Comfora FTXP-N

The Comfora FTXP-N is Daikin's mid-range wall-mounted split and the most rational rung on the company's ladder for most rooms. It carries an A++ cooling label on every one of its six sizes, heats down to -15°C outside with a SCOP of up to 4.65, and matches the flagship Perfera's 19 dB(A) silent-mode floor on the smaller sizes, so it is genuinely bedroom-quiet. Wi-Fi control through the Onecta app comes as standard, and 3D airflow plus a silver allergen filter lift it clearly above the entry-level Sensira.

What you give up against the Perfera is Flash Streamer air purification, the occupancy sensors and the top efficiency figures, and the gap widens on the 6.0 and 7.1 kW sizes, where the Comfora slips to an A+ heating label. Supplied and fitted at roughly £1,300 to £1,900 for the popular sizes, it usually undercuts a like-for-like Perfera by £200 to £400, and at that gap it is the value pick of the range. Some installers price the two within £200 of each other, though, and at that point the Perfera is the better buy, so get quotes for both before you sign.

The Comfora is a wall-mounted R32 split system: an FTXP-N indoor unit paired with an RXP-N outdoor condenser, or an indoor unit running on a Daikin 2MXM or 3MXM multi-split outdoor unit that serves several rooms. R32 is the lower-impact refrigerant now standard on quality splits, and any work on the sealed circuit has to be done by an F-Gas certified engineer, so this is a fitted product, not a DIY one. Wi-Fi comes as standard on every size: built into the 2.0 to 5.0 kW units (sold as the N9 versions) and via an adaptor included in the box on the 6.0 and 7.1 kW.

It sits in the middle of Daikin's wall-mounted range: above the entry-level Sensira, which it beats on efficiency, noise and features, and below the high-efficiency Perfera. You get 3D airflow (vertical and horizontal auto-swing), a silver allergen and air-purifying filter, a titanium apatite deodorising filter, and econo, powerful and night set modes. One thing to be clear on, because it is often got wrong: unlike the Perfera, there is no Flash Streamer air purification and there are no occupancy sensors. Those are the main reasons, along with the top efficiency figures, to pay the Perfera premium.

It comes in six cooling sizes, 2.0, 2.5, 3.5, 5.0, 6.0 and 7.1 kW, so one range covers a box room through to a large open-plan space, although there is no 4.2 kW class, so a room that falls between the 3.5 and 5.0 kW bands has to take the bigger unit. It suits anyone who wants the Daikin name, reliability and near-Perfera quietness on a tighter budget, and who can live without the air-quality headline features.

The Comfora is priced supplied and fitted, so you work from a quote rather than a shelf price. Real fixed prices from one UK installer put the 3.5 kW at £1,825 on a standard 3 to 5 metre pipe run, £1,899 for a 6 to 10 metre run, and the 7.1 kW from £2,580. Budget-tier Daikin installs in London start around £1,350 to £1,700, and independent estimates for a 3.5 kW install cluster between £1,200 and £1,800. As a working range, expect roughly £1,300 to £1,900 supplied and fitted for the popular 2.5 and 3.5 kW sizes, typically £300 to £500 above a like-for-like Sensira and £200 to £400 below a Perfera. The unit itself is only £500 to £1,000 of that; the rest is the professional installation the law requires. Always work from two or three live quotes for your own home rather than a headline figure.

Running costs are low. At the July 2026 Ofgem price cap unit rate of 26.11p per kWh, a 3.5 kW Comfora cooling flat out draws roughly 1 kW, so about 26p an hour, dropping to a few pence once the room is at temperature and the inverter modulates down; Daikin's own label figure for a typical cooling season on that size works out at around £44 a year. In heating, a SCOP of 4.64 on the 3.5 kW means about four and a half units of heat for every unit of electricity, far cheaper than a plug-in heater delivering the same warmth. As a reverse-cycle air-to-air heat pump it may qualify for the £2,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in England and Wales, but only if it replaces a fossil-fuel heating system and is fitted by an MCS-certified installer; comfort cooling added alongside a gas boiler does not qualify, and it is separate from the larger £7,500 air-to-water grant. Prices and rates correct as of August 2026; the energy price cap changes quarterly, so check current rates before budgeting.