New Zealand · costs in NZD
Reverse cycle portable air conditioner
Arlec PA1622HCHA Heat Pump
Arlec PA1622HCHA is a 4.7 kW reverse cycle portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC6767).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 4,391 kWh
- 933 cooling + 3,458 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $1,449 / year
- $121 / month · $14,490 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 4.7 kW cooling
- 3.3 kW heating
Only 4 comparable registrations in this cohort, so no percentile is shown.
Across all 3,612 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 44% (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 PA1622HCHA running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 4,391 | $1,449 | $14,490 |
| Mixed zone | 3,116 | $1,028 | $10,283 |
| Hot zone | 4,207 | $1,388 | $13,883 |
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 4.7 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ausclimate ACPAC2402.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling3,936 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,299 | |
| Ausclimate Ausclimate 14K PAC2.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling3,936 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,299 |
Heat pumps similar to the Arlec PA1622HCHA
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldair GPPAC4703.3 kW heating4.7 kW cooling4,391 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,449 | |
| TECO TPO42HVWAH3.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling4,487 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,481 | |
| Ausclimate Ausclimate 14K PAC2.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling3,936 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,299 | |
| Ausclimate ACPAC2402.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling3,936 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,299 | |
| Hyundai HYD18KPACPA4.1 kW heating5.2 kW cooling5,425 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,790 | |
| Hyundai HYD18KPACPD4.1 kW heating5.2 kW cooling5,425 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,790 |
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Arlec PA1622HCHA specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 4.69 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.71 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 3.28 kW
- Heating power input
- 1.30 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.75
- COP, full load (tested)
- 2.54
- Rated AEER
- 2.74
- Rated ACOP
- 2.53
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 64.8 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 PA1622HCHA 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 | 933 | 3,458 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,438 | 1,678 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,847 | 360 |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC6767
- GEMS registration id
- 147504
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 7 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: oulungroup.com. How the derived figures are calculated.