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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
Daikin RKM50WVMA / FTKM50WVMASplit system5 kW cooling319 kWh/yr5$102
Daikin RKM50W2VMA / FTKM50W2VMASplit system5 kW cooling323 kWh/yr4.5$103
Daikin RKM50QVMA / FTKM50QVMASplit system5 kW cooling325 kWh/yr4.5$104
Daikin RKM50Q2VMA / FTKM50Q2VMASplit system5 kW cooling327 kWh/yr4.5$105
Daikin RKM46WVMA / FTKM46WVMASplit system4.6 kW cooling337 kWh/yr4$108
Hitachi RAC-DJ50PCAT/RAK-DJ50PCATSplit system5 kW cooling340 kWh/yr4.5$109
Daikin RKM46W2VMA / FTKM46W2VMASplit system4.6 kW cooling341 kWh/yr4$109
Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW50VFD/MSY-GW50VFDSplit system4.9 kW cooling363 kWh/yr4$116
Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW50VFD2/MSY-GW50VFDSplit system4.9 kW cooling363 kWh/yr4$116
Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW50VFD2/MSY-GW50VFD2 SeriesSplit system4.9 kW cooling363 kWh/yr4$116
Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW50VFD/MSY-GW50VFD2Split system4.9 kW cooling363 kWh/yr4$116
Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW50VFD2/MSY-GW50VFD2Split system4.9 kW cooling363 kWh/yr4$116
Rinnai HONCJ52B1 / HINCJ52B1Split system5.2 kW cooling368 kWh/yr4$118
Daikin 3MKM52RVMAFixed5.2 kW cooling379 kWh/yr4$121
Toshiba RAS-18E2ACVG-A/RAS-18E2KCVG-ASplit system5.3 kW cooling393 kWh/yr4$126
Daikin RXM46AVMA / FTXM46AVMASplit system4.7 kW heating4.6 kW cooling839 kWh/yr4$268
Daikin RXM46WVMA / FTXM46WVMASplit system4.7 kW heating4.6 kW cooling847 kWh/yr4$271
Daikin RXM46W2VMA / FTXM46W2VMASplit system4.7 kW heating4.6 kW cooling854 kWh/yr4$273
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM45ZS-WMulti-split / VRF5.3 kW heating4.5 kW cooling897 kWh/yr4$287
Daikin RXM50AVMA / FTXM50AVMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling937 kWh/yr5$300
Daikin RXM50WVMA / FTXM50WVMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling942 kWh/yr5$301
Actron Air WRC-050CS / WRE-050CSSplit system5 kW heating5 kW cooling942 kWh/yr4.5$301
Panasonic CU-HZ50DKR / CS-HZ50DKRSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling949 kWh/yr5$304
Daikin RXM50W2VMA / FTXM50W2VMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling949 kWh/yr4.5$304
Gree GWH15AGDXD-K6DNA1A/O / GWH15AGDXD-K6DNA1A/ISplit system4.7 kW heating4.6 kW cooling949 kWh/yr4$304
Rinnai HONRJX50/HINRJX50Split system5.2 kW heating5.2 kW cooling983 kWh/yr4.5$315
Aux ASW-H52A4/CAR3DISplit system5.2 kW heating5.2 kW cooling983 kWh/yr4.5$315
Haier 1U50PFHRA / AS50PFHRASplit system5.3 kW heating5 kW cooling990 kWh/yr4$317
Midea MFEZ50VA-W/MFEZ50VA-NSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling997 kWh/yr5$319
Rinnai HONRPX50/HINRPX50MSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling997 kWh/yr5$319
Gree GWH18QEXF-K6DNC8A/O / GWH18QEXF-K6DNC8A/ISplit system5.6 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,000 kWh/yr4.5$320
Gree GWH18QEXF-K6DNC8A/O / GWH18QEXF-K6DNA1A/ISplit system5.6 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,000 kWh/yr4.5$320
Gree GWH18QEXF-K6DNC8A/O / GWH18QEXF-K6DN**A/ISplit system5.6 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,000 kWh/yr4.5$320
Midea MFCA50VA-W/MFCA50VA-NSplit system5.2 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,002 kWh/yr4$321
Westinghouse WSD51HWC-E / WSD51HWC-ISplit system6 kW heating5.1 kW cooling1,005 kWh/yr5$322
Panasonic CU-HZ50YKR / CS-HZ50YKRSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,008 kWh/yr4.5$323
Panasonic CU-Z50DKR-1 / CS-Z50DKRW-1Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,008 kWh/yr4.5$323
Midea MFEP51VA-W/MFEP51VA-NSplit system5.3 kW heating5 kW cooling1,008 kWh/yr4$323
Midea MFEP50VB-W/MFEP50VB-NSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,010 kWh/yr5$323
Actron Air WRC-050DS / WRE-050DSSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,010 kWh/yr5$323
Emerald Energy ACSS50Split system5.3 kW heating5 kW cooling1,012 kWh/yr4$324
Hisense HAWG18KRSplit system5.3 kW heating5 kW cooling1,012 kWh/yr4$324
Daikin RXV50AVMA / FTXV50AVMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,014 kWh/yr4.5$324
Midea MFEP50VA-W/MFEP50VA-NSplit system5.3 kW heating5 kW cooling1,015 kWh/yr4$325
Toshiba RAS-2M18B2AVG-AFixed5.6 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,016 kWh/yr4$325
Rinnai HONRT50B / HINRT50BSplit system5.2 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,018 kWh/yr4$326
Rinnai HONRJ50B / HINRJ50BSplit system5.2 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,018 kWh/yr4$326
Daikin RXV50WVMA / FTXV50WVMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,021 kWh/yr4.5$327
TCL TAC-VX18HSV/UDSplit system5.3 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,022 kWh/yr4$327
Maxa LZL52 ODU / LZL52 IDUSplit system5.3 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,022 kWh/yr4$327
5kW Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs