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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 (201)

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2.5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Samsung Electronics AR09BXECNWKX/ AR09BXECNWKNSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling549 kWh/yr4.5$176
Kogan KASSSAC26TBSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling551 kWh/yr5$176
TCL TAC-10CHSD/XA72IGSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling551 kWh/yr5$176
Kogan KASSSAC26T*Split system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling551 kWh/yr5$176
Kogan KASSSAC26TDSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling551 kWh/yr5$176
Kogan KASSSAC26TCSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling551 kWh/yr5$176
Kogan KASSSAC26TASplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling551 kWh/yr5$176
Hyundai HYSSSAC26TBSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling552 kWh/yr5$177
Hyundai HYSSSAC26TCSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling552 kWh/yr5$177
Hyundai HYSSSAC26TDSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling552 kWh/yr5$177
Hyundai HYSSSAC26T*Split system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling552 kWh/yr5$177
Maxa LZL26 ODU / LZL26 IDUSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling552 kWh/yr5$177
Hyundai HYSSSAC26TASplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling552 kWh/yr5$177
Domain ISR-26Q-OUT/ISR-26Q-INDSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling552 kWh/yr5$177
Samsung Electronics AR09DXEANWKX / AR09DXEANWKNSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling553 kWh/yr4.5$177
Samsung Electronics AR09DXFZCWKX / AR09DXFZCWKNSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling553 kWh/yr4.5$177
Hitachi RAC-XJ25FHAE/RAF-XJ25RHAESplit system3.4 kW heating2.5 kW cooling554 kWh/yr4.5$177
LG WH09SKU-18 / WH09SKN-18Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling554 kWh/yr4.5$177
TECO TWS-TSO26H3DVKTSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling566 kWh/yr4.5$181
Sinclair SIHA-10BV/SOHA-10BVSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
TCL TAC-VX10HSV/UASplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
Advwin 111700910/111700920Split system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
TCL TAC-10CHSD/V*IHSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
TCL TAC-10CHSD/VEIHSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
Bonaire STH026S1AE/STH026S1AISplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
TCL TAC-VX10HSV/UDSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
TCL TAC-VX10HSV/U*Split system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
Braemar TCHV02T1S/TSHV02T1SSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
TCL TAC-VX10HSV/UBSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
TCL TAC-VX10HSV/UCSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
TCL TAC-10CHSD/VFIHSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
Samsung Electronics AR09AXHQAWKXSA/AR09AXHQAWKNSASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling572 kWh/yr4.5$183
Fujitsu AOTG09KVCA/AGTG09KVCASplit system3.5 kW heating2.5 kW cooling582 kWh/yr5$186
Kogan KASHSAC26TDSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling673 kWh/yr5.5$215
TCL TAC-09CHSD/TPH11ITSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling673 kWh/yr5.5$215
Kogan KASHSAC26TASplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling673 kWh/yr5.5$215
TECO TWS-TSO26H3DVJTSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling673 kWh/yr5.5$215
Bonaire CRC6911025/CRC6911125Split system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling673 kWh/yr5.5$215
Mistral MTP-09INSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling673 kWh/yr5.5$215
Domain ISR-26P-OUT/ISR-26P-INDSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling673 kWh/yr5.5$215
Kogan KASHSAC26TCSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling673 kWh/yr5.5$215
Akai AK-TP26Split system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling673 kWh/yr5.5$215
Hyundai HYSSAC26PWBSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling673 kWh/yr5.5$215
Hyundai HYSSAC26PWDSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling673 kWh/yr5.5$215
Hyundai HYSSAC26PWCSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling673 kWh/yr5.5$215
Kogan KASHSAC26TBSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling673 kWh/yr5.5$215
Hyundai HYSSAC26PW*Split system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling673 kWh/yr5.5$215
Tecoair TWS-TSO26HVEITSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling673 kWh/yr5.5$215
Hyundai HYSSAC26PWASplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling673 kWh/yr5.5$215
Proma PRO-26ITPSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling673 kWh/yr5.5$215
2.5kW Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs