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5 kW Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs

363 currently registered air conditioners have a rated cooling capacity from 4.25 kW up to 5.5 kW (the band around the marketed 5 kW size), covering 529 model numbers.

Registered models
363
529 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
1,100 kWh
cold 2,151 · hot 1,305
Median estimated running cost
$352 / year
middle half: $331 to $394
Median cooling star rating
3.5
range 0.0 to 5.0

Mixed climate zone, residential profile, one entry per registration. Lowest annual use in the set: 319 kWh; highest: 3,755 kWh.

Star rating distribution

Cooling star ratings, 5 kW air conditioners (363 registrations, cooling stars, mixed zone). Click a bar to list models with at least that rating.

Lowest annual electricity use

Reverse cycle

  1. Daikin RXM46AVMA / FTXM46AVMA 839 kWh, 4 stars, 4.6 kW
  2. Daikin RXM46WVMA / FTXM46WVMA 847 kWh, 4 stars, 4.6 kW
  3. Daikin RXM46W2VMA / FTXM46W2VMA 854 kWh, 4 stars, 4.6 kW
  4. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM45ZS-W 897 kWh, 4 stars, 4.5 kW
  5. Daikin RXV46AVMA / FTXV46AVMA 929 kWh, 3.5 stars, 4.6 kW
  6. Daikin RXM50AVMA / FTXM50AVMA 937 kWh, 5 stars, 5 kW

Cooling only

  1. Daikin RKM50WVMA / FTKM50WVMA 319 kWh, 5 stars, 5 kW
  2. Daikin RKM50W2VMA / FTKM50W2VMA 323 kWh, 4.5 stars, 5 kW
  3. Daikin RKM50QVMA / FTKM50QVMA 325 kWh, 4.5 stars, 5 kW
  4. Daikin RKM50Q2VMA / FTKM50Q2VMA 327 kWh, 4.5 stars, 5 kW

All 5 kW air conditioners (472)

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5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM50ZS-WMulti-split / VRF6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,023 kWh/yr4$327
Daikin RXV50W2VMA / FTXV50W2VMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,024 kWh/yr4.5$328
Daikin RXV50W1VMA / FTXV50W1VMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,024 kWh/yr4.5$328
Pioneer International HPR-18A2Split system5.1 kW heating5 kW cooling1,026 kWh/yr4$328
Hitachi PAS-2.0UFASNQ1 / PCI-2.0UFA1NQSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,028 kWh/yr4$329
Fujitsu AOTH18KMTD/ASTH18KMTDSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,033 kWh/yr4.5$331
Gree GUD50W1/NhC-S / GUD50T1/C-SSplit system5.8 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,033 kWh/yr4$331
Midea MFAG51VA-W/MFCS50VA-NSplit system5.5 kW heating4.9 kW cooling1,033 kWh/yr4$331
Rinnai FSNRP50BSplit system5.5 kW heating4.9 kW cooling1,033 kWh/yr4$331
Spt AW052C-1 / AW052ESplit system5.6 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,034 kWh/yr4.5$331
Westinghouse WSD51HWB-I/WSD51HWA-ESplit system6.1 kW heating5.1 kW cooling1,035 kWh/yr4$331
Westinghouse WSD51HWA-E/WSD51HWA-ISplit system6.1 kW heating5.1 kW cooling1,035 kWh/yr4$331
Westinghouse HSV187HWAE/HSV187HWAISplit system6.1 kW heating5.1 kW cooling1,035 kWh/yr4$331
Actron Air MRC-050DS-2Fixed5.5 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,036 kWh/yr4$332
Midea MULMI0250BFixed5.5 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,036 kWh/yr4$332
Toshiba RAV-GP561ATP-A1/RAV-GM561UTP-ASplit system5.6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,039 kWh/yr3.5$332
Midea MFAB-50WD/MFAB-50NDSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,042 kWh/yr4.5$333
Rinnai HSNRP50BSplit system5.4 kW heating5 kW cooling1,043 kWh/yr4$334
Kaden KSI18Split system5.2 kW heating5 kW cooling1,045 kWh/yr4$334
Midea MFAB-50WC/MFAB-50NCSplit system5.2 kW heating5 kW cooling1,045 kWh/yr4$334
Midea MFXP50W/MFXP50NSplit system5.5 kW heating5 kW cooling1,049 kWh/yr4$336
Comfee CASG-XG51/CASN-XG51Split system5.5 kW heating5 kW cooling1,050 kWh/yr4$336
Midea MFAB-60WC/MULMIO18Split system5.2 kW heating5 kW cooling1,050 kWh/yr3.5$336
Toshiba RAV-GP561ATP-A1/RAV-GM561DTP-A1Split system, ducted5.6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,051 kWh/yr3$336
Comfee CASG-XG50/CASN-XG50Split system5.5 kW heating5 kW cooling1,052 kWh/yr4$337
Midea MFAG51VA-W/MFAG51VA-NSplit system5.5 kW heating5 kW cooling1,054 kWh/yr4$337
Kogan KASSSAC53HBSplit system5.5 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,056 kWh/yr4$338
Kaden KM18Fixed5.5 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,056 kWh/yr4$338
Kogan KASSSAC53HFSplit system5.5 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,056 kWh/yr4$338
Kogan KASSSAC53HCSplit system5.5 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,056 kWh/yr4$338
Kogan KASSSAC53HDSplit system5.5 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,056 kWh/yr4$338
Kogan KASSSAC53HESplit system5.5 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,056 kWh/yr4$338
Kogan KASSSAC53HASplit system5.5 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,056 kWh/yr4$338
Kogan KASSSAC53H*Split system5.5 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,056 kWh/yr4$338
Carrier 38QZY050N8/42QZY050N8Split system5.3 kW heating4.9 kW cooling1,057 kWh/yr3.5$338
Panasonic CU-Z50*KR-1 / CS-Z50*KRW-1Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,058 kWh/yr4$339
Panasonic CU-Z50XKR-1 / CS-Z50XKRW-1Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,058 kWh/yr4$339
Panasonic CU-Z50AKR-1 / CS-Z50AKRW-1Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,058 kWh/yr4$339
Toshiba RAV-GP561ATP-A1/RAV-GM561CTP-ASplit system5.6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,058 kWh/yr3.5$339
Comfee CASG-XG50B/CASN-XG50BSplit system5.5 kW heating5 kW cooling1,060 kWh/yr4$339
Midea MFAG50VB-W/MFAG50VB-NSplit system5.5 kW heating5 kW cooling1,060 kWh/yr4$339
Carrier 38QRF050N8/42QRF050N8Split system5.5 kW heating5 kW cooling1,060 kWh/yr4$339
Carrier 38QAF050N8/42QAF050N8Split system5.5 kW heating5 kW cooling1,060 kWh/yr4$339
Carrier 42QHG050N8PB/38QUH050N8PBSplit system5.5 kW heating5 kW cooling1,060 kWh/yr4$339
Kaden KSI-5.0Split system5.5 kW heating5 kW cooling1,060 kWh/yr4$339
Rinnai HONRTX50/HINRTX50Split system5.5 kW heating5 kW cooling1,060 kWh/yr4$339
Kaden KM5.2Fixed5.4 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,062 kWh/yr3.5$340
Kaden KS18Split system5.1 kW heating5 kW cooling1,063 kWh/yr3.5$340
LG WH18SLU-23 / WH18SLN-23Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,064 kWh/yr4.5$340
Sinclair SIHA-18BV/SOHA-18BVSplit system5.3 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,065 kWh/yr3.5$341
5kW Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs