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Reverse cycle portable air conditioner
Hyundai HY13KSPACP* Air Conditioner
Hyundai HY13KSPACP* is a 3.8 kW reverse cycle portable air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC8891).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 2,673 kWh
- 1,227 cooling + 1,446 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $855 / year
- $71 / month · $8,554 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 3.8 kW cooling
- 2.8 kW heating
5% 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 27% of them.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 40% (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.
Hyundai HY13KSPACP* running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 3,775 | $1,208 | $12,080 |
| Mixed zone | 2,673 | $855 | $8,554 |
| Hot zone | 3,593 | $1,150 | $11,498 |
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 3.8 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCL TAC-12CHPB/NWBp2.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,865 kWh/yr | 0 | $597 | |
| TCL TAC-12CHPB/NVBp2.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,865 kWh/yr | 0 | $597 | |
| Midea MPPD33H2.8 kW heating3.4 kW cooling2,353 kWh/yr | 0 | $753 | |
| Olimpia Splendid 024042.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,401 kWh/yr | 0 | $768 | |
| Goldair GCPAC350W2.6 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,457 kWh/yr | 0 | $786 |
Air conditioners similar to the Hyundai HY13KSPACP*
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonaire PRC60001413.1 kW heating4 kW cooling2,874 kWh/yr | 0 | $920 | |
| Goldair Goldair2.6 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,457 kWh/yr | 0 | $786 | |
| Goldair GCPAC350W2.6 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,457 kWh/yr | 0 | $786 | |
| Carrier 51QPD12N7S2.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,483 kWh/yr | 0 | $795 | |
| TCL TAC-12CHPB/NWBp2.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,865 kWh/yr | 0 | $597 | |
| Olimpia Splendid 024042.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,401 kWh/yr | 0 | $768 | |
| Rinnai RPC35PDRWF3 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,458 kWh/yr | 0 | $787 | |
| TCL TAC-12CHPB/NZBp2.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,865 kWh/yr | 0 | $597 |
Compare HY13KSPACP* with another model
Hyundai HY13KSPACP* specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 3.80 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.46 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 2.80 kW
- Heating power input
- 1.12 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.63
- COP, full load (tested)
- 2.54
- Rated AEER
- 2.60
- Rated ACOP
- 2.50
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 64.9 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.
Hyundai HY13KSPACP* 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 | 796 | 2,979 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,227 | 1,446 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,283 | 310 |
Other model numbers on registration AAC8891
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8891
- GEMS registration id
- 169691
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 25 May 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- HY13KSPACP*
- 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.