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Reverse cycle portable air conditioner
Goldair GCPAC220 Air Conditioner
Goldair GCPAC220 is a 2.6 kW reverse cycle portable air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC6769).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 1,894 kWh
- 848 cooling + 1,046 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $606 / year
- $51 / month · $6,061 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.6 kW cooling
- 2 kW heating
About the same electricity as the median of 6 comparable 2.5 kW reverse cycle portable registrations (1,894 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 33% of them.
Across all 3,681 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 52% (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.
Goldair GCPAC220 running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 2,705 | $866 | $8,656 |
| Mixed zone | 1,894 | $606 | $6,061 |
| Hot zone | 2,493 | $798 | $7,978 |
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 2.6 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/M*2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,791 kWh/yr | 0 | $573 | |
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/MY2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,791 kWh/yr | 0 | $573 |
Air conditioners similar to the Goldair GCPAC220
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Click CPAC1609-H2 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,894 kWh/yr | 0 | $606 | |
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/MW2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,791 kWh/yr | 0 | $573 | |
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/M*2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,791 kWh/yr | 0 | $573 | |
| Alfordson PAC-9-H2.1 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,922 kWh/yr | 0 | $615 | |
| Alfordson A-PAC-9-H2.1 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,922 kWh/yr | 0 | $615 | |
| AC Infinity AC-ACN9-AU2.1 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,873 kWh/yr | 0 | $599 | |
| Carson YPF5-10H2.9 kW heating2.9 kW cooling2,278 kWh/yr | 0 | $729 |
Compare GCPAC220 with another model
Goldair GCPAC220 specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.64 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.01 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 2.05 kW
- Heating power input
- 0.81 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.66
- COP, full load (tested)
- 2.57
- Rated AEER
- 2.61
- Rated ACOP
- 2.53
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 64 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.
Goldair GCPAC220 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 | 550 | 2,155 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 848 | 1,046 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,269 | 224 |
Other model numbers on registration AAC6769
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC6769
- GEMS registration id
- 147518
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 9 June 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- GCPAC220 Range
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.