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Reverse cycle portable air conditioner
Goldair GCPAC220 Heat Pump
Goldair GCPAC220 is a 2.6 kW reverse cycle portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC6769).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 2,705 kWh
- 550 cooling + 2,155 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $893 / year
- $74 / month · $8,927 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.6 kW cooling
- 2 kW heating
About the same electricity as the median of 11 comparable 2.5 kW reverse cycle portable registrations (2,705 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 36% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 66% (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.
Goldair GCPAC220 running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 2,705 | $893 | $8,927 |
| Mixed zone | 1,894 | $625 | $6,250 |
| Hot zone | 2,493 | $823 | $8,227 |
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 2.6 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/MV2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr | 0 | $835 | |
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/MU2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr | 0 | $835 | |
| Kensington A007C-09CH1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr | 0 | $847 | |
| Craig&Russell A007H-09CH1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr | 0 | $847 | |
| Kensington A007C-09CH1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr | 0 | $847 |
Heat pumps similar to the Goldair GCPAC220
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Click CPAC1609-H2 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,705 kWh/yr | 0 | $893 | |
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/M*2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr | 0 | $835 | |
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/MW2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr | 0 | $835 | |
| Dimplex DPRC26ECO-A2.1 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,769 kWh/yr | 0 | $914 | |
| Kensington A007C-09CH1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr | 0 | $847 | |
| Kensington A007C-09CH1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr | 0 | $847 | |
| AC Infinity AC-ACN9-AU2.1 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,673 kWh/yr | 0 | $882 | |
| Craig&Russell A007H-09CH1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr | 0 | $847 |
Compare GCPAC220 with another model
Goldair GCPAC220 specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.64 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.01 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 2.05 kW
- Heating power input
- 0.81 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.66
- COP, full load (tested)
- 2.57
- Rated AEER
- 2.61
- Rated ACOP
- 2.53
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 64 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.
Goldair GCPAC220 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 | 0.0 | 550 | 2,155 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 848 | 1,046 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,269 | 224 |
Other model numbers on registration AAC6769
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC6769
- GEMS registration id
- 147518
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 9 June 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- GCPAC220 Range
- 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.