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Reverse cycle packaged air conditioner
Carrier 50FC-180 R454b Heat Pump
Carrier 50FC-180 R454b is a 176 kW reverse cycle ducted packaged heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC10236).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1.5
- Heating: 0.5
- Annual electricity use
- 128,718 kWh
- 14,865 cooling + 113,853 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $42,477 / year
- $3,540 / month · $424,769 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 176 kW cooling
- 184 kW heating
210% more electricity than the median of 53 comparable 80 kW and above reverse cycle ducted packaged registrations (41,538 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 0% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 0% (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 50FC-180 R454b running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 128,718 | $42,477 | $424,769 |
| Mixed zone | 66,529 | $21,955 | $219,546 |
| Hot zone | 72,758 | $24,010 | $240,101 |
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 176 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| APAC P150AHR3SA-146.6 kW heating156.7 kW cooling13,252 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $4,373 | |
| APAC P150AHR3SA-CBR146.6 kW heating156.7 kW cooling13,252 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $4,373 | |
| Daikin UAXYA170RY1170 kW heating170 kW cooling15,866 kWh/yr | 1 | $5,236 | |
| Daikin UAXYA170NY1170 kW heating170 kW cooling15,866 kWh/yr | 1 | $5,236 | |
| Temperzone OPA2100RKTMDF-P186.7 kW heating178 kW cooling15,908 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $5,250 |
Heat pumps similar to the Carrier 50FC-180 R454b
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperzone OPA1710RLTM4FDPQ184.1 kW heating177.9 kW cooling92,691 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $30,588 | |
| Temperzone OPA2100RKTMDF-P186.7 kW heating178 kW cooling15,908 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $5,250 | |
| APAC P170AHR3SA-CTR164.5 kW heating173.9 kW cooling15,426 kWh/yr | 1 | $5,091 | |
| APAC P170AHR3SA-CBR164.5 kW heating173.9 kW cooling15,426 kWh/yr | 1 | $5,091 | |
| Daikin UAXYA170NY1170 kW heating170 kW cooling15,866 kWh/yr | 1 | $5,236 | |
| Daikin UAXYA170RY1170 kW heating170 kW cooling15,866 kWh/yr | 1 | $5,236 | |
| AIRSTAGE URT/EC/WP/MS 152173 kW heating169 kW cooling91,451 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $30,179 | |
| AIRSTAGE URT-EC-WP-MS-152-SK173 kW heating169 kW cooling91,451 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $30,179 |
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Carrier 50FC-180 R454b specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Packaged
- Air distribution
- Ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 176.00 kW
- Cooling power input
- 53.99 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 184.00 kW
- Heating power input
- 55.26 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.26
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.33
- Rated AEER
- 3.25
- Rated ACOP
- 3.32
- Standby power (PIA)
- 59.0 W
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R454b
- Power supply
- Three phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- No
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- 4210 × 838 × 2344 mm
- Country of manufacture
- Spain
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Carrier 50FC-180 R454b 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 | – | – | 34,518 | 34,787 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.5 | 0.5 | 14,865 | 113,853 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 42,598 | 18,209 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.5 | 0.5 | 22,529 | 44,000 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 92,218 | 3,560 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 1.5 | 1.0 | 66,933 | 5,825 |
Part-load test points (4 values)
- h__h2_full_cap_power_rated
- 24909 W
- h__h3_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_full_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 82200 W
- c__low_temp_have_full_cap_results
- No
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC10236
- GEMS registration id
- 180102
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 10 June 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Non Multi-Split >65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners above 65kW) Determination 2022
- Test standard
- International or Regional Standard
- MEPS
- 2020
- Product class
- Class 24
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.