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3.5 kW Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs

339 currently registered air conditioners have a rated cooling capacity from 3 kW up to 4.25 kW (the band around the marketed 3.5 kW size), covering 608 model numbers.

Registered models
339
608 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
776 kWh
cold 1,363 · hot 899
Median estimated running cost
$248 / year
middle half: $218 to $348
Median cooling star rating
3.5
range 0.0 to 6.0

Mixed climate zone, residential profile, one entry per registration. Lowest annual use in the set: 220 kWh; highest: 3,029 kWh.

Star rating distribution

Cooling star ratings, 3.5 kW air conditioners (339 registrations, cooling stars, mixed zone). Click a bar to list models with at least that rating.

Lowest annual electricity use

Reverse cycle

  1. Midea MFEP35VA-W/MFEP35VA-N 590 kWh, 5.5 stars, 3.5 kW
  2. Daikin RXM35AVMA / FTXM35AVMA 595 kWh, 5 stars, 3.5 kW
  3. Midea MFCA35VA-W/MFCA35VA-N 597 kWh, 5.5 stars, 3.55 kW
  4. Comfee CASG-XG35/CASN-XG35 610 kWh, 5 stars, 3.5 kW
  5. Actron Air WRC-035CS / WRE-035CS 610 kWh, 5 stars, 3.5 kW
  6. Spt AW036C-1/AW036E 613 kWh, 5.5 stars, 3.6 kW

Cooling only

  1. Hitachi RAC-DJ35PCAT/RAK-DJ35PCAT 220 kWh, 5 stars, 3.5 kW
  2. Rinnai HONCJ35B1 / HINCJ35B1 221 kWh, 5 stars, 3.5 kW
  3. Daikin RKM35YVMA / FTKM35YVMA 223 kWh, 4.5 stars, 3.5 kW
  4. Daikin RKM35W2VMA / FTKM35W2VMA 224 kWh, 4.5 stars, 3.5 kW

All 3.5 kW air conditioners (372)

