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Cooling only split system air conditioner, wall hung
Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW25VFD2/MSY-GW25VFD Heat Pump
Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW25VFD2/MSY-GW25VFD is a 2.5 kW cooling only split system heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC9021).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 3.5
- Annual electricity use
- 120 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $40 / year
- $3 / month Β· $396 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.5 kW cooling
2% less electricity than the median of 17 comparable 2.5 kW cooling only split system registrations (123 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 59% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 100% (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 Γ 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW25VFD2 running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 120 | $40 | $396 |
| Mixed zone | 187 | $62 | $617 |
| Hot zone | 509 | $168 | $1,680 |
At 33c/kWh. Formula: cost = annual kWh Γ price. The kWh figure is the labelβs 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 2.5 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi RAC-DJ25PCAT/RAK-DJ25PCAT2.5 kW cooling90 kWh/yr | 6 | $30 | |
| Daikin RKM25QVMA / FTKM25QVMA2.5 kW cooling93 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $31 | |
| Daikin RKM25Q2VMA / FTKM25Q2VMA2.5 kW cooling95 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $31 | |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC10YTA-W/SRK10YTA-WF2.5 kW cooling98 kWh/yr | 5 | $32 | |
| Fujitsu AOTH09CNCA/ASTH09CNCA2.5 kW cooling107 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $35 |
Heat pumps similar to the Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW25VFD2
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi RAC-DJ25PCAT/RAK-DJ25PCAT2.5 kW cooling90 kWh/yr | 6 | $30 | |
| Daikin RKM25Q2VMA / FTKM25Q2VMA2.5 kW cooling95 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $31 | |
| Daikin RKM25QVMA / FTKM25QVMA2.5 kW cooling93 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $31 | |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC10YTA-W/SRK10YTA-WF2.5 kW cooling98 kWh/yr | 5 | $32 | |
| Fujitsu AOTH09CNCA/ASTH09CNCA2.5 kW cooling107 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $35 | |
| Panasonic CU-U25AKR / CS-U25AKR2.5 kW cooling122 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $40 | |
| Toshiba RAS-10E2ACVG-A/RAS-10E2KCVG-A2.5 kW cooling136 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $45 | |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC10YSA-W/SRK10YSA-WF12.5 kW cooling112 kWh/yr | 4 | $37 |
Compare MUY-GW25VFD2/MSY-GW25VFD with another model
Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW25VFD2 specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Split system
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- Wall hung
- Rated cooling capacity (35 Β°C)
- 2.50 kW
- Cooling power input
- 0.58 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 Β°C)
- β
- Heating power input
- β
- EER, full load (tested)
- 4.41
- COP, full load (tested)
- β
- Rated AEER
- 4.19
- Rated ACOP
- β
- Standby power (PIA)
- 5.0 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 57.9 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 54.2 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- Yes
- Country of manufacture
- Thailand
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW25VFD2 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 | β | β | 230 | β |
| Coldresidential | residential | 3.5 | β | 120 | β |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | β | β | 298 | β |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 3.5 | β | 187 | β |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | β | β | 643 | β |
| Hotresidential | residential | 4.5 | β | 509 | β |
Part-load test points (9 values)
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 230 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__low_temp_min_cap_power_rated
- 145 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 170 W
- c__low_temp_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1250 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1200 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1350 W
Other model numbers on registration AAC9021
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC9021
- GEMS registration id
- 170331
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 June 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- MUY-GW25VFD2/MSY-GW25VFD2 Series
- 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 8
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: MitsubishiElectric.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.