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2.5 kW Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs

320 currently registered air conditioners have a rated cooling capacity from 2.25 kW up to 3 kW (the band around the marketed 2.5 kW size), covering 549 model numbers.

Registered models
320
549 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
564 kWh
cold 1,020 · hot 603
Median estimated running cost
$180 / year
middle half: $157 to $255
Median cooling star rating
3.5
range 0.0 to 7.0

Mixed climate zone, residential profile, one entry per registration. Lowest annual use in the set: 125 kWh; highest: 2,278 kWh.

Star rating distribution

Cooling star ratings, 2.5 kW air conditioners (320 registrations, cooling stars, mixed zone). Click a bar to list models with at least that rating.

Lowest annual electricity use

Reverse cycle

  1. Midea MFEP26VB-W/MFEP26VB-N 404 kWh, 6.5 stars, 2.63 kW
  2. Actron Air WRC-026DS / WRE-026DS 404 kWh, 6.5 stars, 2.63 kW
  3. Midea MFEP26VA-W/MFEP26VA-N 405 kWh, 6.5 stars, 2.6 kW
  4. Actron Air WRC-026CS / WRE-026CS 410 kWh, 6.5 stars, 2.65 kW
  5. Rinnai HONRJX25/HINRJX25 416 kWh, 7 stars, 2.65 kW
  6. Pioneer International HPR-09A2 418 kWh, 4 stars, 2.5 kW

Cooling only

  1. Rinnai HONCJ26B1 / HINCJ26B1 125 kWh, 7 stars, 2.64 kW
  2. Hitachi RAC-DJ25PCAT/RAK-DJ25PCAT 141 kWh, 5.5 stars, 2.5 kW
  3. Daikin RKM25YVMA / FTKM25YVMA 143 kWh, 5.5 stars, 2.5 kW
  4. Daikin RKM25QVMA / FTKM25QVMA 145 kWh, 5.5 stars, 2.5 kW

All 2.5 kW air conditioners (549)

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2.5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Carrier 38QAG026N8/42QAG026N8Split system2.8 kW heating2.6 kW cooling427 kWh/yr6$137
Carrier 38QHG026N8/42QHG026N8-1Split system2.8 kW heating2.6 kW cooling427 kWh/yr6$137
Carrier 38QRG026N8/42QRG026N8Split system2.8 kW heating2.6 kW cooling427 kWh/yr6$137
Midea MFCA26VA-W/MFCA26VA-NSplit system2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling429 kWh/yr6$137
Daikin RXM25AVMA / FTXM25AVMASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling446 kWh/yr5.5$143
Hitachi RAC-VJ25NHAE/RAI-VJ25RHAESplit system3.5 kW heating2.5 kW cooling450 kWh/yr1$144
Samsung Electronics AR40H09C1AMX / AR40H09C1AMNSplit system2.8 kW heating2.4 kW cooling459 kWh/yr4.5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD/TPH11IHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
Bonaire CRC6911028/CRC6911128Split system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD/*IHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
Ers Tech ERS-AC28F01Split system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD/TPH21IHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
EcoGenius EG-SSS-28-NDSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
Smart User SUFA26RSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD/VEIHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD/TPG31IHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD seriesSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
Braemar TCHV25T1S/TSHV25T1SSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD/VAIHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD/VBIHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD/TPG11IHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
Smart Lifestyle Australia SLA-28-CHSDSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD/TPG21IHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
Carrier 38QRF026N8/42QRF026N8Split system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling463 kWh/yr5$148
Rinnai HONRTX25/HINRTX25Split system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling463 kWh/yr5$148
Comfee CASG-XG26B/CASN-XG26BSplit system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling463 kWh/yr5$148
Kaden KSI-2.5Split system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling463 kWh/yr5$148
Carrier 38QAF026N8/42QAF026N8Split system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling463 kWh/yr5$148
Midea MFAG26VB-W/MFAG26VB-NSplit system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling463 kWh/yr5$148
Carrier 42QHG026N8PB/38QUH026N8PBSplit system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling463 kWh/yr5$148
Rinnai HONRT25B / HINRT25BSplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling465 kWh/yr7$149
Rinnai HONRJ25B / HINRJ25BSplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling465 kWh/yr7$149
Midea MFEF26VA-W/MFEF26VA-NSplit system2.9 kW heating2.5 kW cooling470 kWh/yr5$150
Actron Air HRC-026DS / HRE-026DSSplit system2.9 kW heating2.5 kW cooling470 kWh/yr5$150
Daikin RXV25AVMA / FTXV25AVMASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling472 kWh/yr5.5$151
Kaden KSI09Split system2.7 kW heating2.6 kW cooling473 kWh/yr5$151
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZSXA-W / SRK25ZSXA-WSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling483 kWh/yr4.5$155
Haier 1U25MAFFRA / AS25QCFHRASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling484 kWh/yr6$155
Hitachi RAC-VJ25PHAT/RAK-VJ25PHATSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling485 kWh/yr5.5$155
Hisense HAWU9KRSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling486 kWh/yr7$156
Hisense HAWV9KRDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling486 kWh/yr6.5$156
Comfee CASG-XG25/CASN-XG25Split system2.8 kW heating2.7 kW cooling486 kWh/yr5$156
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZSXA-W/SRK25ZSXA-WFSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling486 kWh/yr4.5$156
Daikin RXM25YVMA / FTXM25YVMASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling488 kWh/yr5.5$156
Daikin RXM25W2VMA / FTXM25W2VMASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling490 kWh/yr5.5$157
Midea MFEZ26VA-W/MFEZ26VA-NSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling491 kWh/yr6$157
Rinnai HONRPX25/HINRPX25MSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling491 kWh/yr6$157
Midea MFAB-26WD/MFAB-26NDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.6 kW cooling492 kWh/yr6$157
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VG2/MSZ-AP25VGDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr5.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VGD2/MSZ-AP25VGD2Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr5.5$158