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Cooling only window / wall air conditioner
Hyundai HYVWDAC17TB Air Conditioner
Hyundai HYVWDAC17TB 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 3,680 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 HYVWDAC17TB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvinator KWH16CMF1.6 kW cooling198 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $63 | |
| TECO TWW16CFDG1.6 kW cooling198 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $63 | |
| Gree GJC05AI-K6NMNB3A1.6 kW cooling198 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $63 | |
| Gree GJC05AI-K6NMNR1A1.6 kW cooling198 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $63 | |
| Kelvinator WH161.6 kW cooling198 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $63 |
Air conditioners similar to the Hyundai HYVWDAC17TB
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Euromatic EUR-5000WAC11.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Kogan KAWDACC17TC1.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Bonaire CRC60000171.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Dimplex DCB05C1.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Kogan KAWDACC17TB1.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Heller HWA171.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Domain WAM-17B1.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 | |
| Devanti WAC-05C-WH1.7 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $68 |
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Hyundai HYVWDAC17TB 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 HYVWDAC17TB 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.