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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 (143)

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5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
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
LG WH18SLU-23 / WH18SLN-23Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,064 kWh/yr4.5$340
Haier 2U50MEAFRAFixed5.6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,066 kWh/yr4$341
Haier 1U50WAEFRA / AS50QDEHRASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,067 kWh/yr5$341
Actron Air HRC-050DS / HRE-050DSSplit system5.6 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,067 kWh/yr4$341
Carrier Carrier AmbiSplit system5.6 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,067 kWh/yr4$341
Midea MFEF50VA-W/MFEF50VA-NSplit system5.6 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,067 kWh/yr4$341
Hisense HAW*18KRSplit system5.8 kW heating5.1 kW cooling1,069 kWh/yr4.5$342
Hisense HAWH18KRSplit system5.8 kW heating5.1 kW cooling1,069 kWh/yr4.5$342
Hisense HAWU18KRSplit system5.8 kW heating5.1 kW cooling1,069 kWh/yr4.5$342
Hitachi RAC-VJ50PHAT/RAK-VJ50PHATSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,070 kWh/yr5$342
Fujitsu AOTG18KMTC/ASTG18KMTCSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,074 kWh/yr4.5$344
Carrier 38QRG050N8/42QRG050N8Split system5.3 kW heating5 kW cooling1,076 kWh/yr4$344
Carrier 38QHG050N8/42QHG050N8-1Split system5.3 kW heating5 kW cooling1,076 kWh/yr4$344
Carrier 38QAG050N8/42QAG050N8Split system5.3 kW heating5 kW cooling1,076 kWh/yr4$344
Gree GWH18AVEXF-K6DNA1A/O / GWH18AVEXF-K6DNA1A/ISplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,077 kWh/yr4$345
Daikin RXV50UVMA / FTXV50UVMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,081 kWh/yr4$346
Haier 1U50WAFFRA / AS50QDFHRASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,088 kWh/yr4$348
Samsung Electronics AR40H18C1AMX / AR40H18C1AMNSplit system5.5 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,094 kWh/yr4$350
Haneco KFR-50GW/BPSH / KFR-50GW/BPSHSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,096 kWh/yr4.5$351
Samsung Electronics AR18AXHQAWKXSA/AR18AXHQAWKNSASplit system6 kW heating5.1 kW cooling1,097 kWh/yr4$351
LG AH18S2U / AH18S2NSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,101 kWh/yr4.5$352
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP50VG2/MSZ-AP50VG2 SeriesSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,114 kWh/yr4$356
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP50VG2/MSZ-AP50VGD2Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,114 kWh/yr4$356
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP50VGD2/MSZ-AP50VGDSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,114 kWh/yr4$356
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP50VG2/MSZ-AP50VGKD2Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,114 kWh/yr4$356
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP50VGD2/MSZ-AP50VGKD2Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,114 kWh/yr4$356
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP50VGD2/MSZ-AP50VGD2Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,114 kWh/yr4$356
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP50VG2/MSZ-AP50VGDSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,114 kWh/yr4$356
LG WH18SLU-19 / WH18SLN-19Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,116 kWh/yr4.5$357
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP50VG/MSZ-AP50VGKDSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,116 kWh/yr4$357
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP50VG/MSZ-AP50VG SeriesSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,116 kWh/yr4$357
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP50VGD/MSZ-AP50VGKDSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,116 kWh/yr4$357
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP50VG/MSZ-AP50VGD2Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,116 kWh/yr4$357
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP50VG/MSZ-AP50VGDSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,116 kWh/yr4$357
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP50VGD/MSZ-AP50VGDSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,116 kWh/yr4$357
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP50VGD/MSZ-AP50VGD2Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,116 kWh/yr4$357
Panasonic CU-3Z54DBRFixed7 kW heating5.4 kW cooling1,181 kWh/yr4.5$378
Hisense HAWV18KRSplit system6.4 kW heating5 kW cooling1,207 kWh/yr4$386
Panasonic CU-3Z54VBRFixed7 kW heating5.4 kW cooling1,226 kWh/yr4$392
5kW Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs