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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 (158)

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2.5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Hyundai HYSSAC26PWBSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,575 kWh/yr6$520
Hyundai HYSSAC26PWDSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,575 kWh/yr6$520
Hyundai HYSSAC26PWCSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,575 kWh/yr6$520
Kogan KASHSAC26TBSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,575 kWh/yr6$520
Hyundai HYSSAC26PW*Split system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,575 kWh/yr6$520
Tecoair TWS-TSO26HVEITSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,575 kWh/yr6$520
Hyundai HYSSAC26PWASplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,575 kWh/yr6$520
Kogan KASHSAC26T*Split system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,575 kWh/yr6$520
2.5kW Heat pumps: Energy Use & Running Costs