Fujitsu Classic ASTG30LFCC (8.0kW / 9.0kW)

short lived and messy to remove = not good value – good while running ,i had one early mishap when mice got into the external unit and short circuited the wiring [why anyone would manufacture something vulnerable to this is beyond me, i can only consider that fujitsu consider these to be very disposable. i live alone ,so this unit has not had a great deal of use, it died yesterday, cost 180.00… Read more

dollars for a refrigerant guy to tell me that the main circuit board has burnt out, as is a minor one also the fan motor has gone the same way. this is just in the external unit. he gave up then and told me' not worth fixing'. insurance tell me that they don't want to know about it. 3000.00 plus to replace. and i am not going there again. so considering cost of unit, running costs, life of unit, not good value and disappointing when i thought that i was buying a quality product. i am left going into winter with no heating.. oh, and expensive to have' decommissioned ,not to mention the brickwork...

Good product with strong fan – This review is for the Fujitsu Spilt System Air Conditioner for indoor unit model ASTG30LF. The outdoor model is 8 KW cooling and 9 KW heating. I like this product but I have to say that the main reason for buying this is that I need it for strong heat during the winter in a large living room area or open floor plan. This unit operates with an… Read more

Inverter and the heating is a 'pump & heat' action.

The fan can also operate on Auto setting for economy but this reduces the fan speed to Low. There is also Quiet fan setting and this particular setting is a super quiet fan speed and very Low. I keep in mind that a very High fan speed setting of the Indoor unit is not quiet. The Outdoor unit is beside the window and is quiet. I hear a click sound now and then as the unit adjusts it self but that small click sound is not loud and not a problem to myself. I wanted to be sure that the outdoor unit is also not going to disturb my next door neighbour with noise - So no problems there.

I had this air conditioner installed several days ago by a suggested qualified installer by Fujitsu. So yesterday I tested the Heat setting at 25ºC with the fan setting on High. And wow, this does push out heat with a powerful fan. The heat is nearly hot and it does produce the heat. So I've also tried the cooling setting with the fan set on High and it is also powerful. It is important to note that High fan speed is not available on all Heat or Cool settings of this unit but its sufficient for my needs.

• The cooling and heating of most air conditioners is relative to the outside temperatures. Most Air Conditioning units such as split systems will operate on their own cycles in weather conditions as not to overheat the unit or so it operates effectively. Or if it is very cold outside, the unit will take a while to reach the desired indoor temperature setting.

So from my experience with this, do NOT immediately set the Heat temperature setting to the highest setting or 30ºC because it will take a long time to reach this heat and this will also effect the fan speed to Low. (the unit will operate automatically so it operates effectively). So initially when I switch on the indoor unit I selected the heat setting at 25ºC as the unit begins to operate. Doing it this way it took about 5 minutes for it to heat and to blow out nearly hot air and this is good or better. It appears that most air conditioners with split systems do take about 5 minutes to reach the desired indoor temperature anyway.

The outdoor unit has its special defrost cycle built for operation in cold climates where there is frost. The operating manual reads that the defrost cycle will intermittently stop for 15 minutes and heat up the Outdoor unit if it is collecting frost and getting too cold. This is important to me so the unit operates effectively as I live in a cold country town.

The other function I like about this model is that the indoor unit has a good filter with an option of a ceramic type for deodorising and filtering the fine dust and pollens. So I do have allergies and I hope this unit catches and reduces the dust in the room. So I keep in mind that any fan that blows air will also circulate dust around the room.

Other things for choosing this model is the 5 Year Warranty Fujitsu was offering at the time but I also purchased another 2 years of Warranty on top of that at the point of sale.

• The suggested installer for Fujitsu will need to provide a 'Certificate of Compliance' for Electrics and Refrigeration so the Warranty is valid. It's important that you always have and keep these Certificates with any brand you're installing for the manufacturer to see as your proof.

Most air conditioners have plastic cover for their indoor units but I particularly like this one because the colour of the plastic is a soft white gloss (instead of the horrible grey/beige with the same colour as the old computer monitors, if you know what I mean).

You can also have the option of also having a Remote Control unit which is installed and hardwired into the wall and I like this too at an extra cost (because we sometimes drop the remote with batteries on the floor). And the Operating Manual reads that I can also use the battery remote control simultaneously.

When it came to choosing a brand name I did my research online and asked air conditioner installers of the best brands they recommend. Fujitsu is one of the two brands they suggested. It's one of the high-end air conditioner brands/manufacturers.

So no complaints so far.

This model Air Con does what its meant to do. Appears to be good and robust and I got what I paid for.