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Cooling only portable air conditioner
TCL TAC-14CPB/NZ Air Conditioner
TCL TAC-14CPB/NZ is a 4.1 kW cooling only portable air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC9436).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 1,277 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $409 / year
- $34 / month · $4,086 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 4.1 kW cooling
13% more electricity than the median of 61 comparable 3.5 kW cooling only portable registrations (1,130 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 8% of them.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 69% (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-14CPB running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 828 | $265 | $2,650 |
| Mixed zone | 1,277 | $409 | $4,086 |
| Hot zone | 3,415 | $1,093 | $10,928 |
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 4.1 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| De'Longhi PAC AP140i3.7 kW cooling1,075 kWh/yr | 0 | $344 | |
| Nwt WAP-23AAU3.7 kW cooling1,134 kWh/yr | 0 | $363 | |
| Nwt WAP-23AAUW3.7 kW cooling1,134 kWh/yr | 0 | $363 | |
| Kogan KASIPAC14YB4.1 kW cooling1,168 kWh/yr | 0 | $374 | |
| Kogan KASIPAC14Y*4.1 kW cooling1,168 kWh/yr | 0 | $374 |
Air conditioners similar to the TCL TAC-14CPB
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KASIPAC14YB4.1 kW cooling1,168 kWh/yr | 0 | $374 | |
| Kogan KASIPAC14YD4.1 kW cooling1,168 kWh/yr | 0 | $374 | |
| Olimpia Splendid Serenity 144.1 kW cooling1,277 kWh/yr | 0 | $409 | |
| Excelair EPA58041WB4.1 kW cooling1,325 kWh/yr | 0 | $424 | |
| Rinnai RPC41NC4.1 kW cooling1,277 kWh/yr | 0 | $409 | |
| Rinnai RPC41MCWF4.1 kW cooling1,352 kWh/yr | 0 | $433 | |
| Excelair EPA58041BG4.1 kW cooling1,325 kWh/yr | 0 | $424 | |
| TECO TPO41CFWUDT4.1 kW cooling1,277 kWh/yr | 0 | $409 |
Compare TAC-14CPB/NZ with another model
TCL TAC-14CPB specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 4.10 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.52 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.83
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 2.70
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 63.6 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-14CPB 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 | – | 828 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 1,277 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 3,415 | – |
Other model numbers on registration AAC9436
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC9436
- GEMS registration id
- 173035
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 16 September 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- TAC-14CPB/N*
- 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.