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2.5 kW Heat pumps: Energy Use & Running Costs

300 currently registered heat pumps have a rated cooling capacity from 2.25 kW up to 3 kW (the band around the marketed 2.5 kW size), covering 523 model numbers.

Registered models
300
523 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
1,024 kWh
mixed 565 · hot 613
Median estimated running cost
$338 / year
middle half: $195 to $404
Median star rating
3.5
range 0.0 to 7.5

Cold climate zone, residential profile, one entry per registration. Lowest annual use in the set: 90 kWh; highest: 3,188 kWh.

Star rating distribution

Cooling star ratings, 2.5 kW air conditioners (300 registrations, cooling stars, cold zone). Click a bar to list models with at least that rating.

Lowest annual electricity use

Reverse cycle

  1. Hitachi RAC-VJ25NHAE/RAI-VJ25RHAE 653 kWh, 4 stars, 2.5 kW
  2. Midea MFEP26VA-W/MFEP26VA-N 776 kWh, 6.5 stars, 2.6 kW
  3. Midea MFEP26VB-W/MFEP26VB-N 790 kWh, 7 stars, 2.63 kW
  4. Actron Air WRC-026DS / WRE-026DS 790 kWh, 7 stars, 2.63 kW
  5. Actron Air WRC-026CS / WRE-026CS 804 kWh, 7 stars, 2.65 kW
  6. Rinnai HSNRP26B 805 kWh, 6 stars, 2.65 kW

Cooling only

  1. Hitachi RAC-DJ25PCAT/RAK-DJ25PCAT 90 kWh, 6 stars, 2.5 kW
  2. Daikin RKM25QVMA / FTKM25QVMA 93 kWh, 5.5 stars, 2.5 kW
  3. Daikin RKM25Q2VMA / FTKM25Q2VMA 95 kWh, 5.5 stars, 2.5 kW
  4. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC10YTA-W/SRK10YTA-WF 98 kWh, 5 stars, 2.5 kW

All 2.5 kW heat pumps (523)

2.5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
TECO TWW28HVAGWindow / wall2.4 kW heating2.8 kW cooling1,735 kWh/yr2$573
Gree GJH09AF-K6DRNB3AWindow / wall2.4 kW heating2.8 kW cooling1,735 kWh/yr2$573
TCL TAC-09CHPB/MVPortable2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr0$835
TCL TAC-09CHPB/MXPortable2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr0$835
TCL TAC-09CHPB/MZPortable2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr0$835
TCL TAC-09CHPB/MWPortable2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr0$835
TCL TAC-09CHPB/MUPortable2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr0$835
TCL TAC-09CHPB/M*Portable2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr0$835
TCL TAC-09CHPB/MYPortable2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr0$835
Craig&Russell A007H-09CHPortable1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr0$847
Kensington A007C-09CHPortable1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr0$847
AC Infinity AC-ACN9-AUPortable2.1 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,673 kWh/yr0$882
Goldair GCPAC220Portable2 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,705 kWh/yr0$893
Click CPAC1609-HPortable2 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,705 kWh/yr0$893
Goldair PAC1014Portable2 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,705 kWh/yr0$893
Goldair GCPAC220 RangePortable2 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,705 kWh/yr0$893
Dimplex DPRC26ECO-APortable2.1 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,769 kWh/yr0$914
Dimplex DPRC29ECO-BPortable2.5 kW heating2.9 kW cooling3,188 kWh/yr0$1,052
Sheffield PLA1738Portable2.5 kW heating2.9 kW cooling3,188 kWh/yr0$1,052
Temperzone HWP 25RLSFYPackaged, ducted2.8 kW heating2.4 kW cooling– kWh/yr––
Temperzone HWP 25C*LSFYPackaged, ducted2.4 kW cooling– kWh/yr––
Temperzone HWP 25RELSFYPackaged, ducted2.8 kW heating2.4 kW cooling– kWh/yr––
Temperzone HWP 25CELSFYPackaged, ducted2.4 kW cooling– kWh/yr––
2.5kW Heat pumps: Energy Use & Running Costs