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Reverse cycle portable air conditioner
Ausclimate PAC1131 Heat Pump
Ausclimate PAC1131 is a 4.2 kW reverse cycle portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC7716).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 3,936 kWh
- 877 cooling + 3,059 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $1,299 / year
- $108 / month · $12,989 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 4.2 kW cooling
- 2.9 kW heating
9% more 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 25% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 48% (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.
Ausclimate PAC1131 running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 3,936 | $1,299 | $12,989 |
| Mixed zone | 2,837 | $936 | $9,362 |
| Hot zone | 3,937 | $1,299 | $12,992 |
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 4.2 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai HY13KSPACPD2.8 kW heating3.8 kW cooling3,775 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,246 | |
| Hyundai HY13KSPACP*2.8 kW heating3.8 kW cooling3,775 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,246 |
Heat pumps similar to the Ausclimate PAC1131
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECO TPO42HVWAH3.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling4,487 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,481 | |
| Modello MODPA013.3 kW heating4.1 kW cooling4,170 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,376 | |
| Goldair PAC13493.2 kW heating4.1 kW cooling3,984 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,315 | |
| Dimplex DPRC41ECO-C3.4 kW heating4.1 kW cooling4,361 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,439 | |
| Excelair EPA58041RWB3.3 kW heating4.1 kW cooling4,370 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,442 | |
| Goldair GPPAC4103.2 kW heating4.1 kW cooling3,984 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,315 | |
| Bonaire PRC60001413.1 kW heating4 kW cooling4,143 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,367 | |
| Hyundai HY13KSPACPD2.8 kW heating3.8 kW cooling3,775 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,246 |
Compare PAC1131 with another model
Ausclimate PAC1131 specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 4.20 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.61 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 2.88 kW
- Heating power input
- 1.15 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.67
- COP, full load (tested)
- 2.66
- Rated AEER
- 2.61
- Rated ACOP
- 2.50
- 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.
Ausclimate PAC1131 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 | 877 | 3,059 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,352 | 1,485 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,618 | 319 |
Other model numbers on registration AAC7716
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC7716
- GEMS registration id
- 156191
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 19 August 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- Ausclimate 14K PAC
- 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.