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Reverse cycle window / wall air conditioner
Kogan KAVWAC26YA Air Conditioner
Kogan KAVWAC26YA is a 2.6 kW reverse cycle window / wall air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC6921).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 2
- Heating: 1.5
- Annual electricity use
- 753 kWh
- 285 cooling + 468 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $241 / year
- $20 / month · $2,410 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.6 kW cooling
- 2.9 kW heating
12% less electricity than the median of 23 comparable 2.5 kW reverse cycle window / wall registrations (852 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 87% of them.
Across all 3,681 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 84% (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.
Kogan KAVWAC26YA running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 1,496 | $479 | $4,787 |
| Mixed zone | 753 | $241 | $2,410 |
| Hot zone | 924 | $296 | $2,957 |
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 Kogan KAVWAC26YA
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heller HWA09R2.4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling853 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $273 | |
| Euromatic EUR-9000WAC12.4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling853 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $273 | |
| TECO TWW26HFAT2.4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling853 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $273 | |
| Domain WAM-27B2.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $260 | |
| Heller HWA272.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $260 | |
| Dimplex DCB092.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $260 | |
| Bonaire CRC60000272.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $260 | |
| Euromatic EUR-9000WAC22.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $260 |
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Kogan KAVWAC26YA specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Window / wall
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.60 kW
- Cooling power input
- 0.87 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 2.90 kW
- Heating power input
- 0.90 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.99
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.29
- Rated AEER
- 2.98
- Rated ACOP
- 3.21
- Standby power (PIA)
- 1.0 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R410A
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 59.3 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 64.9 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.
Kogan KAVWAC26YA 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 | – | – | 358 | 382 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 2.0 | 1.0 | 186 | 1,310 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 464 | 191 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 2.0 | 1.5 | 285 | 468 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,145 | 36 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 2.0 | 2.5 | 866 | 58 |
Part-load test points (23 values)
- c__t1_min_cap_power_rated
- 200 W
- h__h1_min_cap_power_rated
- 200 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 400 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- h__h1_half_cap_power_rated
- 350 W
- h__h1_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- h__h2_full_cap_power_rated
- 940 W
- h__h2_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h1_min_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 940 W
- h__h1_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 1560 W
- h__h2_full_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 2100 W
- h__h2_is_capable_extended_load
- No
- c__low_temp_min_cap_power_rated
- 170 W
- c__t1_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 660 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 795.1800000000001 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 370 W
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1370 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 840 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 2800.2 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1480 W
Other model numbers on registration AAC6921
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC6921
- GEMS registration id
- 149268
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 4 September 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- KAVWAC26Y*
- 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.