Originally Posted by
Makeit go Right
Particularly for a home, the kind of factors that tend to make the difference (apart from the install costs) are noise and running costs.
Interestingly, when looking at some COP/EER figures for the Daikin and Misti equipment on a recent comparison quotation, these two were - well, not as one would have expected. Quite low, in fact, compared with Sanyo and Fujitsu.
The other factor is appearance. Sadly only LG seem to bother much about this aspect, but let's not open that door.
ALSO, if buying for the UK home, make sure the installer quotes with ONLY 5% VAT on the price. Not 17.5%. Some still charge 17.5% but should not.