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Reverse cycle portable air conditioner
AC Infinity AC-ACN9-AU Heat Pump
AC Infinity AC-ACN9-AU is a 2.6 kW reverse cycle portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC10451).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 2,673 kWh
- 545 cooling + 2,128 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $882 / year
- $74 / month · $8,821 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.6 kW cooling
- 2.1 kW heating
1% less electricity than the median of 11 comparable 2.5 kW reverse cycle portable registrations (2,705 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 55% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 67% (this compares very different sizes, so the cohort figure above is the useful one).
Annual kWh is the government label figure for a residential user in the cold zone (Canberra climate: Canberra, Hobart, Ballarat, alpine areas). All of New Zealand is the cold zone on the Zoned Energy Rating Label. Cost = kWh × 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
AC Infinity AC-ACN9-AU running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 2,673 | $882 | $8,821 |
| Mixed zone | 1,873 | $618 | $6,181 |
| Hot zone | 2,469 | $815 | $8,148 |
At 33c/kWh. Formula: cost = annual kWh × price. The kWh figure is the label’s residential estimate for that zone; commercial-profile figures are in the specifications.
Heat pumps that use less electricity
Same configuration and type, cooling capacity within 12% of 2.6 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/MV2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr | 0 | $835 | |
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/MU2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr | 0 | $835 | |
| Kensington A007C-09CH1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr | 0 | $847 | |
| Craig&Russell A007H-09CH1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr | 0 | $847 | |
| Kensington A007C-09CH1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr | 0 | $847 |
Heat pumps similar to the AC Infinity AC-ACN9-AU
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig&Russell A007H-09CH1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr | 0 | $847 | |
| Kensington A007C-09CH1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr | 0 | $847 | |
| Kensington A007C-09CH1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr | 0 | $847 | |
| Dimplex DPRC26ECO-A2.1 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,769 kWh/yr | 0 | $914 | |
| Click CPAC1609-H2 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,705 kWh/yr | 0 | $893 | |
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/MW2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr | 0 | $835 | |
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/M*2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr | 0 | $835 | |
| Goldair PAC10142 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,705 kWh/yr | 0 | $893 |
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AC Infinity AC-ACN9-AU specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.60 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.00 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 2.10 kW
- Heating power input
- 0.80 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.59
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.46
- Rated AEER
- 2.60
- Rated ACOP
- 2.63
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 61.2 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- –
- Country of manufacture
- United States of America
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
AC Infinity AC-ACN9-AU zoned energy rating figures
As published for each climate zone. Residential figures drive the star ratings; commercial figures assume a commercial usage pattern.
| Zone | Profile | Cooling stars | Heating stars | Cooling kWh | Heating kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 545 | 2,128 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 840 | 1,033 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,247 | 222 |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC10451
- GEMS registration id
- 182444
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 14 September 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [Unitary Single-Duct] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.5:2015
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 4
Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 22 September 2026; last checked 23 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.