I am seriously considering the purchase of a 2 ton Mitsubishi ductless
air conditioner (MR-series, called "Mr. Slim") and am wondering if
anyone has any opinions of this equipment based on actual experience.

My specific concerns would be reliability, ease of service, parts
availability, durability, and things of that type. I am quite convinced
that the cooling performance, capacity, noise level, SEER / efficiency,
and other technical performance issues are well understood and have no
concerns in these areas.

I am mostly trying to see if anyone who has used / owned this type of
equipment has discovered any surprises. The DC compressor, inverter,
and other design features have been around for quite a while and have
been extremely popular in Asia and Europe for many years, so I am NOT
questioning these points, but I would like to know if others have run
into unexpected problems.

Thanks for any advice.

Smarty wrote:

I am seriously considering the purchase of a 2 ton Mitsubishi ductless
air conditioner (MR-series, called "Mr. Slim") and am wondering if
anyone has any opinions of this equipment based on actual experience.

My specific concerns would be reliability, ease of service, parts
availability, durability, and things of that type. I am quite convinced
that the cooling performance, capacity, noise level, SEER / efficiency,
and other technical performance issues are well understood and have no
concerns in these areas.

I am mostly trying to see if anyone who has used / owned this type of
equipment has discovered any surprises. The DC compressor, inverter,
and other design features have been around for quite a while and have
been extremely popular in Asia and Europe for many years, so I am NOT
questioning these points, but I would like to know if others have run
into unexpected problems.

Thanks for any advice.

I've not installed any personally, but I have stayed at places using
them or the LG equivalents and they have performed well. I will likely
be installing one of the two in the next year or two for a small
building.

Smarty wrote:
I am seriously considering the purchase of a 2 ton Mitsubishi ductless
air conditioner (MR-series, called "Mr. Slim") and am wondering if
anyone has any opinions of this equipment based on actual experience.

My specific concerns would be reliability, ease of service, parts
availability, durability, and things of that type. I am quite convinced
that the cooling performance, capacity, noise level, SEER / efficiency,
and other technical performance issues are well understood and have no
concerns in these areas.

I am mostly trying to see if anyone who has used / owned this type of
equipment has discovered any surprises. The DC compressor, inverter,
and other design features have been around for quite a while and have
been extremely popular in Asia and Europe for many years, so I am NOT
questioning these points, but I would like to know if others have run
into unexpected problems.

Thanks for any advice.

Hi,
I had one in my daughter's condo out of town when he was in university.
Never had any trouble for four years until she finished school and
back home. The condo was sold then. Rhe size of condo was ~1200 sq. ft.

Tony Hwang wrote:

Smarty wrote:
I am seriously considering the purchase of a 2 ton Mitsubishi
ductless air conditioner (MR-series, called "Mr. Slim") and am
wondering if anyone has any opinions of this equipment based on
actual experience.

My specific concerns would be reliability, ease of service, parts
availability, durability, and things of that type. I am quite
convinced that the cooling performance, capacity, noise level, SEER
/ efficiency, and other technical performance issues are well
understood and have no concerns in these areas.

I am mostly trying to see if anyone who has used / owned this type
of equipment has discovered any surprises. The DC compressor,
inverter, and other design features have been around for quite a
while and have been extremely popular in Asia and Europe for many
years, so I am NOT questioning these points, but I would like to
know if others have run into unexpected problems.

Thanks for any advice.

Hi,
I had one in my daughter's condo out of town when he was in
university. Never had any trouble for four years until she finished
school and back home. The condo was sold then. Rhe size of condo was
~1200 sq. ft.

Thanks Tony and Pete for your replies. All the comments I have seen so
far on this forum and elsewhere seem to indicate that the Mitsubishi
ductless split system is a good choice. I'm going to order the unit
tomorrow.

Thanks again!

On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:32:51 +0000 (UTC), "Smarty"
wrote:

Thanks Tony and Pete for your replies. All the comments I have seen so
far on this forum and elsewhere seem to indicate that the Mitsubishi
ductless split system is a good choice. I'm going to order the unit
tomorrow.


Check for tax credits. I seem to recall it qualifies.

Oren wrote:

On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:32:51 +0000 (UTC), "Smarty"
wrote:

Thanks Tony and Pete for your replies. All the comments I have seen
so far on this forum and elsewhere seem to indicate that the
Mitsubishi ductless split system is a good choice. I'm going to
order the unit tomorrow.


Check for tax credits. I seem to recall it qualifies.

Yes, indeed! Some of them with high enough SEER/EER ratings do qualify
as do the cooling/heating versions which have a heat pump.

30% tax credit makes it more enticing to do it sooner rather than
later, and hence my interest....!!