Mitsubishi Air Conditioner in Israel: What You Get and at What Price, vs Tadiran and Electra

At the stores we checked, Mitsubishi ACs are SRK models from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Mitsubishi Heavy and Mitsubishi Electric are two different Japanese companies, with separate product lines, importers and service.

How to know what you’re buying:

• Model code: SRK is the model code for Mitsubishi Heavy’s wall-mounted ACs. For example, in Hong Kong’s energy-label database, the SRK50ZSH-S is registered under the Mitsubishi Heavy brand.
• The Israeli site: the Mitsubishi HEAVY AC site in Israel is linked from the “Tornado Group” menu on the Tornado site, and its copyright is registered to Tornado Consumer Products Ltd. The site shows wall-mounted, mini-central, VRF and industrial AC systems.
• On the store page: Home Center (an Israeli home-improvement chain) lists only “Mitsubishi” and “the official importer”, without naming the importer.

In the sources we checked, we found no Mitsubishi Electric wall units currently sold at the major chains. If you’re offered a Mitsubishi AC from another source, find out who actually provides the warranty, and whether it’s an official import or a parallel import (yevu makbil).

At Home Center we saw four SRK models: the SRK25ZSP, SRK35ZSP, SRK45ZSP and SRK50ZS-S. We read the specs for three of them. We couldn’t open the SRK35ZSP page.

The figures per the store pages:

• SRK25ZSP: ⁦8,530 BTU⁩ cooling, ⁦9,553 BTU⁩ heating, SEER 5.5 and SCOP 3.8 per the page, rating A, R410A refrigerant. Indoor noise of ⁦23–⁦45 dB⁩⁩ in cooling, and outdoor ⁦47 dB⁩. A sale price of ₪1,990, vs ₪2,490 at full price.
• SRK45ZSP: ⁦15,354 BTU⁩ cooling (range ⁦3,070–16,377⁩), ⁦17,060 BTU⁩ heating, rating A. Indoor noise of 24/39/⁦44 dB⁩, and outdoor ⁦51 dB⁩. About ₪3,490.
• SRK50ZS-S: ⁦17,060 BTU⁩ cooling (range ⁦5,800–18,766⁩), ⁦19,789 BTU⁩ heating, A++, R410A refrigerant. Indoor noise of ⁦22 dB⁩ at the lowest speed and ⁦45 dB⁩ at the highest, and outdoor ⁦51 dB⁩ in cooling. About ₪5,390.

All the models are single-phase, 230V, and come with a full 3-year warranty from the official importer, subject to activation within 30 days. WiFi and Shabbat mode aren’t mentioned on any of the pages.

Note that the store pages don’t state horsepower. By BTU, the SRK25 is about 1 HP, the SRK45 about 1.75 HP and the SRK50 about 2 HP. Which size suits your room? That’s explained in our guide on how many horsepower an AC needs.

Stores don’t state horsepower for Mitsubishi models, so choose by BTU, roughly ⁦650 BTU⁩ per m² on a mid-level floor, as in the calculator on our site.

Based on the specs we checked:

• SRK25ZSP, ⁦8,530 BTU⁩: a room of up to about 13 m² on a mid-level floor, and about 11 m² on a top floor. Suits a bedroom or kids’ room.
• SRK45ZSP, ⁦15,354 BTU⁩: a room of up to about 23 m² on a mid-level floor, and about 20 m² on a top floor. Suits a large master bedroom, study or small living room.
• SRK50ZS-S, ⁦17,060 BTU⁩: a space of up to about 26 m² on a mid-level floor, and about 22 m² on a top floor. Suits a closed living room.
• SRK35ZSP: listed in the store, but we couldn’t open its page. Per the naming system, the number matches output in kilowatts, i.e. about ⁦3.5 kW⁩, which is about ⁦12,000 BTU⁩. Confirm the figure with the seller.

For a living room open to the kitchen, or a space of 30 m² or more, we didn’t find a larger Mitsubishi wall unit in stores. Check with authorized dealers, or go to our 2.5 HP and 3 HP air conditioner guides. The full table is in our guide on how many horsepower an AC needs.

