LG BS-Q186C8R6 Inverter V AC. Review on LG BS Q186C8R6

I have searched for reviews on this model  BS-Q186C8R6 and never found one that is recent. Now with owning one I know the actual reality of this air conditioner that I wish to share. I am not a guy who would bias and mislead but I have stated the facts to be helpful to others in deciding if go or not.

I purchased it from nearest LG brand shop for a neat discount and other offers such as free insurance for six months, 4 year additional warranty for the condenser and free installation at a bargain price of 47K.

PLEASE BEWARE NOT TO PURCHASE ONLINE AS IT NEVER CARRIES ANY WARRANTY EVEN THEY MISLEAD AS IF IT CARRIES WARRANTY. LG ONLY ENTERTAIN WARRANTY IF PURCHASED FROM THEIR DEALER AND INSTALLED BY THEIR TEAMThe above does not apply for LG alone but all the other brand AC’s too.The design does not appeal in photos but in actual it looks great. Not as appealing as other ac’s but in neat sense it looks really good.features the same condenser as in automotive cars. That means no more leakages and no more trouble. Imagine the toughest environment that a car condenser is experiencing and still it is rare that it fails. The same technology is used in this A/C.

I opted for this A/C with ionizer because it has horizontal swing and much more powerful compressor than the BS-Q186C8A4 which is a failure model as per my belief and research. I don’t affirm the same but to my sense it’s compressor and condenser is entirely different than the model here described.

Unlike Samsung triangle A/C this model cools the entire room so where ever you stand you feel the same chilling effect. Samsung inverter A/C only cools certain region where the air flow is.and eventually it failed to cool as days passed by.one more great feature in the remote is you can check the current room temperature apart from the set temperature. It is really a boon to assess the ac cooling performance.

I actually finalized SHARP & LG. I would have opted for SHARP if the customer support is great. I mean if they would have provided their customer care number in their website!. Too disappointing to know that the inventor of inverter air conditioner is hiding its customer care number. too surprising so that was the influence in my decision to opt for LG.

I owned the triangle ac that used to make loud hissing noise and whining sound. Surprisingly this air conditioner out door unit is silent when compared to samsung’s. Samsung's inverter AC when compared to this is a puny little thing with disappointing cooling performance and failed.

The showroom guy said to me that the LG’s ionizer feature is a failure but any guy with common sense would not believe this nonsense. LG does not sell this ac here but globally. And on that account the sales guy’s knowledge is surprisingly disappointing.

The installation guy told me that only one 3M filter will come along with the ac? even I found two slots for it in the AC. Hope that he would make some money selling the other half for his leisure! that he found in my AC. What to do these guys are way too clever in their deeds!

I think that this AC would atomize some water that it condenses to provide that shivering chilling effect. Who knows?

This AC’s maximum cooling power is around 6000 Watts that means it can cool a room faster than the lower model LG Inverter and in summer days we don’t need to have a fan running.Under jet cool button option, the room cools to 22' C in 1/2 hour from 35'C outside temperature.

The chilling effect is phenomenal. I mean I left the room open and it cooled all the way to hall Surprisingly

Samsung only provide one ton indoor unit for 1.5 ton ac? and lead to failure.

This air conditioner is little bulky but we need to accept the fact that more air goes in the better the cooling effect will be.

There is no self cleaning button in the remote so I doubt how the self cleaning works. Even in their website it is mentioned as such.

.The jet cool function will render phenomenal air throw and cooling that you cannot keep any news paper in you bed. I never experienced this sort of air throw in Samsung’s inverter ac.

Unlike samsung’s out blank out door unit, this ac’s outdoor unit has a grill to protect the condenser.

Samsung does not provide wire or connection kit but this ac includes genuine LG connection copper kit(0.8 mm thickness) for installation. and 4 chord wire supplied from the dealer.

It operates in R410 refrigerant and that means it is more efficient and environmentally friendly. And secondly, R22 gas will be phased out in six years and that means it will get costly overtime and literally throw away your R22 ac away if replacement is not available.

R410 gas operates at much higher pressure than that of R22 so any attempt to fix leakage will not stand well

Lg customer care is little sloppy that you need to bare with of you want to get the right product.

If you intend to purchase this AC, remember that the Air filter has to be cleaned every week. Literally you have to wash it in mild detergent and fix it correctly for prolonged cooling.

My AC started to offer less cooling and when I checked the filter, It appeared clean but when I dipped in soap water, vola the mud and dirt showed itself thick.I fixed the filter after washing and phenomenal cooling with chilling effect resumed.

There was some annoying sound from the AC when set in sleep mode. But it never occurred the second time! The screeching sound of vertical or horizontal louver movement. I thought I needed to call the LG support but it never occurred again. Just wonder what it might be?

BEWARE OF SERVICE FRAUDS DON’T FOLLOW DEALERS WORDS. BOOK YOUR INSTALLATION THROUGH LG AND GET IT DONE. REMEMBER TO GET RECEIPT AFTER INSTALLATION. ALSO NOTE DOWN THE COMPLAINT NUMBER.

Update: 29-06-2014

Today I fixed a spare electronic power meter that I had dedicated to the AC. The outside temperature was 32* C and it approximately consumes 1 unit/hour. I will update the exact figures soon.

Update:- 30-06-2014

Yesterday it was raining here in Chennai and humidity was high. The out side temperature was 32C. I have a digital clock that displays temperature in my hall. I couldn't check the humidity though. I switched on the AC by about 10.08 PM and the meter reading was 522.35. I switched off the AC the next day by 7:00 AM. The reading was 527.05. I did not use the economy mode. I just used cooling mode with 20C set temperature. So total units consumed during this period was 4.7 units! I think this is a miracle that any AC would consume more. But I don't know for sure!

Update:- 02-07-2014

The out side temperature was 34 C. I switched on the AC by about 10.00 PM and the meter reading was 532.75. I switched off the AC the next day by 6:30 AM. The reading was 540.40. I did not use the economy mode. I just used cooling mode with 20*C set temperature. So total units consumed during this period was 7.65 units for 8:30 Hrs.

Please note that the cooling capacity of this AC is from 900 watts to 6000 watts and the rated power watts was 1460/2300. So as per the rated 1460 watts this AC is expected to consume 1.46 units per hour but surprisingly it only consumed 900 watts average.and cooling watts will be 6000/2300= 2.61 cooling watts / electricity watt. So for 900 E watts we get 2349 cooling watts in average in night.

YEH GADI KITNA DETHI HAI is a mantra in India and again this AC fulfills that.

I will update regularly about different outside climate temperature and power consumption figures.