New Zealand · costs in NZD
Cooling only portable air conditioner
De'Longhi PAC EM82K.1 Heat Pump
De'Longhi PAC EM82K.1 is a 2.4 kW cooling only portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC8188).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 490 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $162 / year
- $13 / month · $1,617 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.4 kW cooling
10% less electricity than the median of 52 comparable 2.5 kW cooling only portable registrations (545 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 92% of them.
Across all 3,612 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 95% (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.
De'Longhi PAC EM82K.1 running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 490 | $162 | $1,617 |
| Mixed zone | 756 | $249 | $2,495 |
| Hot zone | 2,022 | $667 | $6,673 |
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 2.4 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WPV097CR1WA2.6 kW cooling392 kWh/yr | 0 | $129 |
Heat pumps similar to the De'Longhi PAC EM82K.1
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midea MPPH26CB2.5 kW cooling545 kWh/yr | 0 | $180 | |
| Excelair EPA58023W2.3 kW cooling501 kWh/yr | 0 | $165 | |
| Midea MPPA25C2.5 kW cooling523 kWh/yr | 0 | $173 | |
| TCL TAC-08CPB/SL22.3 kW cooling480 kWh/yr | 0 | $158 | |
| TCL TAC-08CPB/SL52.3 kW cooling480 kWh/yr | 0 | $158 | |
| Solt GGSAP2560W2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr | 0 | $180 | |
| Polo PH26CWF2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr | 0 | $180 |
Other De'Longhi models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| De'Longhi PAC EM82K2.4 kW cooling490 kWh/yr | 0 | $162 |
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De'Longhi PAC EM82K.1 specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.40 kW
- Cooling power input
- 0.90 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.80
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 2.67
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 62.5 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- –
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
De'Longhi PAC EM82K.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 490 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 756 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 2,022 | – |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8188
- GEMS registration id
- 160909
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 23 April 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [Unitary Single-Duct] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.5:2015
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 4
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. How the derived figures are calculated.