What sets Mitsubishi’s product pages apart is a full noise table for each speed, for both the indoor and outdoor unit. Most local AC pages we checked have no noise figure at all.

Why it matters: in a bedroom, the AC runs most of the night at low speed, after the room has cooled. The difference between ⁦22–⁦24 dB⁩⁩ and ⁦35–⁦40 dB⁩⁩ is very noticeable in a quiet room. For the outdoor unit, ⁦47 dB⁩ on the SRK25ZSP is lower than the ⁦56 dB⁩ published for models like the Electra Platinum INV 180 and INV 250. The neighbors will notice the difference.

Caveats:

• Noise figures from different manufacturers aren’t always measured the same way. Some publish sound pressure at one meter and some sound power. The SRK50ZS-S page publishes both.
• Most local manufacturers don’t publish a low-speed figure, so we have nothing to compare against. Some local models may also be quiet; they just didn’t publish it.

If quiet is your first consideration, Mitsubishi is one of the only brands that lets you check it before buying. More tips for a quiet bedroom are in our 1 HP air conditioner guide.

At the same output, a Mitsubishi AC costs 1.3 to 2 times as much as a local AC, and its efficiency figures aren’t higher. You’re paying for published low noise and the brand.

Comparisons based on the models we checked:

• About ⁦17,000–⁦18,500 BTU⁩⁩: the Mitsubishi SRK50ZS-S costs about ₪5,390. The Electra Platinum INV 250 delivers ⁦18,500 BTU⁩, SEER 7.3 and SCOP 5.2 at about ₪3,290. The Tadiran Air One INV 240 delivers ⁦18,900 BTU⁩ at about ₪2,760.
• About ⁦15,000 BTU⁩: the Mitsubishi SRK45ZSP costs about ₪3,490. The Tornado TOP J INV 18 delivers ⁦15,013 BTU⁩, SEER 6.7, Shabbat mode and WiFi at about ₪2,590.
• About ⁦8,500–⁦9,800 BTU⁩⁩: the Mitsubishi SRK25ZSP costs about ₪⁦1,990–2,490.⁩ The Tadiran Air One INV 140 delivers ⁦9,840 BTU⁩ and SEER 6.9 at about ₪1,440.

The warranty also differs: 3 years with Mitsubishi, compared with ⁦5–7⁩ years on some local series. Per Tadiran, its wall units get ⁦5–7⁩ years, subject to registration within 60 days. With Tornado, 7 years on the TOP J series.

Bottom line: Mitsubishi suits anyone willing to pay more for documented quiet. If you’re looking for the highest efficiency per shekel, or Shabbat mode, you’ll find more from the local importers. The comparison between them is in our Tadiran vs Electra air conditioner guide.

Make sure it’s an official import, that the warranty is activated within 30 days, and that the features that matter to you, like WiFi and Shabbat mode, exist on the specific model.

Checklist:

• Official import: the Home Center page says “3-year full warranty by the official importer”. If the price elsewhere is much lower, ask who provides the warranty.
• Activating the warranty: the warranty is subject to activation within 30 days. Register it right after installation.
• Capacity: the pages don’t state HP. Calculate by BTU, roughly ⁦650 BTU⁩ per m² on a mid-level floor.
• Shabbat mode and WiFi: not mentioned on the pages we checked. If you need them, ask the seller for written confirmation.
• Installation: a Mitsubishi AC is installed like any wall unit. Per pro.co.il (an Israeli contractors’ site), installation up to 1.5 HP costs about ₪⁦800–1,400,⁩ and ⁦2–4⁩ HP about ₪⁦1,200–1,800.⁩ Details are in our AC installation cost guide.
• Service: the brand’s Israeli site lists a service and sales number. Check technician availability in your area.

Per the brand’s Israeli site, Mitsubishi’s inverter technology saves up to 34% in energy. That’s a manufacturer marketing figure. The explanation of inverters and electricity use is in our inverter AC guide.