Review of Sharp AH-XP18MV 1.5Ton Eco-Inverter Air Conditioner

[kartoonz]

Hi friends i already have an 8 year old LG window a/c and want to replace it asap. I have been receiving bills for 7000 to 9000rs for the last 2-3 months and have had the a/c checked and its the main culprit. It consumers
I use the a/c for approximately 12hrs everyday. My flat is the top floor and bedroom area is approx 180-200 sq ft and a window facing North.
I would prefer a window a/c since i don't want to spend extra on filling the window gap after getting a split a/c. However, if there is no option then i might go for the split.
I am very happy with the after sales of LG in my area (Mumbai). They usually arrive either the same day or next day of logging a complaint. So please suggest me LG if possible. Although i am open to other suggestions as well
Also i suppose LG are the only company to provide AMC for upto 8 years on their products. LG Annual Maintenance Contract
Thanks

 

[narcissus]

"All-aluminium canalicular tubed condensers as pioneered by Sharp in the air conditioner segment are the next step towards advanced technology and improved efficiency where the refrigerant enters multiple tubes at the same time, therefore enhancing the air conditioners performance and reduce the power consumption. Such efficient condensers with high heat capacity have long been used in cars and are designed with increased surface area and less resistance to airflow enabling improved thermal efficiency and much better performance compared to copper-aluminium circular tubed condenser. These galvanic corrosion resistant all-aluminum condensers also calls for special outdoor fans and motors for proper heat expulsion. Thus Sharp outdoor unit employs a newly shaped fan blade which is based on the aeronautical theories of NASA run by highly efficient DC fan motors which in-turn are controlled by the digital micro-computer module. The redesigned fan blade cross-section with an ideal streamline greatly increase lift (the principle by which airplanes fly), thereby achieving a high rotation efficiency of 120170% compared to their previous outdoor fans having superior blowing performance.

Being all aluminum the outdoor units of Sharp 1.5 Ton Inverter's weighs just 35 kilos having a much smaller footprint with reduced weight. In contrast the similar 1.5 Ton Inverter outdoor units from Daikin are much bigger and weigh 47 kilos!!! Due to use of canalicular tubing, Sharp 1.5 Ton Inverter requires just 700 grams of R410A refrigerant gas to cool while the same 1.5 Ton Inverter air conditioners from Hitachi, Daikin & Panasonic using circular tubed copper-aluminum condensers requires 1.5 kg of R410A gas to cool the same area!!!

Amazingly with even less than half the refrigerant gas available the Sharp 1.5 Ton Inverter air conditioners still comes out on top with class leading cooling performance scientifically measured as EER of 3.66 (W/W) and at the same time be more environmentally conscious by using less gas. Performance & efficiency speaks. In contrast the Daikin could manage an EER of just 3.23 while Hitachi does a little better of EER of 3.51. Mind you both of them cost a minimum of 15K more than Sharp!!! "

So does this mean the AH-XP13LV 1.1 ton inverter ac is less efficient as it uses the conventional copper aluminium condenser in their ODU as opposed to the 'All-aluminium canalicular tubed condenser'?

I like the ODU brackets, what make are these?

 

[vvivek]

Need Help Which Split Ac to buy

Hi Friends,

I am looking to buy 1.5T capacity Air Conditioner for my room which is 12*14. Pls suggest the best AC to choose.

Brands I am considering are Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric and Panasonic. I left out General as I heard so many complaints about its after sales service and recent units quality. My usage will be 6 to 8 hours a day for 7 to 8 months (IChennai). Budget is 40K but ready to spend extra bucks if it is really worthy.

Best quote I got for Daikin 1.5 Ton:

3* 31500 (excluding installation, stabilizer and copper pipe)

5* 39000 (excluding installation, stabilizer and copper pipe)

R410 Inverter-48,500 (excluding installation, stabilizer and copper pipe)

R-32 Inverter 44,900 (except copper pipe)

First one, is it worth investing the above mentioned prices on the units or u feel prices are on the high side?

I have contacted many dealers in Chennai some are saying 3* will enough for my usage but few suggesting 5* or R410 Inverter as both the units are completely imported from Thailand and quality wise very superior to the 3* one. Some dealers even said that the made in India units are giving some problems.

So I am totally confused can anyone please suggest me the best one which suits for me. IS it worth spending extra 8K on 5* compared to 3*.

Is inverter machine really saves 30 percent energy compared to 5* unit?

Dealers are claiming that R-410 Inverter (cooling only) machines will save more than 30 percent compared to 5* units even if the usage is for 3 hours. Is it true?

