New Zealand · costs in NZD
Cooling only split system air conditioner, wall hung
Daikin RKM46QVMA / FTKM46QVMA Heat Pump
Daikin RKM46QVMA / FTKM46QVMA is a 4.6 kW cooling only split system heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC9550).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 4
- Annual electricity use
- 226 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $75 / year
- $6 / month · $746 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 4.6 kW cooling
10% less electricity than the median of 20 comparable 5 kW cooling only split system registrations (250 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 80% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 98% (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 RKM46QVMA running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 226 | $75 | $746 |
| Mixed zone | 360 | $119 | $1,188 |
| Hot zone | 1,056 | $348 | $3,485 |
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 4.6 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daikin RKM50QVMA / FTKM50QVMA5 kW cooling202 kWh/yr | 5 | $67 | |
| Daikin RKM50Q2VMA / FTKM50Q2VMA5 kW cooling204 kWh/yr | 5 | $67 | |
| Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW42VFD2/MSY-GW42VFD2 Series4.2 kW cooling207 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $68 | |
| Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW42VFD2/MSY-GW42VFD24.2 kW cooling207 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $68 | |
| Hitachi RAC-DJ50PCAT/RAK-DJ50PCAT5 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $71 |
Heat pumps similar to the Daikin RKM46QVMA
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW50VFD/MSY-GW50VFD4.8 kW cooling241 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $80 | |
| Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW50VFD2/MSY-GW50VFD2 Series4.9 kW cooling227 kWh/yr | 4 | $75 | |
| Hitachi RAC-DJ50PCAT/RAK-DJ50PCAT5 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $71 | |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC18YTA-W/SRK18YTA-WF5 kW cooling246 kWh/yr | 4 | $81 | |
| Panasonic CU-U50*KR / CS-U50*KR5 kW cooling246 kWh/yr | 4 | $81 | |
| Panasonic CU-U50AKR / CS-U50AKR5 kW cooling246 kWh/yr | 4 | $81 |
Other Daikin models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daikin RKM46Q2VMA / FTKM46Q2VMA4.6 kW cooling228 kWh/yr | 4 | $75 | |
| Daikin RKF46TVMA / FTKF46TVMA4.6 kW cooling262 kWh/yr | 3 | $86 |
Compare RKM46QVMA / FTKM46QVMA with another model
Daikin RKM46QVMA specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Split system
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- Wall hung
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 4.60 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.20 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.87
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 3.81
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 1.8 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 60 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 59 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 RKM46QVMA 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 | – | – | 443 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 4.0 | – | 226 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 590 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 3.5 | – | 360 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,363 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 4.0 | – | 1,056 | – |
Part-load test points (7 values)
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 440 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 360 W
- c__low_temp_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 2300 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 2450 W
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC9550
- GEMS registration id
- 173925
- 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 9
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.