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Cooling only portable air conditioner
Excelair EPA58041BS Heat Pump
Excelair EPA58041BS is a 4.1 kW cooling only portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC8394).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 859 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $283 / year
- $24 / month · $2,835 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 4.1 kW cooling
17% more electricity than the median of 54 comparable 3.5 kW cooling only portable registrations (733 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 7% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 91% (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.
Excelair EPA58041BS running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 859 | $283 | $2,835 |
| Mixed zone | 1,325 | $437 | $4,373 |
| Hot zone | 3,544 | $1,170 | $11,695 |
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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Same configuration and type, cooling capacity within 12% of 4.1 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|
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| TECO TPO41CFWUDT4.1 kW cooling828 kWh/yr | 0 | $273 | |
| TCL TAC-14CPB/NU4.1 kW cooling828 kWh/yr | 0 | $273 | |
| Olimpia Splendid Serenity 144.1 kW cooling828 kWh/yr | 0 | $273 | |
| Kogan KASIPAC14YA4.1 kW cooling758 kWh/yr | 0 | $250 | |
| TECO TPO42CVWAH4.2 kW cooling763 kWh/yr | 0 | $252 |
Compare EPA58041BS with another model
Excelair EPA58041BS specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 4.10 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.58 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.60
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 2.60
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 63.9 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.
Excelair EPA58041BS 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 | – | 859 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 1,325 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 3,544 | – |
Related Excelair model numbers starting with EPA58041
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA58041RWB | AAC8397 | 0 | 4,370 | 13 August 2029 |
Other model numbers on registration AAC8394
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8394
- GEMS registration id
- 163441
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 13 August 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- EPA58041**
- 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.