Coming to the other two brands (Panasonic and Mitsubishi) I havent researched a lot as many of my friends suggested Daikin. Price wise Panasonic is low and that one comes with copper pipe. Mitsubishi MSH18VA (4*) comes without copper pipe for 38,500. But I found very few dealers so there will be a chance of service problems if my dealer closes his shop.

is it recommended to wait till January for a price drop (new BEE rating) or this is the best time to purchase.

Would appreciate if you guys can suggest the right ac for me with price.

Thanks & Regards
Vivek

 

[ksnr9]

Hi Friends,

I am looking to buy an air conditioner for my home. I am confused whether to go for 1.5 T or 1 Ton. Please help me.

Room size is 12*10 with height 10 ft. Two windows which will have direct sunlight, west window 4*4 North window 4*4 . House is a lone building with direct sunlight on west and north sides. Max temperature will be 45-48 in summer.

I am considering LG BS-Q186C8R2 and Sharp AH-XP18MV. Please help me with your suggestions in choosing right tonnage and right model.

Thanks& Regards

KSNR9

 

[ksnr9]

Between Thanks to @Rishiguru, all other members for your wonderful posts. It was very helpful for newbie's like me.

 

[arcopidia]

Hi Rishi Guru
It was a treat reading your review.
I have never gone through any review of any product of the magnitude compared to yours.
You are really a GURU for all of us.
:clapping:
I never thought of buying a sharp product ever. and I would have laughed if anyone suggested one to me.
But it was a paradigm shift after reading your review.
I live in a small town called Korba.
Where we have limited varieties of AC's.
And none of my friends even heard of Invertor Ac's.
It was a eye opener.
I contacted all the shops here and only one shop has Sharp Ac's and that too only limited machines.
I've searched for AH-XP18MV 1.5Ton but they say it is obsolete now.
I even talked to the state head of sharp, he also said the same thing and advised me to buy AH-XP18PHT 1.5 Ton at 50K.
I tried my level best on bargaining the price but they won't drop more than 1-2k.
What do you suggest?
There's also a samsung Ac launched this year in which they are offering 10 years warranty on Compressor and 5 years warranty on Condensor.
I'm getting confused as it's been more than a year since you've written your review.:sad:
There may be many AC's launched by then.
Some of them may be better than Sharp.
I am totally convinced that I am going to buy an invertor AC of 1.5 ton.
Can you please please please guide me.
Your suggestion will be most valuable.
Waiting for your reply.

 

[Josh!]

Hello,

For My Master Bedroom Carpet size 180 Sq Ft.(Roof Top) I am freezing a Deal for AH-XP18PHT (Silver) i.e. Sharp 1.5 Ton Inverter AC In Pune Baner Area Rs 49000 with Installation+Bracket.

Is this price Ok?

 

[theironhorse]

Hi Rishi Guru
It was a treat reading your review.
I have never gone through any review of any product of the magnitude compared to yours.
You are really a GURU for all of us.
:clapping:
I never thought of buying a sharp product ever. and I would have laughed if anyone suggested one to me.
But it was a paradigm shift after reading your review.
I live in a small town called Korba.
Where we have limited varieties of AC's.
And none of my friends even heard of Invertor Ac's.
It was a eye opener.
I contacted all the shops here and only one shop has Sharp Ac's and that too only limited machines.
I've searched for AH-XP18MV 1.5Ton but they say it is obsolete now.
I even talked to the state head of sharp, he also said the same thing and advised me to buy AH-XP18PHT 1.5 Ton at 50K.
I tried my level best on bargaining the price but they won't drop more than 1-2k.
What do you suggest?
There's also a samsung Ac launched this year in which they are offering 10 years warranty on Compressor and 5 years warranty on Condensor.
I'm getting confused as it's been more than a year since you've written your review.:sad:
There may be many AC's launched by then.
Some of them may be better than Sharp.
I am totally convinced that I am going to buy an invertor AC of 1.5 ton.
Can you please please please guide me.
Your suggestion will be most valuable.
Waiting for your reply.

i would suggest you to check with the local dealers in nearby town of they have the same model one which you want. they usually can manage to get it to the showroom of local dealer for your town. 50k is lil too much however last year rishi bought older model for 41k if i remember it right.. as this is new model some price increase is fine but check ar few places or nearest big town/city for the same.

as you come under Bilaspur Dist.. these are the official dealers for Sharp.
try reaching them to see if anything can be accomodated.

