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Reverse cycle portable air conditioner
Excelair EPA58041RWB Air Conditioner
Excelair EPA58041RWB is a 4.1 kW reverse cycle portable air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC8397).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 3,029 kWh
- 1,325 cooling + 1,704 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $969 / year
- $81 / month · $9,693 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 4.1 kW cooling
- 3.3 kW heating
19% more electricity than the median of 22 comparable 3.5 kW reverse cycle portable registrations (2,538 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 0% of them.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 35% (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.
Excelair EPA58041RWB running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 4,370 | $1,398 | $13,984 |
| Mixed zone | 3,029 | $969 | $9,693 |
| Hot zone | 3,910 | $1,251 | $12,512 |
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 4.1 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai HY13KSPACPD2.8 kW heating3.8 kW cooling2,673 kWh/yr | 0 | $855 | |
| Hyundai HY13KSPACP*2.8 kW heating3.8 kW cooling2,673 kWh/yr | 0 | $855 | |
| Ausclimate Ausclimate 14K PAC2.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling2,837 kWh/yr | 0 | $908 | |
| Ausclimate ACPAC2402.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling2,837 kWh/yr | 0 | $908 | |
| Goldair GPPAC4103.2 kW heating4.1 kW cooling2,854 kWh/yr | 0 | $913 |
Air conditioners similar to the Excelair EPA58041RWB
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfordson PAC-14-H3.3 kW heating4.1 kW cooling2,988 kWh/yr | 0 | $956 | |
| Alfordson A-PAC-14-CLT-H3.3 kW heating4.1 kW cooling2,988 kWh/yr | 0 | $956 | |
| Goldair 4.1kW Hot & Cold Portable Air Conditioner3.2 kW heating4.1 kW cooling2,854 kWh/yr | 0 | $913 | |
| Goldair PAC13493.2 kW heating4.1 kW cooling2,854 kWh/yr | 0 | $913 | |
| Bonaire PRC60001413.1 kW heating4 kW cooling2,874 kWh/yr | 0 | $920 | |
| Ausclimate Ausclimate 14K PAC2.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling2,837 kWh/yr | 0 | $908 | |
| Ausclimate PAC11312.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling2,837 kWh/yr | 0 | $908 | |
| TECO TPO42HVWAH3.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling2,983 kWh/yr | 0 | $955 |
Compare EPA58041RWB with another model
Excelair EPA58041RWB specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 4.10 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.58 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 3.30 kW
- Heating power input
- 1.32 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.61
- COP, full load (tested)
- 2.50
- Rated AEER
- 2.60
- Rated ACOP
- 2.50
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 62.9 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- –
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Excelair EPA58041RWB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 859 | 3,511 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,325 | 1,704 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,544 | 366 |
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8397
- GEMS registration id
- 163442
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 13 August 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [Unitary Single-Duct] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.5:2015
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 4
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.