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Reverse cycle multi-split / vrf air conditioner
Carrier 38VT024188HTSG Heat Pump
Carrier 38VT024188HTSG is a 67 kW reverse cycle multi-split / vrf heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC7837).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 3
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 3,827 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $1,263 / year
- $105 / month · $12,629 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 67 kW cooling
- 69 kW heating
88% less electricity than the median of 25 comparable 65 kW reverse cycle multi-split / vrf registrations (32,140 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 84% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 49% (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.
Carrier 38VT024188HTSG running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 3,827 | $1,263 | $12,629 |
| Mixed zone | 6,173 | $2,037 | $20,371 |
| Hot zone | 17,256 | $5,694 | $56,945 |
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 67 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrier 38VT022188QTSG61.5 kW heating61.5 kW cooling3,109 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $1,026 | |
| Carrier 38VT024188QTSG64.5 kW heating64.5 kW cooling3,377 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $1,114 |
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Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Daikin REYQ24BYM75 kW heating67 kW cooling53,305 kWh/yr | 2 | $17,591 | |
| Hitachi RAS-24FSNS77.5 kW heating67 kW cooling4,772 kWh/yr | 2 | $1,575 | |
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| Samsung Electronics AM240DXVGGH/SA75.6 kW heating67.2 kW cooling32,140 kWh/yr | 3 | $10,606 | |
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| LG ARUM241LTE674.3 kW heating67.2 kW cooling30,413 kWh/yr | 3 | $10,036 | |
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Carrier 38VT024188HTSG specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Multi-split / VRF
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 67.00 kW
- Cooling power input
- 22.95 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 69.00 kW
- Heating power input
- 19.24 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.81
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.38
- Rated AEER
- 2.87
- Rated ACOP
- 3.51
- Standby power (PIA)
- 127.0 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R410A
- Power supply
- Three phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- No
- Country of manufacture
- China, Thailand
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Carrier 38VT024188HTSG 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 | – | – | 6,462 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3,827 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 9,032 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 2.5 | 0.0 | 6,173 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 21,329 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 3.0 | 0.0 | 17,256 | – |
Part-load test points (7 values)
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 6192 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 4702 W
- c__low_temp_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 33500 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 33100 W
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC7837
- GEMS registration id
- 157311
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 October 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Multi-Split >65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners above 65kW) Determination 2022
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.4:2012
- MEPS
- 2020
- Product class
- Class 27
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.