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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 (4,758)

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reverse cycle air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
AIRSTAGE URT/EC/WP/MS 152Packaged, ducted173 kW heating169 kW cooling53,597 kWh/yr1.5$17,151
AIRSTAGE URT.EC.WP.MS 152 S.KPackaged, ducted173 kW heating169 kW cooling53,597 kWh/yr1.5$17,151
Temperzone OPA2110RLTM4FDPQPackaged, ducted203 kW heating206.5 kW cooling55,081 kWh/yr2$17,626
Temperzone OPA1710RLTM1FPQPackaged, ducted170.7 kW heating164.2 kW cooling55,312 kWh/yr1.5$17,700
AIRSTAGE URT/EC/WP/MS/172/SKPackaged, ducted208 kW heating195 kW cooling60,813 kWh/yr1.5$19,460
Temperzone OPA 2110RLTM1FDPQPackaged, ducted194.7 kW heating193.8 kW cooling61,463 kWh/yr1.5$19,668
Carrier 50FC-180Packaged, ducted190 kW heating181 kW cooling65,242 kWh/yr1.5$20,877
Carrier 50FC-180 R454bPackaged, ducted184 kW heating176 kW cooling66,529 kWh/yr1.5$21,289
Reverse cycle Air conditioners: Energy Ratings & Running Costs