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Split system Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs

1,502 currently registered split system air conditioners (single split, non-ducted), 2,253 model numbers, compared by the label’s annual electricity use and star rating.

Registered models
1,502
2,253 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
1,203 kWh
cold 2,326 · hot 1,409
Median estimated running cost
$385 / year
middle half: $211 to $564
Median cooling star rating
3.5
range 1.0 to 7.0

Mixed climate zone, residential profile, one entry per registration. Lowest annual use in the set: 125 kWh; highest: 7,057 kWh.

Star rating distribution

Cooling star ratings, split system air conditioners (1,502 registrations, cooling stars, mixed zone). Click a bar to list models with at least that rating.

Lowest annual electricity use

Reverse cycle

  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-06CHSD/VEIH 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

Cooling only

  1. Rinnai HONCJ26B1 / HINCJ26B1 125 kWh, 7 stars, 2.64 kW
  2. Daikin RKM20QVMA / FTKM20QVMA 129 kWh, 4.5 stars, 2 kW
  3. Daikin RKM20YVMA / FTKM20YVMA 130 kWh, 5 stars, 2.2 kW
  4. Daikin RKM20W2VMA / FTKM20W2VMA 131 kWh, 5 stars, 2.2 kW

All split system air conditioners (2,241)

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split system air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC09ZSA-W/DXK09ZSA-WFSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling545 kWh/yr3.5$174
Samsung Electronics AR50F09C1UHX / AR50F09C1UHNSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling546 kWh/yr4.5$175
Panasonic CU-RZ25AKR / S-25PK4RSplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling547 kWh/yr3.5$175
Haier 1U25TPHRA / AS25TPHRASplit system3.3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling548 kWh/yr4.5$175
Fujitsu AOTH09KNCA / ASTH09KNCASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling548 kWh/yr4.5$175
Hisense HAWJ9KRSplit system3.1 kW heating2.5 kW cooling548 kWh/yr4$175
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC09ZSA-W / DXK09ZSA-WSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling548 kWh/yr3.5$175
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK/DXK_25/09ZSA-WSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling548 kWh/yr3.5$175
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZSA-W / SRK25ZSA-WSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling548 kWh/yr3.5$175
Daikin RXS25R2V1A / FVXS25R2V1ASplit system2.9 kW heating2.5 kW cooling548 kWh/yr3$175
Midea MFAU26WC/MFAU26NCSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling549 kWh/yr4.5$176
Midea MFAB26WC/MFAB26NCSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling549 kWh/yr4.5$176
Samsung Electronics AR09BXECNWKX/ AR09BXECNWKNSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling549 kWh/yr4.5$176
Daikin RXF25AVMA / FTXF25AVMASplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling549 kWh/yr4$176
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC09ZTLA-WJ/DXK09ZTLA-WFJSplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling549 kWh/yr3$176
Daikin RXF25WVMA / FTXF25WVMASplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling550 kWh/yr4$176
Kogan KASSSAC26TBSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling551 kWh/yr5$176
TCL TAC-10CHSD/XA72IGSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling551 kWh/yr5$176
Kogan KASSSAC26T*Split system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling551 kWh/yr5$176
Kogan KASSSAC26TDSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling551 kWh/yr5$176
Kogan KASSSAC26TCSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling551 kWh/yr5$176
Kogan KASSSAC26TASplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling551 kWh/yr5$176
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZTLA-W/SRK25ZTLA-WSplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling551 kWh/yr3$176
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC09ZTLA-W/DXK09ZTLA-WSplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling551 kWh/yr3$176
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC09ZTLA-W/DXK09ZTLA-WFSplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling551 kWh/yr3$176
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZTLA-W/SRK25ZTLA-WFSplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling551 kWh/yr3$176
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK25/DXK09ZTLA-WFSplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling551 kWh/yr3$176
Hyundai HYSSSAC26TBSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling552 kWh/yr5$177
Hyundai HYSSSAC26TCSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling552 kWh/yr5$177
Hyundai HYSSSAC26TDSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling552 kWh/yr5$177
Hyundai HYSSSAC26T*Split system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling552 kWh/yr5$177
Maxa LZL26 ODU / LZL26 IDUSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling552 kWh/yr5$177
Hyundai HYSSSAC26TASplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling552 kWh/yr5$177
Domain ISR-26Q-OUT/ISR-26Q-INDSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling552 kWh/yr5$177
Rinnai HONCJ70B / HINCJ70BSplit system7 kW cooling552 kWh/yr3.5$177
Samsung Electronics AR09DXEANWKX / AR09DXEANWKNSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling553 kWh/yr4.5$177
Samsung Electronics AR09DXFZCWKX / AR09DXFZCWKNSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling553 kWh/yr4.5$177
Haier 1U26MADFRA / AS26PBDHRASplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling553 kWh/yr4$177
Hitachi RAC-XJ25FHAE/RAF-XJ25RHAESplit system3.4 kW heating2.5 kW cooling554 kWh/yr4.5$177
LG WH09SKU-18 / WH09SKN-18Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling554 kWh/yr4.5$177
Rinnai HONCJ70B1 / HINCJ70B1Split system7 kW cooling554 kWh/yr3.5$177
Daikin RXF25W1VMA / FTXF25W1VMASplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling557 kWh/yr4$178
Daikin RXF25W2VMA / FTXF25W2VMASplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling557 kWh/yr4$178
Toshiba RAS-10ZAVSG-A / RAS-10ZKVSG-ASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling560 kWh/yr4$179
LG LS09S0U DX6ALAP/LS09S0N DX6ALAPSplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling561 kWh/yr4$180
Panasonic CU-Z25AKR-1 / CS-Z25AKRW-1Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling563 kWh/yr4$180
Toshiba RAS-10E2AVRG-A / RAS-B10E2KVRG-ASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling563 kWh/yr3.5$180
Daikin RXJ25T2VMA / FTXJ25T2VMA*Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling564 kWh/yr3.5$180
Daikin RXJ25T2VMA / FTXJ25T2VMAKSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling564 kWh/yr3.5$180
Daikin RXJ25TVMA / FTXJ25TVMAWSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling564 kWh/yr3.5$180
Split system Air conditioners: Energy Ratings & Running Costs