M/S J.J. COMPUTER SOLUTION
A-158, AGEYE NAGAR,
VYAPAR VIHAR,
BILASPUR
BILASPUR
Pincode: 495001

TOTAL SOLUTION
SIPAT CHOWK ,NEAR VINEETA MEDICAL,SARKANDA , BILASPUR
BILASPUR
Pincode: 492001
Mobile: 9827116162

Hello,

For My Master Bedroom Carpet size 180 Sq Ft.(Roof Top) I am freezing a Deal for AH-XP18PHT (Silver) i.e. Sharp 1.5 Ton Inverter AC In Pune Baner Area Rs 49000 with Installation+Bracket.

Is this price Ok?

for pricing in Pune you would need to hunt as many local sellers and try to bargain hard. price vary from city to city due to local/state taxes. also these are newer models.

i'd wait for other members to pitch in.

 

[rishiguru]

Had to share this.

Recently there was an inauguration of a small air conditioning shop in one of my friends locality. He insisted me to join him as he was out to buy a 1.5 Ton Inverter air conditioner. He was settled to go with my 1.5 Ton Sharp Inverter air conditioners after experiencing their phenomenal cooling performance at offer in my home, but still I firmly insisted him to have a look at other brands as well. One fine weekend we arrived at the shop and found it a brand shop who sells household air conditioners for only one brand, that of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

As all may well know Mitsubishi Heavy Industries make some of the best household and industrial air conditioners in the world and are one of the best there is. They also supply components to other brands. Their air conditioners are cutting edge in terms of design and technology used. Also they are said to be very reliable having premium quality and comes fully imported.

Firstly I want to say what set this shop apart from others is in their display section having not only the indoor units but most importantly also the outdoor units. They sell only split air conditioners in India. You can touch them in display section and feel the quality of engineering and build quality that went into it. I am even fascinated by the quality of the fan grill of their Inverter outdoor units. Extremely high build quality standards to say the least.

Secondly there is also a separate display section, where each component of the air conditioner is displayed. You can find their own compressors, condensers, expansion valves, the electronic control modules etc. A rare sight.

Thirdly their small shop is cooled by one of their own 1 Ton Inverter air conditioners, but the beauty is there is special meter installed in the shop just by its side which is constantly monitoring and computing the amount of current, voltage and watts consumed by the Inverter air conditioner in real time. It gives their customer a glimpse of the Inverter technology employed in air conditioners, and the amount of electricity this technology saves during partial throttling mode.

Finally I had to talk about the only person present there who attended us. He had a genuine knowledge about their products and talks deep in the technical level, the technology used in each of their sub components like compressors, condensers, pulse linear expansion valves and electronic modules and their distinct advantages over their competitors. No wonder why my Sharp Inverter's uses their DC compressor. I liked his genuine professional approach and through knowledge. He was not an average salesman whose knowledge is limited to the number of brands, tonnage and price.

In the end I will say Mitsubishi Heavy Industries air conditioners happen to be one of the top tier products, in my eyes the best there is. Unfortunately this type of cutting edge technology and product quality comes at a price and no doubt their products are prohibitively expensive. Their 1 Ton inverter will cost INR 39K while there 1.5 Ton inverter will take you north of INR 59K. If you had the money, buy these as quality of engineering just oozes from their products.

Though my Sharp AH-XP18MV, 1.5 Ton Inverter air conditioner at INR 41K may be the best VFM there is in 1.5 Ton Inverter category, these mitshus seems to be even better performance wise. I insisted by friend to buy them but as always the buffer seemed to be the steep INR 59K asking price. Moreover my friend being less of an engineer and more of an accountant is more concerned about performance per rupee and Sharp's are still a champion on this aspect in Inverter segment. Still I hope he changes his mind and go with the mitshus. If I had that kind of money I would have definitely gone that way.

 

[quickboy]

I Just bought a 1.0T AC for my Mom's room Just a month back, The model is 1.0T 123LYe from Voltas Luxury line, Got the AC for 27600K and bought a V-Guard Stabilizer along with it (Another 1.8K). Anyway the AC got working for about 29800. Three star model , Input Current 1061 watts cooling watts 3300, EER 3.11, Well dont look too much into stars till your neck gets Hurt. Since MY mom uses the AC for hardly two hours a day. She only starts it up and presses the TImer for 2-4 Hours and also something called sleep mode on remote, Mostly it is in the noon from 2-4 and say 9-10 in the evening. The Ac stops after whatever timer she sets and rest is fan. The current E-Bill shows it has increased our consumption by about 1.75 Units per day. Not much for the comfort.

