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Reverse cycle split system air conditioner
Actron Air CAY500T / ELY500T Heat Pump
Actron Air CAY500T / ELY500T is a 48.6 kW reverse cycle ducted split system heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC9589).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 4,545 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $1,500 / year
- $125 / month · $14,999 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 48.6 kW cooling
- 51.9 kW heating
About the same electricity as the median of 5 comparable 50 kW reverse cycle ducted split system registrations (4,561 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 60% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 43% (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.
Actron Air CAY500T running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 4,545 | $1,500 | $14,999 |
| Mixed zone | 6,808 | $2,247 | $22,466 |
| Hot zone | 19,620 | $6,475 | $64,746 |
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 48.6 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| APAC S040OVR3SA / S040ILR3SA-FR40.3 kW heating43 kW cooling3,057 kWh/yr | 2 | $1,009 | |
| APAC S040OVR3SA / S040IHR3SA-FR40.3 kW heating43 kW cooling3,057 kWh/yr | 2 | $1,009 |
Heat pumps similar to the Actron Air CAY500T
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperzone OSA570RKTB/ISD570KB55 kW heating54 kW cooling4,805 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,586 | |
| APAC S045OVR3SA / S045ILR3SA-TR44.8 kW heating43.1 kW cooling3,536 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,167 | |
| APAC S045OVR3SA / S045ILR3SA-FR44.8 kW heating43.1 kW cooling3,536 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,167 |
Other Actron Air models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actron Air CAY500T / EVY500T51.8 kW heating49.1 kW cooling4,474 kWh/yr | 1 | $1,476 |
Compare CAY500T / ELY500T with another model
Actron Air CAY500T specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Split system
- Air distribution
- Ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 48.60 kW
- Cooling power input
- 15.60 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 51.90 kW
- Heating power input
- 15.66 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.04
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.23
- Rated AEER
- 3.05
- Rated ACOP
- 3.25
- Standby power (PIA)
- 92.0 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed
- Refrigerant
- R410A
- Power supply
- Three phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- Yes
- Country of manufacture
- Australia
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Actron Air CAY500T 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldcommercial | commercial | – | – | 10,207 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4,545 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 12,542 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6,808 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 26,874 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 1.5 | 0.0 | 19,620 | – |
Part-load test points (1 values)
- c__low_temp_have_full_cap_results
- No
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC9589
- GEMS registration id
- 174063
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 22 April 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Non Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.2:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 12
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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: actronair.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.