anyone got split A/C in their home?

[Ubique]

do you think anyone would repair a electriq icool brand ? was a bit wary of going with a no name

Other than 'servicing' (i.e. cleaning the indoor units fans & filters and washing out the outdoor condenser & cleaning the fan impeller) there's been not a moments bother with ours - the parts, if needed, will be the generic ones used across a whole list of reboxed brand names - TCL seems to be the core manufacturer for them.
If you want a branded system, with prices and parts cost to match, then Dakin are used more than other well known brands.
To be honest, next year will be the tenth year of operation for ours, which is about the minimum lifespan I expected for bargain basement units. I may well degas/regas them next spring but I'm not expecting to have to repair or replace anything. Previously I had a Mitsubishi dual split, I installed that in the early '90's in a previous house, that was pre-inverter days so was noticable on the electric bills - and you felt it kick in & out through the house walls! It's still in use to this day, If it was still my house, I'd have swapped it out years ago for a later inverter type though.

 

[steveo3002]

i dont object to getting a lesser known brand if it can be repaired /spare parts etc , i guess theyre near half price of a mitsubishi to start with

 

[Ubique]

A search for 'TCL air conditioner spares' brings this up, I would imagine if there are common failure components, they'd be on a website like this https://fixpart.co.uk/air-conditioner-spare-parts/tcl

 

[Morrisman]

premium brand or cheapie

being slightly rare here you dont know what brands to trust , vs yourself /spain and all that everyman and his dog got them on the house

At the time we heard they were the best type available, and as you say, everybody has them in sweltering countries, so plenty of history to go by.

 

[knighty]

I'm a bit protective over the other fridge gear I have (expensive/fragile)

but I'd be happy to post anyone my spare vac pump and a hose for it so they can use it and post back when done, for the cost of post

might have an old crappy set of gauges spare, I'd have to check

 

[fizzy]

Finally the government are looking at grants for combined systems. Mini splits would be ideal. Radiators are just silly with heat pumps. Governments finally working out there is a surplus of power in summer nobody wants. May as well use it for something useful.

 

[Ubique]

At the time we heard they were the best type available, and as you say, everybody has them in sweltering countries, so plenty of history to go by.

Fujitsu 'window rattlers' are a common sight across Asia and black Africa, they're not only easily retrofittable but pretty much indestructible. The only consideration is comfort vs. noise.

 

[steveo3002]

I'm a bit protective over the other fridge gear I have (expensive/fragile)

but I'd be happy to post anyone my spare vac pump and a hose for it so they can use it and post back when done, for the cost of post

might have an old crappy set of gauges spare, I'd have to check

might have to take you up on that one day cheers