Panasonic Inverted Ducted S-125PE1R5A / U-125PE1R5A (12.5kW)

Great unit – Panasonic 12.5kw,purchased 1& a half year ago from Apollo air,works like a dream,we had a 40 degree summer day,the unit worked effortlessly,also in winter keeps the house nice and warm,low cost on electricity,extremely happy with my purchase  Show details ·  1

First Summer of use and 12.5KW system seems to work well – So far my new system is going great. It is a 12.5kw Panasonic with R32 - I researched it and their 12.5kw seemed to have the best balance of efficiency vs. output and worked for our size. I got the single fan outdoor unit which is low profile and is pretty quiet - the 12.5kw is the largest that can use that single fan outdoor unit. The indoor… Read more ·  2

unit makes a bit more fan noise when operating than I hoped but I don't have much insulation in the ceiling it sits above - so I think I can remedy that. Heating and cooling output is good and seems to be handling Adelaide summers easily - so far we've had a few days in the high 30s and its done well keeping rooms at 22. Ours is cooling 3 rooms and a bathroom, two downstairs rooms are standard 3x4m bedrooms with single vents but the third upper one is a big 11mx6m room with 3 vents. I got the Airtouch 4 controller as an upgrade - which is good with Alexa and has a good IOS app, but you can not count on the temperature sensor inside the Airtouch wall unit. Mine is always off by 3-4 degrees as the screen unit itself creates heat (at times) - the remote wall mount controllers (ITCs) work much better. Pretty happy overall now - will see how it lasts. I paid just under 12K for a fairly complex ducted install in an older property, it included new electrical runs.

Absolutely brillliant – We have owned this unit for six months and have used it through one winter and now into summer. We have a new house which is approx 192 m2 and is well insulated. We have the unit zoned to five areas and we find that we are quite warm enough in our living area with the unit set between 17-19 degrees. With recent hot weather 35+, we set the… Read more ·  1

operating temperature to 25 degrees. The air felt much colder than that. We are careful to only condition the room/s which we are using and so far as I can tell, it appears to be economical with our electricity bill less than we expected. Due to the size of the unit we also don't run the whole house at once and there are not many occasions where we would need to do that either. Most nights cool off enough that we don't need to run the air conditioner into the night. We also have ceiling fans to assist with air movement (this is suggested to amplify the effect of the air conditioner). I researched quite extensively before having this unit installed and I have no regrets about purchasing it. Top product!

Early days - so far so good – This unit is the latest Panasonic Ducted Air system. It is a 12.5kw system with the R32 refrigerant. This gas is said to be more efficient than the previous gas used and a lot more environmentally friendly. It also allows the use of a single level Invertor rather than the old double decker invertor - it saves on space in the yard. It is very… Read more ·  1

quiet both inside and outside. It has only been installed a week so I haven’t needed to use it yet. Initial trials reveal that a setting of 22 degrees on a warm setting is too warm on a cool night.

It was recommended that winter setting SB 22deg set on auto and summer setting SB 25 deg set on cool setting. It allows for up to 9 zones which can be individually controlled, some on & some off. Can have the system either on or fully off when not needed - which I like as I ptefer to have doors and windows open when the weather permits. Another great feature is that you can install The MY AIR Control panel. This allows you to control the system from a phone / tablet APP as well as control up to 12 lights in your home from the same APP. This is good if you want to turn lights on and off while you are on holidays or check to see if all lights are off after you leave home. This feature works seamlessly. I can even get lazy and climb into bed and turn the lights / air con on off from my phone / tablet. Can’t wait for summer.

Best thing we have done! – After a lot of research on many different brands of ducted air conditioning, including Daikin, Samsung, Mitsubishi, Fujitsu, and quite a few quotes, we ended up going with the 12.5kw Panasonic reverse cycle ducted. We have only had it for one month so far, but I have been monitoring our electricity usage, and we are now right in the middle of… Read more

winter and we are very happy with our usage so far. The outdoor unit is not too loud, and the same with the indoor unit in the roof, very happy. We zoned all our rooms and have found that we haven’t really needed to have the bedrooms on as the main area is lovely and warm and the bedrooms don’t feel cold, only on really cold mornings. We run our heating on 20° or 21° depending how cold I’m feeling, and this keeps our house at a comfortable 23°-24°. The fan we have left set to auto as that’s what I read was better for the unit. The house doesn’t take long at all to warm up, even on those freezing mornings/nights. I love the timer, it means I can come home to a warm house, even though it only takes about 10-15 mins to get to temperature. The real test for me will be summer. I don’t like the heat. But I’m pretty sure this unit will be a life saver this coming summer.