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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 (296)

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2.5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Rinnai HONRPX25/HINRPX25MSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,009 kWh/yr6.5$333
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZTA-W/SRK25ZTA-WFTSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,009 kWh/yr5$333
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZTA-W/SRK25ZTA-WFBSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,009 kWh/yr5$333
Hitachi RAC-P25YHAB/RAS-P25YHABSplit system3.3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,009 kWh/yr5$333
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZTA-W* / SRK25ZTA-WF*Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,009 kWh/yr5$333
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZTA-WB/SRK25ZTA-WFTSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,009 kWh/yr5$333
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZTA-WB/SRK25ZTA-WFSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,009 kWh/yr5$333
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZTA-WB/SRK25ZTA-WFBSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,009 kWh/yr5$333
Daikin RXS25R2V1A / FVXS25R2V1ASplit system2.9 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,009 kWh/yr3$333
Midea MFAB-60WC/MULMIO09Split system2.9 kW heating2.8 kW cooling1,010 kWh/yr4$333
TECO TWS-TSO26H3DVHASplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,011 kWh/yr5.5$334
Kogan KASHSAC26U*Split system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,011 kWh/yr5.5$334
Kogan KASHSAC26UASplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,011 kWh/yr5.5$334
Aux ASW-H27A4/FAR3DISplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,011 kWh/yr5.5$334
Kogan KASHSAC26UCSplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,011 kWh/yr5.5$334
Kogan KASHSAC26UBSplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,011 kWh/yr5.5$334
Akai AK-TP26MSplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,011 kWh/yr5.5$334
Midea MFAB-26WD/MFAB-26NDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,015 kWh/yr6.5$335
Westinghouse WSD27HWC-E / WSD27HWC-ISplit system3.3 kW heating2.7 kW cooling1,015 kWh/yr6.5$335
Hitachi RAC-S25YHAB/RAS-S25YHABSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,016 kWh/yr4$335
Fujitsu AOTG09KMTC/ASTG09KMTCSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,017 kWh/yr5.5$336
Kaden KS09Split system2.8 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,018 kWh/yr4.5$336
LG AH09S1U / AH09S1NSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,019 kWh/yr5.5$336
Hitachi RAC-DJ25PHAT/RAK-DJ25PHATSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,019 kWh/yr5$336
Daikin RXV25WVMA / FTXV25WVMASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,020 kWh/yr5.5$337
Fujitsu AOTH09KMCD/ASTH09KMCDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,022 kWh/yr5.5$337
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VG/MSZ-AP25VGKDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,023 kWh/yr5.5$338
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VG/MSZ-AP25VGDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,023 kWh/yr5.5$338
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VGD/MSZ-AP25VGKDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,023 kWh/yr5.5$338
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VGD/MSZ-AP25VGDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,023 kWh/yr5.5$338
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VGD/MSZ-AP25VGD2Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,023 kWh/yr5.5$338
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VG/MSZ-AP25VG SeriesSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,023 kWh/yr5.5$338
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VG/MSZ-AP25VGD2Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,023 kWh/yr5.5$338
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZTLA-W/SRK25ZTLA-WSplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,023 kWh/yr3$338
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC09ZTLA-W/DXK09ZTLA-WSplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,023 kWh/yr3$338
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC09ZTLA-W/DXK09ZTLA-WFSplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,023 kWh/yr3$338
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZTLA-W/SRK25ZTLA-WFSplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,023 kWh/yr3$338
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK25/DXK09ZTLA-WFSplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,023 kWh/yr3$338
Daikin RXV25W1VMA / FTXV25W1VMASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,024 kWh/yr5.5$338
Daikin RXV25W2VMA / FTXV25W2VMASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,024 kWh/yr5.5$338
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZSA-W/SRK25ZSA-WF1Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,025 kWh/yr4$338
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK25/DXK09ZSA-WF1Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,025 kWh/yr4$338
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC09ZSA-W/DXK09ZSA-WF1Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,025 kWh/yr4$338
Panasonic CU-HZ25DKR / CS-HZ25DKRSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,028 kWh/yr5.5$339
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC09ZTLA-WJ/DXK09ZTLA-WFJSplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,029 kWh/yr3$340
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK25/DXK09ZSA-WFSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,030 kWh/yr3.5$340
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZSA-W/SRK25ZSA-WFSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,030 kWh/yr3.5$340
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC09ZSA-W/DXK09ZSA-WFSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,030 kWh/yr3.5$340
Hisense HAWV9KRDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,031 kWh/yr6.5$340
Panasonic CU-QZ25BKR/CS-QZ25BKRSplit system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,032 kWh/yr4$341