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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 (2,281)

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reverse cycle air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Actron Air WRC-072CS / WRE-072CSSplit system8 kW heating7.2 kW cooling1,618 kWh/yr3.5$518
Midea MFEP70VA-W/MFEP70VA-NSplit system8.8 kW heating7 kW cooling1,619 kWh/yr4$518
Haier 1U71XAGFRA / AS71PEGHRA;Split system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,621 kWh/yr3$519
Fujitsu AOTH24KBTA/AUTH24KRTASplit system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,621 kWh/yr3$519
TCL TFM3-27CHD/DVOFixed7.9 kW heating7.9 kW cooling1,624 kWh/yr3$520
Hyundai HYSMHS79OTBFixed7.9 kW heating7.9 kW cooling1,624 kWh/yr3$520
Hyundai HYSMHS79OTDFixed7.9 kW heating7.9 kW cooling1,624 kWh/yr3$520
Hyundai HYSMHS79OTCFixed7.9 kW heating7.9 kW cooling1,624 kWh/yr3$520
Hyundai HYSMHS79OTAFixed7.9 kW heating7.9 kW cooling1,624 kWh/yr3$520
Hyundai HYSMHS79OT*Fixed7.9 kW heating7.9 kW cooling1,624 kWh/yr3$520
Bonaire H3M079S2AEFixed7.9 kW heating7.9 kW cooling1,624 kWh/yr3$520
Fujitsu AOTG24KMTC/ASTG24KMTCSplit system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,627 kWh/yr3.5$521
Samsung Electronics AJ070HCJ3KGFixed8 kW heating7 kW cooling1,627 kWh/yr3$521
LG WH24SLU-18 / WH24SLN-18Split system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,634 kWh/yr3.5$523
Toshiba RAS-24B2AVG-A/RAS-24B2KVG -ASplit system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,636 kWh/yr3$524
Panasonic CU-4Z80DBRFixed9.4 kW heating8 kW cooling1,641 kWh/yr4$525
Haneco KFR-70GW/BPSH / KFR-70GW/BPSHSplit system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,642 kWh/yr3.5$525
Midea MFAB70WB/MFAB70NBSplit system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,643 kWh/yr3.5$526
Braemar NCHV07D13BFixed8.3 kW heating7.3 kW cooling1,644 kWh/yr3$526
TECO TSOM73HVAG3Fixed8.3 kW heating7.3 kW cooling1,644 kWh/yr3$526
Kinghome KWHD(24)NK6POMulti-split / VRF8.3 kW heating7.3 kW cooling1,644 kWh/yr3$526
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP71VGD/MSZ-AP71VGD2Split system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,645 kWh/yr3$526
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP71VG/MSZ-AP71VGKDSplit system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,645 kWh/yr3$526
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP71VGD/MSZ-AP71VGKDSplit system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,645 kWh/yr3$526
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP71VG/MSZ-AP71VGD2Split system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,645 kWh/yr3$526
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP71VGD/MSZ-AP71VGDSplit system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,645 kWh/yr3$526
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP71VG/MSZ-AP71VG SeriesSplit system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,645 kWh/yr3$526
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP71VG/MSZ-AP71VGDSplit system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,645 kWh/yr3$526
Daikin RXV71UVMA / FTXV71UVMASplit system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,646 kWh/yr3$527
Fujitsu AOTH24KBTA/ABTH24KRTASplit system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,646 kWh/yr3$527
Hisense AMW3-71U4RJCMulti-split / VRF8 kW heating7 kW cooling1,646 kWh/yr3$527
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP71VG2/MSZ-AP71VGD2Split system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,647 kWh/yr3$527
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP71VG2/MSZ-AP71VGDSplit system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,647 kWh/yr3$527
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP71VG2/MSZ-AP71VGKDSplit system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,647 kWh/yr3$527
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP71VGD2/MSZ-AP71VGD2Split system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,647 kWh/yr3$527
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP71VGD2/MSZ-AP71VGKDSplit system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,647 kWh/yr3$527
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP71VG2/MSZ-AP71VGKD2Split system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,647 kWh/yr3$527
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP71VGD2/MSZ-AP71VGKD2Split system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,647 kWh/yr3$527
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP71VG2/MSZ-AP71VG2 SeriesSplit system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,647 kWh/yr3$527
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP71VGD2/MSZ-AP71VGDSplit system8 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,647 kWh/yr3$527
Bonaire H4M080S1AEFixed8 kW heating8 kW cooling1,652 kWh/yr3$529
Haier 4U80S2PR1FAFixed8 kW heating8 kW cooling1,652 kWh/yr3$529
LG WS24TWU / WS24TWNSplit system7.3 kW heating6.3 kW cooling1,655 kWh/yr3.5$530
Hisense HAWJ24KR-O/HAWJ24KR-ISplit system7.2 kW heating7.1 kW cooling1,656 kWh/yr3$530
Panasonic CU-4Z80VBRFixed9.4 kW heating8 kW cooling1,660 kWh/yr3.5$531
Hitachi PAS-3.0UFASNQ1 / PCI-3.0UFA1NQSplit system8.6 kW heating7.2 kW cooling1,660 kWh/yr3.5$531
Kogan KASSSAC80HDSplit system8.2 kW heating8 kW cooling1,662 kWh/yr4$532
Kogan KASSSAC80HFSplit system8.2 kW heating8 kW cooling1,662 kWh/yr4$532
Kogan KASSSAC80HASplit system8.2 kW heating8 kW cooling1,662 kWh/yr4$532
Kogan KASSSAC80HCSplit system8.2 kW heating8 kW cooling1,662 kWh/yr4$532