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Cooling only fixed air conditioner
Daikin 4MKM68R1VMA Air Conditioner
Daikin 4MKM68R1VMA is a 6.8 kW cooling only fixed air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC6608).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 3.5
- Annual electricity use
- 519 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $166 / year
- $14 / month · $1,661 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 6.8 kW cooling
Only 3 comparable registrations in this cohort, so no percentile is shown.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 93% (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.
Daikin 4MKM68R1VMA running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 329 | $105 | $1,053 |
| Mixed zone | 519 | $166 | $1,661 |
| Hot zone | 1,488 | $476 | $4,762 |
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 Daikin 4MKM68R1VMA
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No comparable registrations from other brands.
Other Daikin models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daikin 4MKM68R2VMA6.8 kW cooling519 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $166 | |
| Daikin 4MKM68RVMA6.8 kW cooling515 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $165 |
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Daikin 4MKM68R1VMA specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Fixed
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 6.80 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.67 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 4.52
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 4.01
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 7.7 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- 59 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- Yes
- Country of manufacture
- Thailand
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Daikin 4MKM68R1VMA 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 | – | – | 692 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 4.0 | – | 329 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 878 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 3.5 | – | 519 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,971 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 4.0 | – | 1,488 | – |
Part-load test points (9 values)
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 530 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 1526.38 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 484.42 W
- c__low_temp_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 3400 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- No
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 7323.599999999999 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 3661.7999999999997 W
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC6608
- GEMS registration id
- 146118
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 11 April 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, 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 19
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: daikin.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.