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Reverse cycle portable air conditioner
TCL TAC-12CHPB/NVBp Air Conditioner
TCL TAC-12CHPB/NVBp is a 3.5 kW reverse cycle portable air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC8175).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 1,865 kWh
- 819 cooling + 1,046 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $597 / year
- $50 / month · $5,968 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 3.5 kW cooling
- 2.9 kW heating
26% less electricity than the median of 22 comparable 3.5 kW reverse cycle portable registrations (2,538 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 96% of them.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 53% (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.
TCL TAC-12CHPB running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 2,686 | $860 | $8,595 |
| Mixed zone | 1,865 | $597 | $5,968 |
| Hot zone | 2,415 | $773 | $7,728 |
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 similar to the TCL TAC-12CHPB
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonaire PRC60001352.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,538 kWh/yr | 0 | $812 | |
| Olimpia Splendid 024042.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,401 kWh/yr | 0 | $768 | |
| Alfordson A-PAC-12-CLT-H2.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,576 kWh/yr | 0 | $824 | |
| Polo PC35RWF3 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,483 kWh/yr | 0 | $795 | |
| Goldair GPPAC3002.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,538 kWh/yr | 0 | $812 | |
| Goldair PAC11202.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,538 kWh/yr | 0 | $812 | |
| Rinnai RPC35PDRWF3 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,458 kWh/yr | 0 | $787 | |
| Alfordson A-PAC-12-FLOW-H2.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,576 kWh/yr | 0 | $824 |
Compare TAC-12CHPB/NVBp with another model
TCL TAC-12CHPB specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 3.50 kW
- Cooling power input
- 0.97 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 2.93 kW
- Heating power input
- 0.81 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.61
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.59
- Rated AEER
- 3.59
- Rated ACOP
- 3.62
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Variable speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 63.9 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- –
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
TCL TAC-12CHPB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 531 | 2,155 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 819 | 1,046 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,191 | 224 |
Other model numbers on registration AAC8175
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8175
- GEMS registration id
- 160301
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 10 April 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- TAC-12CHPB/N*Bp
- Regulatory standard
- [Unitary Single-Duct] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.5:2015
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 4
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.