New Zealand · costs in NZD
Reverse cycle portable air conditioner
Arlec PA1123BKHA Heat Pump
Arlec PA1123BKHA is a 3.3 kW reverse cycle portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC7673).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 3,330 kWh
- 670 cooling + 2,660 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $1,099 / year
- $92 / month · $10,989 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 3.3 kW cooling
- 2.6 kW heating
7% less electricity than the median of 24 comparable 3.5 kW reverse cycle portable registrations (3,602 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 92% of them.
Across all 3,612 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 57% (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 PA1123BKHA running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 3,330 | $1,099 | $10,989 |
| Mixed zone | 2,324 | $767 | $7,669 |
| Hot zone | 3,041 | $1,004 | $10,035 |
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.
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Same configuration and type, cooling capacity within 12% of 3.3 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
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| TCL TAC-12CHPB/NZBp2.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,686 kWh/yr | 0 | $886 | |
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| Sheffield PLA17382.5 kW heating2.9 kW cooling3,188 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,052 |
Heat pumps similar to the Arlec PA1123BKHA
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrier 51QPD12N7S-12.9 kW heating3.3 kW cooling3,331 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,099 | |
| Midea MPPD33HB2.8 kW heating3.3 kW cooling3,358 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,108 | |
| Dimplex DPRC35ECO2.8 kW heating3.3 kW cooling3,331 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,099 | |
| Midea MPPD33H2.8 kW heating3.4 kW cooling3,331 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,099 | |
| Rinnai RPC35PDRWF3 kW heating3.5 kW cooling3,499 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,155 | |
| TCL TAC-12CHPB/NVBp2.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,686 kWh/yr | 0 | $886 | |
| Olimpia Splendid 024042.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling3,416 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,127 | |
| TCL TAC-12CHPB/NZBp2.9 kW heating3.5 kW cooling2,686 kWh/yr | 0 | $886 |
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Arlec PA1123BKHA specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 3.30 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.23 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 2.60 kW
- Heating power input
- 1.00 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.69
- COP, full load (tested)
- 2.61
- Rated AEER
- 2.68
- Rated ACOP
- 2.60
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 67 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 PA1123BKHA 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 | 0.0 | 670 | 2,660 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,033 | 1,291 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,764 | 277 |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC7673
- GEMS registration id
- 155909
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 6 August 2028
- 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: arlec.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.