New Zealand · costs in NZD
Reverse cycle portable air conditioner
Hyundai HYD18KPACPC Heat Pump
Hyundai HYD18KPACPC is a 5.2 kW reverse cycle portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC8905).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 5,425 kWh
- 1,063 cooling + 4,362 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $1,790 / year
- $149 / month · $17,903 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 5.2 kW cooling
- 4.1 kW heating
Only 4 comparable registrations in this cohort, so no percentile is shown.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 35% (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.
Hyundai HYD18KPACPC running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 5,425 | $1,790 | $17,903 |
| Mixed zone | 3,755 | $1,239 | $12,392 |
| Hot zone | 4,836 | $1,596 | $15,959 |
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 5.2 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldair GPPAC4703.3 kW heating4.7 kW cooling4,391 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,449 | |
| Arlec PA1622HCHA3.3 kW heating4.7 kW cooling4,391 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,449 |
Heat pumps similar to the Hyundai HYD18KPACPC
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlec PA1622HCHA3.3 kW heating4.7 kW cooling4,391 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,449 | |
| Goldair GPPAC4703.3 kW heating4.7 kW cooling4,391 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,449 |
Other Hyundai models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai HY18KSPACJD4 kW heating5.3 kW cooling5,307 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,751 | |
| Hyundai HY18KSPACJC4 kW heating5.3 kW cooling5,307 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,751 |
Compare HYD18KPACPC with another model
Hyundai HYD18KPACPC specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 5.20 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.95 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 4.10 kW
- Heating power input
- 1.64 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.66
- COP, full load (tested)
- 2.59
- Rated AEER
- 2.67
- Rated ACOP
- 2.50
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 68.2 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.
Hyundai HYD18KPACPC 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 | 1,063 | 4,362 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,638 | 2,117 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,382 | 454 |
Other model numbers on registration AAC8905
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8905
- GEMS registration id
- 169684
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 25 May 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- HYD18KPACP*
- 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.