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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
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP42VG2/MSZ-AP42VGDSplit system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling995 kWh/yr4$318
Midea MWFI36HWindow / wall3.5 kW heating3.6 kW cooling1,002 kWh/yr2.5$321
Fujitsu AOTG14KVCA/AGTG14KVCASplit system5.2 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,005 kWh/yr4$322
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP42VGD/MSZ-AP42VGD2Split system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,045 kWh/yr3.5$334
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP42VG/MSZ-AP42VG SeriesSplit system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,045 kWh/yr3.5$334
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP42VG/MSZ-AP42VGDSplit system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,045 kWh/yr3.5$334
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP42VG/MSZ-AP42VGD2Split system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,045 kWh/yr3.5$334
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP42VGD/MSZ-AP42VGDSplit system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,045 kWh/yr3.5$334
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP42VG/MSZ-AP42VGKDSplit system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,045 kWh/yr3.5$334
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP42VGD/MSZ-AP42VGKDSplit system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,045 kWh/yr3.5$334
Mitsubishi Electric MUFZ-KW42VG2/MFZ-KW42VGKSplit system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,104 kWh/yr2.5$353
Fujitsu AOTG14LUCB/ASTG14LUCBSplit system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,106 kWh/yr3$354
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF42VGD/MSZ-EF42VGDBSplit system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,114 kWh/yr3$356
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF42VGD/MSZ-EF42VGDWSplit system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,114 kWh/yr3$356
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF42VGD/MSZ-EF42VGDSSplit system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,114 kWh/yr3$356
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF42VGD/MSZ-EF42VGKDWSplit system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,114 kWh/yr3$356
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF42VGD/MSZ-EF42VGKD(W)(B)(S)Split system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,114 kWh/yr3$356
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF42VGD/MSZ-EF42VGKDBSplit system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,114 kWh/yr3$356
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF42VGD/MSZ-EF42VGKDSSplit system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,114 kWh/yr3$356
Toshiba RAS-16E2AVG-A/RAS-16E2KVG-ASplit system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,127 kWh/yr2.5$361
Toshiba RAS-16E2AVG-A/RAS-16E2KV2G-ASplit system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,127 kWh/yr2.5$361
Toshiba RAS-16B2AVG-A / RAS-16B2KVG -ASplit system5.4 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,143 kWh/yr3$366
3.5kW Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs