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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 (444)

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5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Gree GWH18AGDXE-K6DNA1B/O / GWH18AGDXE-K6DNA1B/ISplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,118 kWh/yr3.5$358
Hitachi RAC-P50YHAB/RAS-P50YHABSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,118 kWh/yr3.5$358
Daikin RXF50AVMA / FTXF50AVMASplit system5.2 kW heating5 kW cooling1,118 kWh/yr3$358
Gree GWH18AADXE-K6DNA1A/O / GWH18AADXE-K6DNA1A/ISplit system5.6 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,122 kWh/yr3.5$359
Hitachi RAC-S50YHAB/RAS-S50YHABSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,122 kWh/yr3.5$359
Gree GUD50W1/NhC-S / GUD50PHS1/C-SSplit system, ducted5.8 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,122 kWh/yr3.5$359
Gree GWH18AADXE-K6DNA1A/O / GWH18AADXE-K6DN**A/ISplit system5.6 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,122 kWh/yr3.5$359
Gree GWH18AADXE-K6DNA1A/O / GWH18AADXE-K6DNA4A/ISplit system5.6 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,122 kWh/yr3.5$359
Samsung Electronics AJ050HCJ2KGFixed5.6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,122 kWh/yr3$359
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC50ZSXA-W/SRR50ZS-WSplit system5.4 kW heating5 kW cooling1,122 kWh/yr3$359
Toshiba RAV-GM561ATP-A1/RAV-GM561DTP-A1Split system, ducted5.3 kW heating5 kW cooling1,127 kWh/yr3$361
Panasonic CU-2Z52DBRFixed6.1 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,131 kWh/yr3.5$362
Gree GWH18AGDXE-K6DNA1A/O / GWH18AGDXE-K6DNA2A/ISplit system6 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,137 kWh/yr3.5$364
Gree GWH18AGDXE-K6DNA1A/O / GWH18AGDXE-K6DNA1A/ISplit system6 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,137 kWh/yr3.5$364
Daikin RXF50WVMA / FTXF50WVMASplit system5.2 kW heating5 kW cooling1,143 kWh/yr3$366
Daikin RXF50W1VMA / FTXF50W1VMASplit system5.2 kW heating5 kW cooling1,145 kWh/yr3$366
Daikin RXF50W2VMA / FTXF50W2VMASplit system5.2 kW heating5 kW cooling1,145 kWh/yr3$366
Hisense AMW2-52U4RJCMulti-split / VRF6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,145 kWh/yr3$366
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC18ZSA-W/DXK18ZSA-WF1Split system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling1,151 kWh/yr3$368
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC50ZSA-W/SRK50ZSA-WF1Split system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling1,151 kWh/yr3$368
Kinghome KWHD(18)NK6POMulti-split / VRF5.6 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,151 kWh/yr3$368
Braemar NCHV05D12BFixed5.6 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,151 kWh/yr3$368
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK50/DXK18ZSA-WF1Split system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling1,151 kWh/yr3$368
Haier 1U53WADFRA / AS53PDDHRASplit system5.5 kW heating5 kW cooling1,153 kWh/yr3$369
Mitsubishi Electric MXZ-2F52VGDFixed6.1 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,155 kWh/yr3$370
Panasonic CU-2Z52VBRFixed6.1 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,157 kWh/yr3$370
Mitsubishi Electric MXZ-2F52VFFixed6.1 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,157 kWh/yr3$370
Daikin RZAC50EVM / FFA50AVMSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,158 kWh/yr3.5$371
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC18ZSA-W / DXK18ZSA-WSplit system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling1,162 kWh/yr3$372
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK/DXK_50/18ZSA-WSplit system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling1,162 kWh/yr3$372
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC50ZSA-W / SRK50ZSA-WSplit system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling1,162 kWh/yr3$372
Daikin RZAC50E2VM / FFA50BVMSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,163 kWh/yr3.5$372
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VGHZ2/MSZ-LN50VG3RSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,165 kWh/yr3$373
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VGHZ2/MSZ-LN50VGDRSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,165 kWh/yr3$373
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VGHZ2/MSZ-LN50VG3BSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,165 kWh/yr3$373
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VGHZ2/MSZ-LN50VGDBSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,165 kWh/yr3$373
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VGHZ2/MSZ-LN50VG3VSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,165 kWh/yr3$373
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VGHZ2/MSZ-LN50VGDVSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,165 kWh/yr3$373
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VGHZ2/MSZ-LN50VGD SeriesSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,165 kWh/yr3$373
Haier 1U50WA1FRA / AF50DBAHRASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,167 kWh/yr3.5$373
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK50/DXK18ZSA-WFSplit system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling1,168 kWh/yr3$374
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC18ZSA-W/DXK18ZSA-WFSplit system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling1,168 kWh/yr3$374
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC50ZSA-W/SRK50ZSA-WFSplit system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling1,168 kWh/yr3$374
TECO TWS-TSO52H3DVJTSplit system5.2 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,170 kWh/yr3$374
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VGD/MSZ-LN50VGDBSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,171 kWh/yr3.5$375
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VGD/MSZ-LN50VGDRSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,171 kWh/yr3.5$375
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VG3/MSZ-LN50VG3 SeriesSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,171 kWh/yr3.5$375
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VGD/MSZ-LN50VG3BSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,171 kWh/yr3.5$375
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VG3/MSZ-LN50VGDVSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,171 kWh/yr3.5$375
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VG3/MSZ-LN50VGDRSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,171 kWh/yr3.5$375
5kW Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs