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Reverse cycle fixed air conditioner
Carrier 38QUM170D8S5 Air Conditioner
Carrier 38QUM170D8S5 is a 17 kW reverse cycle fixed air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC8627).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 3
- Heating: 2.5
- Annual electricity use
- 3,928 kWh
- 1,422 cooling + 2,506 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $1,257 / year
- $105 / month · $12,570 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 17 kW cooling
- 19.2 kW heating
Only 2 comparable registrations in this cohort, so no percentile is shown.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 24% (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.
Carrier 38QUM170D8S5 running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 7,774 | $2,488 | $24,877 |
| Mixed zone | 3,928 | $1,257 | $12,570 |
| Hot zone | 4,469 | $1,430 | $14,301 |
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 similar to the Carrier 38QUM170D8S5
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rinnai MON6H18B20.6 kW heating17.5 kW cooling4,041 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $1,293 | |
| Rinnai MON6H19B1TA21.5 kW heating19 kW cooling4,127 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $1,321 |
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Carrier 38QUM170D8S5 specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Fixed
- Air distribution
- Ducted or non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 17.00 kW
- Cooling power input
- 5.00 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 19.20 kW
- Heating power input
- 5.20 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.63
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.89
- Rated AEER
- 3.35
- Rated ACOP
- 3.64
- Standby power (PIA)
- 22.1 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- 71 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- Yes
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Carrier 38QUM170D8S5 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 | – | – | 1,570 | 2,109 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 3.5 | 2.0 | 899 | 6,875 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 2,124 | 1,077 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1,422 | 2,506 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 5,182 | 242 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4,096 | 373 |
Part-load test points (23 values)
- c__t1_min_cap_power_rated
- 850 W
- h__h1_min_cap_power_rated
- 955 W
- h__h2_ext_cap_power_rated
- 6600 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 1700 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- h__h1_half_cap_power_rated
- 1900 W
- h__h1_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- h__h3_have_ext_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h1_min_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 5050 W
- h__h2_ext_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 17400 W
- h__h1_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 9640 W
- h__h2_is_capable_extended_load
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_power_rated
- 685 W
- c__t1_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 4700 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 1345 W
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 8700 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 5300 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 8900 W
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8627
- GEMS registration id
- 167603
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 3 March 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.4:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 20
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: midea.com.cn. How the derived figures are calculated.