No matter how much we learn the saying “prepare your sleigh in the summer” in childhood, not everyone grows up to cook
Table of contents
- "You must Fedya, you must"
- Already high quality, but still inexpensive
- You can't call it cheap
- He knows so much, but he is good at the main thing
- As a result
"You must Fedya, you must"
The choice of household appliances is a strange and veryproblematic. We have fully learned to update smartphones and laptops as needed and easily agree to even very large expenses. But how often does it occur to you to change the microwave, vacuum cleaner or air conditioner before a large-scale repair of the entire apartment is planned or the same equipment will fail? It would seem that skip one generation of the flagship smartphone and you can upgrade half of the kitchen appliances with much more convenient and functional models... But for some reason it is psychologically easier for us to spend money on mobile gadgets than to systematically improve the fleet of home appliances.
Well, yes, we do not part with smartphones, which is why it is easier to spend money on them
Probably a matter of habit.Smartphones appeared relatively recently and at first developed so quickly that they taught us to participate in the ongoing technology race. And household appliances (especially in the hungry 90s) could stand for decades, and few people then thought to change what they already had for something more powerful or more functional.
On the other hand, if you already started a repair ora large-scale update of something in the apartment - then you involuntarily choose the technique “for centuries” and often overestimate real needs. I can judge by my own renovation a few years ago, and by the way my mother equipped the apartment after the move. For example, I was constantly staring at the flagship series of kitchen appliances and devices for caring for things - so that both functions are maximum and design is at the highest level. Needless to say, after a couple of months you get so used to everything that you stop noticing their outstanding exterior, and instead of functional bells and whistles, you regularly use only the most popular base?
In the kitchen, you quickly stop paying attention to how expensive and beautiful appliances you have chosen.
Having experimented with walking on one's ownrake, I came up with some useful tips for choosing equipment for the future: soberly assess the desired functionality, choose products with a good (but not necessarily the best) design, give preference to proven brands, and if you overpay, only for equipment for daily use. And now from the general to the particular.
Since the weather forecasters have promised us warm and in allpleasant summer, one of the hottest items in home electronics is in danger of becoming air conditioners. It’s time for someone to change the exhausted old man for a newer model, others are busy with repair chores in a new building, or maybe they finally thought about comfort in a country house or office. The range of prices is impressive: offers start from a modest 16,999 rubles and end at a crazy mark of half a million.
What segment are you aiming for?I recommend to consider the available models. Firstly, in the current economic situation, reasonable savings will not hurt, and secondly, I have experience with a middle + level air conditioner from a famous climate brand. Of all the household appliances purchased, this was the most senseless overpayment for the brand and some little-useful functions from the category “I tried it once and it didn’t come in handy again.”
Already high quality, but still inexpensive
However, not all state employees are equally good.Avoid disappointment by ignoring obscure nonames and go for well-known brands with a compelling product portfolio. Alternatively, I would look in the direction of the TCL brand: TVs are inexpensive and very decent, normal smartphones and robotic vacuum cleaners, and I released a review on the TCL 10 Tab Max tablet and after some time gave it to such a mother. Was very satisfied. As for air conditioners, the manufacturer has a good choice with division into models of different capacities, that is, for different areas of the premises.
The easiest way is to take TCL T-Pro SERIES:is sold on the DNS network and is inexpensive, while the technical equipment is in order. You can choose from three models with indexes TAC-07CHSA, TAC-09CHSA and TAC-12CHSA. There are no functional differences between them, the difference is in price and area of the serviced premises: up to 20, 25 and 35 square meters. When choosing, it’s better not to save, but it’s also not worth taking with a margin. In the first case, the efficiency of heating and cooling may be lower than expected, in the second case, a senseless overpayment is formed. It is unlikely that over time the room will suddenly become more spacious so that excess power can be used.
TCL T-Pro SERIES air conditioners - classicssplit systems for home and office. True, they are distinguished from the time-tested (well, just old) models by a noticeably prettier design, the presence of an information display, a convenient and understandable remote control, and adequate ergonomics for maintenance. In general, the inexpensive segment of air conditioners over the past ten years may not have made a powerful technological step forward, but it has become prettier visually, and the products have become somehow more convenient and more humane.
You can't call it cheap
The indoor unit at TCL is concise:traditional white color, soft rounding, flat front panel, barely visible logo in the center. Of the pluses, I note the absence of complex shapes and unnecessary decorative elements. I would call such a design healthy minimalism: it once again does not attract attention, but if the eye has already stopped, you don’t want to look away as soon as possible. I think the owners quickly stop noticing the presence of an air conditioner on the wall, and I think this is the best characteristic of the appearance of such products.
The front panel is covered with translucent plastic,which made it possible to add an indication of temperature, operating mode, timer. It’s a mystery to me why a normal and well-read display in air conditioners has become a mass phenomenon relatively recently (and even then not in all models) and why manufacturers believe that you need to force a person to look for a remote control for information. It is clear that you still need it to adjust, and now you feel hot or cold literally on your own skin. But… what if I just want to see the current temperature? In general, TCL T-Pro SERIES has an order with this. The display is located on the right side of the case. You can't see it at idle, but when turned on, the white backlight provides good readability and doesn't irritate.
