Australia · costs in AUD
Cooling only portable air conditioner
TECO TPO46CFWAT Air Conditioner
TECO TPO46CFWAT is a 4.6 kW cooling only portable air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC6997).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 1,462 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $468 / year
- $39 / month · $4,678 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 4.6 kW cooling
About the same electricity as the median of 12 comparable 5 kW cooling only portable registrations (1,466 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 50% of them.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 65% (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 TPO46CFWAT running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 948 | $303 | $3,034 |
| Mixed zone | 1,462 | $468 | $4,678 |
| Hot zone | 3,910 | $1,251 | $12,512 |
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 4.6 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KASIPAC14YC4.1 kW cooling1,168 kWh/yr | 0 | $374 | |
| Kogan KASIPAC14Y*4.1 kW cooling1,168 kWh/yr | 0 | $374 | |
| TECO TPO42CVWAH4.2 kW cooling1,176 kWh/yr | 0 | $376 | |
| Rinnai RPC41NC4.1 kW cooling1,277 kWh/yr | 0 | $409 | |
| TECO TPO41CFWUDT4.1 kW cooling1,277 kWh/yr | 0 | $409 |
Air conditioners similar to the TECO TPO46CFWAT
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polo PN46CWF4.6 kW cooling1,462 kWh/yr | 0 | $468 | |
| TCL TAC-16CPB/NU4.6 kW cooling1,462 kWh/yr | 0 | $468 | |
| TCL TAC-16CPB/NW4.6 kW cooling1,462 kWh/yr | 0 | $468 | |
| Olimpia Splendid Elite 164.6 kW cooling1,462 kWh/yr | 0 | $468 | |
| Olimpia Splendid 020984.7 kW cooling1,470 kWh/yr | 0 | $470 | |
| Arlec PA1622HA4.7 kW cooling1,438 kWh/yr | 0 | $460 | |
| Dimplex DCP16C4.5 kW cooling1,512 kWh/yr | 0 | $484 | |
| Kogan KAWFPAC16YD4.7 kW cooling1,579 kWh/yr | 0 | $505 |
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TECO TPO46CFWAT specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 4.60 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.74 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.78
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 2.64
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 64.8 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 TPO46CFWAT 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 | – | 948 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 1,462 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 3,910 | – |
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC6997
- GEMS registration id
- 149324
- 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.