Daikin discussion

[Les]

They are relatively new to our market area. I have read most of the stuff on the web, including reviews. What do you, as inspectors, think abt their product line. Also has there been a positive effect from their ownership of Goodman?

Just looking to discuss, not necessarily endorse or dis-credit them.

[Ken Meyer]

We see a fair number of mini split systems here, especially in new construction. Some homes use mini splits exclusively. The most common brands are Daikin, Mitsubishi, and Panasonic.

We just had a Daikin single zone system installed at our house this past summer, we love it. As far as I can tell, the build quality is quite good.

[Les]

We see few mini-splits of any variety. No Daikin in new construction. We are mostly seeing them as replacement for cornfield palaces abt 18-20 years old.

[Trent Tarter]

As far as I know they make good mini splits. Daikin is a Japanese multinational company. They bought and acquired Goodman which now makes them the largest HVAC manufacture in the world.

Here's an interesting link on one of their ducted systems.

[Jim Katen]

They are relatively new to our market area. I have read most of the stuff on the web, including reviews. What do you, as inspectors, think abt their product line. Also has there been a positive effect from their ownership of Goodman?

Just looking to discuss, not necessarily endorse or dis-credit them.

Trent, Ken, & I see them often because they're well suited to the Pacific Northwest. I'm not so sure that they're well suited to the frigid upper midwest.

[Tom Raymond]

They are gaining popularity here in formerly snowy WNY. I don't like them. The equipment cost is too high and we still need another heat source.

To adequately cover my small house I would need two multi zone condensors and five indoor units. That's 7 grand in parts not counting linesets and controls. I'd need to keep my boiler for at least 3 months out of the year, and my electric bill would skyrocket.

My neighbor has a Mitsubishi single zone for cooling. A tech is there at least 3 times a year and he still puts a window units in on the second floor of his cape.

[Darren]

They were installed in the offices on the last school I did 2 years ago.

Start-up and trouble shooting was a big problem. There were some internal control problems that took a long time to get parts from the factory.

After the initial start-up difficulty, they seemed to be working fine; no call backs from the school.

[Les]

They are running abt 6300 for a direct exchange here. that would be for a two storey 20yr old house abt 1800sqft.