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Cooling only window / wall air conditioner
Kelvinator KWH16CMF Heat Pump
Kelvinator KWH16CMF is a 1.6 kW cooling only window / wall heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC8426).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1.5
- Annual electricity use
- 130 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $43 / year
- $4 / month · $429 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 1.6 kW cooling
8% less electricity than the median of 19 comparable 2 kW cooling only window / wall registrations (142 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 84% of them.
Across all 3,612 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 99% (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.
Kelvinator KWH16CMF running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 130 | $43 | $429 |
| Mixed zone | 198 | $65 | $653 |
| Hot zone | 589 | $194 | $1,944 |
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 similar to the Kelvinator KWH16CMF
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECO TWW16CFDG1.6 kW cooling130 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $43 | |
| Gree GJC05AI-K6NMNR1A1.6 kW cooling130 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $43 | |
| TECO TWW16CFAT1.6 kW cooling137 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $45 | |
| Dimplex DCB05C1.6 kW cooling137 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $45 | |
| Westinghouse WWH16CWC1.6 kW cooling140 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $46 | |
| Gree GJC05AI-K6NMNG3A1.6 kW cooling130 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $43 | |
| Midea MWFF16C1.6 kW cooling140 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $46 | |
| Hyundai HYWINAC17T*1.7 kW cooling142 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $47 |
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Kelvinator KWH16CMF specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Window / wall
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 1.60 kW
- Cooling power input
- 0.48 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.30
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 3.33
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 0.3 W
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 58.3 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 65.8 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- No
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- 450 × 350 × 580 mm
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Kelvinator KWH16CMF 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldcommercial | commercial | – | – | 300 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 130 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 373 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 198 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 809 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 2.0 | – | 589 | – |
Part-load test points (3 values)
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 430 W
- c__low_temp_have_full_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1700 W
Other model numbers on registration AAC8426
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8426
- GEMS registration id
- 164089
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 1 September 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- WH16
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Non Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.1:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 5
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.