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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 (584)

3.5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
TCL TAC-12CPB/MYPortable3.5 kW cooling733 kWh/yr0$242
TCL TAC-12CPB/MZPortable3.5 kW cooling733 kWh/yr0$242
TCL TAC-12CPB/M*Portable3.5 kW cooling733 kWh/yr0$242
Dimplex DCP35FSPortable3.5 kW cooling734 kWh/yr0$242
Dimplex DCP33EBPortable3.5 kW cooling734 kWh/yr0$242
Dimplex DCP33Portable3.5 kW cooling734 kWh/yr0$242
Kogan KASHPAC12JBPortable3.5 kW cooling736 kWh/yr0$243
Click BCPAC02319BPortable3.5 kW cooling736 kWh/yr0$243
Nwt WAP-23AAUPortable3.7 kW cooling736 kWh/yr0$243
Click BCPAC02319Portable3.5 kW cooling736 kWh/yr0$243
Kogan KASHPAC12JCPortable3.5 kW cooling736 kWh/yr0$243
Kogan KASHPAC12JAPortable3.5 kW cooling736 kWh/yr0$243
Click BCPAC02319APortable3.5 kW cooling736 kWh/yr0$243
Kogan KASHPAC12J*Portable3.5 kW cooling736 kWh/yr0$243
Nwt WAP-23AAUWPortable3.7 kW cooling736 kWh/yr0$243
Click BCPAC02319CPortable3.5 kW cooling736 kWh/yr0$243
Kogan KASHPAC12JDPortable3.5 kW cooling736 kWh/yr0$243
Kogan KASIPAC14YCPortable4.1 kW cooling758 kWh/yr0$250
Kogan KASIPAC14YBPortable4.1 kW cooling758 kWh/yr0$250
Kogan KASIPAC14YDPortable4.1 kW cooling758 kWh/yr0$250
Kogan KASIPAC14YAPortable4.1 kW cooling758 kWh/yr0$250
Kogan KASIPAC14Y*Portable4.1 kW cooling758 kWh/yr0$250
Yoau YPS-12C/3, SPS-12CPortable3.5 kW cooling763 kWh/yr0$252
Kogan KASHPAC12YCPortable3.5 kW cooling763 kWh/yr0$252
Kogan KASHPAC12YBPortable3.5 kW cooling763 kWh/yr0$252
Yoau YPS-12C/3Portable3.5 kW cooling763 kWh/yr0$252
TECO TPO42CVWAHPortable4.2 kW cooling763 kWh/yr0$252
Kogan KASHPAC12YDPortable3.5 kW cooling763 kWh/yr0$252
Kogan KASHPAC12Y*Portable3.5 kW cooling763 kWh/yr0$252
Kogan KASHPAC12YAPortable3.5 kW cooling763 kWh/yr0$252
Shinco SPS-12CPortable3.5 kW cooling763 kWh/yr0$252
Dimplex DCP40Portable3.8 kW cooling796 kWh/yr0$263
Dimplex DCP40FSPortable3.8 kW cooling796 kWh/yr0$263
Dimplex DCP40EBPortable3.8 kW cooling796 kWh/yr0$263
Ewt EWTP13Portable3.8 kW cooling807 kWh/yr0$266
Inalto IAPF34000SPortable4 kW cooling818 kWh/yr0$270
Devanti PAC-B-14000-WHPortable4 kW cooling818 kWh/yr0$270
Inalto IAPF34000BPortable4 kW cooling818 kWh/yr0$270
Inalto IAPF34000*Portable4 kW cooling818 kWh/yr0$270
Inalto IAPF34000WPortable4 kW cooling818 kWh/yr0$270
Bonaire PRC7000041Portable4 kW cooling818 kWh/yr0$270
Midea MPPD40CPortable4 kW cooling822 kWh/yr0$271
TCL TAC-14CPB/NVPortable4.1 kW cooling828 kWh/yr0$273
TCL TAC-14CPB/NWPortable4.1 kW cooling828 kWh/yr0$273
TCL TAC-14CPB/NZPortable4.1 kW cooling828 kWh/yr0$273
TCL TAC-14CPB/N*Portable4.1 kW cooling828 kWh/yr0$273
TECO TPO41CFWUDTPortable4.1 kW cooling828 kWh/yr0$273
TCL TAC-14CPB/NUPortable4.1 kW cooling828 kWh/yr0$273
Olimpia Splendid Serenity 14Portable4.1 kW cooling828 kWh/yr0$273
TCL TAC-14CPB/NXPortable4.1 kW cooling828 kWh/yr0$273
3.5kW Heat pumps: Energy Use & Running Costs