New Zealand · costs in NZD
Reverse cycle packaged air conditioner
Daikin UAYQ180CY1A Heat Pump
Daikin UAYQ180CY1A is a 53.1 kW reverse cycle ducted packaged heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC7773).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 87,290 kWh
- 4,874 cooling + 82,416 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $28,806 / year
- $2,400 / month · $288,057 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 53.1 kW cooling
- 56.1 kW heating
530% more electricity than the median of 24 comparable 50 kW reverse cycle ducted packaged registrations (13,853 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 0% of them.
Across all 3,612 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.
Daikin UAYQ180CY1A running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 87,290 | $28,806 | $288,057 |
| Mixed zone | 40,714 | $13,436 | $134,356 |
| Hot zone | 24,160 | $7,973 | $79,728 |
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 53.1 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| APAC P048AHR3SA-RTR45.9 kW heating46.8 kW cooling3,528 kWh/yr | 2 | $1,164 | |
| APAC P048AHR3SA-LTR45.9 kW heating46.8 kW cooling3,528 kWh/yr | 2 | $1,164 | |
| Caa HPA055R3AD53.3 kW heating53.4 kW cooling4,198 kWh/yr | 2 | $1,385 | |
| Actron Air PKY500T51.8 kW heating49.1 kW cooling4,474 kWh/yr | 1 | $1,476 | |
| Coates RPA-C05052.8 kW heating51.6 kW cooling4,725 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,559 |
Heat pumps similar to the Daikin UAYQ180CY1A
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperzone OPA550RKTBG-P53.4 kW heating52.9 kW cooling5,006 kWh/yr | 1 | $1,652 | |
| Caa HPA055R3AD53.3 kW heating53.4 kW cooling4,198 kWh/yr | 2 | $1,385 | |
| Temperzone OPA560RLTFPQ57 kW heating53.5 kW cooling32,956 kWh/yr | 2 | $10,875 | |
| Coates RPA-C05052.8 kW heating51.6 kW cooling4,725 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,559 | |
| Aggreko RPA-050D-R410A52.8 kW heating51.6 kW cooling4,725 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,559 | |
| AIRSTAGE RAQ/K/EC/WP/ECO/12050.2 kW heating51.2 kW cooling23,748 kWh/yr | 2 | $7,837 |
Other Daikin models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daikin UAYN530AFY1A54.3 kW heating53.4 kW cooling43,024 kWh/yr | 1 | $14,198 | |
| Daikin UAYN530BFY1A54.3 kW heating53.4 kW cooling43,024 kWh/yr | 1 | $14,198 |
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Daikin UAYQ180CY1A specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Packaged
- Air distribution
- Ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 53.11 kW
- Cooling power input
- 17.15 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 56.10 kW
- Heating power input
- 15.54 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.96
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.51
- Rated AEER
- 3.06
- Rated ACOP
- 3.56
- Standby power (PIA)
- 58.3 W
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R410A
- Power supply
- Three phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- No
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- 1638 × 1150 × 2063 mm
- Country of manufacture
- Malaysia
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Daikin UAYQ180CY1A 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 | – | – | 11,193 | 20,326 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4,874 | 82,416 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 13,757 | 9,037 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7,341 | 33,373 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 29,600 | 1,274 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 1.5 | 0.0 | 21,509 | 2,651 |
Part-load test points (6 values)
- h__h2_full_cap_power_rated
- 43814 W
- h__h3_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_full_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 15477 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 15762 W
- c__low_temp_have_full_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 57234 W
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC7773
- GEMS registration id
- 156598
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 12 September 2028
- 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 3823.1.2:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 7
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.