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Cooling only window / wall air conditioner
Hyundai HYVWDAC17T* Air Conditioner
Hyundai HYVWDAC17T* is a 1.8 kW cooling only window / wall air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC8838).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1.5
- Annual electricity use
- 223 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $71 / year
- $6 / month · $714 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 1.8 kW cooling
4% more electricity than the median of 21 comparable 2 kW cooling only window / wall registrations (214 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 24% of them.
Across all 3,681 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.
Hyundai HYVWDAC17T* running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 146 | $47 | $467 |
| Mixed zone | 223 | $71 | $714 |
| Hot zone | 651 | $208 | $2,083 |
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 1.8 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECO TWW16CFDG1.6 kW cooling198 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $63 | |
| Kelvinator KWH16CMF1.6 kW cooling198 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $63 | |
| Gree GJC05AI-K6NMNB3A1.6 kW cooling198 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $63 | |
| Gree GJC05AI-K6NMNG3A1.6 kW cooling198 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $63 | |
| Kelvinator WH161.6 kW cooling198 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $63 |
Air conditioners similar to the Hyundai HYVWDAC17T*
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devanti WAC-05C-WH1.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Heller HWA171.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Kogan KAWDACC17TB1.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Domain WAM-17B1.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Dimplex DCB05C1.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Bonaire CRC60000171.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Euromatic EUR-5000WAC11.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Kogan KAWDACC17TD1.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 |
Compare HYVWDAC17T* with another model
Hyundai HYVWDAC17T* specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Window / wall
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 1.75 kW
- Cooling power input
- 0.55 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.15
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 3.16
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 1.0 W
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 60 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 65 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.
Hyundai HYVWDAC17T* 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 | – | – | 316 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 146 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 401 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 223 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 879 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 2.0 | – | 651 | – |
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
- 1800 W
Other model numbers on registration AAC8838
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8838
- GEMS registration id
- 169315
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 9 May 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- HYVWDAC17T*
- 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.