# Daikin vs Mitsubishi Air Conditioning | Which to Fit

> Daikin or Mitsubishi Electric for a London home? The ranges side by side, what each is better at, and why the installation matters more than the badge.

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![White wall-mounted air conditioning unit we fitted high on a wall in a London room](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/assets/img/jobs/job-11-1200.webp)

# Daikin vs Mitsubishi Air Conditioning

Daikin vs Mitsubishi Electric

We fit both, so we have no reason to talk you into either. Both make excellent wall units, and the differences that matter are narrower than the brochures suggest. They are about the room, not the brand.

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## Air conditioning we have fitted

Our own jobs, photographed on site. Real rooms, real outdoor positions, nothing from a catalogue.

[All projects](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/projects/)

[![Outdoor unit on wall brackets, a job we fitted in London](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/assets/img/jobs/job-04-800.webp) Air conditioning **Outdoor unit on wall brackets** Above brick, isolator and cabling run tidy](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/projects/)[![Condenser going up on straps, a job we fitted in London](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/assets/img/jobs/job-06-800.webp) Air conditioning **Condenser going up on straps** Lifted into a wall position, no scaffold](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/projects/)[![Wall unit, commissioned, a job we fitted in London](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/assets/img/jobs/job-07-800.webp) Air conditioning **Wall unit, commissioned** Set to 24 degrees and handed over](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/projects/)[![Black wall unit in a sitting room, a job we fitted in London](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/assets/img/jobs/job-08-800.webp) Air conditioning **Black wall unit in a sitting room** Chosen to sit with the room, not against it](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/projects/)[![Ceiling cassette, a job we fitted in London](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/assets/img/jobs/job-09-800.webp) Air conditioning **Ceiling cassette** Recessed flush into the ceiling](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/projects/)[![Samsung Wind-Free, a job we fitted in London](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/assets/img/jobs/job-11-800.webp) Air conditioning **Samsung Wind-Free** Cooling without a draught on the room](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/projects/)[![Rooftop commissioning, a job we fitted in London](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/assets/img/jobs/job-12-800.webp) Air conditioning **Rooftop commissioning** Pressure tested and charged on gauges](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/projects/)[![Outdoor unit at ground level, a job we fitted in London](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/assets/img/jobs/job-14-800.webp) Air conditioning **Outdoor unit at ground level** On paving beside the house, easy to service](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/projects/)[![Black wall unit, running, a job we fitted in London](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/assets/img/jobs/job-15-800.webp) Air conditioning **Black wall unit, running** Quiet enough for a bedroom](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/projects/)[![One-way ceiling cassette, a job we fitted in London](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/assets/img/jobs/job-16-800.webp) Air conditioning **One-way ceiling cassette** Only the grille shows](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/projects/)[![Outdoor unit on paving, a job we fitted in London](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/assets/img/jobs/job-17-800.webp) Air conditioning **Outdoor unit on paving** Against render, clear of the boundary](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/projects/)[![Condenser high on a wall, a job we fitted in London](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/assets/img/jobs/job-18-800.webp) Air conditioning **Condenser high on a wall** On brackets where the ground was not an option](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/projects/)

Daikin and Mitsubishi Electric are equally good choices for a London home. Both flagship wall units reach 19 dB(A) on their lowest fan speed, and a single room costs 2,400 to 3,200 pounds fitted with either, because the unit is the smaller half of an installed price.

Choose Daikin for heating efficiency and a slim unit over a door. Choose Mitsubishi Electric for the value of the MSZ-AP and the larger multi-split outdoor range.

![An outdoor air conditioning unit we fitted on brackets on a London rear wall](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/assets/img/svc/ac-install-700.webp)

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## Price the fitted option

A fitted split system, priced. It is the option this page is comparing against, and this is what it actually costs.

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Every figure on this site is an estimate built from the quotations we issued in 2026 and our own installation experience. It is not a quotation. The price you are given after the free survey is the price you pay.

## From first call to cool rooms in three steps

1. Free survey We measure the rooms, find the outdoor position and check permission for your address.
2. A fixed written price Units, pipework and electrics itemised. The number does not move unless the job does.
3. Fitted in a day One room a day, tested in every mode, and shown to you before we leave.

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### Read the full guide: 5 sections, about 3 minutes

## Side by side

|  | Daikin | Mitsubishi Electric |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Flagship wall units | Perfera (FTXM) and Stylish (FTXA) | MSZ-LN Kirigamine Style |
| Quietest low fan speed | 19 dB(A), Perfera and Stylish | 19 dB(A), MSZ-LN, with the MSZ-AP close behind |
| The sensible everyday choice | Sensira (FTXF), the value range | MSZ-AP, the one we fit most often |
| Design options | Stylish in white, silver, black or wood; Emura with a curved steel face | MSZ-LN in white, black, silver or red; MSZ-EF in matt finishes |
| Heating efficiency | Perfera rated A+++, SCOP up to 5.1 | MSZ-AP shares the flagship's compressor technology |
| Multi-split outdoor | MXM, 2 to 5 indoor units | MXZ, 2 to 8 indoor units |
| Ceiling and hidden options | Ceiling cassette and ducted | SLZ cassette, 600mm square; PEAD ducted |
| One room, installed | £2,400 to £3,200 | £2,400 to £3,200 |

Every figure on this site is an estimate built from the quotations we issued in 2026 and our own installation experience. It is not a quotation. The price you are given after the free survey is the price you pay.

