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Cooling only split system air conditioner, wall hung
Daikin RKM50QVMA / FTKM50QVMA Air Conditioner
Daikin RKM50QVMA / FTKM50QVMA is a 5 kW cooling only split system air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC9551).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 4.5
- Annual electricity use
- 325 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $104 / year
- $9 / month · $1,040 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 5 kW cooling
16% less electricity than the median of 25 comparable 5 kW cooling only split system registrations (388 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 88% of them.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 98% (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 RKM50QVMA running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 202 | $65 | $646 |
| Mixed zone | 325 | $104 | $1,040 |
| Hot zone | 945 | $302 | $3,024 |
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 RKM50QVMA
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panasonic CU-U50WKR / CS-U50WKR5 kW cooling388 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $124 | |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC18YSA-W/SRK18YSA-WF15 kW cooling427 kWh/yr | 3 | $137 | |
| Panasonic CU-U50*KR / CS-U50*KR5 kW cooling388 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $124 | |
| Hitachi RAC-DJ50PCAT/RAK-DJ50PCAT5 kW cooling340 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $109 | |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC18YTA-W/SRK18YTA-WF5 kW cooling397 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $127 | |
| Haier 1U50KAMCRA / AS50TDMCRA5 kW cooling499 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $160 | |
| Fujitsu AOTH18CNTA/ASTH18CNTA5 kW cooling410 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $131 |
Other Daikin models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daikin RKM50WVMA / FTKM50WVMA5 kW cooling319 kWh/yr | 5 | $102 |
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Daikin RKM50QVMA specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Split system
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- Wall hung
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 5.00 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.14 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 4.37
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 4.36
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 1.8 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 61 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 59 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- Yes (requires additional part)
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- 990 × 295 × 263 mm
- 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 RKM50QVMA 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 | – | – | 368 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 5.0 | – | 202 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 507 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 4.5 | – | 325 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,190 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 5.0 | – | 945 | – |
Part-load test points (7 values)
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 410 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 320 W
- c__low_temp_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 2500 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 2690 W
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC9551
- GEMS registration id
- 173926
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 6 November 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Non Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.1:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 9
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.