New Zealand · costs in NZD
Cooling only split system air conditioner, wall hung
Daikin RKM35QVMA / FTKM35QVMA Heat Pump
Daikin RKM35QVMA / FTKM35QVMA is a 3.5 kW cooling only split system heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC9549).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 5
- Annual electricity use
- 146 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $48 / year
- $4 / month · $482 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 3.5 kW cooling
15% less electricity than the median of 20 comparable 3.5 kW cooling only split system registrations (173 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 85% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 99% (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 RKM35QVMA running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 146 | $48 | $482 |
| Mixed zone | 230 | $76 | $759 |
| Hot zone | 682 | $225 | $2,251 |
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 3.5 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi RAC-DJ35PCAT/RAK-DJ35PCAT3.5 kW cooling137 kWh/yr | 5 | $45 |
Heat pumps similar to the Daikin RKM35QVMA
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC13YSA-W/SRK13YSA-WF13.5 kW cooling165 kWh/yr | 4 | $54 | |
| Hitachi RAC-DJ35PCAT/RAK-DJ35PCAT3.5 kW cooling137 kWh/yr | 5 | $45 | |
| SunPacific KF-35GW/N2BP-N5A3.5 kW cooling175 kWh/yr | 4 | $58 | |
| Panasonic CU-U35AKR / CS-U35AKR3.5 kW cooling172 kWh/yr | 4 | $57 | |
| Toshiba RAS-13E2ACVG-A/RAS-13E2KCVG-A3.5 kW cooling193 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $64 | |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC13YTA-W/SRK13YTA-WF3.5 kW cooling151 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $50 | |
| Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW35VFD/MSY-GW35VFD3.5 kW cooling144 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $48 | |
| Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW35VFD2/MSY-GW35VFD23.5 kW cooling144 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $48 |
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Daikin RKM35QVMA specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Split system
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- Wall hung
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 3.50 kW
- Cooling power input
- 0.81 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 4.23
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 4.29
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 1.6 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 58 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 61 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 RKM35QVMA 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 | – | – | 222 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 5.0 | – | 146 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 321 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 4.5 | – | 230 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 844 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 5.0 | – | 682 | – |
Part-load test points (10 values)
- c__t1_min_cap_power_rated
- 160 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 310 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_power_rated
- 110 W
- c__t1_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 800 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 240 W
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1750 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 960 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1800 W
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC9549
- GEMS registration id
- 173924
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 6 November 2030
- 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.