New Zealand · costs in NZD
Reverse cycle packaged air conditioner
Caa VPA045R3AC Heat Pump
Caa VPA045R3AC is a 46.1 kW reverse cycle ducted packaged heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC6978).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1.5
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 3,718 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $1,227 / year
- $102 / month · $12,269 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 46.1 kW cooling
- 49.4 kW heating
73% less electricity than the median of 24 comparable 50 kW reverse cycle ducted packaged registrations (13,853 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 88% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 50% (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.
Caa VPA045R3AC running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 3,718 | $1,227 | $12,269 |
| Mixed zone | 5,640 | $1,861 | $18,612 |
| Hot zone | 16,795 | $5,542 | $55,424 |
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 46.1 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| APAC P040AHR3SA-RTR40.3 kW heating43 kW cooling3,057 kWh/yr | 2 | $1,009 | |
| APAC P040AVR3SA-LTR40.3 kW heating43 kW cooling3,057 kWh/yr | 2 | $1,009 |
Heat pumps similar to the Caa VPA045R3AC
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| APAC P043AHR3SA-RBB47.1 kW heating45.9 kW cooling3,572 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,179 | |
| APAC P043AHR3SA-RRR47.1 kW heating45.9 kW cooling3,572 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,179 | |
| Daikin UAYN470AFY1A44.1 kW heating45.8 kW cooling25,884 kWh/yr | 1 | $8,542 | |
| AIRSTAGE RAQ/L/EC/WP/11841 kW heating46.7 kW cooling24,277 kWh/yr | 0 | $8,011 | |
| Temperzone OPA 441RLTBP41.5 kW heating45.1 kW cooling22,700 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $7,491 | |
| Temperzone OPA465RKTBG-P41.1 kW heating43.9 kW cooling3,797 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,253 | |
| AIRSTAGE RAQ/K/EC/WP/ECO/11843.7 kW heating43.4 kW cooling25,220 kWh/yr | 1 | $8,323 |
Other Caa models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caa HPA045R3AD50.4 kW heating46.5 kW cooling3,933 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,298 |
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Caa VPA045R3AC specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Packaged
- Air distribution
- Ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 46.12 kW
- Cooling power input
- 13.56 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 49.35 kW
- Heating power input
- 14.98 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.21
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.68
- Rated AEER
- 3.39
- Rated ACOP
- 3.29
- Standby power (PIA)
- 10.0 W
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R410A
- Power supply
- Three phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- No
- Country of manufacture
- Australia
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Caa VPA045R3AC 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 | – | – | 8,656 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3,718 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 10,685 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5,640 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 23,150 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 2.0 | 0.0 | 16,795 | – |
Part-load test points (1 values)
- c__low_temp_have_full_cap_results
- No
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC6978
- GEMS registration id
- 149715
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 11 September 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, 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 7
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. How the derived figures are calculated.