New Zealand · costs in NZD
Reverse cycle packaged air conditioner
Actron Air PRV19BT-T Heat Pump
Actron Air PRV19BT-T is a 19 kW reverse cycle ducted packaged heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC9648).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 2.5
- Heating: 1.5
- Annual electricity use
- 8,350 kWh
- 1,170 cooling + 7,180 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $2,756 / year
- $230 / month · $27,555 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 19 kW cooling
- 19 kW heating
24% less electricity than the median of 15 comparable 20 kW reverse cycle ducted packaged registrations (11,029 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 93% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 17% (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 PRV19BT-T running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 8,350 | $2,756 | $27,555 |
| Mixed zone | 4,505 | $1,487 | $14,867 |
| Hot zone | 5,577 | $1,840 | $18,404 |
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 PRV19BT-T
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRSTAGE RAQ/L/EC/WP/1716.4 kW heating18.8 kW cooling9,462 kWh/yr | 2 | $3,122 | |
| Temperzone OPA201RKTYG18.1 kW heating19.2 kW cooling10,069 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $3,323 | |
| APAC P018AVR3SA-RTT16.1 kW heating18.7 kW cooling9,284 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $3,064 | |
| APAC P018AHR3SA16.1 kW heating18.7 kW cooling9,284 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $3,064 | |
| Temperzone OPA201RKT19 kW heating19.5 kW cooling10,420 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $3,439 | |
| AIRSTAGE RAQ/K/EC/WP/1718.7 kW heating18.1 kW cooling10,040 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $3,313 | |
| Daikin UAYN180AFY1A17.2 kW heating17.4 kW cooling10,894 kWh/yr | 1 | $3,595 |
Other Actron Air models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actron Air PKV210T-T20.1 kW heating19.1 kW cooling9,453 kWh/yr | 2 | $3,119 |
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Actron Air PRV19BT-T specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Packaged
- Air distribution
- Ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 19.00 kW
- Cooling power input
- 5.60 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 19.00 kW
- Heating power input
- 4.90 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.35
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.79
- Rated AEER
- 3.34
- Rated ACOP
- 3.81
- Standby power (PIA)
- 27.2 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 PRV19BT-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 | – | – | 1,758 | 2,324 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1,170 | 7,180 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 2,623 | 1,225 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1,813 | 2,692 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 6,172 | 288 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 3.0 | 2.5 | 5,138 | 439 |
Part-load test points (18 values)
- h__h2_ext_cap_power_rated
- 5657 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 2570 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- h__h1_half_cap_power_rated
- 2030 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
- 16250 W
- h__h1_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 9470 W
- h__h2_is_capable_extended_load
- Yes
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 1764 W
- c__low_temp_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 9825 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 9400 W
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC9648
- GEMS registration id
- 169800
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 9 December 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.