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Reverse cycle fixed air conditioner
Braemar NCHV12D15B Heat Pump
Braemar NCHV12D15B is a 12.3 kW reverse cycle fixed heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC7923).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 3.5
- Heating: 2
- Annual electricity use
- 4,771 kWh
- 601 cooling + 4,170 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $1,574 / year
- $131 / month · $15,744 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 12.3 kW cooling
- 12.6 kW heating
About the same electricity as the median of 7 comparable 12.5 kW reverse cycle fixed registrations (4,793 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 57% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 41% (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 NCHV12D15B running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 4,771 | $1,574 | $15,744 |
| Mixed zone | 2,448 | $808 | $8,078 |
| Hot zone | 2,971 | $980 | $9,804 |
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 12.3 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rinnai MON5H11B1LA12.5 kW heating11.6 kW cooling4,367 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $1,441 |
Heat pumps similar to the Braemar NCHV12D15B
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier 5U125S2PN1FA12.2 kW heating12.2 kW cooling4,758 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $1,570 | |
| Haier 5U125S2PN1FA12 kW heating12 kW cooling5,413 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $1,786 | |
| Rinnai MON5H13B13.5 kW heating13 kW cooling4,793 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $1,582 | |
| Rinnai MON5H11B1LA12.5 kW heating11.6 kW cooling4,367 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $1,441 |
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Braemar NCHV12D15B specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Fixed
- Air distribution
- Ducted or non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 12.30 kW
- Cooling power input
- 3.10 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 12.60 kW
- Heating power input
- 3.20 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.89
- COP, full load (tested)
- 4.68
- Rated AEER
- 3.92
- Rated ACOP
- 3.89
- Standby power (PIA)
- 12.0 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- 71.4 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.
Braemar NCHV12D15B 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 | – | – | 1,274 | 1,291 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 3.5 | 2.0 | 601 | 4,170 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,619 | 654 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 3.5 | 3.0 | 953 | 1,495 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 3,642 | 145 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2,748 | 223 |
Part-load test points (20 values)
- h__h2_ext_cap_power_rated
- 3750 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 980 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- h__h1_half_cap_power_rated
- 1050 W
- h__h1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- 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__h2_ext_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 11000 W
- h__h1_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 6300 W
- h__h2_is_capable_extended_load
- Yes
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 2833.4 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 895.72 W
- c__low_temp_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 6150 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- No
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 13247.1 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 6623.55 W
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC7923
- GEMS registration id
- 157020
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 2 December 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.4:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 20
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.