New Zealand · costs in NZD
Cooling only packaged air conditioner
APAC P036AHC3SA Heat Pump
APAC P036AHC3SA is a 37.9 kW cooling only ducted packaged heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC8412).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1.5
- Annual electricity use
- 3,117 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $1,029 / year
- $86 / month · $10,286 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 37.9 kW cooling
Only 3 comparable registrations in this cohort, so no percentile is shown.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 60% (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.
APAC P036AHC3SA running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 3,117 | $1,029 | $10,286 |
| Mixed zone | 4,678 | $1,544 | $15,437 |
| Hot zone | 13,482 | $4,449 | $44,491 |
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 APAC P036AHC3SA
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caa HPA038C3AD39.4 kW cooling3,180 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,049 |
Other APAC models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| APAC P042AHC3SA42 kW cooling3,657 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,207 | |
| APAC P042AHC3SA-L42 kW cooling3,657 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,207 |
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APAC P036AHC3SA specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Packaged
- Air distribution
- Ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 37.90 kW
- Cooling power input
- 10.80 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.42
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 3.44
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 60.0 W
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R410A
- Power supply
- Three phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- 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 P036AHC3SA 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 | – | – | 6,949 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 3,117 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 8,576 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 4,678 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 18,421 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 2.0 | – | 13,482 | – |
Part-load test points (3 values)
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 9700 W
- c__low_temp_have_full_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 40300 W
Other model numbers on registration AAC8412
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8412
- GEMS registration id
- 164161
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 26 August 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- P036AHC3SA
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Non Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- Simulation
- 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.