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Reverse cycle window / wall air conditioner
Rapta WAC27 Air Conditioner
Rapta WAC27 is a 2.7 kW reverse cycle window / wall air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC9484).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1.5
- Heating: 1
- Annual electricity use
- 812 kWh
- 339 cooling + 473 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $260 / year
- $22 / month · $2,598 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.7 kW cooling
- 2.4 kW heating
5% 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 52% of them.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 82% (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.
Rapta WAC27 running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 1,431 | $458 | $4,579 |
| Mixed zone | 812 | $260 | $2,598 |
| Hot zone | 1,070 | $342 | $3,424 |
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 2.7 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAVWAC26Y*2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling753 kWh/yr | 2 | $241 | |
| Kogan KAVWAC26YC2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling753 kWh/yr | 2 | $241 |
Air conditioners similar to the Rapta WAC27
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Domain WAM-27B2.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $260 | |
| Kogan KAWDACR27TC2.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $260 | |
| Devanti WAC-09H-WH2.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $260 | |
| Euromatic EUR-9000WAC22.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $260 | |
| Kogan KAWDACR27TD2.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $260 | |
| Heller HWA272.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $260 |
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Rapta WAC27 specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Window / wall
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.70 kW
- Cooling power input
- 0.82 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 2.40 kW
- Heating power input
- 0.69 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.28
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.41
- Rated AEER
- 3.27
- Rated ACOP
- 3.45
- Standby power (PIA)
- 1.7 W
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 52.8 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 62.8 dB(A)
- 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.
Rapta WAC27 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 | – | – | 503 | 396 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.5 | 1.0 | 224 | 1,207 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 626 | 212 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.5 | 1.0 | 339 | 473 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,361 | 46 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 2.0 | 1.0 | 997 | 73 |
Part-load test points (6 values)
- h__h2_full_cap_power_rated
- 640 W
- h__h3_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_full_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 1800 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 730 W
- c__low_temp_have_full_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 2900 W
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC9484
- GEMS registration id
- 173203
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 9 October 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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.