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Reverse cycle portable air conditioner
Midea MPPD33HB Air Conditioner
Midea MPPD33HB is a 3.3 kW reverse cycle portable air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC8402).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 2,366 kWh
- 1,075 cooling + 1,291 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $757 / year
- $63 / month · $7,571 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 3.3 kW cooling
- 2.8 kW heating
7% less electricity than the median of 22 comparable 3.5 kW reverse cycle portable registrations (2,538 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 77% of them.
Across all 3,681 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 45% (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.
Midea MPPD33HB running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 3,358 | $1,075 | $10,746 |
| Mixed zone | 2,366 | $757 | $7,571 |
| Hot zone | 3,153 | $1,009 | $10,090 |
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 3.3 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCL TAC-12CHPB/NWBp2.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,865 kWh/yr | 0 | $597 | |
| TCL TAC-12CHPB/NZBp2.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,865 kWh/yr | 0 | $597 | |
| Carson YPF5-10H2.9 kW heating2.9 kW cooling2,278 kWh/yr | 0 | $729 |
Air conditioners similar to the Midea MPPD33HB
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlec PA1123BKHA2.6 kW heating3.3 kW cooling2,324 kWh/yr | 0 | $744 | |
| Carrier 51QPD12N7S-12.9 kW heating3.3 kW cooling2,353 kWh/yr | 0 | $753 | |
| TCL TAC-12CHPB/NUBp2.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,865 kWh/yr | 0 | $597 | |
| Rinnai RPC35PDRWF3 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,458 kWh/yr | 0 | $787 | |
| TCL TAC-12CHPB/NZBp2.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,865 kWh/yr | 0 | $597 | |
| Olimpia Splendid 024042.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,401 kWh/yr | 0 | $768 | |
| Polo PC35RWF3 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,483 kWh/yr | 0 | $795 |
Other Midea models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midea MPPD33H2.8 kW heating3.4 kW cooling2,353 kWh/yr | 0 | $753 |
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Midea MPPD33HB specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 3.25 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.28 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 2.81 kW
- Heating power input
- 1.00 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.75
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.12
- Rated AEER
- 2.54
- Rated ACOP
- 2.81
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 61.2 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- –
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Midea MPPD33HB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 698 | 2,660 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,075 | 1,291 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,876 | 277 |
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8402
- GEMS registration id
- 163662
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 21 August 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [Unitary Single-Duct] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.5:2015
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 4
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. Manufacturer: tradedepot.co.nz. How the derived figures are calculated.