New Zealand · costs in NZD
Cooling only portable air conditioner
Freshin FDP26-2021WR5 Heat Pump
Freshin FDP26-2021WR5 is a 2.6 kW cooling only portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC8795).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 518 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $171 / year
- $14 / month · $1,709 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.6 kW cooling
5% 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 69% 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.
Freshin FDP26-2021WR5 running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 518 | $171 | $1,709 |
| Mixed zone | 798 | $263 | $2,633 |
| Hot zone | 2,135 | $705 | $7,046 |
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 2.6 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 | |
| TCL TAC-08CPB/SL42.3 kW cooling480 kWh/yr | 0 | $158 | |
| TCL TAC-08CPB/SL12.3 kW cooling480 kWh/yr | 0 | $158 | |
| De'Longhi PAC EM82K.12.4 kW cooling490 kWh/yr | 0 | $162 | |
| De'Longhi PAC EM82K2.4 kW cooling490 kWh/yr | 0 | $162 |
Heat pumps similar to the Freshin FDP26-2021WR5
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WPV097CR1WA2.6 kW cooling392 kWh/yr | 0 | $129 | |
| Bonaire PRC60000262.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr | 0 | $171 | |
| De'Longhi PAC EM93K.1 SILENT2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr | 0 | $171 | |
| Solt GGSAPF32600S2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr | 0 | $171 | |
| Prinetti IA00005312.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr | 0 | $171 | |
| Bonaire PRC70000262.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr | 0 | $171 | |
| Inalto IAPF32600B2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr | 0 | $171 | |
| Solt GGSAPF32600W2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr | 0 | $171 |
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Freshin FDP26-2021WR5 specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.60 kW
- Cooling power input
- 0.95 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.67
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 2.74
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 64.2 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.
Freshin FDP26-2021WR5 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 | – | 518 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 798 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 2,135 | – |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8795
- GEMS registration id
- 168397
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 16 April 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. Manufacturer: freshin.com. How the derived figures are calculated.