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Cooling only window / wall air conditioner
Kelvinator KWH39CRF Air Conditioner
Kelvinator KWH39CRF is a 3.9 kW cooling only window / wall air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC8425).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1.5
- Annual electricity use
- 494 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $158 / year
- $13 / month · $1,581 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 3.9 kW cooling
18% more electricity than the median of 8 comparable 3.5 kW cooling only window / wall registrations (419 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 94% (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.
Kelvinator KWH39CRF running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 327 | $105 | $1,046 |
| Mixed zone | 494 | $158 | $1,581 |
| Hot zone | 1,465 | $469 | $4,688 |
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 3.9 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECO TVS35CVBH3.5 kW cooling371 kWh/yr | 2 | $119 | |
| Kogan KASVWAC35YA3.5 kW cooling371 kWh/yr | 2 | $119 | |
| Kogan KASVWAC35YD3.5 kW cooling371 kWh/yr | 2 | $119 | |
| TECO TVS35CV***BH3.5 kW cooling371 kWh/yr | 2 | $119 | |
| Gree GJC12AF-K6DRNG1A3.5 kW cooling381 kWh/yr | 2 | $122 |
Air conditioners similar to the Kelvinator KWH39CRF
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gree GJC12AG-K6NRNR1A3.9 kW cooling494 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $158 | |
| TECO TWW40CFWDG3.9 kW cooling494 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $158 | |
| Gree GJC12AG-K6NRNG1A3.9 kW cooling494 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $158 | |
| Westinghouse WWH39CWC3.9 kW cooling457 kWh/yr | 2 | $146 | |
| TECO TVS35CVBH3.5 kW cooling371 kWh/yr | 2 | $119 | |
| Kogan KASVWAC35YD3.5 kW cooling371 kWh/yr | 2 | $119 | |
| Kogan KASVWAC35YC3.5 kW cooling371 kWh/yr | 2 | $119 |
Compare KWH39CRF with another model
Kelvinator KWH39CRF specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Window / wall
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 3.90 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.18 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.33
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 3.29
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 1.8 W
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 59 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 69.8 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- No
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- 660 × 428 × 700 mm
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Kelvinator KWH39CRF 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 | – | – | 759 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 327 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 934 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 494 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 2,020 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 1,465 | – |
Part-load test points (3 values)
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 1100 W
- c__low_temp_have_full_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 4300 W
Other model numbers on registration AAC8425
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8425
- GEMS registration id
- 164252
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 29 August 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- WH39C
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.