I did evaluate the Inverter options, But found them a total mess if used like this. They all use up their maximum during start up and by the time they gets to thier set temps our use is over. This seemed to fit the bill well. So went for it. It is now only 1.5 months so very early to comment on VOLTAS quality or service. I hope they are good enough like our other AC, The Blue Star one. Sincerly I also wanted to stay away from imported stuff. Just in case if something breaks after 5 years, Those Japs and taiwanese and Koreans say they do not have parts for that model now.

 

[rishiguru]

I Just bought a 1.0T AC for my Mom's room Just a month back, The model is 1.0T 123LYe from Voltas Luxury line, Got the AC for 27600K and bought a V-Guard Stabilizer along with it (Another 1.8K). Anyway the AC got working for about 29800

Congratulations for the purchase.

This seemed to fit the bill well. So went for it. It is now only 1.5 months so very early to comment on VOLTAS quality or service. I hope they are good enough like our other AC, The Blue Star one. Sincerly I also wanted to stay away from imported stuff.

Well the Blue Star & the Voltas are also imported ones. Chinese. Most of their products are rebadged Chinese air-conditioners. These companies do not have any R&D, so they sell rebadged Chinese products. Just that few people do know about this fact. Thus they are cheaper than Japanese & American brands.

A year before, I found a Chinese air-conditioner website from whom Blue-star was importing stuff, and you will be surprised to see the rebadged Blue Stars looked identical to them.

Anyway this info doesnt mean you should not buy from them. If they can deliver solid products at a reasonable price from a consumer point of view I see no reason why not to buy them.

 

[udaykhan]

Rishi buddy, I need your suggestion again. Last year around same time I was about to buy Sharp AH XP13LV for my new flat. However I couldn't proceed due to the flat budget shooting up unexpectedly.

Now I am in a position to buy it and checking if there are any better models out there. This time I thought of going the online route (please suggest if that approach is not right for ACs). Anyway snapdeal seems to have a couple of models in Sharp's 1.1T category and I am not sure how and if they are any different from AH-XP13LV (this one's sold out). These models are also there in the brochure downloaded from Sharp India website and the comparison doesn't point out anything apparent.

1. AH-X13PET ~33K
2. AH-XP-13PHT ~34K

The prices don't include Stabilizer or Installation so I am expecting them to touch 40K or even exceed it. I will go and check again in shops but what I really want your suggestion on is whether either of these two models are good ones or not.

Thanks again in advance.

Regards,
Uday

Edit: Given that the room is 120 sqft but being ground floor and none of the walls face direct sunlight, plus squeezed in lot of stuff so actual volume of air to be cooled is substantially less, am I ok with 0.8T model as well or will it I be making it work too hard? There is AH-XP10LV available for 31K.

 

[quickboy]

Congratulations for the purchase.



Well the Blue Star & the Voltas are also imported ones. Chinese. Most of their products are rebadged Chinese air-conditioners. These companies do not have any R&D, so they sell rebadged Chinese products. Just that few people do know about this fact. Thus they are cheaper than Japanese & American brands.

A year before, I found a Chinese air-conditioner website from whom Blue-star was importing stuff, and you will be surprised to see the rebadged Blue Stars looked identical to them.

Anyway this info doesnt mean you should not buy from them. If they can deliver solid products at a reasonable price from a consumer point of view I see no reason why not to buy them.

I'am aware of that. The site is maybe CHIGO-Group. Many ACs available in India from various Vendors, (suprisingly many of the latest ones, do get things from here, AT least the manuals look exactly the same). Indian brands offer more possibility than going after the likes of Sony, Samsung or LG. That is why I choose VOLTAS, At least this brand is all over my home from childhood,

 

[theironhorse]

Congratulations for the purchase.



Well the Blue Star & the Voltas are also imported ones. Chinese. Most of their products are rebadged Chinese air-conditioners. These companies do not have any R&D, so they sell rebadged Chinese products. Just that few people do know about this fact. Thus they are cheaper than Japanese & American brands.

A year before, I found a Chinese air-conditioner website from whom Blue-star was importing stuff, and you will be surprised to see the rebadged Blue Stars looked identical to them.

