New Zealand · costs in NZD
Cooling only split system air conditioner
Braemar KCHV125D1B/KACV125D1S Heat Pump
Braemar KCHV125D1B/KACV125D1S is a 11.2 kW cooling only ducted split system heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC7240).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1.5
- Annual electricity use
- 958 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $316 / year
- $26 / month · $3,161 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 11.2 kW cooling
Only 2 comparable registrations in this cohort, so no percentile is shown.
Across all 3,612 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 89% (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.
Braemar KCHV125D1B running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 958 | $316 | $3,161 |
| Mixed zone | 1,451 | $479 | $4,788 |
| Hot zone | 4,305 | $1,421 | $14,207 |
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 11.2 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonaire CRC6940012/CRC694011212 kW cooling640 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $211 | |
| Lennox TSA036S41-110.3 kW cooling898 kWh/yr | 1 | $296 | |
| Lennox TSA036S41-1/CH33-36B-2F-310.3 kW cooling898 kWh/yr | 1 | $296 |
Heat pumps similar to the Braemar KCHV125D1B
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lennox TSA048S41-111.4 kW cooling958 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $316 | |
| Lennox TSA048S41-1/CH33-44/48B-2F-311.4 kW cooling958 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $316 | |
| Bonaire CRC6940012/CRC694011212 kW cooling640 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $211 | |
| Actron Air CCA130S / EAA130S12.2 kW cooling934 kWh/yr | 2 | $308 |
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Braemar KCHV125D1B specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Split system
- Air distribution
- Ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 11.20 kW
- Cooling power input
- 3.47 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.22
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 3.21
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 4.6 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- Yes
- Country of manufacture
- Australia, China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Braemar KCHV125D1B 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 | – | – | 2,221 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 958 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 2,740 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 1,451 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 5,929 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 4,305 | – |
Part-load test points (1 values)
- c__low_temp_have_full_cap_results
- No
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC7240
- GEMS registration id
- 152262
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 26 January 2028
- 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 11
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: gree.com. How the derived figures are calculated.