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Reverse cycle portable air conditioner
Kensington A007C-09CH Heat Pump
Kensington A007C-09CH 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 ZAC0878).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 2,567 kWh
- 545 cooling + 2,022 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $847 / year
- $71 / month · $8,471 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.6 kW cooling
- 1.9 kW heating
5% less electricity than the median of 11 comparable 2.5 kW reverse cycle portable registrations (2,705 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 64% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 68% (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.
Kensington A007C-09CH running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 2,567 | $847 | $8,471 |
| Mixed zone | 1,821 | $601 | $6,009 |
| Hot zone | 2,458 | $811 | $8,111 |
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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|---|---|---|---|
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Kensington A007C-09CH specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.60 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.00 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 1.90 kW
- Heating power input
- 0.76 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.63
- COP, full load (tested)
- 2.55
- Rated AEER
- 2.60
- Rated ACOP
- 2.50
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- 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.
Kensington A007C-09CH 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 | 545 | 2,022 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 840 | 981 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,247 | 211 |
Related Kensington model numbers starting with A007C09CH
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A007C-09CH | ZAC0773 | 0 | 2,567 | n/a |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZAC0878
- GEMS registration id
- 181509
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [Unitary Single-Duct] (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) EE Regulations 2020 Schedule 2A
- 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. Manufacturer: globalposi.com. How the derived figures are calculated.