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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 (11)

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5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Daikin RKM50WVMA / FTKM50WVMASplit system5 kW cooling319 kWh/yr5$102
Daikin RXM50AVMA / FTXM50AVMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling937 kWh/yr5$300
Daikin RXM50WVMA / FTXM50WVMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling942 kWh/yr5$301
Panasonic CU-HZ50DKR / CS-HZ50DKRSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling949 kWh/yr5$304
Midea MFEZ50VA-W/MFEZ50VA-NSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling997 kWh/yr5$319
Rinnai HONRPX50/HINRPX50MSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling997 kWh/yr5$319
Westinghouse WSD51HWC-E / WSD51HWC-ISplit system6 kW heating5.1 kW cooling1,005 kWh/yr5$322
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
Haier 1U50WAEFRA / AS50QDEHRASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,067 kWh/yr5$341
Hitachi RAC-VJ50PHAT/RAK-VJ50PHATSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,070 kWh/yr5$342
5kW Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs