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Cooling only window / wall air conditioner
Kelvinator KWH52CRF Air Conditioner
Kelvinator KWH52CRF is a 5.3 kW cooling only window / wall air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC8405).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1.5
- Annual electricity use
- 638 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $204 / year
- $17 / month · $2,042 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 5.3 kW cooling
Only 4 comparable registrations in this cohort, so no percentile is shown.
Across all 3,681 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 89% (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 KWH52CRF running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 419 | $134 | $1,341 |
| Mixed zone | 638 | $204 | $2,042 |
| Hot zone | 1,888 | $604 | $6,042 |
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 5.3 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gree GJC18AG-K6DRNG1A5.3 kW cooling602 kWh/yr | 2 | $193 |
Air conditioners similar to the Kelvinator KWH52CRF
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECO TWW53CFWDG5.3 kW cooling641 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $205 | |
| Gree GJC18AG-K6DRNG1A5.3 kW cooling602 kWh/yr | 2 | $193 | |
| Gree GJC18AE-K6NRNB3A5.3 kW cooling641 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $205 |
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Kelvinator KWH52CRF specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Window / wall
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 5.30 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.60 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.39
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 3.31
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 1.0 W
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 65.4 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 72.2 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- No
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- 660 × 428 × 770 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 KWH52CRF 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 | – | – | 930 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 2.0 | – | 419 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,169 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 638 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 2,564 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 2.0 | – | 1,888 | – |
Part-load test points (3 values)
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 1425 W
- c__low_temp_have_full_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 5890 W
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8405
- GEMS registration id
- 164120
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 22 August 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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.