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Reverse cycle multi-split / vrf air conditioner
Toshiba MCY-MHP0404HS-A Air Conditioner
Toshiba MCY-MHP0404HS-A is a 12.1 kW reverse cycle multi-split / vrf air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC9471).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 3.5
- Heating: 3
- Annual electricity use
- 2,389 kWh
- 961 cooling + 1,428 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $764 / year
- $64 / month · $7,645 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 12.1 kW cooling
- 12.5 kW heating
20% less electricity than the median of 18 comparable 12.5 kW reverse cycle multi-split / vrf registrations (3,006 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 89% of them.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 45% (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.
Toshiba MCY-MHP0404HS-A running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 4,445 | $1,422 | $14,224 |
| Mixed zone | 2,389 | $764 | $7,645 |
| Hot zone | 2,937 | $940 | $9,398 |
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.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Toshiba MCY-MHP0404HS-A specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Multi-split / VRF
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 12.10 kW
- Cooling power input
- 2.91 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 12.50 kW
- Heating power input
- 2.67 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 4.14
- COP, full load (tested)
- 4.77
- Rated AEER
- 4.05
- Rated ACOP
- 4.55
- Standby power (PIA)
- 22.0 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R410A
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- 66 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- Yes
- Country of manufacture
- China, Thailand
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Toshiba MCY-MHP0404HS-A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,275 | 1,232 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 3.5 | 2.5 | 618 | 3,827 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,607 | 648 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 3.5 | 3.0 | 961 | 1,428 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 3,559 | 163 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2,693 | 244 |
Part-load test points (14 values)
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 964 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- h__h1_half_cap_power_rated
- 1034 W
- h__h1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_full_cap_power_rated
- 3484 W
- h__h2_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h1_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 6250 W
- h__h2_full_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 11830 W
- h__h2_is_capable_extended_load
- No
- c__low_temp_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 6050 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- No
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC9471
- GEMS registration id
- 173215
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 November 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.4:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 20
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.