New Zealand · costs in NZD
Cooling only portable air conditioner
Arlec PA0922 Heat Pump
Arlec PA0922 is a 2.6 kW cooling only portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC6764).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 550 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $182 / year
- $15 / month · $1,815 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.6 kW cooling
1% more electricity than the median of 52 comparable 2.5 kW cooling only portable registrations (545 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 27% of them.
Across all 3,612 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 94% (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.
Arlec PA0922 running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 550 | $182 | $1,815 |
| Mixed zone | 848 | $280 | $2,798 |
| Hot zone | 2,269 | $749 | $7,488 |
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 2.6 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WPV097CR1WA2.6 kW cooling392 kWh/yr | 0 | $129 | |
| De'Longhi PAC EM82K2.4 kW cooling490 kWh/yr | 0 | $162 | |
| De'Longhi PAC EM82K.12.4 kW cooling490 kWh/yr | 0 | $162 | |
| Bonaire PRC60000262.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr | 0 | $171 | |
| Euromatic PAC26KW2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr | 0 | $171 |
Heat pumps similar to the Arlec PA0922
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KASHPAC09JC2.6 kW cooling550 kWh/yr | 0 | $182 | |
| TCL TAC-09CPB/MU2.6 kW cooling534 kWh/yr | 0 | $176 | |
| Kogan KASHPAC09JB2.6 kW cooling550 kWh/yr | 0 | $182 | |
| Olimpia Splendid 025922.6 kW cooling553 kWh/yr | 0 | $182 | |
| TCL TAC-09CPB/MZ2.6 kW cooling534 kWh/yr | 0 | $176 | |
| Click CPAC1609-C2.6 kW cooling550 kWh/yr | 0 | $182 | |
| TECO TPO26CFWAO2.6 kW cooling548 kWh/yr | 0 | $181 | |
| TECO TPO26C**AO2.6 kW cooling548 kWh/yr | 0 | $181 |
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Arlec PA0922 specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.64 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.01 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.70
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 2.61
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 65 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- –
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Arlec PA0922 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 550 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 848 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 2,269 | – |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC6764
- GEMS registration id
- 147501
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 6 June 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [Unitary Single-Duct] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.5:2015
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 4
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: jhs8.com. How the derived figures are calculated.