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Reverse cycle split system air conditioner
Aurora AU-BS24HR-2A-O / AU-LCF24-2A-I Heat Pump
Aurora AU-BS24HR-2A-O / AU-LCF24-2A-I is a 7.3 kW reverse cycle ducted split system heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC6329).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 3.5
- Heating: 2.5
- Annual electricity use
- 2,720 kWh
- 357 cooling + 2,363 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $898 / year
- $75 / month · $8,976 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 7.3 kW cooling
- 7.5 kW heating
17% less electricity than the median of 80 comparable 7 kW reverse cycle ducted split system registrations (3,279 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 96% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 66% (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.
Aurora running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 2,720 | $898 | $8,976 |
| Mixed zone | 1,463 | $483 | $4,828 |
| Hot zone | 1,681 | $555 | $5,547 |
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 Aurora
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midea UCMI70OB/DUCMI70IB7.4 kW heating7.3 kW cooling2,828 kWh/yr | 4 | $933 | |
| Rinnai DONSR07B1/DINLR07B17.5 kW heating7.3 kW cooling2,720 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $898 | |
| Midea UCMI70OC/DUCMI70IC7.5 kW heating7.3 kW cooling2,771 kWh/yr | 4 | $914 | |
| Actron Air LRC-071DS / LRE-071DS7.5 kW heating7.3 kW cooling2,771 kWh/yr | 4 | $914 | |
| Kaden KDI-7.07.5 kW heating7.3 kW cooling2,773 kWh/yr | 4 | $915 | |
| Actron Air LRC-071CS / LRE-071CS7.7 kW heating7.3 kW cooling2,793 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $922 | |
| Rinnai DONSR07B1/DINLR07B17.5 kW heating7.3 kW cooling2,756 kWh/yr | 3 | $909 | |
| Carrier 38QSP070N8/42QSP070N87.5 kW heating7.3 kW cooling2,771 kWh/yr | 4 | $914 |
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Aurora specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Split system
- Air distribution
- Ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 7.30 kW
- Cooling power input
- 2.10 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 7.50 kW
- Heating power input
- 1.70 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.49
- COP, full load (tested)
- 4.40
- Rated AEER
- 3.42
- Rated ACOP
- 4.33
- Standby power (PIA)
- 10.0 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- 72 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- Yes
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Aurora 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 | – | – | 1,197 | 770 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 3.5 | 2.5 | 357 | 2,363 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | -1,155 | 413 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 3.5 | 3.0 | 559 | 904 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,743 | 98 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1,533 | 148 |
Part-load test points (25 values)
- c__t1_min_cap_power_rated
- 550 W
- h__h1_min_cap_power_rated
- 370 W
- h__h2_ext_cap_power_rated
- 2700 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 1120 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- h__h1_half_cap_power_rated
- 700 W
- h__h1_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- h__h3_have_ext_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h1_min_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 1850 W
- h__h2_ext_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 7850 W
- h__h1_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 3800 W
- h__h2_is_capable_extended_load
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_power_rated
- 280 W
- c__t1_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 2800 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 1919.4 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 600 W
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 3850 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 2200 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 7862.099999999999 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 3650 W
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC6329
- GEMS registration id
- 142595
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 2 November 2026
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Non Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.2:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 10
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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.