New Zealand · costs in NZD
Reverse cycle fixed air conditioner, wall hung
Midea MULMI0513B Heat Pump
Midea MULMI0513B is a 13.5 kW reverse cycle fixed heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC7859).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 4
- Heating: 2.5
- Annual electricity use
- 4,925 kWh
- 645 cooling + 4,280 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $1,625 / year
- $135 / month · $16,253 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 13.5 kW cooling
- 14 kW heating
2% less electricity than the median of 5 comparable 14 kW reverse cycle fixed registrations (5,016 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 60% of them.
Across all 3,612 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 39% (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 MULMI0513B running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 4,925 | $1,625 | $16,253 |
| Mixed zone | 2,659 | $877 | $8,775 |
| Hot zone | 3,180 | $1,049 | $10,494 |
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 13.5 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fujitsu AOTH45KBTA513.2 kW heating12.5 kW cooling4,625 kWh/yr | 4 | $1,526 | |
| Bonaire H5M125S1AE12.2 kW heating12.2 kW cooling4,758 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $1,570 | |
| TECO TSOM123HVAG512.6 kW heating12.3 kW cooling4,771 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $1,574 |
Heat pumps similar to the Midea MULMI0513B
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaden KM4814 kW heating13.5 kW cooling4,925 kWh/yr | 4 | $1,625 | |
| Actron Air MRC-135DS-514 kW heating13.5 kW cooling5,548 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $1,831 | |
| Carrier 38QUM135D8S513.5 kW heating13.5 kW cooling5,402 kWh/yr | 3 | $1,783 | |
| Spt AM140C-514.4 kW heating13.6 kW cooling5,016 kWh/yr | 4 | $1,655 | |
| Kaden KM13.014 kW heating13 kW cooling5,594 kWh/yr | 3 | $1,846 | |
| TCL TFM5-42CHD/DVO13.5 kW heating12.3 kW cooling5,538 kWh/yr | 3 | $1,828 | |
| Emerald ACR126U14.5 kW heating12.6 kW cooling6,014 kWh/yr | 3 | $1,985 | |
| Hisense AMW5-125U4RTAG14.2 kW heating12.6 kW cooling5,911 kWh/yr | 3 | $1,951 |
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Midea MULMI0513B specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Fixed
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- Wall hung
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 13.50 kW
- Cooling power input
- 3.73 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 14.00 kW
- Heating power input
- 3.15 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.47
- COP, full load (tested)
- 4.28
- Rated AEER
- 3.56
- Rated ACOP
- 4.35
- Standby power (PIA)
- 18.2 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 64.6 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 69.4 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 MULMI0513B 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 | – | – | 1,046 | 1,343 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 4.0 | 2.5 | 645 | 4,280 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,471 | 709 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1,027 | 1,632 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 3,632 | 168 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2,923 | 257 |
Part-load test points (25 values)
- c__t1_min_cap_power_rated
- 810 W
- h__h1_min_cap_power_rated
- 650 W
- h__h2_ext_cap_power_rated
- 4900 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 1320 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- h__h1_half_cap_power_rated
- 1270 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
- 3850 W
- h__h2_ext_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 14800 W
- h__h1_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 6800 W
- h__h2_is_capable_extended_load
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_power_rated
- 590 W
- c__t1_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 5000 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 3409.2200000000003 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 1020 W
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 7424 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 5000 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 14539.5 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 7600 W
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC7859
- GEMS registration id
- 157616
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 1 November 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- 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.