New Zealand · costs in NZD
Cooling only split system air conditioner, wall hung
Daikin RKM20Q2VMA / FTKM20Q2VMA Heat Pump
Daikin RKM20Q2VMA / FTKM20Q2VMA is a 2 kW cooling only split system heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC7058).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 4.5
- Annual electricity use
- 85 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $28 / year
- $2 / month · $281 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2 kW cooling
Only 4 comparable registrations in this cohort, so no percentile is shown.
Across all 3,612 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 100% (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.
Daikin RKM20Q2VMA running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 85 | $28 | $281 |
| Mixed zone | 132 | $44 | $436 |
| Hot zone | 372 | $123 | $1,228 |
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.
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No comparable registrations from other brands.
Other Daikin models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daikin RKM20QVMA / FTKM20QVMA2 kW cooling83 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 | |
| Daikin RKF20TVMA / FTKF20TVMA2 kW cooling114 kWh/yr | 3 | $38 |
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Daikin RKM20Q2VMA specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Split system
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- Wall hung
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.00 kW
- Cooling power input
- 0.40 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 4.99
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 4.90
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 2.3 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 54 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 58 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- Yes (requires additional part)
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- 770 × 285 × 223 mm
- Country of manufacture
- Thailand
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Daikin RKM20Q2VMA 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 | – | – | 150 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 4.5 | – | 85 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 204 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 4.5 | – | 132 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 468 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 5.0 | – | 372 | – |
Part-load test points (9 values)
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 170 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 365.6 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 130 W
- c__low_temp_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1000 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 2154 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1050 W
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC7058
- GEMS registration id
- 149252
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 28 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 3823.1.1:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 8
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: daikin.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.