Daikin 1.5 Ton 5 Star Inverter Split Air Conditioner (MTKM50U) vs Faber 60cm 1200 m3/hr Auto-Clean Chimney (Hood Orient 3D)

What separates them

These two differ on 11 recorded specifications. The Daikin 1.5 Ton 5 Star Inverter Split Air Conditioner (MTKM50U) is ₹31,000 dearer.

Daikin

Daikin 1.5 Ton 5 Star Inverter Split Air Conditioner (MTKM50U)

₹45,990

ISEER 4.7 and 840 kWh a year are the two figures worth carrying into a showroom, because the star rating alone is a band that has been rebased twice -- a 2016 five star is roughly a 2023 three star.

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Faber

Faber 60cm 1200 m3/hr Auto-Clean Chimney (Hood Orient 3D)

₹14,990

The sizing rule nobody explains at the showroom is that suction should be roughly ten times your kitchen's volume per hour -- 1200 suits a kitchen of about 20 cubic metres, and buying more than you need only adds noise.

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Who the Daikin 1.5 Ton 5 Star Inverter Split Air Conditioner is for

Buy it if: Anyone running an air conditioner more than about 1000 hours a year, where the efficiency premium pays back quickly.

Avoid it if: Anyone using it a few weeks a year -- the premium will not return within the compressor warranty.

Who the Faber 60cm 1200 m3/hr Auto-Clean Chimney is for

Buy it if: Anyone with a kitchen around 20 cubic metres who can duct to an external wall.

Avoid it if: Anyone who cannot duct outside -- recirculating a chimney through a carbon filter removes very little Indian cooking smoke.

Specifications, side by side

11 of 21 rows differ. Differences first.

Specification	Daikin 1.5 Ton 5 Star Inverter Split Air Conditioner	Faber 60cm 1200 m3/hr Auto-Clean Chimney
Price	₹45,990	₹14,990
Annual energy use	840 kWh a year at the BEE test pattern of 1600 hours, about Rs6,720 at Rs8 per unit -- against roughly Rs10,700 for a 3 star unit	Roughly 90 kWh a year at 1 hour a day, about Rs720 at Rs8 per unit
BEE rating year	2023 rating year	Not applicable
BEE star rating	5 star	Not rated -- BEE does not cover kitchen chimneys
Capacity	1.5 ton, rooms up to about 15 square metres	1200 cubic metres per hour, hobs up to 3 burners
Dimensions	Indoor 90 x 30 x 20 cm; outdoor 77 x 55 x 30 cm	60 x 50 x 45 cm
Installation	Professional split installation, indoor and outdoor units, copper piping	Wall mounted, ducted through an external wall; professional installation required
ISEER	4.7 -- the Indian seasonal efficiency figure, and the only number comparable across brands	Not applicable
Noise level	34 dB indoor on low, 49 dB outdoor	About 58 dB at maximum speed
Rated power	1450 W nominal, variable 300 to 1700 W	250 W
Refrigerant	R32 -- lower global warming potential than the R410A it replaces	Not applicable
Weight	Indoor 9.5 kg, outdoor 34 kg	12 kg
Warranty	1 Year Official Brand Warranty	1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Auto clean	not published	Heats a collection bowl to liquefy trapped oil at the press of a button
Copper condenser	Yes	not published
Ducting	not published	Shorter and straighter duct means more of the rated suction actually reaches the outside
Filter	not published	Baffle -- separates oil by changing the direction of airflow, unlike mesh which clogs
Inverter	Compressor speed varies rather than cycling on and off, which is where the saving comes from	not published
Running cost difference	About Rs4,000 a year against a 3 star unit, so the premium returns in roughly two years	not published
Sizing rule	not published	Suction should be roughly 10 times the kitchen's volume per hour. A 20 cubic metre kitchen wants about 1200
Star band note	BEE rebased its bands in 2018 and again since; a 2016 five star is roughly a 2023 three star	not published
Suction	not published	1200 cubic metres per hour

Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.

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