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Reverse cycle multi-split / vrf air conditioner
Samsung Electronics AM060NXMDER/EU Air Conditioner
Samsung Electronics AM060NXMDER/EU is a 15.5 kW reverse cycle ducted multi-split / vrf air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC9315).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1.5
- Heating: 2
- Annual electricity use
- 4,139 kWh
- 1,834 cooling + 2,305 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $1,324 / year
- $110 / month · $13,245 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 15.5 kW cooling
- 15.5 kW heating
6% less electricity than the median of 5 comparable 16 kW reverse cycle ducted multi-split / vrf registrations (4,394 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 60% of them.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 22% (this compares very different sizes, so the cohort figure above is the useful one).
Annual kWh is the government label figure for a residential user in the mixed zone (Richmond NSW climate: Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth). Mixed climate zone shown by default (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth); switch to cold or hot. Cost = kWh × 32c/kWh in AUD; change the price above to your tariff.
Samsung Electronics AM060NXMDER running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 7,490 | $2,397 | $23,968 |
| Mixed zone | 4,139 | $1,324 | $13,245 |
| Hot zone | 5,515 | $1,765 | $17,648 |
At 32c/kWh. Formula: cost = annual kWh × price. The kWh figure is the label’s residential estimate for that zone; commercial-profile figures are in the specifications.
Air conditioners that use less electricity
Same configuration and type, cooling capacity within 12% of 15.5 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics AM050KXMDEH/EU / AM036ANLDKH14 kW heating14 kW cooling3,611 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,156 | |
| Samsung Electronics AM050NXMDGR/EU14 kW heating14 kW cooling3,630 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,162 |
Air conditioners similar to the Samsung Electronics AM060NXMDER
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gree GMV-160WL/A-T(A)18 kW heating15.5 kW cooling4,394 kWh/yr | 2 | $1,406 | |
| Haier AU062FPERA18 kW heating15.5 kW cooling5,262 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,684 | |
| Gree GMV-Y160WL/A-T(A)18 kW heating16 kW cooling4,880 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,562 | |
| Haier AU052FPERA16 kW heating14 kW cooling4,259 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,363 |
Other Samsung Electronics models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics AM060NXMDGR/EU15.5 kW heating15.5 kW cooling4,139 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,324 | |
| Samsung Electronics AM050KXMDEH/EU / AM036ANLDKH14 kW heating14 kW cooling3,611 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,156 |
Compare AM060NXMDER/EU with another model
Samsung Electronics AM060NXMDER specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Multi-split / VRF
- Air distribution
- Ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 15.50 kW
- Cooling power input
- 4.81 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 15.50 kW
- Heating power input
- 4.16 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.28
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.79
- Rated AEER
- 3.12
- Rated ACOP
- 3.59
- Standby power (PIA)
- 47.0 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R410A
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- 70 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- No
- Country of manufacture
- South Korea, China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Samsung Electronics AM060NXMDER zoned energy rating figures
As published for each climate zone. Residential figures drive the star ratings; commercial figures assume a commercial usage pattern.
| Zone | Profile | Cooling stars | Heating stars | Cooling kWh | Heating kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldcommercial | commercial | – | – | 2,541 | 1,952 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1,211 | 6,279 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 3,152 | 1,011 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1,834 | 2,305 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 6,836 | 271 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5,111 | 404 |
Part-load test points (19 values)
- h__h1_min_cap_power_rated
- 500 W
- h__h2_ext_cap_power_rated
- 5040 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 2010 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- h__h1_half_cap_power_rated
- 1730 W
- h__h1_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- h__h3_have_ext_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h1_min_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 2330 W
- h__h2_ext_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 12400 W
- h__h1_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 7750 W
- h__h2_is_capable_extended_load
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_power_rated
- 770 W
- c__low_temp_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 7750 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- No
- c__low_temp_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 3100 W
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC9315
- GEMS registration id
- 172212
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 14 October 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.4:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 20
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.