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Cooling only split system air conditioner
APAC S036OVC3SA / S036IXC3SA Heat Pump
APAC S036OVC3SA / S036IXC3SA is a 37.9 kW cooling only ducted split system heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC8486).
- 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 2 comparable registrations in this cohort, so no percentile is shown.
Across all 3,612 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 S036OVC3SA 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 S036OVC3SA
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
No comparable registrations from other brands.
Other APAC models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| APAC S042OVC3SA / S042IXC3SA42 kW cooling3,657 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,207 | |
| APAC S042OVC3SA- / S042ILC3SA-42 kW cooling3,657 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,207 |
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APAC S036OVC3SA specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Split system
- 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)
- 3.39
- 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 S036OVC3SA 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 AAC8486
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8486
- GEMS registration id
- 164777
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 6 October 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- S036OVC3SA / S036IXC3SA
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Non Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- Simulation
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 11
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.