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Reverse cycle Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs

3,272 currently registered reverse cycle air conditioners (heat and cool), 4,889 model numbers, compared by the label’s annual electricity use and star rating.

Registered models
3,272
4,889 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
2,333 kWh
cold 4,089 · hot 2,707
Median estimated running cost
$746 / year
middle half: $405 to $1,280
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 (3,272 registrations, cooling stars, mixed zone). Click a bar to list models with at least that rating.

Lowest annual electricity use

  1. TCL TAC-06CHSD/VCIH 348 kWh, 4 stars, 1.78 kW
  2. Maxa LZL17 ODU / LZL17 IDU 354 kWh, 3.5 stars, 1.78 kW
  3. TCL TAC-06CSHD/*IH 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 (1,425)

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reverse cycle air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM80ZS-WMulti-split / VRF9.3 kW heating8 kW cooling1,719 kWh/yr3.5$550
Kaden KM28Fixed8.7 kW heating8.5 kW cooling1,719 kWh/yr3.5$550
TECO TSOM82HVAG4Fixed8.8 kW heating8.2 kW cooling1,721 kWh/yr3.5$551
Aux ASW-H71A4/FAR3DISplit system8.2 kW heating7 kW cooling1,721 kWh/yr3.5$551
Kinghome KWHD(28)NK6POMulti-split / VRF8.8 kW heating8.2 kW cooling1,721 kWh/yr3.5$551
Braemar NCHV08D14BFixed8.8 kW heating8.2 kW cooling1,721 kWh/yr3.5$551
Rinnai HONRVX70 / HINRVX70Split system8.2 kW heating7 kW cooling1,735 kWh/yr3.5$555
Kogan KASHSAC72UASplit system8.2 kW heating7 kW cooling1,735 kWh/yr3.5$555
Kogan KASHSAC72UBSplit system8.2 kW heating7 kW cooling1,735 kWh/yr3.5$555
Kogan KASHSAC72UCSplit system8.2 kW heating7 kW cooling1,735 kWh/yr3.5$555
Kogan KASHSAC72U*Split system8.2 kW heating7 kW cooling1,735 kWh/yr3.5$555
Haier 1U80QAFFRA / AS80QFFHRASplit system9 kW heating8 kW cooling1,739 kWh/yr3.5$556
Kaden KSI28Split system8.5 kW heating7.6 kW cooling1,743 kWh/yr3.5$558
Rinnai MON4H09BFixed9.3 kW heating9 kW cooling1,746 kWh/yr4$559
Midea MFEP80VA-W/MFEP80VA-NSplit system9 kW heating8 kW cooling1,748 kWh/yr4$559
Actron Air WRC-080DS / WRE-080DSSplit system9 kW heating8 kW cooling1,749 kWh/yr3.5$560
Midea MFEP80VB-W/MFEP80VB-NSplit system9 kW heating8 kW cooling1,749 kWh/yr3.5$560
Gree GWH28AGEXH-K6DNA1E/O / GWH28QEXH-K6DNC8E/ISplit system9 kW heating8.5 kW cooling1,750 kWh/yr4$560
Gree GWH28AGEXH-K6DNA1E/O / GWH28QEXH-K6DN**E/ISplit system9 kW heating8.5 kW cooling1,750 kWh/yr4$560
Gree GWH28AGEXH-K6DNA1E/O / GWH28QEXH-K6DNA1E/ISplit system9 kW heating8.5 kW cooling1,750 kWh/yr4$560
Midea MFXP80W/MFXP80NSplit system8.6 kW heating8 kW cooling1,751 kWh/yr3.5$560
