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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 (255)

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2.5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Toshiba RAS-10E2AVRG-A / RAS-B10E2KVRG-ASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,127 kWh/yr4$372
Haier 1U25TPHRA / AS25TPHRASplit system3.3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,130 kWh/yr4.5$373
TECO TWS-TSO26H3DVKTSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,131 kWh/yr4.5$373
Hisense HAWJ9KRSplit system3.1 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,135 kWh/yr4.5$375
Panasonic CU-Z25AKR-1 / CS-Z25AKRW-1Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,136 kWh/yr4$375
Hitachi RAC-XJ25FHAE/RAF-XJ25RHAESplit system3.4 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,140 kWh/yr5$376
Samsung Electronics AR09BXGYCWKX/ AR09BXGYCWKNSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,140 kWh/yr4.5$376
Samsung Electronics AR09BXECNWKX/ AR09BXECNWKNSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,143 kWh/yr4.5$377
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF25VGD/MSZ-EF25VGKD(W)(B)(S)Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,150 kWh/yr4$380
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF25VGD/MSZ-EF25VGDBSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,150 kWh/yr4$380
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF25VGD/MSZ-EF25VGKDWSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,150 kWh/yr4$380
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF25VGD/MSZ-EF25VGDSSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,150 kWh/yr4$380
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF25VGD/MSZ-EF25VGDWSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,150 kWh/yr4$380
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF25VGD/MSZ-EF25VGKDBSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,150 kWh/yr4$380
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF25VGD/MSZ-EF25VGKDSSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,150 kWh/yr4$380
Fujitsu AOTH09KNCA / ASTH09KNCASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,152 kWh/yr4.5$380
Fujitsu AOTH09KBTA/AUTH09KVLASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,153 kWh/yr3.5$380
Samsung Electronics AR09DXEANWKX / AR09DXEANWKNSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,155 kWh/yr4.5$381
Samsung Electronics AR09DXFZCWKX / AR09DXFZCWKNSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,155 kWh/yr4.5$381
Haier 1U26MADFRA / AS26PBDHRASplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,157 kWh/yr4$382
LG WS09TWU / WS09TWNSplit system3.2 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,162 kWh/yr4$383
Daikin RXF25AVMA / FTXF25AVMASplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,170 kWh/yr4.5$386
Daikin RXF25WVMA / FTXF25WVMASplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,171 kWh/yr4.5$386
Daikin RXM25YFVMA / FVXM25YVMASplit system3.5 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,175 kWh/yr3.5$388
Daikin RXF25W1VMA / FTXF25W1VMASplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,176 kWh/yr4$388
Daikin RXF25W2VMA / FTXF25W2VMASplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,176 kWh/yr4$388
Toshiba RAS-10E2AVG-A/RAS-10E2KVG-ASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,217 kWh/yr3.5$402
Midea MFAU26WC/MFAU26NCSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,222 kWh/yr4.5$403
Midea MFAB26WC/MFAB26NCSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,222 kWh/yr4.5$403
Mitsubishi Electric MUFZ-KW25VG2/MFZ-KW25VGKSplit system3.4 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,224 kWh/yr3.5$404
TCL TAC-09CHSD/P7Split system3.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,226 kWh/yr4$405
Fujitsu AOTG09KVCA/AGTG09KVCASplit system3.5 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,236 kWh/yr5$408
Toshiba RAS-10U2AVSG-NZ/RAS-10U2FVG-NZSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,265 kWh/yr4$417
Kinghome KWH27ATBXB-K6DNA2/O / KWH27ATBXB-K6DNA2/ISplit system3 kW heating2.7 kW cooling1,276 kWh/yr3.5$421
Gree GWH09ATBXB-K6DNA1C/O / GWH09AWBXB-K6DNA1E/ISplit system3 kW heating2.7 kW cooling1,276 kWh/yr3.5$421
Gree GWH09ATBXB-K6DNA1C/O / GWH09ATBXB-K6DNA2C/ISplit system3 kW heating2.7 kW cooling1,276 kWh/yr3.5$421
Tosot TWH09ATBXB-K6DNA1C/O / TWH09ATBXB-K6DNA3C/ISplit system3 kW heating2.7 kW cooling1,276 kWh/yr3.5$421
Gree GWH09ATBXB-K6DNA1C/O / GWH09ATBXB-K6DNA1C/ISplit system3 kW heating2.7 kW cooling1,276 kWh/yr3.5$421
Braemar ACHV25D1S/ASHV25D1SSplit system3 kW heating2.7 kW cooling1,276 kWh/yr3.5$421
Kogan KASHSAC26TDSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,575 kWh/yr6$520
TCL TAC-09CHSD/TPH11ITSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,575 kWh/yr6$520
Kogan KASHSAC26TASplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,575 kWh/yr6$520
TECO TWS-TSO26H3DVJTSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,575 kWh/yr6$520
Bonaire CRC6911025/CRC6911125Split system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,575 kWh/yr6$520
Domain ISR-26P-OUT/ISR-26P-INDSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,575 kWh/yr6$520
Kogan KASHSAC26TCSplit system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,575 kWh/yr6$520
Akai AK-TP26Split system4 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,575 kWh/yr6$520
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