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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
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VGD/MSZ-LN50VG3VSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,171 kWh/yr3.5$375
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VGD/MSZ-LN50VGDVSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,171 kWh/yr3.5$375
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VG3/MSZ-LN50VG3RSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,171 kWh/yr3.5$375
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VG3/MSZ-LN50VG3BSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,171 kWh/yr3.5$375
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VG3/MSZ-LN50VG3VSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,171 kWh/yr3.5$375
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VGD/MSZ-LN50VG3RSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,171 kWh/yr3.5$375
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VG3/MSZ-LN50VGDBSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,171 kWh/yr3.5$375
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN50VGD/MSZ-LN50VGD SeriesSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,171 kWh/yr3.5$375
Daikin RXS45R2V1A / FVXS45R2V1ASplit system5.6 kW heating4.5 kW cooling1,178 kWh/yr2.5$377
Hitachi RAC-XJ50FHAE/RAF-XJ50RHAESplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,179 kWh/yr3.5$377
Panasonic CU-3Z54DBRFixed7 kW heating5.4 kW cooling1,181 kWh/yr4.5$378
Toshiba RAV-GP561ATP-A/RAV-GM561DTP-ASplit system, ducted5.6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,182 kWh/yr2.5$378
Panasonic CU-QZ50BKR/CS-QZ50BKRSplit system5.4 kW heating5 kW cooling1,184 kWh/yr3$379
Toshiba RAV-GP561ATP-A1/RAV-GM561BTP-ASplit system, ducted5.6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,194 kWh/yr2.5$382
Braemar NCHV53D12Fixed5.3 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,194 kWh/yr2.5$382
Mitsubishi Electric MXZ-3F54VGDFixed7 kW heating5.4 kW cooling1,195 kWh/yr3.5$382
Panasonic CU-*Z50DKR / CS-*Z50DKRWSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,199 kWh/yr3.5$384
Panasonic CU-RZ50DKR / CS-RZ50DKRWSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,199 kWh/yr3.5$384
Daikin RXJ50T2VMA / FTXJ50T2VMAWSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,199 kWh/yr3$384
Daikin RXJ50T2VMA / FTXJ50T2VMA*Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,199 kWh/yr3$384
Gree GWH18ATDXD-K6DNA1C/O / GWH18ATDXD-K6DNA4C/ISplit system5.8 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,199 kWh/yr3$384
Daikin RXJ50T2VMA / FTXJ50T2VMAKSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,199 kWh/yr3$384
Gree GWH18ATDXD-K6DNA1C/O / GWH18ATDXD-K6DNA2C/ISplit system5.8 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,199 kWh/yr3$384
Tosot TWH18ATDXD-K6DNA1C/O / TWH18ATDXD-K6DNA3C/ISplit system5.8 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,199 kWh/yr3$384
Gree GWH18ATDXD-K6DNA1C/O / GWH18ATDXD-K6DNA3C/ISplit system5.8 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,199 kWh/yr3$384
Kinghome KWH52ATBXB-K6DNA2/O / KWH52ATBXB-K6DNA2/ISplit system5.8 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,199 kWh/yr3$384
Gree GWH18ATDXD-K6DNA1C/O / GWH18AWDXD-K6DNA1C/ISplit system5.8 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,199 kWh/yr3$384
Gree GWH18ATDXD-K6DNA1C/O / GWH18ATDXD-K6DNA1C/ISplit system5.8 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,199 kWh/yr3$384
Daikin RXJ50TVMA / FTXJ50TVMAWSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,205 kWh/yr3$386
Daikin RXJ50TVMA / FTXJ50TVMAKSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,205 kWh/yr3$386
Daikin RXJ50TVMA / FTXJ50TVMA*Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,205 kWh/yr3$386
Hisense HAWV18KRSplit system6.4 kW heating5 kW cooling1,207 kWh/yr4$386
Carrier 38QSM053D8S/42QSM053D8SSplit system, ducted5.7 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,208 kWh/yr3.5$387
Braemar ACHV50D1S/ASHV50D1SSplit system5.8 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,210 kWh/yr3$387
Braemar KSHV52D1S/KCHV52D1SSplit system5.8 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,214 kWh/yr3$388
Panasonic CU-Z50XKR / CS-Z50XKRWSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,215 kWh/yr3.5$389
Panasonic CU-Z50AKR / CS-Z50AKRWSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,215 kWh/yr3.5$389
Panasonic CU-RZ50AKR / CS-RZ50AKRWSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,215 kWh/yr3.5$389
Panasonic CU-RZ50XKR / CS-RZ50XKRWSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,215 kWh/yr3.5$389
Panasonic CU-*Z50*KR / CS-*Z50*KRWSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,215 kWh/yr3.5$389
Hitachi PAS-2.0UFASNQ1 / PPIM-2.0UFA1NQSplit system, ducted6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,217 kWh/yr3$389
Hisense HAWK50KRSplit system5.4 kW heating5.4 kW cooling1,217 kWh/yr2.5$389
Fujitsu AOTH18KBTA/ABTH18KRTASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,219 kWh/yr3$390
Toshiba RAS-18U2AVSG-NZ1/RAS-18U2FVG-NZ1Split system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling1,220 kWh/yr3$390
Toshiba RAV-GP561ATP-A/RAV-GM561BTP-ASplit system, ducted5.6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,220 kWh/yr2.5$390
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC18ZTLA-WJ / DXK18ZTLA-WFJSplit system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling1,224 kWh/yr3$392
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC50ZTLA-W / SRK50ZTLA-WFSplit system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling1,225 kWh/yr3$392
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC18ZTLA-W / DXK18ZTLA-WFSplit system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling1,225 kWh/yr3$392
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC18ZTLA-W / DXK18ZTLA-WSplit system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling1,225 kWh/yr3$392
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC50ZTLA-W / SRK50ZTLA-WSplit system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling1,225 kWh/yr3$392
5kW Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs