New Zealand · costs in NZD
Cooling only packaged air conditioner
APAC P054AHC3SA-L Heat Pump
APAC P054AHC3SA-L is a 56.9 kW cooling only ducted packaged heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC8470).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1
- Annual electricity use
- 5,116 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $1,688 / year
- $141 / month · $16,883 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 56.9 kW cooling
Only 3 comparable registrations in this cohort, so no percentile is shown.
Across all 3,612 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 37% (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 P054AHC3SA-L running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 5,116 | $1,688 | $16,883 |
| Mixed zone | 7,680 | $2,534 | $25,344 |
| Hot zone | 21,278 | $7,022 | $70,217 |
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 56.9 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caa VPA055C3AC53.2 kW cooling4,899 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,617 |
Heat pumps similar to the APAC P054AHC3SA-L
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caa VPA055C3AC53.2 kW cooling4,899 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,617 |
Other APAC models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| APAC P064AHC3SA-R63.4 kW cooling5,268 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,738 | |
| APAC P064AHC3SA-L63.4 kW cooling5,268 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,738 |
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APAC P054AHC3SA-L specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Packaged
- Air distribution
- Ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 56.90 kW
- Cooling power input
- 18.00 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.07
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 3.04
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 210.0 W
- Compressor
- Variable 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 P054AHC3SA-L 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 | – | – | 11,561 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.0 | – | 5,116 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 13,986 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.0 | – | 7,680 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 29,167 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 21,278 | – |
Part-load test points (8 values)
- c__t1_min_cap_power_rated
- 10000 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_power_rated
- 9300 W
- c__t1_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 36200 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 16400 W
- c__low_temp_have_full_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 37900 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 60300 W
Other model numbers on registration AAC8470
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8470
- GEMS registration id
- 164165
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 29 September 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- P054AHC3SA
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Non Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- Simulation
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 7
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.