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Cooling only window / wall air conditioner
Domain WAM-17B Air Conditioner
Domain WAM-17B is a 1.7 kW cooling only window / wall air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC8326).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1.5
- Annual electricity use
- 214 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $68 / year
- $6 / month · $685 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 1.7 kW cooling
About the same electricity as the median of 21 comparable 2 kW cooling only window / wall registrations (214 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 29% of them.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 99% (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.
Domain WAM-17B running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 142 | $45 | $454 |
| Mixed zone | 214 | $68 | $685 |
| Hot zone | 624 | $200 | $1,997 |
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 1.7 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gree GJC05AI-K6NMNB3A1.6 kW cooling198 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $63 | |
| Kelvinator WH161.6 kW cooling198 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $63 | |
| Westinghouse WWH16CWA1.6 kW cooling198 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $63 | |
| TECO TWW16CFDG1.6 kW cooling198 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $63 | |
| Gree GJC05AI-K6NMNR1A1.6 kW cooling198 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $63 |
Air conditioners similar to the Domain WAM-17B
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonaire CRC60000171.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Euromatic EUR-5000WAC11.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Dimplex DCB05C1.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Kogan KAWDACC17TC1.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Heller HWA171.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Hyundai HYWINAC17TB1.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Hyundai HYWINAC17TA1.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Kogan KAWDACC17TA1.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 |
Compare WAM-17B with another model
Domain WAM-17B specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Window / wall
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 1.70 kW
- Cooling power input
- 0.52 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.31
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 3.24
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 1.6 W
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 56.7 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 64.6 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- No
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Domain WAM-17B 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 | – | – | 311 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 142 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 389 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 214 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 847 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 2.0 | – | 624 | – |
Part-load test points (3 values)
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 460 W
- c__low_temp_have_full_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1850 W
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8326
- GEMS registration id
- 163002
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 2 July 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia
- 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 5
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. How the derived figures are calculated.