Anyway this info doesnt mean you should not buy from them. If they can deliver solid products at a reasonable price from a consumer point of view I see no reason why not to buy them.

am back again to this thread for an AC for my bedroom
rishi wanted to know hows your AC performing as i am about to pick up 1.1 T and have heard stories of some (chip) failing which is an expensive stuff to replace and warranty is only 1 year. not sure how true is all this crap and eventually all electrical/mechanical devices are prone to failure. i accept that with an open mind and heart however i would be not so happy to spend money over repair in the initial 2-3 years. I had to literally rub my ass to find Sharp AC's in hyd which is a shame and now i am buying it from a shop 34 km's away from my place.

as FM mentioned :

1. AH-X13PET ~32K
2. AH-XP-13PHT ~34K

no difference mentioned on website.. any pointers will be helpful. been delaying this for a few weeks now. but heat is killing my sleep these days.

also wanted to know if you are using a stabilizer. i have a dedicated 25Aamp MCB for all rooms for ac lines. My Hall ac 1.5T 5 start runs off a stabilizer however as Shaps says it can run off 190volts lowest and i have hardly seen a single fluctuation in my area in past 4 years. can it be avoided.Trying to save some INR this month.hyeah:

Rishi buddy, I need your suggestion again. Last year around same time I was about to buy Sharp AH XP13LV for my new flat. However I couldn't proceed due to the flat budget shooting up unexpectedly.

Now I am in a position to buy it and checking if there are any better models out there. This time I thought of going the online route (please suggest if that approach is not right for ACs). Anyway snapdeal seems to have a couple of models in Sharp's 1.1T category and I am not sure how and if they are any different from AH-XP13LV (this one's sold out). These models are also there in the brochure downloaded from Sharp India website and the comparison doesn't point out anything apparent.

1. AH-X13PET ~33K
2. AH-XP-13PHT ~34K

The prices don't include Stabilizer or Installation so I am expecting them to touch 40K or even exceed it. I will go and check again in shops but what I really want your suggestion on is whether either of these two models are good ones or not.

Thanks again in advance.

Regards,
Uday

Edit: Given that the room is 120 sqft but being ground floor and none of the walls face direct sunlight, plus squeezed in lot of stuff so actual volume of air to be cooled is substantially less, am I ok with 0.8T model as well or will it I be making it work too hard? There is AH-XP10LV available for 31K.

as per this year Sharp head office update ( HYD) .8 ton is no longer available though website still shows and please please i beg you. stay sway from snapdeal. i being a FM is giving you a preliminary caution of staying away from snapdeal. please visits shops and compare prices.

 

[theironhorse]

Bump. .. anyone. .

 

[jagdish_p]

Differences ( Gleaned from the AC Booklet pdf which has the page split into two- so you have to count the row number in one page for a model and read the description in another page !!)

PET is White vs PHT Silver

PHT has the following additional features

a)ECO MODE / INSTANT LOW WATTAGE (2 STEPS)
b)PLASMACLUSTER ION
c) SELF CLEANING

I think the description of the above features is given in their general A/C booklet.

I would buy the PHT model as its only 2 K higher compared to 7.5 K difference on Snapdeal

BTW who is the dealer in Hyd - just in case I also decide to buy an A/C this year

 

[invisible]

PET doesnt have Plasmacluster,4way auto swing, self cleaning
PMT,PHT have all features
PMT is white version
PHT is more premium looking with black/silver options

 

[theironhorse]

Differences ( Gleaned from the AC Booklet pdf which has the page split into two- so you have to count the row number in one page for a model and read the description in another page !!)

PET is White vs PHT Silver

PHT has the following additional features

a)ECO MODE / INSTANT LOW WATTAGE (2 STEPS)
b)PLASMACLUSTER ION
c) SELF CLEANING

I think the description of the above features is given in their general A/C booklet.

I would buy the PHT model as its only 2 K higher compared to 7.5 K difference on Snapdeal

BTW who is the dealer in Hyd - just in case I also decide to buy an A/C this year

Picked up pet from tmc for 36k only shop and best price from begumpet head office no other option. Getting delivered tomorrow. Right now at tmc kukatpally.

 

[theironhorse]

getting AC delivered today. everything worked out seamlessly as i opted for 100% finance at 0% intrest. only charges were 250 bucks processing fee.. and 1 rupee down payment good offer so went for it. 10 EMI on ecs from CC starting from June. 3600 wont even matter every month so its as good as i never spent anything

contact person is SHIVA at TMC kukatpally. he said he have 40 more pieces in stock for 1.1 and 1.5 ton. in all flavors.
he is SHARP employee at TMC. i verified with his identity card.

anyone needs any assistance or info .PM me for contact or any queries.

overall i will ditch a 60ml at a decent bar and AC is home

 

[nowwhat?]

Picked up pet from tmc for 36k only shop and best price from begumpet head office no other option. Getting delivered tomorrow. Right now at tmc kukatpally.

Read your initial posts and was searching high and dry in Bangalore for the 1.1 ton PET & PHT at 32K & 34K resp. before realizing that you sourced the PET at 36K.

Does this include any freebies such as voltage stabilizer or installation?