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Reverse cycle packaged air conditioner
APAC P018AVR3SA- Heat Pump
APAC P018AVR3SA- is a 18.7 kW reverse cycle ducted packaged heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC7414).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1.5
- Heating: 1
- Annual electricity use
- 9,284 kWh
- 1,527 cooling + 7,757 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $3,064 / year
- $255 / month Β· $30,637 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 18.7 kW cooling
- 16.1 kW heating
4% less electricity than the median of 10 comparable 18 kW reverse cycle ducted packaged registrations (9,688 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 70% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 15% (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 Γ 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
APAC P018AVR3SA- running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 9,284 | $3,064 | $30,637 |
| Mixed zone | 5,406 | $1,784 | $17,840 |
| Hot zone | 6,990 | $2,307 | $23,067 |
At 33c/kWh. Formula: cost = annual kWh Γ price. The kWh figure is the labelβs 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 18.7 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actron Air PRV19BT-T19 kW heating19 kW cooling8,350 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $2,756 | |
| Temperzone OPA 211RLTFY19.7 kW heating19.9 kW cooling8,430 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $2,782 | |
| Temperzone OPA 211RLTFY19.7 kW heating19.9 kW cooling8,550 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $2,822 | |
| APAC P018AHR3TA-RI2061A17.8 kW heating17.8 kW cooling8,965 kWh/yr | 2 | $2,958 | |
| APAC P018AHR3TA-17.8 kW heating17.8 kW cooling8,965 kWh/yr | 2 | $2,958 |
Heat pumps similar to the APAC P018AVR3SA-
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 | |
| Actron Air PRV19BT-T19 kW heating19 kW cooling8,350 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $2,756 | |
| Actron Air PKV210T-T20.1 kW heating19.1 kW cooling9,453 kWh/yr | 2 | $3,119 | |
| Temperzone OPA201RKTYG18.1 kW heating19.2 kW cooling10,069 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $3,323 | |
| Temperzone OPA186RKTY16.7 kW heating18.2 kW cooling9,328 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $3,078 | |
| AIRSTAGE RAQ/K/EC/WP/ECO/1718.7 kW heating18.1 kW cooling10,040 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $3,313 |
Other APAC models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| APAC P018AHR3SA-LRR16.1 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 |
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APAC P018AVR3SA- specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Packaged
- Air distribution
- Ducted
- Indoor unit
- β
- Rated cooling capacity (35 Β°C)
- 18.74 kW
- Cooling power input
- 4.95 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 Β°C)
- 16.06 kW
- Heating power input
- 4.68 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.60
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.26
- Rated AEER
- 3.67
- Rated ACOP
- 3.32
- Standby power (PIA)
- 46.8 W
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R410A
- Power supply
- Three phase
- Indoor sound power
- β
- Outdoor sound power
- β
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- No
- Country of manufacture
- Australia, Malaysia
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
APAC P018AVR3SA- 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 | β | β | 3,403 | 2,659 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1,527 | 7,757 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | β | β | 4,152 | 1,476 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2,268 | 3,138 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | β | β | 8,789 | 382 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6,411 | 579 |
Part-load test points (6 values)
- h__h2_full_cap_power_rated
- 4310 W
- h__h3_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_full_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 13230 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 4480 W
- c__low_temp_have_full_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 19450 W
Other model numbers on registration AAC7414
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC7414
- GEMS registration id
- 153265
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 11 April 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- P018AVR3SA-
- 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: rinnai.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.