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Cooling only portable air conditioner
Nwt WAP-25BAUW Air Conditioner
Nwt WAP-25BAUW is a 3.3 kW cooling only portable air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC8517).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 1,008 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $323 / year
- $27 / month · $3,226 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 3.3 kW cooling
11% less electricity than the median of 61 comparable 3.5 kW cooling only portable registrations (1,130 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 89% of them.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 78% (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.
Nwt WAP-25BAUW running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 654 | $209 | $2,093 |
| Mixed zone | 1,008 | $323 | $3,226 |
| Hot zone | 2,696 | $863 | $8,627 |
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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midea MPPD30C3 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 | |
| Solt GGSAP2900W3 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 | |
| Solt GGSAP2900*3 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 | |
| TCL TAC-12CPB/NWBp3.5 kW cooling819 kWh/yr | 0 | $262 | |
| TCL TAC-12CPB/NZBp3.5 kW cooling819 kWh/yr | 0 | $262 |
Air conditioners similar to the Nwt WAP-25BAUW
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devanti PAC-A-22K-WH3.3 kW cooling1,050 kWh/yr | 0 | $336 | |
| Dimplex DCP12AN3.3 kW cooling1,084 kWh/yr | 0 | $347 | |
| De'Longhi PAC EX130 CST WIFI3.3 kW cooling1,092 kWh/yr | 0 | $349 | |
| Ewt EWTP113.3 kW cooling1,109 kWh/yr | 0 | $355 | |
| Devanti PAC-A-22K-WH-WI3.3 kW cooling1,050 kWh/yr | 0 | $336 | |
| De'Longhi PAC AP130i3.3 kW cooling869 kWh/yr | 0 | $278 | |
| TECO TPO33CFWET3.3 kW cooling1,063 kWh/yr | 0 | $340 | |
| Midea MPPD33CB3.3 kW cooling1,084 kWh/yr | 0 | $347 |
Compare WAP-25BAUW with another model
Nwt WAP-25BAUW specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 3.30 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.20 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.73
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 2.75
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 63.4 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.
Nwt WAP-25BAUW 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 | – | 654 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 1,008 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 2,696 | – |
Other model numbers on registration AAC8517
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8517
- GEMS registration id
- 165235
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 5 November 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- WAP-25BAU
- 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.