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Reverse cycle fixed air conditioner
Midea MULMI0511B/MFAG20N Heat Pump
Midea MULMI0511B/MFAG20N is a 10.5 kW reverse cycle fixed heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZAC0769).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 3
- Heating: 1.5
- Annual electricity use
- 4,722 kWh
- 548 cooling + 4,174 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $1,558 / year
- $130 / month · $15,583 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 10.5 kW cooling
- 11 kW heating
4% more electricity than the median of 26 comparable 10 kW reverse cycle fixed registrations (4,539 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 31% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 41% (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.
Midea MULMI0511B running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 4,722 | $1,558 | $15,583 |
| Mixed zone | 2,437 | $804 | $8,042 |
| Hot zone | 2,622 | $865 | $8,653 |
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 10.5 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Heat pumps similar to the Midea MULMI0511B
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
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|---|---|---|---|
| TCL FMA-36I4HD/DVO10.5 kW heating10.5 kW cooling5,478 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $1,808 | |
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| Hisense AMW4-100U4RQA/AST-09UW4RMETD0111.1 kW heating10.5 kW cooling4,380 kWh/yr | 3 | $1,445 | |
| TECO TSOM106HVAG411.4 kW heating10.6 kW cooling4,364 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $1,440 | |
| Bonaire H4M105S2AE12.3 kW heating10.7 kW cooling4,935 kWh/yr | 3 | $1,629 | |
| Hyundai HYSMHS10OTD12.3 kW heating10.7 kW cooling4,935 kWh/yr | 3 | $1,629 | |
| Hyundai HYSMHS10OT*12.3 kW heating10.7 kW cooling4,935 kWh/yr | 3 | $1,629 | |
| Carrier 38QUM105D8S511 kW heating10.7 kW cooling4,608 kWh/yr | 3 | $1,521 |
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Midea MULMI0511B specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Fixed
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 10.50 kW
- Cooling power input
- 3.05 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 11.00 kW
- Heating power input
- 2.82 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.47
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.91
- Rated AEER
- 3.37
- Rated ACOP
- 3.81
- Standby power (PIA)
- 19.0 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- 72 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- Yes
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Midea MULMI0511B 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 | – | – | 807 | 1,357 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 3.0 | 1.5 | 548 | 4,174 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,192 | 723 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 3.0 | 2.0 | 866 | 1,571 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 2,688 | 174 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2,360 | 262 |
Part-load test points (23 values)
- c__t1_min_cap_power_rated
- 560 W
- h__h1_min_cap_power_rated
- 595 W
- h__h2_ext_cap_power_rated
- 3500 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 1310 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- h__h1_half_cap_power_rated
- 1200 W
- h__h1_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- h__h3_have_ext_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h1_min_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 2460 W
- h__h2_ext_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 9620 W
- h__h1_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 5500 W
- h__h2_is_capable_extended_load
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_power_rated
- 450 W
- c__t1_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 2530 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 800 W
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 5470 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 3330 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 5500 W
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZAC0769
- GEMS registration id
- 145499
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Multi-Split <=65kW] (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) EE Regulations 2020 Schedule 2A
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.4:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 20
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.