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Cooling only packaged air conditioner
APAC P046AHC3SA Air Conditioner
APAC P046AHC3SA is a 46 kW cooling only ducted packaged air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC8408).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1
- Annual electricity use
- 6,521 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $2,087 / year
- $174 / month · $20,867 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 46 kW cooling
6% less electricity than the median of 5 comparable 50 kW cooling only ducted packaged registrations (6,920 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 60% of them.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 13% (this compares very different sizes, so the cohort figure above is the useful one).
Annual kWh is the government label figure for a residential user in the mixed zone (Richmond NSW climate: Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth). Mixed climate zone shown by default (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth); switch to cold or hot. Cost = kWh × 32c/kWh in AUD; change the price above to your tariff.
APAC P046AHC3SA running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 4,336 | $1,388 | $13,875 |
| Mixed zone | 6,521 | $2,087 | $20,867 |
| Hot zone | 19,040 | $6,093 | $60,928 |
At 32c/kWh. Formula: cost = annual kWh × price. The kWh figure is the label’s residential estimate for that zone; commercial-profile figures are in the specifications.
Air conditioners that use less electricity
Same configuration and type, cooling capacity within 12% of 46 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| APAC P042AHC3SA42 kW cooling5,490 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,757 | |
| APAC P042AHC3SA-L42 kW cooling5,490 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,757 | |
| Diamond RT04848 kW cooling6,049 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,936 |
Air conditioners similar to the APAC P046AHC3SA
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond RT04848 kW cooling6,049 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,936 |
Other APAC models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| APAC P042AHC3SA42 kW cooling5,490 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,757 | |
| APAC P042AHC3SA-L42 kW cooling5,490 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,757 |
Compare P046AHC3SA with another model
APAC P046AHC3SA specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Packaged
- Air distribution
- Ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 46.00 kW
- Cooling power input
- 15.10 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.97
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 3.01
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 60.0 W
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R410A
- Power supply
- Three phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- No
- Country of manufacture
- Australia, Malaysia
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
APAC P046AHC3SA zoned energy rating figures
As published for each climate zone. Residential figures drive the star ratings; commercial figures assume a commercial usage pattern.
| Zone | Profile | Cooling stars | Heating stars | Cooling kWh | Heating kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldcommercial | commercial | – | – | 9,939 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.0 | – | 4,336 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 12,205 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.0 | – | 6,521 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 26,202 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 19,040 | – |
Part-load test points (3 values)
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 13800 W
- c__low_temp_have_full_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 49000 W
Other model numbers on registration AAC8408
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8408
- GEMS registration id
- 164164
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 25 August 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- P046AHC3SA
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Non Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- Simulation
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 7
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: rinnai.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.