, drainage pipes, wall putty to fill in gaps, wall hole cover and the rest of the usual stuff
This is what the remote looks like and how it looks turned on
Finally, stated amperage, for cooling, is 2.2-to-9.0 amps. I have never measured it go beyond 5 amps. So, here's is how it runs:
- while starting with in 3 mins it ramps up to around 4.9 amps and stays there for 20-30 secs
- steadily starts decreasing to 4->3.5->3->2.5->2 amps within 8 to 12 mins
- stays between 2 to 2.2 amps until the compressor trips and the desired room temperature is reached.
- Total time elapsed by this point is around 50 mins-to-1 hour
- at this stage the amperage falls to around 0.2-0.25 amps (the fan is only running)
- when ever the room temperature creeps up the compressor turns on and slowly creeps up to 2.0 - 2..2 amps before tripping again
Most of this depends on the settings of the AC, so here are mine:
Here are the amp meter pics in descending order:
