Every range, side by side
Five ranges, one installation standard, one price that covers the unit, the fitting and the electrical work. The cheapest way in is the WindFree S2 at £1,900 fully installed inc VAT, and the table below is everything else that separates them.
Air conditioning installation across London. Based in Harrow and Stanmore.
If the unit is going somewhere you will look at it every day, buy the Stylish. It is the only one offered in three finishes, the only one you can have in silver, and at 189mm deep it is the shallowest box of the five.
If the complaint about air conditioning has always been the draught, buy the WindFree S2. It is also the cheapest way into a properly installed system, and the quietest figure any of these manufacturers publishes.
If the wall is tight, or the unit is going above a door, or the budget is doing real work, buy the Comfora. At 770mm it is the narrowest indoor unit here.
If you are fitting more than one room, or you want one range to cover a study and an open plan ground floor, buy the Perfera. It reaches 7.1kW, and unlike the Comfora, which reaches the same, it brings the sensors and the Flash Streamer with it.
If you care what is inside the box more than what is written on it, buy the ZS.
Daikin
Daikin
Daikin
Samsung
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
| Compare the ranges | DaikinStylish | DaikinPerfera | DaikinComfora | SamsungWindFree S2 | Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesZS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price, fully installed inc VATOurs, not the manufacturer's | £2,500 | £2,300 | £2,195 | £1,900 | £2,150 |
| Sizes available | 2.0 to 5.0kW | 2.0 to 7.1kW | 2.5 to 7.1kW | 2.0 to 6.5kW | 2.0 to 5.0kW |
| Sound at its quietest | 19dB(A)2.0 to 3.5kW, silent operation | 19dB(A)2.0 to 3.5kW, silent operation | 19dB(A)2.5kW, silent operation | 16dB(A)indoor unit, low setting | 19dB(A)2.0 to 3.5kW, lowest fan |
| Indoor unit, height by width by depth | 295 x 798 x 189mmevery size | 298 x 804 x 252mmup to 5.0kW, wider above | 286 x 770 x 225mm2.5 and 3.5kW, wider above | 299 x 889 x 215mmup to 5.0kW, wider above | 290 x 870 x 230mmevery size |
| Finishes | White, black or silver | White | White | White, or black on the Avant | On request |
| Standout feature | 189mm deep, the thinnest unit in its class | Heat Boost warms a room up to 14 percent faster | 770mm wide, narrow enough to sit above a door | 23,000 micro holes spread air without a draught | Allergen Clear and washable deodorising filters as standard |
| Best forOurs, not the manufacturer's | Rooms where the unit gets looked at every day | One range for a whole house, study to open plan | Tight walls, and the cheapest way into a Daikin | Bedrooms and desks where the draught is the complaint | A serious unit for a normal bedroom |
Sound levels, dimensions, sizes and finishes are the manufacturer's own published figures for the model we fit, read from their site. Where a manufacturer does not publish a figure the table says so rather than estimating one. Starting prices are ours, fully installed inc VAT, and who a range is best for is our view after fitting them.
Read from:Daikin FTXA-CDaikin FTXM-ADaikin FTXP-NSamsung WindFree S2MHI SRK-ZS-W
Sizing is the part worth getting right, and it is the part a table cannot do for you. A 2.5kW unit in a room that wanted 3.5kW will run flat out and still lose on the hottest week of the year. Use the instant estimate for the size your room wants, see what installation costs in London for the full breakdown, or check the areas we cover if you want to know we come to you.
A one off service is from £150 for the first unit, then £50 per extra unit. The care plan is from £12 per month for the first unit, then £6 per month per extra unit.
Still deciding
Tell us the room, the size and what bothers you about air conditioning, and we will say which of the five we would fit and what it costs from. The exact figure is agreed at the free survey, before work starts.