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Reverse cycle Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs

3,273 currently registered reverse cycle air conditioners (heat and cool), 4,890 model numbers, compared by the label’s annual electricity use and star rating.

Registered models
3,273
4,890 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
2,332 kWh
cold 4,088 · hot 2,707
Median estimated running cost
$746 / year
middle half: $405 to $1,279
Median cooling star rating
3.0
range 0.0 to 7.0

Mixed climate zone, residential profile, one entry per registration. Lowest annual use in the set: 348 kWh; highest: 66,529 kWh.

Star rating distribution

Cooling star ratings, reverse cycle air conditioners (3,273 registrations, cooling stars, mixed zone). Click a bar to list models with at least that rating.

Lowest annual electricity use

  1. TCL TAC-06CHSD/TPH21IH 348 kWh, 4 stars, 1.78 kW
  2. Maxa LZL17 ODU / LZL17 IDU 354 kWh, 3.5 stars, 1.78 kW
  3. TCL TAC-06CHSD/VFIH 354 kWh, 3.5 stars, 1.78 kW
  4. Comfee CASG-XG20/CASN-XG20 367 kWh, 5 stars, 2 kW
  5. Kaden KSI06 370 kWh, 5 stars, 2 kW
  6. Midea MFAB-20WC/MFAB-20NC 370 kWh, 5 stars, 2 kW
  7. Midea MFXP20W/MFXP20N 370 kWh, 5 stars, 2 kW
  8. Carrier 38QHG020N8/42QHG020N8-1 378 kWh, 5 stars, 2 kW
  9. Carrier 38QAG020N8/42QAG020N8 378 kWh, 5 stars, 2 kW
  10. Carrier 38QRG020N8/42QRG020N8 378 kWh, 5 stars, 2 kW

All reverse cycle air conditioners (4,890)

reverse cycle air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Midea MFCA50VA-W/MFCA50VA-NSplit system5.2 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,002 kWh/yr4$321
Midea MWFI36HWindow / wall3.5 kW heating3.6 kW cooling1,002 kWh/yr2.5$321
Westinghouse WSD51HWC-E / WSD51HWC-ISplit system6 kW heating5.1 kW cooling1,005 kWh/yr5$322
Fujitsu AOTG14KVCA/AGTG14KVCASplit system5.2 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,005 kWh/yr4$322
Panasonic CU-HZ50YKR / CS-HZ50YKRSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,008 kWh/yr4.5$323
Panasonic CU-Z50DKR-1 / CS-Z50DKRW-1Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,008 kWh/yr4.5$323
Midea MFEP51VA-W/MFEP51VA-NSplit system5.3 kW heating5 kW cooling1,008 kWh/yr4$323
Midea MFEP50VB-W/MFEP50VB-NSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,010 kWh/yr5$323
Actron Air WRC-050DS / WRE-050DSSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,010 kWh/yr5$323
Emerald Energy ACSS50Split system5.3 kW heating5 kW cooling1,012 kWh/yr4$324
Hisense HAWG18KRSplit system5.3 kW heating5 kW cooling1,012 kWh/yr4$324
Daikin RXV50AVMA / FTXV50AVMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,014 kWh/yr4.5$324
Midea MFEP50VA-W/MFEP50VA-NSplit system5.3 kW heating5 kW cooling1,015 kWh/yr4$325
Toshiba RAS-2M18B2AVG-AFixed5.6 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,016 kWh/yr4$325
Rinnai HONRT50B / HINRT50BSplit system5.2 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,018 kWh/yr4$326
Rinnai HONRJ50B / HINRJ50BSplit system5.2 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,018 kWh/yr4$326
Daikin RXV50WVMA / FTXV50WVMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,021 kWh/yr4.5$327
TCL TAC-VX18HSV/UDSplit system5.3 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,022 kWh/yr4$327
Maxa LZL52 ODU / LZL52 IDUSplit system5.3 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,022 kWh/yr4$327
Hyundai HYSSSAC53TBSplit system5.3 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,022 kWh/yr4$327
Bonaire STH053S1AE/STH053S1AISplit system5.3 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,022 kWh/yr4$327
TCL TAC-VX18HSV/U*Split system5.3 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,022 kWh/yr4$327
Braemar TCHV05T1S/TSHV05T1SSplit system5.3 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,022 kWh/yr4$327
Hyundai HYSSSAC53TASplit system5.3 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,022 kWh/yr4$327
Domain ISR-53Q-OUT/ISR-53Q-INDSplit system5.3 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,022 kWh/yr4$327
Hyundai HYSSSAC53TCSplit system5.3 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,022 kWh/yr4$327
TCL TAC-VX18HSV/UASplit system5.3 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,022 kWh/yr4$327
TCL TAC-18CHSD/VEIHSplit system5.3 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,022 kWh/yr4$327
TCL TAC-VX18HSV/UCSplit system5.3 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,022 kWh/yr4$327
TCL TAC-VX18HSV/UBSplit system5.3 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,022 kWh/yr4$327
Hyundai HYSSSAC53T*Split system5.3 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,022 kWh/yr4$327
Hyundai HYSSSAC53TDSplit system5.3 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,022 kWh/yr4$327
Solar Acdc DGWA1-ACDC-18KR2Split system5 kW heating5 kW cooling1,022 kWh/yr3$327
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM50ZS-WMulti-split / VRF6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,023 kWh/yr4$327
Daikin RXV50W2VMA / FTXV50W2VMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,024 kWh/yr4.5$328
Daikin RXV50W1VMA / FTXV50W1VMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,024 kWh/yr4.5$328
Pioneer International HPR-18A2Split system5.1 kW heating5 kW cooling1,026 kWh/yr4$328
Hitachi PAS-2.0UFASNQ1 / PCI-2.0UFA1NQSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,028 kWh/yr4$329
Fujitsu AOTH18KMTD/ASTH18KMTDSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,033 kWh/yr4.5$331
Gree GUD50W1/NhC-S / GUD50T1/C-SSplit system5.8 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,033 kWh/yr4$331
Midea MFAG51VA-W/MFCS50VA-NSplit system5.5 kW heating4.9 kW cooling1,033 kWh/yr4$331
Rinnai FSNRP50BSplit system5.5 kW heating4.9 kW cooling1,033 kWh/yr4$331
Spt AW052C-1 / AW052ESplit system5.6 kW heating5.2 kW cooling1,034 kWh/yr4.5$331
Westinghouse WSD51HWB-I/WSD51HWA-ESplit system6.1 kW heating5.1 kW cooling1,035 kWh/yr4$331
Westinghouse WSD51HWA-E/WSD51HWA-ISplit system6.1 kW heating5.1 kW cooling1,035 kWh/yr4$331
Westinghouse HSV187HWAE/HSV187HWAISplit system6.1 kW heating5.1 kW cooling1,035 kWh/yr4$331
Actron Air MRC-050DS-2Fixed5.5 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,036 kWh/yr4$332
Midea MULMI0250BFixed5.5 kW heating5.3 kW cooling1,036 kWh/yr4$332
Toshiba RAV-GP561ATP-A1/RAV-GM561UTP-ASplit system5.6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,039 kWh/yr3.5$332
Midea MFAB-50WD/MFAB-50NDSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,042 kWh/yr4.5$333
Reverse cycle Air conditioners: Energy Ratings & Running Costs