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Cooling only portable air conditioner
Goldair Goldair Heat Pump
Goldair Goldair is a 2.1 kW cooling only portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC8972).
A newer registration of this model exists: AAC9051.
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 432 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $143 / year
- $12 / month · $1,426 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.1 kW cooling
2% more electricity than the median of 29 comparable 2 kW cooling only portable registrations (425 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 10% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 96% (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 Goldair running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 432 | $143 | $1,426 |
| Mixed zone | 665 | $219 | $2,195 |
| Hot zone | 1,780 | $587 | $5,874 |
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 2.1 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devanti PAC-B-7000-WH2 kW cooling409 kWh/yr | 0 | $135 | |
| Onix ON-20KWPA22 kW cooling409 kWh/yr | 0 | $135 | |
| Stirling PA19W12 kW cooling409 kWh/yr | 0 | $135 | |
| Anko FDP20-2022R52 kW cooling409 kWh/yr | 0 | $135 | |
| Midea MPPA20C2 kW cooling409 kWh/yr | 0 | $135 |
Heat pumps similar to the Goldair Goldair
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Click CPAC1907-C2.1 kW cooling432 kWh/yr | 0 | $143 | |
| Kogan KASHPAC07JD2.1 kW cooling432 kWh/yr | 0 | $143 | |
| Kogan KASHPAC07J*2.1 kW cooling432 kWh/yr | 0 | $143 | |
| TCL TAC-07CPB/SL22.1 kW cooling431 kWh/yr | 0 | $142 | |
| TCL TAC-07CPB/SL series2.1 kW cooling431 kWh/yr | 0 | $142 | |
| Sheffield PL6192.1 kW cooling425 kWh/yr | 0 | $140 | |
| TECO TPO20C**AO2 kW cooling425 kWh/yr | 0 | $140 | |
| TECO TPO20CFAO2 kW cooling425 kWh/yr | 0 | $140 |
Compare Goldair with another model
Goldair Goldair specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.06 kW
- Cooling power input
- 0.79 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.61
- 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
- 59.4 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 Goldair 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 | – | 432 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 665 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 1,780 | – |
Related Goldair model numbers starting with GOLDAIR
2 model numbers on 2 other registrations. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldair 1.5kW PAC | AAC8368 | 0 | 313 | 28 July 2029 |
| Goldair | AAC9051 | 0 | 3,453 | 7 July 2030 |
Other model numbers on registration AAC8972
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8972
- GEMS registration id
- 169945
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 7 July 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- Goldair
- 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.