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Reverse cycle multi-split / vrf air conditioner
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM40ZS-W Air Conditioner
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM40ZS-W is a 4 kW reverse cycle multi-split / vrf air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC8351).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 4
- Heating: 3.5
- Annual electricity use
- 763 kWh
- 289 cooling + 474 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $244 / year
- $20 / month · $2,442 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 4 kW cooling
- 4.5 kW heating
Only 1 comparable registration in this cohort, so no percentile is shown.
Across all 3,681 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 83% (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.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM40ZS-W running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 1,376 | $440 | $4,403 |
| Mixed zone | 763 | $244 | $2,442 |
| Hot zone | 906 | $290 | $2,899 |
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.
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM40ZS-W specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Multi-split / VRF
- Air distribution
- Ducted or non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 4.00 kW
- Cooling power input
- 0.80 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 4.50 kW
- Heating power input
- 0.83 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 5.15
- COP, full load (tested)
- 5.45
- Rated AEER
- 4.91
- Rated ACOP
- 5.33
- Standby power (PIA)
- 4.4 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- 62 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- No
- Country of manufacture
- Thailand
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM40ZS-W 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 | – | – | 407 | 398 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 4.0 | 3.0 | 188 | 1,188 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 508 | 219 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 4.0 | 3.5 | 289 | 474 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,111 | 52 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 4.5 | 4.0 | 827 | 79 |
Part-load test points (20 values)
- h__h2_ext_cap_power_rated
- 1770 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 325 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- h__h1_half_cap_power_rated
- 375 W
- h__h1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_ext_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_ext_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 5900 W
- h__h1_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 2250 W
- h__h2_is_capable_extended_load
- Yes
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 731.2 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 297.05 W
- c__low_temp_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 2000 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- No
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 4308 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 2154 W
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8351
- GEMS registration id
- 163308
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 14 July 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.4:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 19
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: mhiaa.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.