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Ducted Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs

1,150 currently registered ducted air conditioners (ducted), 1,852 model numbers, compared by the label’s annual electricity use and star rating.

Registered models
1,150
1,852 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
3,630 kWh
cold 6,425 · hot 4,414
Median estimated running cost
$1,162 / year
middle half: $782 to $1,825
Median cooling star rating
2.5
range 0.0 to 5.0

Mixed climate zone, residential profile, one entry per registration. Lowest annual use in the set: 618 kWh; highest: 66,529 kWh.

Star rating distribution

Cooling star ratings, ducted air conditioners (1,150 registrations, cooling stars, mixed zone). Click a bar to list models with at least that rating.

Lowest annual electricity use

Reverse cycle

  1. Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-M25VAD-A/SEZ-M25DAL3 618 kWh, 2.5 stars, 2.5 kW
  2. Fujitsu AOTH09KBTA/ARTH09KLLAP 640 kWh, 3 stars, 2.5 kW
  3. Fujitsu AOTH09KBTA/ARTH09KSLAP 664 kWh, 2.5 stars, 2.5 kW
  4. Panasonic CU-Z25UBRA / CS-Z25UD3RAW 666 kWh, 2.5 stars, 2.6 kW
  5. Fujitsu AOTG09LBCB/ARTG09LLLB 711 kWh, 2 stars, 2.6 kW
  6. Fujitsu AOTG09LBCA/ARTG09LLLB 711 kWh, 2 stars, 2.6 kW

Cooling only

  1. Bonaire CRC6940012/CRC6940112 1,017 kWh, 3 stars, 12 kW
  2. Bonaire CRC6940014/CRC6940114 1,192 kWh, 3 stars, 14 kW
  3. Diamond SD010 1,211 kWh, 1.5 stars, 10 kW
  4. Lennox TSA036S4N42T/CH33-36B-2F-3 1,324 kWh, 1.5 stars, 10.26 kW

All ducted air conditioners (123)

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ducted air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Midea UCMI140OC/DUCMI140IHCSplit system, ducted16.8 kW heating14 kW cooling3,281 kWh/yr3.5$1,050
AirSmart IES-700Split system, ducted15.8 kW heating17 kW cooling3,358 kWh/yr3.5$1,075
AirSmart IES-700-ACSplit system, ducted15.8 kW heating17 kW cooling3,358 kWh/yr3.5$1,075
AirSmart IES-***Split system, ducted15.8 kW heating17 kW cooling3,358 kWh/yr3.5$1,075
Actron Air LRC-170CS / LRE-170CSSplit system, ducted17.6 kW heating16.6 kW cooling3,556 kWh/yr3.5$1,138
Rinnai DONSR17Z72Split system, ducted17.5 kW heating17 kW cooling3,627 kWh/yr4$1,161
Rinnai DONSR17Z72/DINLR17Z72Split system, ducted17.5 kW heating17 kW cooling3,627 kWh/yr4$1,161
Rinnai DONSGHW18Z2/DINLR17Z72Split system, ducted17.5 kW heating17 kW cooling3,627 kWh/yr4$1,161
Kaden KDI60 / KDI60Split system, ducted18 kW heating17 kW cooling3,663 kWh/yr3.5$1,172
Actron Air LRC-170DS / LRE-170DSSplit system, ducted18 kW heating17 kW cooling3,676 kWh/yr3.5$1,176
Midea UCMI170OC/DUCMI170IHCSplit system, ducted18 kW heating17 kW cooling3,676 kWh/yr3.5$1,176
Rinnai DONSR18B1TA/DINLR18B1SASplit system, ducted18 kW heating17 kW cooling3,676 kWh/yr3.5$1,176
Carrier 38QSV170N8/42QSV170N8SSplit system, ducted18 kW heating17 kW cooling3,676 kWh/yr3.5$1,176
Kaden KDI-17.0Split system, ducted18 kW heating17 kW cooling3,676 kWh/yr3.5$1,176
Mdv C-UV-170N8-QC3W / CDV-170HFN8-QC3WSplit system, ducted17.5 kW heating17 kW cooling3,707 kWh/yr3.5$1,186
Rinnai DONSR14Z72/ DINLR14Z72Split system, ducted17 kW heating14.5 kW cooling3,769 kWh/yr4$1,206
iCongo AU-V190W/N4-G01Multi-split / VRF, ducted23.3 kW heating19 kW cooling3,854 kWh/yr4$1,233
iCongo AU-V215W/N4-G01Multi-split / VRF, ducted26.1 kW heating21.5 kW cooling4,147 kWh/yr4$1,327
Midea MDV-V250WN1D(AU)-AMulti-split / VRF, ducted25 kW heating20 kW cooling4,448 kWh/yr3.5$1,423
Midea MDV-V250WN1D(AU)-RMulti-split / VRF, ducted25 kW heating20 kW cooling4,448 kWh/yr3.5$1,423
Panasonic U-18ME2R8E / S-22MF2E5A / S-90MF2E5A / S-106MF2E5AMulti-split / VRF, ducted56 kW heating50 kW cooling11,792 kWh/yr3.5$3,773
Panasonic U-18ME2R8 / S-22MF2E5A / S-90MF2E5A / S-106MF2E5AMulti-split / VRF, ducted56 kW heating50 kW cooling11,792 kWh/yr3.5$3,773
Panasonic U-18ME2R8Multi-split / VRF, ducted56 kW heating50 kW cooling11,792 kWh/yr3.5$3,773
Ducted Air conditioners: Energy Ratings & Running Costs