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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 (796)

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reverse cycle air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Kogan KASHSAC26U*Split system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling497 kWh/yr5$159
Kogan KASHSAC26UASplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling497 kWh/yr5$159
Aux ASW-H27A4/FAR3DISplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling497 kWh/yr5$159
Rinnai HONRVX25 / HINRVX25Split system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling497 kWh/yr5$159
Kogan KASHSAC26UCSplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling497 kWh/yr5$159
Kogan KASHSAC26UBSplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling497 kWh/yr5$159
Akai AK-TP26MSplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling497 kWh/yr5$159
Westinghouse WSD27HWC-E / WSD27HWC-ISplit system3.3 kW heating2.7 kW cooling498 kWh/yr6$159
Panasonic CU-HZ25YKR / CS-HZ25YKRSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling498 kWh/yr4.5$159
LG AH09S1U / AH09S1NSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling500 kWh/yr5$160
Hitachi RAC-P25YHAB/RAS-P25YHABSplit system3.3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling501 kWh/yr5$160
Haier 1U25MAEFRA / AS25QCEHRASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling502 kWh/yr7$161
Hitachi RAC-DJ25PHAT/RAK-DJ25PHATSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling503 kWh/yr5$161
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZTA-W/SRK25ZTA-WFTSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling505 kWh/yr5$162
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZTA-W/SRK25ZTA-WFBSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling505 kWh/yr5$162
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZTA-W* / SRK25ZTA-WF*Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling505 kWh/yr5$162
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZTA-WB/SRK25ZTA-WFTSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling505 kWh/yr5$162
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZTA-WB/SRK25ZTA-WFSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling505 kWh/yr5$162
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZTA-WB/SRK25ZTA-WFBSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling505 kWh/yr5$162
Fujitsu AOTG09KMTC/ASTG09KMTCSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling506 kWh/yr5$162
Daikin RXV25WVMA / FTXV25WVMASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling507 kWh/yr5.5$162
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VG/MSZ-AP25VGKDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling511 kWh/yr5$164
Samsung Electronics AR09BXEABWKX/ AR09BXEABWKNSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling511 kWh/yr5$164
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VG/MSZ-AP25VGDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling511 kWh/yr5$164
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VGD/MSZ-AP25VGKDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling511 kWh/yr5$164
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VGD/MSZ-AP25VGDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling511 kWh/yr5$164
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VGD/MSZ-AP25VGD2Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling511 kWh/yr5$164
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VG/MSZ-AP25VG SeriesSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling511 kWh/yr5$164
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VG/MSZ-AP25VGD2Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling511 kWh/yr5$164
Daikin RXV25W1VMA / FTXV25W1VMASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling512 kWh/yr5$164
Daikin RXV25W2VMA / FTXV25W2VMASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling512 kWh/yr5$164
Hitachi RAC-S25YHAB/RAS-S25YHABSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling519 kWh/yr4$166
Gree GWH09AGCXB-K6DNA1BSplit system2.9 kW heating2.7 kW cooling522 kWh/yr4$167
Gree GWH09AGCXB-K6DNA1B/O / GWH09AGCXB-K6DNA1B/ISplit system2.9 kW heating2.7 kW cooling522 kWh/yr4$167
Daikin RXV25UVMA / FTXV25UVMASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling525 kWh/yr5$168
Hisense HAWH9KRSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling525 kWh/yr5$168
Gree GWH09AVCXD-K6DNA1A/O / GWH09AVCXD-K6DNA1A/ISplit system3.2 kW heating2.7 kW cooling526 kWh/yr5$168
Westinghouse WSD27HWA-E/WSD27HWA-ISplit system3.5 kW heating2.6 kW cooling528 kWh/yr6$169
Westinghouse HSV097HWAE/HSV097HWAISplit system3.5 kW heating2.6 kW cooling528 kWh/yr6$169
Westinghouse WSD27HWB-I/WSD27HWA-ESplit system3.5 kW heating2.6 kW cooling528 kWh/yr6$169
Panasonic CU-QZ25BKR/CS-QZ25BKRSplit system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling528 kWh/yr4$169
Emerald Energy ACSS25Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling529 kWh/yr4.5$169
Hisense HAWG9KRSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling529 kWh/yr4.5$169
Toshiba RAS-10B2AVG-A / RAS-10B2KVG-ASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling531 kWh/yr4$170
Samsung Electronics AR70H09CADWX / AR70H09CADWNSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling534 kWh/yr4.5$171
Panasonic CU-Z25AKR / CS-Z25AKRWSplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling535 kWh/yr4$171
Panasonic CU-RZ25AKR / CS-RZ25AKRWSplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling535 kWh/yr4$171
Kogan KASSSAC25HESplit system3.3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling536 kWh/yr5$172
Kogan KASSSAC25HCSplit system3.3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling536 kWh/yr5$172
Kogan KASSSAC25HBSplit system3.3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling536 kWh/yr5$172