In the lower part of the body are traditionallydampers and vanes for adjusting the airflow. Blinds move in four directions, which makes it possible to adjust the optimal air flow to a certain point or distribute it throughout the room.
To service, simply lift the frontpanel (it is latched) and pull out the combined filter. From time to time, it needs to be washed with running water, then dried before returning to the indoor unit of the air conditioner. And sometimes it’s worth removing and dusting the top plate of the air intake, blades and damper. The process is not complicated, technical skills are required for this zero. I would say that even a granny can handle it, but still it’s better for young people to take care of her and not force her to climb under the ceiling. And for the forgetful, there are reminders to clean up.
He knows so much, but he is good at the main thing
Remote control for TCL T-ProSERIES in the good sense of the word is ordinary. For example, without dubious shifting (and loosening over time) panels for accessing some of the buttons. To be honest, I never understood the meaning of this “curtain”, so I am pleased that TCL has everything in sight. In the upper part there is a display, then three buttons for turning on, activating a light breeze and changing the mode, below a five-way key and then two more rows of three buttons. You won’t have to deal with management for a long time: everything is signed, no complicated settings are expected.
A total of 9 operating modes are available:auto, cooling, heating, pipes, ventilation, dehumidification, economical, night, as well as air ionization. The “I feel” function is also activated from the remote control, when temperature sensors are activated not only on the air conditioner unit, but also built into the remote control itself. This allows you to set the mode of operation based on the desired point in the room to the user, and not based on indicators next to the unit itself. It seems to be a trifle, but it's cool that the manufacturer decided to add an interesting feature to an affordable model.
How does TCL T-Pro SERIES perform?It will hardly come as a surprise if I write "like a regular conditioner." When cooling and heating, it copes with the task quickly, especially in turbo mode. Reacts responsively to changes in the desired temperature. For a model without an inverter, by the way, it works fine. Very old models could easily become a nightmare in the bedroom, and TCL operates in an acceptable range of 32-43 dB, depending on the mode. This fits into the nightly noise norms acceptable for residential premises (30-45 dB) and is much less than daytime ones. For a living room, office or country house, the indicator is excellent, and for people with sound sleep it is also suitable for the bedroom. If you look from the standpoint of noise, I see no reason to overpay 2-3 prices for the sake of gaining 5-10 dB.
Energy consumption is declared economical - class A.For example, the TAC-09CHSA model for rooms up to 25 square meters consumes up to 820 W for cooling, and up to 730 W for heating. You can use the services on the Internet to estimate the cost of electricity, taking into account personal usage scenarios. I counted myself a little more than 3,000 rubles a year, if you turn on the air conditioner for heating and cooling, but only as needed, and not drive around the clock.
Of course, in split systems there is a secondthe actor is an external block. But talking about him (and reading) is not too interesting. Professional installers will still mess with it, and it will catch the eye of the user a couple of times during delivery and installation, then you can forget about it. What is worth knowing? The appearance is ordinary, like any air conditioner, the connection is classic, there is anti-corrosion protection. The average noise level is about 50 dB, which is normal for a block hanging on the outer wall of the house or in a basket specially equipped for it.
As a result
TCL T-Pro SERIES is one of the most affordablecurrent air conditioners. You usually do not expect anything good from such products and unwittingly prepare for a series of forced compromises in user experience, but this is not the case. By the way, it is quite rare to write such things, because if you take the cheapest smartphone or tablet, only pain, suffering and humiliation await us there.
TCL T ProSeriesTAC-07CHSATAC-09CHSATAC-12CHSAЦвет внутреннего блокаБелыйБелыйБелыйЦвет внешнего блокаБежевыйБелыйБелыйХолодопроизводительность7000 BTU9000 BTU12000 BTUМощность охлаждения2050 Вт2640 Вт3520 ВтМощность обогрева2200 Вт2640 Вт3520 ВтПлощадь помещения20 м²25 м²35 м²Воздушный поток7.3 м³/мин7.3 м³/мин8.8 м³/минИнтенсивность осушения1 л/ч1 л/ч1. 2 л/чШум внутреннего блокадо 43 дБдо 43 дБдо 43 дБШум наружного блокадо 51 дБдо 52 дБдо 53 дБФункция iFEELЕстьЕстьЕстьВоздушный поток 4DЕстьЕстьЕстьИонизацияЕстьЕстьЕстьСамодиагностика неисправностиЕстьЕстьЕстьКласс энергопотребленияАААМощность при охлаждениидо 640 Втдо 820 Втдо 1080 ВтМощность при обогреведо 610 Втдо 730 Втдо 975 ВтГабариты внутреннего блока790х275х192 мм790х275х192 мм790х275х290 ммВес внутреннего блока8 кг8 кг8 ,5 kgOutdoor unit dimensions660x456x230 mm660x456x230 mm777x498x290 mmOutdoor unit weight22 kg23 kg26 kgPrice16 999 rub19 999 rub24 999 rub
And here we get a well-known brand, cutedesign, many modes, high cooling and heating efficiency, moderate noise and generally good ergonomics in operation and maintenance. Of the obvious disadvantages, I found only the absence of a mounting bracket for the external unit. You will have to buy it yourself, and this increases the actual cost of the air conditioner by a couple of thousand.
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Buy TCL TAC-07CHSA for 16,999
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Buy TCL TAC-09CHSA for 19 999
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Buy TCL TAC-12CHSA