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    My company has just finished a site inspection to install 10 air conditioning units. In a place of this size I would normally install Mitsubishi Multi split wall mounted units (In this case I would of used 10 inside, 5 outdoors), but the customer himself, has bought 10 A/C units from a company that have just gone bust.

    The units he has bought are "Blue Crown Air Conditioning" systems, which to me sounds like the rubbish you might buy on EBay. However, it's unfair to judge just because I've never heard of them, and a quick look online I can't find them. Just wondered what people’s experiences of them are.

    Thanks All

    EDIT: A quick look online at the model number i've found out there also called "MITSUVITA"
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    Re: Blue Crown Air Conditioning

    Price the install accordingly for parts and labour only.
    Make sure the customer understand (in writeing ) that you will not garentee any work other than your install and any subsiquent work will be charged at normal rates.

    taz.

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    Re: Blue Crown Air Conditioning

    Thanks Taz

    I know how much I'm going to charge him, I've also made it clear that the installation will only come with a 3 months guarantee (we usually give a generous 3 years for our installations), and will only cover our installation, not the system, and he’s quite happy with the price I’ve given him.

    I just want to know if anyone knows about the unit, I always like to inform (warn) the customer, when they buy their own units, what they have bought.

    I personally installed a VS system that a man bought online (yep EBay) for his office. It worked for a month, packed up and now his blaming me for it, not my installation mind you, just the fact I didn't tell him it was a rubbish system, so now I like to tell the customer what they've bought.

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    Re: Blue Crown Air Conditioning

    Even their website is non-existent although I could find an address in Louth if that helps.
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    Re: Blue Crown Air Conditioning

    Yeah I found that, Didn't think that it was the same company, just a coincidence. I do now that this bloke bought the systams off a company that have to gone bust. With thier website down maybe this is the company.

    Yeah I found that, didn’t think that it was the same company, just a coincidence. I do know that my customer bought the systems from a company that have gone bust. With their website down this may be that company.

    This could be the sort of cheap systems you buy from China and stick your own name on. When I search the model number I come up with lots of small companies with Air Conditioning, all saying the same thing; "Powered by Toshiba" such as: -

    http://www.yourwelcome.co.uk/aircon/
    http://www.electricalwholesalesuppli...=1020543&ack=9
    http://www.airconditioningcentre.co.uk/wallsplit.html

    I hate Toshiba, had major trouble with them a couple of years ago, I hope they've approved.

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    Re: Blue Crown Air Conditioning

    Ah well, just keep your running shoes handy during or after the install
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    Re: Blue Crown Air Conditioning

    To be honest, I'm considering not doing it, might be doing a favour for myself in the long run. The annoying thing is he'll find someone to do no matter what, so I might make it painfully clear to him that I think the systems are rubbish (unless someone tells me otherwise), and go ahead with the job with his say so, with minimal guarantees.

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    Re: Blue Crown Air Conditioning

    Quote Originally Posted by Rtic View Post
    To be honest, I'm considering not doing it, might be doing a favour for myself in the long run. The annoying thing is he'll find someone to do no matter what, so I might make it painfully clear to him that I think the systems are rubbish (unless someone tells me otherwise), and go ahead with the job with his say so, with minimal guarantees.

    I think you are going about it in the right way.
    I would just remind the customer that if he does
    have a problem, where will the spares come from
    to repair it.

    All the best taz.

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    Re: Blue Crown Air Conditioning

    Does anyone remember Mr Millennium?
    He sells Blue Crown on his website

    Maybe he will help out.

    eggs

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    Re: Blue Crown Air Conditioning

    About 5 years ago I lost a job to a "builder" who installed Blue Crown in a restaurant

    Well, they stopped working and I was asked to sort out the problems

    Im not sure who did the installs, but I refused to do anything with them.

    I was not impressed at all with them. If you do a "search" on here you may locate the threads on this

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    Re: Blue Crown Air Conditioning

    I found this information on the web but the link doesn't work.

    Bluecrown Air Conditioning Ltd
    40 Upgate
    Louth
    Lincolnshire
    LN11 9EX
    Tel: +44 (0)1507 610818
    Fax: +44 (0)1507 610818
    Web: www.bluecrownair.com
    Email: postbox@bluecrownair.com

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    Re: Blue Crown Air Conditioning

    we installed one a few years ago,nothing but trouble,steer clear mate!

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    Re: Blue Crown Air Conditioning

    we also installed one that wouldnt heat in winter and wouldnt cool in summer- apart from that excellent kit !!

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    Re: Blue Crown Air Conditioning

    Quote Originally Posted by paddyaircon View Post
    we also installed one that wouldnt heat in winter and wouldnt cool in summer- apart from that excellent kit !!
    Did you install it in the wrong part of the world, on the south side of the equator. The unit was produced north of it so it thinks it's winter when you believe it to be summer! You should set the date 6 months later
    If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

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    Re: Blue Crown Air Conditioning

    I wonder if this job ever got done...







    .... given that it was in 2008 LOL

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