Best Air Conditioning Brands
Air conditioning is an essential feature in all buildings. We cannot imagine that the appearance of electric energy would bring about such a revolution in our way of living, working, and health care, but today we need to take advantage of this miracle. The quality of your air conditioning system can save you money on your monthly bills while giving you better indoor environmental quality like brands like Samsung.
1. Samsung
Samsung Group was founded in 1938 by Byung-Chull Lee as a trading company and is headquartered in Suwon city, south of Seoul, South Korea. It has over 80 subsidiaries worldwide. Its major areas of business are electronics; engineering; construction; finance/banking; medical services; entertainment (including theme parks); resorts; oil exploration/refining; chemicals; telecommunications (wireless communications); information technology (IT) service overseas; trading (exports); advertising (including media). The air conditioning products include three series: comfort series for small buildings, commercial buildings, and large buildings/industrial complexes; stylish family series for medium-sized buildings with maximum power consumption up to 7 kW; economical indoor series for medium-sized buildings with maximum power consumption up to 18 kW.
2. Carrier
Carrier is an American company that was founded in 1915. It has two global headquarters, the first located at Farmington Hills, Michigan., and the second one in Syracuse, New York. The air conditioning units are available in three series: quality cool (making it possible to lower humidity), comfort (both cooling and dehumidification), and efficient comfort (selling for large volumes). Its main products are heat pumps for heating or cooling; central ac systems (including packaging); room air conditioners; indoor blowers; central humidifiers; outdoor condensing units; diesel engines; electric motors; gas valves. Carrier’s subsidiary is Trane Inc., which manufactures commercial heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment.
3. Daikin
Daikin Industries Ltd was established in 1924 as a textile machinery manufacturer under the name of Osaka Kinzoku Kogyosho, and now it is headquartered in Osaka, Japan. The main products are air conditioning units; industrial cooling equipment; sewage treatment plants; parts for machine tools and robots used in industrial processes; air control systems for heating, ventilation, air conditioning applications, medical gas machines for hospitals and nursing homes. Daikin coal mines methane gas from garbage dumps to generate electricity.
4. Frigidaire
Frigidaire Company (originally called the Guardian Refrigerator Company) was founded by General Motors Corporation (GM). The company was later sold to White Consolidated Industries. It is now headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, specializing in household appliances, including refrigerators, freezers, and room air conditioners.
5. Gree
Gree Electric Appliances Inc., headquartered in the Zhuhai City of Guangdong Province and Baoding of Hebei Province (China), is a leading manufacturer of electric appliances for home and kitchen use. Established in 1989 by Li Dongsheng, its products focus on energy conservation and environmental protection such as lighting systems, solar water heaters; inverter-driven refrigerators; dehumidifiers; washing machines (front loading) with high technology; kitchen equipment; electric fans. The parent company of Gree is Gree Electric Appliances Inc., which was established in 2008.
6. Panasonic
Panasonic Corporation had its origin in Japan on 1 September 1918, when Fumio Nakashima established Matsushita Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works. It is headquartered in Osaka, Japan, and has more than 230 subsidiaries worldwide, with nearly 200 in Japan alone (31 March 2009). The main products include air conditioners, refrigerators; freezers; washing machines; rice cookers; water heaters, dehumidifiers, computer batteries for notebooks/laptops, electronic materials (including cables), light-emitting diodes (LEDs); car navigation systems; video cameras (including broadcasting equipment).
In conclusion, it is highly recommended to buy Carrier, Daikin, Frigidaire, Gree, and Panasonic units. Samsung and LG are also great brands, but some of their products lack quality, while Trane’s products mostly focus on commercial use and Toshiba focuses on home appliances.
