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Reverse cycle window / wall air conditioner
Kelvinator WH22 Air Conditioner
Kelvinator WH22 is a 2.2 kW reverse cycle window / wall air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC8423).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1.5
- Heating: 1
- Annual electricity use
- 665 kWh
- 264 cooling + 401 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $213 / year
- $18 / month · $2,128 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.2 kW cooling
- 1.9 kW heating
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 87% (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 WH22 running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 1,205 | $386 | $3,856 |
| Mixed zone | 665 | $213 | $2,128 |
| Hot zone | 840 | $269 | $2,688 |
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 similar to the Kelvinator WH22
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gree GJH07AK-K6NRNR1A1.9 kW heating2.2 kW cooling665 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $213 | |
| TECO TWW22HFWDG1.9 kW heating2.2 kW cooling665 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $213 | |
| Gree GJH07AK-K6NRNB3C1.9 kW heating2.2 kW cooling665 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $213 | |
| TECO TWW22HFAT2 kW heating2.2 kW cooling703 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $225 | |
| Midea MWFF22H2 kW heating2.3 kW cooling721 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $231 | |
| Westinghouse WWH22HWC2 kW heating2.3 kW cooling721 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $231 |
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Kelvinator WH22 specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Window / wall
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.20 kW
- Cooling power input
- 0.66 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 1.90 kW
- Heating power input
- 0.57 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.35
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.46
- Rated AEER
- 3.32
- Rated ACOP
- 3.32
- Standby power (PIA)
- 0.8 W
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 58.9 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 64 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- No
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- 560 × 375 × 668 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 WH22 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 | – | – | 388 | 332 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 2.0 | 0.5 | 174 | 1,031 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 485 | 176 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.5 | 1.0 | 264 | 401 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,062 | 37 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 2.0 | 1.0 | 781 | 59 |
Part-load test points (6 values)
- h__h2_full_cap_power_rated
- 510 W
- h__h3_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_full_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 1310 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 605 W
- c__low_temp_have_full_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 2530 W
Other model numbers on registration AAC8423
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8423
- GEMS registration id
- 164171
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 29 August 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- WH22
- 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.