Gree GWH28AGEXH-K6DNA1A/O / GWH28AGEXH-K6DNA1A/ISplit system9 kW heating8.5 kW cooling1,752 kWh/yr4$561
Gree GWH28AGEXH-K6DNA1A/O / GWH28QEXH-K6DNC8A/ISplit system9 kW heating8.5 kW cooling1,752 kWh/yr4$561
Gree GWH28QEXH-K6DNA1E/O / GWH28QEXH-K6DNA1E/ISplit system9 kW heating8.5 kW cooling1,752 kWh/yr4$561
Gree GWH28AGEXH-K6DNA1A/O / GWH28AGEXH-K6DNA2A/ISplit system9 kW heating8.5 kW cooling1,752 kWh/yr4$561
Gree GWH28QEXH-K6DNA1E/O / GWH28QEXH-K6DNC8E/ISplit system9 kW heating8.5 kW cooling1,752 kWh/yr4$561
Gree GWH28AGEXH-K6DNA1A/O / GWH28QEXH-K6DN**A/ISplit system9 kW heating8.5 kW cooling1,752 kWh/yr4$561
Gree GWH28AGEXH-K6DNA1A/O / GWH28QEXH-K6DNA1A/ISplit system9 kW heating8.5 kW cooling1,752 kWh/yr4$561
Gree GWH28QEXH-K6DNA1E/O / GWH28QEXH-K6DN**E/ISplit system9 kW heating8.5 kW cooling1,752 kWh/yr4$561
Panasonic CU-HZ80DKR / CS-HZ80DKRSplit system9 kW heating8 kW cooling1,753 kWh/yr3.5$561
Panasonic CU-RZ80YKR / CS-RZ80YKRSplit system9 kW heating8 kW cooling1,753 kWh/yr3.5$561
Panasonic CU-RZ80DKR / CS-RZ80DKRSplit system9 kW heating8 kW cooling1,753 kWh/yr3.5$561
Panasonic CU-Z80YKR / CS-Z80YKRSplit system9 kW heating8 kW cooling1,753 kWh/yr3.5$561
Panasonic CU-*Z80DKR / CU-*Z80DKRSplit system9 kW heating8 kW cooling1,753 kWh/yr3.5$561
Panasonic CU-HZ80YKR / CS-HZ80YKRSplit system9 kW heating8 kW cooling1,753 kWh/yr3.5$561
Panasonic CU-Z80DKR / CS-Z80DKRSplit system9 kW heating8 kW cooling1,753 kWh/yr3.5$561
Fujitsu AOTH30KNTA/ASTH30KNTASplit system9 kW heating8.5 kW cooling1,757 kWh/yr3.5$562
Fujitsu AOTH30KMTD/ASTH30KMTDSplit system9 kW heating8.5 kW cooling1,757 kWh/yr3.5$562
Carrier 38QSM080D8S/42QSM080D8SSplit system, ducted8.3 kW heating7.8 kW cooling1,757 kWh/yr3.5$562
Braemar WCHV85D1T/WSHV85D1TSplit system9 kW heating8.5 kW cooling1,761 kWh/yr4$564
Braemar ACHV80D1S/ASHV80D1SSplit system9 kW heating8.2 kW cooling1,762 kWh/yr3.5$564
Actron Air MRC-100CS-4Fixed9.5 kW heating9.4 kW cooling1,776 kWh/yr4$568
Gree GWH28ATEXFSplit system9 kW heating8.2 kW cooling1,784 kWh/yr3.5$571
Gree GWH28ATEXF-K6DNA1A/O / GWH28ATEXF-K6DNA2A/ISplit system9 kW heating8.2 kW cooling1,784 kWh/yr3.5$571
Gree GWH28ATEXF-K6DNA1A/O / GWH28ATEXF-K6DNA1A/ISplit system9 kW heating8.2 kW cooling1,784 kWh/yr3.5$571
Kinghome KWH82ATBXB-K6DNA2/O / KWH82ATBXB-K6DNA2/ISplit system9 kW heating8.2 kW cooling1,784 kWh/yr3.5$571
Gree GWH28ATEXF-K6DNA1A/O / GWH28ATEXF-K6DNA4A/ISplit system9 kW heating8.2 kW cooling1,784 kWh/yr3.5$571
Aux ASW-H80A4/LER3DISplit system9.1 kW heating8.2 kW cooling1,792 kWh/yr4$573
Midea MFEZ80VA-W/MFEZ80VA-NSplit system8.7 kW heating8 kW cooling1,794 kWh/yr3.5$574
Rinnai HONRPX80/HINRPX80MSplit system8.7 kW heating8 kW cooling1,794 kWh/yr3.5$574