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3.5 kW Heat pumps: Energy Use & Running Costs

321 currently registered heat pumps have a rated cooling capacity from 3 kW up to 4.25 kW (the band around the marketed 3.5 kW size), covering 584 model numbers.

Registered models
321
584 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
1,374 kWh
mixed 777 · hot 899
Median estimated running cost
$453 / year
middle half: $289 to $550
Median star rating
3.5
range 0.0 to 7.0

Cold climate zone, residential profile, one entry per registration. Lowest annual use in the set: 137 kWh; highest: 4,487 kWh.

Star rating distribution

Cooling star ratings, 3.5 kW air conditioners (321 registrations, cooling stars, cold zone). Click a bar to list models with at least that rating.

Lowest annual electricity use

Reverse cycle

  1. Midea MFCA35VA-W/MFCA35VA-N 1,144 kWh, 5.5 stars, 3.55 kW
  2. Daikin RXM35AVMA / FTXM35AVMA 1,146 kWh, 5.5 stars, 3.5 kW
  3. Midea MFEP35VA-W/MFEP35VA-N 1,183 kWh, 6 stars, 3.5 kW
  4. Daikin RXV35AVMA / FTXV35AVMA 1,207 kWh, 5 stars, 3.5 kW
  5. Hitachi RAC-VJ35PHAT/RAK-VJ35PHAT 1,209 kWh, 5 stars, 3.5 kW
  6. Midea MFEZ35VA-W/MFEZ35VA-N 1,217 kWh, 6 stars, 3.5 kW

Cooling only

  1. Hitachi RAC-DJ35PCAT/RAK-DJ35PCAT 137 kWh, 5 stars, 3.5 kW
  2. Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW35VFD2/MSY-GW35VFD 144 kWh, 4.5 stars, 3.5 kW
  3. Daikin RKM35QVMA / FTKM35QVMA 146 kWh, 5 stars, 3.5 kW
  4. Daikin RKM35Q2VMA / FTKM35Q2VMA 148 kWh, 4.5 stars, 3.5 kW

All 3.5 kW heat pumps (164)

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3.5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP35VGD/MSZ-AP35VGKDSplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,288 kWh/yr5$425
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP35VG/MSZ-AP35VG SeriesSplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,288 kWh/yr5$425
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP35VGD/MSZ-AP35VGD2Split system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,288 kWh/yr5$425
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP35VGD/MSZ-AP35VGDSplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,288 kWh/yr5$425
Kogan KASSSAC35TDSplit system3.6 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,290 kWh/yr4.5$426
TCL TAC-13CHSD/XA72IGSplit system3.6 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,290 kWh/yr4.5$426
Kogan KASSSAC35TCSplit system3.6 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,290 kWh/yr4.5$426
Kogan KASSSAC35T*Split system3.6 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,290 kWh/yr4.5$426
Kogan KASSSAC35TASplit system3.6 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,290 kWh/yr4.5$426
Kogan KASSSAC35TBSplit system3.6 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,290 kWh/yr4.5$426
Kogan KASSSAC35HFSplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,291 kWh/yr5$426
Kogan KASSSAC35HBSplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,291 kWh/yr5$426
Kogan KASSSAC35HASplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,291 kWh/yr5$426
Kogan KASSSAC35HESplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,291 kWh/yr5$426
Kogan KASSSAC35H*Split system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,291 kWh/yr5$426
Kogan KASSSAC35HDSplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,291 kWh/yr5$426
Kogan KASSSAC35HCSplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,291 kWh/yr5$426
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN35VGD/MSZ-LN35VGDRSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,293 kWh/yr4.5$427
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN35VG2/MSZ-LN35VG2VSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,293 kWh/yr4.5$427
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN35VGD/MSZ-LN35VGD SeriesSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,293 kWh/yr4.5$427
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN35VGD/MSZ-LN35VG2RSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,293 kWh/yr4.5$427
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN35VGD/MSZ-LN35VG2VSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,293 kWh/yr4.5$427
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN35VGD/MSZ-LN35VGDBSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,293 kWh/yr4.5$427
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN35VG2/MSZ-LN35VGDRSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,293 kWh/yr4.5$427
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN35VG2/MSZ-LN35VG2RSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,293 kWh/yr4.5$427
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN35VG2/MSZ-LN35VG2BSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,293 kWh/yr4.5$427
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN35VGD/MSZ-LN35VGDVSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,293 kWh/yr4.5$427
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN35VG2/MSZ-LN35VGDVSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,293 kWh/yr4.5$427
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN35VG2/MSZ-LN35VG2 SeriesSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,293 kWh/yr4.5$427
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN35VG2/MSZ-LN35VGDBSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,293 kWh/yr4.5$427
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN35VGD/MSZ-LN35VG2BSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,293 kWh/yr4.5$427
LG AH12S1U / AH12S1NSplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,298 kWh/yr5$428
Aux ASW-H36A4/CAR3DISplit system3.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,303 kWh/yr5.5$430
Gree GWH12AVDXD-K6DNA1A/O / GWH12AVDXD-K6DNA1A/ISplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,303 kWh/yr5.5$430
Toshiba RAS-13ZAVSG-A / RAS-13ZKVSG-ASplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,308 kWh/yr4.5$432
Panasonic CU-HZ35DKR / CS-HZ35DKRSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,311 kWh/yr5$433
Gree GWH12AVDXD-K6DNA1B/O / GWH12AVDXD-K6DNA1B/ISplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,316 kWh/yr4.5$434
Panasonic CU-HZ35YKR / CS-HZ35YKRSplit system4.1 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,320 kWh/yr5$436
Daikin RXV35WVMA / FTXV35WVMASplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,320 kWh/yr5$436
Daikin RXV35W2VMA / FTXV35W2VMASplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,323 kWh/yr4.5$437
Daikin RXV35W1VMA / FTXV35W1VMASplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,323 kWh/yr4.5$437
Haier 1U35MAEFRA / AS35QCEHRASplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,332 kWh/yr7$440
Hisense HAWU12KRSplit system3.9 kW heating3.7 kW cooling1,332 kWh/yr6$440
Fujitsu AOTH12KMCD/ASTH12KMCDSplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,337 kWh/yr5$441
Hitachi RAC-P35YHAB/RAS-P35YHABSplit system4.3 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,338 kWh/yr5.5$442
Daikin RXV35UVMA / FTXV35UVMASplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,342 kWh/yr4.5$443
Daikin RXM35AVMZ/FTXM35AVMZSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,360 kWh/yr5$449
Hisense HAWH12KRSplit system3.9 kW heating3.7 kW cooling1,360 kWh/yr5$449
Panasonic CU-RZ35DKR / CS-RZ35DKRWSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,363 kWh/yr5$450
Panasonic CU-Z35DKR / CS-Z35DKRWSplit system4 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,363 kWh/yr5$450
3.5kW Heat pumps: Energy Use & Running Costs