New Zealand · costs in NZD
Cooling only portable air conditioner
Arlec PA1226WH Heat Pump
Arlec PA1226WH is a 3.5 kW cooling only portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC10151).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 708 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $234 / year
- $19 / month · $2,336 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 3.5 kW cooling
3% less electricity than the median of 54 comparable 3.5 kW cooling only portable registrations (733 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 57% of them.
Across all 3,612 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 93% (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 PA1226WH running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 708 | $234 | $2,336 |
| Mixed zone | 1,092 | $360 | $3,604 |
| Hot zone | 2,921 | $964 | $9,639 |
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 3.5 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCL TAC-12CPB/NWBp3.5 kW cooling531 kWh/yr | 0 | $175 | |
| TCL TAC-12CPB/NUBp3.5 kW cooling531 kWh/yr | 0 | $175 | |
| De'Longhi PAC AP130i3.3 kW cooling564 kWh/yr | 0 | $186 | |
| Westinghouse WPV127CR1WA3.4 kW cooling600 kWh/yr | 0 | $198 | |
| Ausclimate ACPAC3553.5 kW cooling616 kWh/yr | 0 | $203 |
Heat pumps similar to the Arlec PA1226WH
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devanti PAC-B-12000-WH3.5 kW cooling708 kWh/yr | 0 | $234 | |
| Solt GGSAP3500W3.5 kW cooling670 kWh/yr | 0 | $221 | |
| Solt GGSAPF33500W3.5 kW cooling708 kWh/yr | 0 | $234 | |
| Euromatic PAC35KW3.5 kW cooling708 kWh/yr | 0 | $234 | |
| TCL TAC-12CPB/NZBp3.5 kW cooling531 kWh/yr | 0 | $175 | |
| Polo PC35CWF3.5 kW cooling670 kWh/yr | 0 | $221 | |
| Bonaire PRC70000353.5 kW cooling708 kWh/yr | 0 | $234 | |
| TCL TAC-12CPB/NXBp3.5 kW cooling531 kWh/yr | 0 | $175 |
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Arlec PA1226WH specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 3.50 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.30 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.62
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 2.69
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 64.3 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 PA1226WH 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 | – | 708 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 1,092 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 2,921 | – |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC10151
- GEMS registration id
- 179599
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 13 May 2031
- 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: fudazn.com. How the derived figures are calculated.