In July, 2020, Consumer Report summarized the evaluations of 37 popular air conditioners in JD.COM, Tmall and Suning, and analyzed and scored 73,872 consumer evaluation data.
Evaluate brand
Midea, Gree, Haier, Hisense, Xiaomi, Oaks, TCL, Konka, Little Superman, Commander-in-Chief, Galanz, Shenhua, Kelon, Mi Yun, Valin, Yangzi, Changhong, Panasonic, Shinco, Fujitsu, Chigo, Suning Polar, casarte, mitsubishi electric, Daikin.
evaluating indicator
Appearance, refrigeration, installation, noise
Word of mouth result
1, 22 affordable air conditioners (below 3000 yuan):
Recommend Midea and Haier. Midea's KFR-26GW/WDCN8A3@ has a good evaluation in appearance and installation, and Haier's KFR-35GW/03JDM83A refrigeration effect is also recognized.
2. 15 high-end air conditioner (more than 3,000 yuan):
Casarte and mitsubishi electric are recommended. Casarte CAP728UDA(A 1)U 1 performs well in refrigeration, but it is expensive. Mitsubishi electric MSZ-BS 12VA is also recognized as low noise.
Below 3,000 yuan: Midea and Haier are more recognized, while Chigo is more noisy.
The price range of air conditioners is relatively large. This journal divides 37 air conditioners into two parts according to the price range: parity below 3000 yuan and high-end above 3000 yuan.
According to consumer evaluation data and experience, the evaluation is divided into four dimensions: appearance, refrigeration, installation and noise, and the scoring weights are set at 20%, 40%, 20% and 20% respectively.
At a parity of less than 3,000 yuan, there are 22 air conditioners in this evaluation, most of which are wall-mounted, with almost half frequency conversion and fixed frequency, and the cooling power is not high, and the number of air conditioners does not exceed 3.
The results show that Midea KFR-26GW/WDCN8A3@ and Haier KFR-35GW/03JDM83A are well received.
Midea KFR-26GW/WDCN8A3@ is 1 inverter wall-mounted air conditioner with application area of11~17m2. It has a built-in photosensitive sensor, which automatically turns off the screen when the lights are turned off, and the buzzer sounds smaller. Its CCR score is as high as 8.5, and it has high scores in appearance, installation and noise. Consumer comments think that the appearance is beautiful, the installation is fast, the installation is professional and the mute effect is good.
▲ Midea KFR-26GW/WDCN8A3@
Haier KFR-35GW/03JDM83A has a CCR score of 8.5, which is 1.5 inverter wall-mounted air conditioner, and its applicable area is 16~24 square meters. Consumers are satisfied with its "cooling effect", claiming that it can be cooled for 24 seconds, and it is equipped with rare earth inverter compressor and permanent magnet rotor. Most consumers mentioned "fast refrigeration", "good refrigeration effect" and "large air volume" in their evaluation.
▲ Haier KFR-35GW/03JDM83A
However, Zhigao NEW-GD9RA2H3 and Suning Polar KFR-35GW/BU(A 1)W were at the bottom of the evaluation, with poor performance.
The CCR score of Zhigaoxin -GD9RA2H3 is only 6.7, which is difficult to satisfy consumers in appearance and noise. Some consumers think it's a little plastic and noisy.
▲ Gao Zhixin -GD9RA2H3
The KFR-35GW/BU(A 1)W score of Suning Polar is also low, only 6.2 points, which is relatively unrecognized by consumers in terms of appearance, refrigeration and installation. Some consumers complain about poor refrigeration, poor after-sales service attitude and delayed installation.
▲ Suning Polar KFR-35GW/BU(A 1)W
What's the difference between frequency conversion and fixed frequency air conditioning? Which is better or worse?
The working principle of inverter air conditioner is to save electricity and maintain the set temperature of the room by changing the speed of compressor. Unlike constant-frequency air conditioners, which need to switch compressors frequently, variable-frequency air conditioners have smaller indoor temperature difference and better comfort perception during the whole working process.
Merchants generally claim that inverter air conditioners are more energy-saving, quieter and more comfortable.
In general, when the initial temperature of inverter air conditioner drops to the target temperature, the compressor runs at the maximum power, and after reaching the preset temperature, it runs at a lower power. However, if the working conditions are not suitable, the inverter air conditioner can't "switch" to the low-power operation state, which may consume more power than the fixed-frequency air conditioner. For example, when in use, the room comes in and out frequently, the doors and windows are not properly closed, and the room area exceeds the maximum refrigeration area of the air conditioner, so that the room temperature is different from the preset temperature, which will make the compressor run at a higher power all the time, resulting in an increase in power consumption.
More than 3,000 yuan: casarte recognized that Xiaomi had poor workmanship and cracks.
At the high-end price of more than 3,000 yuan, there are 15 air conditioners in this evaluation, most of which are vertical air conditioners, most of which are inverter air conditioners with high refrigeration power, and some of them are as high as 3, which are suitable for large rooms.
The results show that casarte CAP728UDA(A 1)U 1 and mitsubishi electric MSZ-BS 12VA have higher scores, which have been recognized by consumers.