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My sister has 3 in her house. 2 of them developed problems after less than 3 years of usage. 1 is noisy and the other has speed problems and these are not used often as they often used their aircon. Looks like they may have reliabilty issues. There is a small circuit board wrapped in shrink tubing and a big black capacitor housed in it. I haven't cut open the wrapping from the circuit board but it looks like it is serviceable if you have some knowledge of electronics stuff. But i think servicing a KDK fan is easier and more straightforward.

I found this info from another Australian site: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1615103 "i too have a Daikin Inverter Ducted System, it uses heaps on standby.. 97 watts an hour .. that's 2.3kWs every day. there is a big outdoor plastic on/off switch next to the outdoor unit. you can turn it off there. the only thing you MUST remember is when there is a hot / cold day coming up you MUST turn that switch back on 2 hours at least before you turn it on inside (to circulate it's oils and things) or you will kill it pretty quick yearly total: about 840 kWh's or @ 19c/kW ~$160 just to have it sitting there"

I found this information from an Australian site: I too have a Daikin Inverter Ducted System, it uses heaps on standby.. 97 watts an hour .. that's 2.3kWs every day. there is a big outdoor plastic on/off switch next to the outdoor unit. you can turn it off there. the only thing you MUST remember is when there is a hot / cold day coming up you MUST turn that switch back on 2 hours at least before you turn it on inside (to circulate it's oils and things) or you will kill it pretty quick yearly total: about 840 kWh's or @ 19c/kW ~$160 just to have it sitting there