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Reverse cycle Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs

3,268 currently registered reverse cycle air conditioners (heat and cool), 4,885 model numbers, compared by the label’s annual electricity use and star rating.

Registered models
3,268
4,885 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
2,333 kWh
cold 4,101 · hot 2,710
Median estimated running cost
$747 / year
middle half: $407 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 (3,268 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 (4,041)

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reverse cycle air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Mitsubishi Electric PUHY-EP450YNW-A1Multi-split / VRF56 kW heating50 kW cooling22,949 kWh/yr2.5$7,344
Mitsubishi Electric PUHY-EP450YNW-A1 SeriesMulti-split / VRF56 kW heating50 kW cooling22,949 kWh/yr2.5$7,344
AIRSTAGE RAQ/L/EC/WP/234Packaged, ducted80.5 kW heating83.7 kW cooling23,435 kWh/yr2$7,499
Temperzone OPA 820RLTB2FPQDPackaged, ducted81.4 kW heating80.2 kW cooling23,456 kWh/yr2$7,506
Daikin RXYQ24BYMMulti-split / VRF75 kW heating67 kW cooling24,010 kWh/yr2$7,683
Actron Air CRV850T / EVA850TSplit system, ducted86 kW heating85 kW cooling24,237 kWh/yr2.5$7,756
Daikin REYQ24BYM9Multi-split / VRF75 kW heating67 kW cooling24,262 kWh/yr2$7,764
Daikin REYQ24BYMMulti-split / VRF75 kW heating67 kW cooling24,263 kWh/yr2$7,764
Mitsubishi Electric PUHY-P450YNW-A1Multi-split / VRF56 kW heating50 kW cooling24,364 kWh/yr2$7,796
Mitsubishi Electric PUHY-P450YNW-A1-BSMulti-split / VRF56 kW heating50 kW cooling24,364 kWh/yr2$7,796
Actron Air CRV720T / EVA720TSplit system, ducted73 kW heating72 kW cooling24,793 kWh/yr2$7,934
Mitsubishi Electric PUHY-EP500YNW-A1-BSMulti-split / VRF63 kW heating56 kW cooling25,219 kWh/yr2.5$8,070
Mitsubishi Electric PUHY-EP500YNW-A1 SeriesMulti-split / VRF63 kW heating56 kW cooling25,219 kWh/yr2.5$8,070
Mitsubishi Electric PUHY-EP500YNW-A1Multi-split / VRF63 kW heating56 kW cooling25,219 kWh/yr2.5$8,070
Actron Air PRV96ATPackaged, ducted97 kW heating96 kW cooling25,238 kWh/yr2.5$8,076
Mitsubishi Electric PURY-EP450YNW-A1 SeriesMulti-split / VRF56 kW heating50 kW cooling25,284 kWh/yr2$8,091
Mitsubishi Electric PURY-EP450YNW-A1Multi-split / VRF56 kW heating50 kW cooling25,284 kWh/yr2$8,091
Mitsubishi Electric PURY-EP450YNW-A1-BSMulti-split / VRF56 kW heating50 kW cooling25,284 kWh/yr2$8,091
Mitsubishi Electric PUHY-P500YNW-A1-BSMulti-split / VRF63 kW heating56 kW cooling26,058 kWh/yr2.5$8,339
Mitsubishi Electric PUHY-P500YNW-A1 SeriesMulti-split / VRF63 kW heating56 kW cooling26,058 kWh/yr2.5$8,339
Mitsubishi Electric PUHY-P500YNW-A1Multi-split / VRF63 kW heating56 kW cooling26,058 kWh/yr2.5$8,339
Actron Air CRV96AT / EVA96ATSplit system, ducted97 kW heating96 kW cooling26,870 kWh/yr2.5$8,598
Mitsubishi Electric PURY-EP500YNW-A1Multi-split / VRF63 kW heating56 kW cooling28,733 kWh/yr2.5$9,195
Mitsubishi Electric PURY-EP500YNW-A1 SeriesMulti-split / VRF63 kW heating56 kW cooling28,733 kWh/yr2.5$9,195
Mitsubishi Electric PURY-EP500YNW-A1-BSMulti-split / VRF63 kW heating56 kW cooling28,733 kWh/yr2.5$9,195
Temperzone OPA 970RLTB2FPQDPackaged, ducted95.8 kW heating91 kW cooling28,734 kWh/yr2$9,195
Temperzone FPA 970RLTB2FPQDPackaged, ducted95.8 kW heating91 kW cooling28,734 kWh/yr2$9,195
Temperzone OPA970RLTB2FPQPackaged, ducted95.8 kW heating91 kW cooling28,734 kWh/yr2$9,195
Mitsubishi Electric PURY-P500YNW-A1-BSMulti-split / VRF63 kW heating56 kW cooling29,184 kWh/yr2$9,339
Mitsubishi Electric PURY-P500YNW-A1Multi-split / VRF63 kW heating56 kW cooling29,184 kWh/yr2$9,339
Mitsubishi Electric PURY-P500YNW-A1 SeriesMulti-split / VRF63 kW heating56 kW cooling29,184 kWh/yr2$9,339
Mitsubishi Electric PURY-EP550YNW-A1Multi-split / VRF69 kW heating60 kW cooling33,112 kWh/yr2$10,596
Mitsubishi Electric PURY-EP550YNW-A1-BSMulti-split / VRF69 kW heating60 kW cooling33,112 kWh/yr2$10,596
Mitsubishi Electric PURY-EP550YNW-A1 SeriesMulti-split / VRF69 kW heating60 kW cooling33,112 kWh/yr2$10,596
Actron Air CRV960T / EVA960TSplit system, ducted97 kW heating96 kW cooling33,378 kWh/yr2$10,681
Mitsubishi Electric PURY-P550YNW-A1-BSMulti-split / VRF69 kW heating60 kW cooling33,462 kWh/yr2$10,708
Mitsubishi Electric PURY-P550YNW-A1Multi-split / VRF69 kW heating60 kW cooling33,462 kWh/yr2$10,708
Mitsubishi Electric PURY-P550YNW-A1 SeriesMulti-split / VRF69 kW heating60 kW cooling33,462 kWh/yr2$10,708
Temperzone OPA 1410RLTM4FDPQPackaged, ducted148.6 kW heating146 kW cooling37,846 kWh/yr2$12,111
Temperzone OPA1710RLTM4FDPQPackaged, ducted184.1 kW heating177.9 kW cooling49,570 kWh/yr2$15,862
Temperzone OPA2110RLTM4FDPQPackaged, ducted203 kW heating206.5 kW cooling55,081 kWh/yr2$17,626