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3.5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Braemar WCHV35D1T/WSHV35D1TSplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling733 kWh/yr3.5$235
Samsung Electronics AR70H12CADWX / AR70H12CADWNSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling734 kWh/yr4$235
Sinclair SIHA-13BV/SOHA-13BVSplit system3.6 kW heating3.5 kW cooling735 kWh/yr3$235
Midea MFAB-60WC/MULMIO12Split system3.9 kW heating3.6 kW cooling737 kWh/yr4$236
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK35/DXK12ZTLA-WSplit system3.8 kW heating3.3 kW cooling737 kWh/yr3$236
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC12ZTLA-W/DXK12ZTLA-WSplit system3.8 kW heating3.3 kW cooling737 kWh/yr3$236
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC35ZTLA-W/SRK35ZTLA-WSplit system3.8 kW heating3.3 kW cooling737 kWh/yr3$236
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC12ZTLA-W/DXK12ZTLA-WFSplit system3.8 kW heating3.3 kW cooling737 kWh/yr3$236
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC35ZTLA-W/SRK35ZTLA-WFSplit system3.8 kW heating3.3 kW cooling737 kWh/yr3$236
Samsung Electronics AR12AXHQAWKXSA/AR12AXHQAWKNSASplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling738 kWh/yr4.5$236
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC12ZTLA-WJ / DXK12ZTLA-WFJSplit system3.8 kW heating3.3 kW cooling739 kWh/yr3$236
Toshiba RAS-13E2AVSG-A / RAS-13E2KVSG-ASplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling742 kWh/yr3$237
Rinnai HONRJ35B / HINRJ35BSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling743 kWh/yr5$238
Rinnai HONRT35B / HINRT35BSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling743 kWh/yr5$238
Daikin RXJ35T2VMA / FTXJ35T2VMAWSplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling744 kWh/yr3.5$238
Daikin RXJ35T2VMA / FTXJ35T2VMAKSplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling744 kWh/yr3.5$238
Daikin RXJ35TVMA / FTXJ35TVMAWSplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling744 kWh/yr3.5$238
Daikin RXJ35TVMA / FTXJ35TVMAKSplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling744 kWh/yr3.5$238
Daikin RXJ35TVMA / FTXJ35TVMA*Split system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling744 kWh/yr3.5$238
Daikin RXJ35T2VMA / FTXJ35T2VMA*Split system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling744 kWh/yr3.5$238
Daikin RXF35AVMA / FTXF35AVMASplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling745 kWh/yr3.5$238
Daikin RXF35WVMA / FTXF35WVMASplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling746 kWh/yr3.5$239
Samsung Electronics AR50F12C1UHX / AR50F12C1UHNSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling747 kWh/yr4$239
Gree GWH12AACXB-K6DNA1A/O / GWH12AACXB-K6DNA1A/ISplit system3.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling747 kWh/yr3.5$239
Gree GWH12AACXB-K6DNA1A/O / GWH12AACXB-K6DNA4A/ISplit system3.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling747 kWh/yr3.5$239
Gree GWH12AACXB-K6DNA1A/O / GWH12AACXB-K6DNA*A/ISplit system3.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling747 kWh/yr3.5$239
LG AS12S0U / AS12S0NSplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling748 kWh/yr3.5$239
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-GS35VFD2/MSZ-GS35VFDSplit system3.7 kW heating3.4 kW cooling751 kWh/yr3$240
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-GS35VFD2/MSZ-GS35VFD2Split system3.7 kW heating3.4 kW cooling751 kWh/yr3$240
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-GS35VFD2/MSZ-GS35VFD2 SeriesSplit system3.7 kW heating3.4 kW cooling751 kWh/yr3$240
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-GS35VFD/MSZ-GS35VFD2Split system3.7 kW heating3.4 kW cooling751 kWh/yr3$240
Daikin RXF35W1VMA / FTXF35W1VMASplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling752 kWh/yr3.5$241
Daikin RXF35W2VMA / FTXF35W2VMASplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling752 kWh/yr3.5$241
Gree GWH12ATCXB-K6DNA1B/O / GWH12ATCXB-K6DNA4B/ISplit system3.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling756 kWh/yr4$242
Gree GWH12ATCXB-K6DNA1B/O / GWH12ATCXB-K6DNA2B/ISplit system3.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling756 kWh/yr4$242
Kinghome KWH35ATBXB-K6DNA2/O / KWH35ATBXB-K6DNA2/ISplit system3.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling756 kWh/yr4$242
Gree GWH12ATCXB-K6DNA1B/O / GWH12AWCXB-K6DNA1B/ISplit system3.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling756 kWh/yr4$242
Tosot TWH12ATCXB-K6DNA1B/O / TWH12ATCXB-K6DNA3B/ISplit system3.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling756 kWh/yr4$242
Braemar ACHV35D1S/ASHV35D1SSplit system3.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling756 kWh/yr4$242
Gree GWH12ATCXB-K6DNA1B/O / GWH12ATCXB-K6DNA1B/ISplit system3.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling756 kWh/yr4$242
Panasonic U-36PZ3R5 / S-3650PF3ESplit system, ducted3.6 kW heating3.4 kW cooling757 kWh/yr2.5$242
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM40ZS-WMulti-split / VRF4.5 kW heating4 kW cooling763 kWh/yr4$244
Hisense HAWJ12KRSplit system3.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling764 kWh/yr3.5$244
Samsung Electronics AR12BXGYCWKX/ AR12BXGYCWKNSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling766 kWh/yr4$245
Carrier 38QZY035N8/42QZY035N8Split system4.2 kW heating3.5 kW cooling768 kWh/yr4$246
Samsung Electronics AR12BXECNWKX/ AR12BXECNWKNSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling769 kWh/yr4$246
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC35ZSPA-W/SRK35ZSPA-WSplit system3.6 kW heating3.2 kW cooling769 kWh/yr2.5$246
Braemar KSHV35D1S/KCHV35D1SSplit system3.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling772 kWh/yr3$247
Panasonic CU-QZ35BKR/CS-QZ35BKRSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling776 kWh/yr3.5$248
Akai AK-TP35MSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling777 kWh/yr4.5$249