Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Avanti PLUS Series

I needed to replace a bedroom split cycle air conditioner last year and came across reviews for the Avanti Plus range, and got my electrician to source me a quote. He hadn't heard of the Avanti Plus before he installed mine and has since recommended it to several other of his clients. First thing I noticed was how quiet it was, second was how cost efficient compared to the old one. It had several innovative features, it closes itself up completely with a top cover that comes down and the lower one that moves up so dust doesn't build up as it...

The focus of this review is to provide potential consumers with the reality of energy usage with this unit.
I purchased this unit for the small bedrooms (3mx3m). I was lured in by the 7 star rating but when I received the product I discovered a different energy rating picture(link below). Basically the unit uses between 1kw-2kw of power on heating/cooling. My Fujitsu uses less energy and is of the same capacity. So slightly disappointed here.

It is also quite noisy when starting and stopping due to the fancy mechanism employed. (check yo...

Bought three of these units for the offspring’s bedrooms. Purchased mainly on energy efficiency rating and touted reliability. These units were very easy for sparky to install. Easy to program and fantastic on energy efficiency. Boys in particular would turn on in summer evening and run at 18 degrees all night (especially during the heatwave), sleeping under a doonah all through summer. I roasted them about electricity use but power bill was <$10 dollars more. Units are quiet inside and love the programable Directional air flow. Highly recommend this unit.

Works fine, silent running (bedroom so important). Only issue is squeaky noise when it closes shutters after turnoff. Outdoor unit is dead quiet even on hi power mode. Haven't noticed impact on power bill.

Operates great with high demand and extended usage.

Very satisfied with its features and controls and performance when using different settings.

Handles all extreme weather conditions with ease.

Very happy with this unit.

It’s ahead, that’s why they named it *avanti*, of its time and truly reliable to each cent. Perfect for Australian environment and conditions. Lighter on pockets when used for longer period of time.

We have a west facing largish bedroom. In summer it gets hot, in winter it gets cold. We had ducted airconditioning and heating for years for the house but soon found it couldn't cope with the extremes of weather. So we moved to room split air conditioners instead and we are delighted by the lower running costs and the better comfort. It is a little more visually intrusive with the fan unit on the wall compared to a duct in the floor but that's a small quibble.

We selected this based on the reviews by Choice Magazine and couldn't be happier.

A great investment for us, we bought 3, one for each bedroom. Small rooms, more than enough power, we put on low/auto and leave on all night. Quiet enough to not disturb our sensitive first born, even when we need to change the setting while she’s asleep. No problems at all. Probably too powerful or our tiny rooms to be honest!! (3x4m-ish). We wouldn’t be able to sleep in our room or have the kids in their rooms without these units, our home isn’t well insulated. Our energy bill has gone up, unavoidable I guess.

Awesome little unit! I originally bought the unit for its 7 star rating to put into a bedroom. Monitoring the electricity it uses though a solar smart meter and it’s basically uses nothing as you have to search the graphs to see if it’s on, can leave it on 24/7 without seeing any impact on your bill.

I have had no problems with high demand or extended usage of the unit. Performance and ease of use is good. Works well in all conditions. 5.0 kw is perfect for my small open plan living/dining/kitchen area.

Has worked well during very high temperatures (around 40C) and warms well in below 20C temps. Running costs lower than expected. Remote is easy to use. Internet connection (separate purchase) very useful.

I bought two units, so my gripes don't relate to the odd fault.

First the good.

They are very energy efficient. The fans are good and do warm/cool the room quickly, and make a cosy airflow for getting changed or coming out of the shower. Ambient noise is quiet and good for sleeping

BUT

Surprisingly on heating mode overnight this quietness is defeated by the creaking sound of plastic rubbing over plastic because, unlike cooling mode where the vents stay open, on heating mode the unit wants to shut its covers when the room reaches the set ...

Yeah OK, nothing special l suppose thats why they had to make a dodgy cash back offer they never intended to pay. We’ll avoid any product offering cash back from now on.

In June 2019 I put three of these 2.0kW into smaller bedrooms (4 x 4 mtrs) because I was impressed by both low noise and low running cost of the larger units. in 2018 I put MHI 5.0kW and 3.5kW in the lounge/kitchen and master bedroom
The smaller units are even better and all 5 of the units easily cool down the rooms they are in even on summer days at 45 degrees.
There are cheaper a/c units around but you get what you pay for, although I shopped around and with MHI cashback promotion (repaid by MHI 6 weeks after purchase) I got the three units for $850 each.

This split system has lots of usable features and us easy to operate. The system is quite, it cools or heats the house quickly and effortlessly.
Love it so happy with this product.