I bought this AC from a friend's shop in Khi.
Total units consumed last night on my 3 phase meter in 24 hours (with 1 AC running for 8.5 hours was 9) prior readings suggested an average of ~7.5 units consumption in 24 hours without the AC. So this Kenwood model is using around 1.5-1.75 units per night for sure with temp set at 24 degrees.
I had a long discussion with someone who has been in the industry for over 25 years, he now provides cooling solutions on industrial and commercial basis. According to him the latest "adventure" by Orient (the 57k inverter) was one of the largest marketing gimmick he had seen. He explained to me In layman terms Iverters can be classified as D5, D4, D3, D2, and D1 categories D5 being the highest with 5 dc components and D1 being the lowest. These current inverters by orient dawlence etc were the lowest category and therefore the lower cost and they sold like hot cakes. In my opinion that's plain fraud. These units will save energy costs but in my opinion not as much as claimed and the quality may also be questionable.
Another friend of mine who bought the same.Kenwood model tested the unit on amp meter. The unit started low, went up till 7.5 amps since his room is on the roof and he tested during the day so room temperature was higher and then settled down to operate in 1.75-3 ampere range.
