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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 (23)

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3.5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Midea MFCA35VA-W/MFCA35VA-NSplit system3.6 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,144 kWh/yr5.5$378
Daikin RXM35AVMA / FTXM35AVMASplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,146 kWh/yr5.5$378
Midea MFEP35VA-W/MFEP35VA-NSplit system3.6 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,183 kWh/yr6$390
Rinnai HONRPX35/HINRPX35MSplit system3.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,217 kWh/yr6$402
Midea MFEZ35VA-W/MFEZ35VA-NSplit system3.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,217 kWh/yr6$402
Comfee CASG-XG35/CASN-XG35Split system3.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,224 kWh/yr5.5$404
Actron Air WRC-035CS / WRE-035CSSplit system3.7 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,240 kWh/yr5.5$409
Rinnai HSNRP35BSplit system3.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,241 kWh/yr5.5$410
Spt AW036C-1/AW036ESplit system3.9 kW heating3.6 kW cooling1,246 kWh/yr5.5$411
Actron Air WRC-035DS / WRE-035DSSplit system3.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,254 kWh/yr6.5$414
Midea MFEP35VB-W/MFEP35VB-NSplit system3.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,254 kWh/yr6.5$414
Midea MFAB-35WD/MFAB-35NDSplit system3.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,260 kWh/yr6$416
Midea MFXS35WA/MFXS35NASplit system3.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,276 kWh/yr5.5$421
Midea MFXP35WA/MFXP35NASplit system3.8 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,276 kWh/yr5.5$421
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
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
Hitachi RAC-P35YHAB/RAS-P35YHABSplit system4.3 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,338 kWh/yr5.5$442
Midea MFXP35W/MFXP35NSplit system3.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling1,392 kWh/yr5.5$459
Westinghouse WSD36HWB-I/WSD36HWA-ESplit system4.4 kW heating3.6 kW cooling1,411 kWh/yr5.5$466
Westinghouse WSD36HWA-E/WSD36HWA-ISplit system4.4 kW heating3.6 kW cooling1,411 kWh/yr5.5$466
Westinghouse HSV127HWAE/HSV127HWAISplit system4.4 kW heating3.6 kW cooling1,411 kWh/yr5.5$466
3.5kW Heat pumps: Energy Use & Running Costs