## What Daikin is genuinely better at

Heating. The Perfera's A+++ rating and SCOP of up to 5.1 matter from October to April, when a well-chosen air conditioner is the cheapest heat in the house per kilowatt and most people never switch it on because they think of it as a cooling machine.

A slim unit where depth matters. The Stylish is 189mm deep, which counts above a door or on a wall people walk close to, and it comes in four finishes including wood.

Mixing ranges on one system. A Stylish in the living room and a Sensira in the spare room can share one MXM outdoor unit, so the money goes where somebody will notice it.

Two of our own Daikin quotations from 2026, with no customer detail: three rooms on Daikin Stylish at £8,391 and five rooms on Daikin Perfera at £11,332, both fitted and including VAT. More on the [Daikin page](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/daikin-air-conditioning-london/).

## What Mitsubishi Electric is genuinely better at

Value without a visible compromise. The MSZ-AP uses the same compressor technology and the same controls as the range above it, and in most rooms nobody can tell it from the flagship. It is the unit we fit most often of any brand.

Whole houses from one outdoor position. The MXZ multi-split outdoor units run up to eight indoor units, against five on Daikin's MXM. On a London terrace with exactly one sensible place for an outdoor unit, that can decide it.

Scheduling that people actually use. MELCloud lets a system start at low output an hour before you need it, which costs less to run than asking it to pull a hot room down in ten minutes. More on the [Mitsubishi Electric page](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/mitsubishi-air-conditioning-london/).

## Why the installation matters more than the badge

Across both brands the indoor unit is a minority of the installed price. The rest is the pipe run, the core drilling, the electrical work, the outdoor position and the commissioning, and none of that changes with the name on the front.

It is also what decides how long the system lasts. A weighed refrigerant charge, a real pressure test and a proper vacuum do more for year ten than the choice between two manufacturers who are both among the best in the world.

And the noise a neighbour hears comes from the outdoor unit, where a domestic Daikin and a domestic Mitsubishi sit in the same 46 to 52 dB(A) band at one metre. Position and anti-vibration mounts do more than the badge. See the [noise page](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/noisy-air-conditioning-unit/).

## Other things people weigh up

[Split vs portable air conditioning A portable unit costs 300 pounds and a fitted split costs 2,400. Compare](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/split-vs-portable-air-conditioning/) [Single split vs multi-split If you want more than one room cooled, this is the decision that shapes the whole installation: several small outdoor units, or one bigger one serving all of them. Compare](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/single-split-vs-multi-split/) [Air conditioning vs air source heat pump These are the same technology wearing two names, and the confusion costs people real money. Compare](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/air-conditioning-vs-air-source-heat-pump/) [Ceiling cassette air conditioning A cassette sits flush in the ceiling and sends the air out across the room from above, so nothing goes on the wall. Compare](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/ceiling-cassette-air-conditioning/) [Ducted air conditioning hidden from view With a ducted system the indoor unit sits out of sight in a ceiling void, a loft or a cupboard, and the air reaches the room through ducts and grilles. Compare](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/ducted-air-conditioning/) [What happens on a survey An hour, nothing to sign, and a written fixed price afterwards. The fastest way to settle any of this properly. Free survey](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/free-air-conditioning-survey/)

### Or just ask

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## Questions people ask

### Which is quieter, Daikin or Mitsubishi Electric?

Indoors, neither: the Daikin Perfera and Stylish and the Mitsubishi MSZ-LN all reach 19 dB(A) on their lowest fan speed, which is below a quiet bedroom at night.

Outdoors, they sit in the same band too. The position of the outdoor unit decides more than the brand.

### Which is more reliable?

Both are among the most reliable makes there are, with deep UK spare parts networks. The faults we are called out to are far more often about how a system was installed than about which of these two brands it is.

Whichever you choose, the manufacturer warranty is registered in your name.

### Is Mitsubishi Electric the same as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries?

No. They are separate companies that both make air conditioning, and their ranges are not interchangeable. This page is about Mitsubishi Electric, the MSZ and MXZ ranges. We install Mitsubishi Heavy Industries equipment as well.

### Which would you fit in a bedroom?

For a light sleeper, either flagship: the Daikin Perfera or the Mitsubishi MSZ-LN. For everybody else the Mitsubishi MSZ-AP or a Daikin Sensira does the same job for less.

The [bedroom page](https://climateshieldlondon.co.uk/bedroom-air-conditioning/) covers the sizing, which matters more than the brand.

## Not sure which way to go?

Tell us the rooms and what you are trying to achieve. We will say which of these we would fit in your property and why, before anybody quotes anything.

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Page updated 6 November 2026