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5 kW Heat pumps: Energy Use & Running Costs

354 currently registered heat pumps have a rated cooling capacity from 4.25 kW up to 5.5 kW (the band around the marketed 5 kW size), covering 525 model numbers.

Registered models
354
525 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
2,154 kWh
mixed 1,105 · hot 1,298
Median estimated running cost
$711 / year
middle half: $665 to $782
Median star rating
3.5
range 0.0 to 5.5

Cold climate zone, residential profile, one entry per registration. Lowest annual use in the set: 202 kWh; highest: 5,425 kWh.

Star rating distribution

Cooling star ratings, 5 kW air conditioners (354 registrations, cooling stars, cold zone). Click a bar to list models with at least that rating.

Lowest annual electricity use

Reverse cycle

  1. Daikin RZAV50CV1 / FBA50BAVMA 789 kWh, 0 stars, 5 kW
  2. Daikin RXM46AVMA / FTXM46AVMA 1,543 kWh, 4.5 stars, 4.6 kW
  3. Daikin RXM46WVMA / FTXM46WVMA 1,571 kWh, 4.5 stars, 4.6 kW
  4. Daikin RXM46W2VMA / FTXM46W2VMA 1,576 kWh, 4 stars, 4.6 kW
  5. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM45ZS-W 1,683 kWh, 4 stars, 4.5 kW
  6. Daikin RXV46AVMA / FTXV46AVMA 1,741 kWh, 4 stars, 4.6 kW

Cooling only

  1. Daikin RKM50QVMA / FTKM50QVMA 202 kWh, 5 stars, 5 kW
  2. Daikin RKM50Q2VMA / FTKM50Q2VMA 204 kWh, 5 stars, 5 kW
  3. Hitachi RAC-DJ50PCAT/RAK-DJ50PCAT 214 kWh, 4.5 stars, 5 kW
  4. Daikin RKM46QVMA / FTKM46QVMA 226 kWh, 4 stars, 4.6 kW

All 5 kW heat pumps (30)

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5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Daikin RKM50QVMA / FTKM50QVMASplit system5 kW cooling202 kWh/yr5$67
Daikin RKM50Q2VMA / FTKM50Q2VMASplit system5 kW cooling204 kWh/yr5$67
Daikin RXM50AVMA / FTXM50AVMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,881 kWh/yr5.5$621
Daikin RXM50WVMA / FTXM50WVMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,903 kWh/yr5$628
Daikin RXM50W2VMA / FTXM50W2VMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,908 kWh/yr5$630
Actron Air WRC-050CS / WRE-050CSSplit system5 kW heating5 kW cooling1,936 kWh/yr5$639
Panasonic CU-HZ50DKR / CS-HZ50DKRSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling1,940 kWh/yr5.5$640
Panasonic CU-Z50DKR-1 / CS-Z50DKRW-1Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,038 kWh/yr5$673
Panasonic CU-HZ50YKR / CS-HZ50YKRSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,042 kWh/yr5$674
Daikin RXV50AVMA / FTXV50AVMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,042 kWh/yr5$674
Aux ASW-H52A4/CAR3DISplit system5.2 kW heating5.2 kW cooling2,056 kWh/yr5$678
Daikin RXM50AVMZ/FTXM50AVMZSplit system6.1 kW heating5 kW cooling2,071 kWh/yr5$683
Daikin RXV50WVMA / FTXV50WVMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,074 kWh/yr5$684
Daikin RXM50UVMZ / FTXM50UVMZSplit system6.1 kW heating5 kW cooling2,074 kWh/yr5$684
Daikin RXV50W2VMA / FTXV50W2VMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,077 kWh/yr5$685
Daikin RXV50W1VMA / FTXV50W1VMASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,077 kWh/yr5$685
Midea MFEZ50VA-W/MFEZ50VA-NSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,080 kWh/yr5.5$686
Rinnai HONRPX50/HINRPX50MSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,080 kWh/yr5.5$686
Fujitsu AOTH18KMTD/ASTH18KMTDSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,082 kWh/yr5$687
Westinghouse WSD51HWC-E / WSD51HWC-ISplit system6 kW heating5.1 kW cooling2,087 kWh/yr5$689
LG WH18SLU-23 / WH18SLN-23Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,144 kWh/yr5$708
Midea MFEP50VB-W/MFEP50VB-NSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,147 kWh/yr5.5$709
Actron Air WRC-050DS / WRE-050DSSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,147 kWh/yr5.5$709
Midea MFAB-50WD/MFAB-50NDSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,160 kWh/yr5$713
Hisense HAW*18KRSplit system5.8 kW heating5.1 kW cooling2,162 kWh/yr5$713
Hisense HAWH18KRSplit system5.8 kW heating5.1 kW cooling2,162 kWh/yr5$713
Hisense HAWU18KRSplit system5.8 kW heating5.1 kW cooling2,162 kWh/yr5$713
Hitachi RAC-VJ50PHAT/RAK-VJ50PHATSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,234 kWh/yr5$737
Haier 1U50WAEFRA / AS50QDEHRASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,325 kWh/yr5.5$767
LG AH18S2U / AH18S2NSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,327 kWh/yr5$768
5kW Heat pumps: Energy Use & Running Costs