brownkilla
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I currently live in a hostel on university and i have a large 20 x 13 feet room on the second level. I've been living here for last 3 years and must for another 2. I bought a 3star 2.0 ton split Panasonic AC in 2011 (cs-yc24mky), which is a power hog at 10.1 amps of running current and 2280 wattage consumption and 2.8 EER and 6.4kw cooling capacity. It is a small hostel consisting of 24 rooms and every room has an AC (mostly 1.5ton split) , which causes major voltage problems during day and night, voltage drops down to 90-110 many times. I bought a large 5kw bluebird stabilizer(which is extremely heavy) back in 2011, after the first 2 stabilizers literally burnt from inside. But it still fails to keep my AC from cooling. I am sick and tired of my AC never compressing, only the fan runs. It does run at around 3am-10am when voltage settles down(at that time my room gets extremely cold) so i know the problem isnt with the AC itself. . After consulting with the electrician, it seems the wire distribution was not done correctly at my hostel and cannot be corrected which is a big letdown for me,(Most of the rooms on the ground floor have proper voltage.) The actual electricity cost of the AC is of no concern to me, as i prepay a flat rate for 6 months of electricity to the University. So my AC is left on 24/7.
The problem I face with this is that the room i live in is 260sq feet and it is on the 2nd level so it is much warmer than ground floor. If i go for a 1.0ton- it might not cool it enough, and on the other hand if i go for a larger 1.5 ton AC, it might require too much power, which i am not receiving from the wall outlet. There are numerous other people on my phase that have 1.5 ton split AC that share similar problems, given they are 2-3 star and older models(2009-2011). There is only one person on my phase on the upper level whose AC works properly and he has a Voltas 0.75 ton window ac that runs at 950 watts, for his 200 sq feet room that uses 4-5 amps on average( i tested using a clamp meter). His room is situated on the other side, away from the sun so 0.75 is enough to get his room comfortable, but i believe window AC is not enough for my large room. So i have decided enough is enough, i am selling my AC and am going to buy one that runs at lower wattage.
I already have buyer lined up for my current AC, but I'm not sure which AC to replace it with. I had a few options
I looked at 5 star non-inverter ACs and found a Voltas 1.5 ton split that runs on 6.4 amps at 1424 watts for RS 35000. This was the least power consuming i could find at 1.5 tons.
Then there is a 5 star 1.0ton Mitsubishi split AC that runs at just 4.7 amps and 1060 watts for RS33500.
Afterwards i noticed there were inverter AC that use less power and i starting doing research on them and found these.
Sharp 1.25 ton AH-X15RET at 6.9 amps and 1420 watts. I heard inverter AC use less power so i thought there might be a better chance at them cooling at low voltage aswell. And 1.25 seems to be a good compromise between a 1.0 ton that might not cool and a 1.5 that would be power hungry.
Can I please get input/suggestions as to what i can do.
The problem I face with this is that the room i live in is 260sq feet and it is on the 2nd level so it is much warmer than ground floor. If i go for a 1.0ton- it might not cool it enough, and on the other hand if i go for a larger 1.5 ton AC, it might require too much power, which i am not receiving from the wall outlet. There are numerous other people on my phase that have 1.5 ton split AC that share similar problems, given they are 2-3 star and older models(2009-2011). There is only one person on my phase on the upper level whose AC works properly and he has a Voltas 0.75 ton window ac that runs at 950 watts, for his 200 sq feet room that uses 4-5 amps on average( i tested using a clamp meter). His room is situated on the other side, away from the sun so 0.75 is enough to get his room comfortable, but i believe window AC is not enough for my large room. So i have decided enough is enough, i am selling my AC and am going to buy one that runs at lower wattage.
I already have buyer lined up for my current AC, but I'm not sure which AC to replace it with. I had a few options
I looked at 5 star non-inverter ACs and found a Voltas 1.5 ton split that runs on 6.4 amps at 1424 watts for RS 35000. This was the least power consuming i could find at 1.5 tons.
Then there is a 5 star 1.0ton Mitsubishi split AC that runs at just 4.7 amps and 1060 watts for RS33500.
Afterwards i noticed there were inverter AC that use less power and i starting doing research on them and found these.
Sharp 1.25 ton AH-X15RET at 6.9 amps and 1420 watts. I heard inverter AC use less power so i thought there might be a better chance at them cooling at low voltage aswell. And 1.25 seems to be a good compromise between a 1.0 ton that might not cool and a 1.5 that would be power hungry.
Can I please get input/suggestions as to what i can do.
