New Zealand · costs in NZD
Reverse cycle packaged air conditioner
Actron Air PRV15BT-T Heat Pump
Actron Air PRV15BT-T is a 14.8 kW reverse cycle ducted packaged heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC8644).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 2.5
- Heating: 1.5
- Annual electricity use
- 6,723 kWh
- 915 cooling + 5,808 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $2,219 / year
- $185 / month · $22,186 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 14.8 kW cooling
- 15 kW heating
13% less electricity than the median of 5 comparable 14 kW reverse cycle ducted packaged registrations (7,724 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 80% of them.
Across all 3,612 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 26% (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 PRV15BT-T running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 6,723 | $2,219 | $22,186 |
| Mixed zone | 3,592 | $1,185 | $11,854 |
| Hot zone | 4,208 | $1,389 | $13,886 |
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 similar to the Actron Air PRV15BT-T
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRSTAGE RAQ/L/EC/WP/1513 kW heating14.9 kW cooling7,686 kWh/yr | 2 | $2,536 | |
| Temperzone VPA160RKTG-P15.8 kW heating15.7 kW cooling8,642 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $2,852 | |
| Temperzone OPA161RKTY14.2 kW heating15.9 kW cooling7,937 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $2,619 | |
| AIRSTAGE RAQ/K/EC/WP/*1513.8 kW heating13.6 kW cooling7,724 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $2,549 | |
| APAC P015AVR3SA-LTT14.2 kW heating16 kW cooling7,837 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $2,586 | |
| APAC P015AVR3SA-RTS14.2 kW heating16 kW cooling7,837 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $2,586 |
Other Actron Air models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actron Air PRV15AT-T16 kW heating14.7 kW cooling9,866 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $3,256 |
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Actron Air PRV15BT-T specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Packaged
- Air distribution
- Ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 14.80 kW
- Cooling power input
- 4.42 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 15.00 kW
- Heating power input
- 4.09 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.31
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.58
- Rated AEER
- 3.26
- Rated ACOP
- 3.58
- Standby power (PIA)
- 32.0 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- 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 PRV15BT-T 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 | – | – | 1,053 | 1,879 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 2.5 | 1.5 | 915 | 5,808 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,754 | 996 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1,407 | 2,185 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 4,267 | 248 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3,835 | 373 |
Part-load test points (18 values)
- h__h2_ext_cap_power_rated
- 4259.27 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 2279.91 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- h__h1_half_cap_power_rated
- 1635.35 W
- h__h1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_ext_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_ext_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 12403 W
- h__h1_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 7661.3 W
- h__h2_is_capable_extended_load
- Yes
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 1424.71 W
- c__low_temp_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 6922.17 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 7589.97 W
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8644
- GEMS registration id
- 167000
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 11 March 2030
- 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 6
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.