Australia · costs in AUD
Reverse cycle portable air conditioner
TECO TPO42HVWAH Air Conditioner
TECO TPO42HVWAH is a 4.2 kW reverse cycle portable air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC7001).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 2,983 kWh
- 1,176 cooling + 1,807 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $955 / year
- $80 / month · $9,546 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 4.2 kW cooling
- 3.9 kW heating
18% more 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 9% of them.
Across all 3,681 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 36% (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.
TECO TPO42HVWAH running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 4,487 | $1,436 | $14,358 |
| Mixed zone | 2,983 | $955 | $9,546 |
| Hot zone | 3,534 | $1,131 | $11,309 |
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 4.2 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai HY13KSPACPD2.8 kW heating3.8 kW cooling2,673 kWh/yr | 0 | $855 | |
| Hyundai HY13KSPACPC2.8 kW heating3.8 kW cooling2,673 kWh/yr | 0 | $855 | |
| Ausclimate Ausclimate 14K PAC2.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling2,837 kWh/yr | 0 | $908 | |
| Ausclimate ACPAC2402.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling2,837 kWh/yr | 0 | $908 | |
| Goldair GPPAC4103.2 kW heating4.1 kW cooling2,854 kWh/yr | 0 | $913 |
Air conditioners similar to the TECO TPO42HVWAH
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ausclimate PAC11312.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling2,837 kWh/yr | 0 | $908 | |
| Ausclimate Ausclimate 14K PAC2.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling2,837 kWh/yr | 0 | $908 | |
| Excelair EPA58041RWB3.3 kW heating4.1 kW cooling3,029 kWh/yr | 0 | $969 | |
| Goldair GPPAC4103.2 kW heating4.1 kW cooling2,854 kWh/yr | 0 | $913 | |
| Goldair PAC13493.2 kW heating4.1 kW cooling2,854 kWh/yr | 0 | $913 | |
| Alfordson A-PAC-14-H3.3 kW heating4.1 kW cooling2,988 kWh/yr | 0 | $956 | |
| Alfordson A-PAC-14-FLOW-H3.3 kW heating4.1 kW cooling2,988 kWh/yr | 0 | $956 | |
| Bonaire PRC60001413.1 kW heating4 kW cooling2,874 kWh/yr | 0 | $920 |
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TECO TPO42HVWAH specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 4.20 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.40 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 3.90 kW
- Heating power input
- 1.40 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.00
- COP, full load (tested)
- 2.78
- Rated AEER
- 3.00
- Rated ACOP
- 2.79
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Variable speed
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 64 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.
TECO TPO42HVWAH 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 | 763 | 3,724 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,176 | 1,807 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,146 | 388 |
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC7001
- GEMS registration id
- 149477
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 13 September 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: teco.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.