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Cooling only portable air conditioner
Olimpia Splendid Elite 16 Heat Pump
Olimpia Splendid Elite 16 is a 4.6 kW cooling only portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC8347).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 948 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $313 / year
- $26 / month Β· $3,128 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 4.6 kW cooling
About the same electricity as the median of 12 comparable 5 kW cooling only portable registrations (951 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 50% of them.
Across all 3,612 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 90% (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.
Olimpia Splendid Elite 16 running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 948 | $313 | $3,128 |
| Mixed zone | 1,462 | $482 | $4,825 |
| Hot zone | 3,910 | $1,290 | $12,903 |
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.
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Same configuration and type, cooling capacity within 12% of 4.6 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KASIPAC14YD4.1 kW cooling758 kWh/yr | 0 | $250 | |
| Kogan KASIPAC14YB4.1 kW cooling758 kWh/yr | 0 | $250 | |
| TECO TPO42CVWAH4.2 kW cooling763 kWh/yr | 0 | $252 | |
| TECO TPO41CFWUDT4.1 kW cooling828 kWh/yr | 0 | $273 | |
| TCL TAC-14CPB/NU4.1 kW cooling828 kWh/yr | 0 | $273 |
Heat pumps similar to the Olimpia Splendid Elite 16
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polo PN46CWF4.6 kW cooling948 kWh/yr | 0 | $313 | |
| TCL TAC-16CPB/NW4.6 kW cooling948 kWh/yr | 0 | $313 | |
| TECO TPO46CFWAT4.6 kW cooling948 kWh/yr | 0 | $313 | |
| TCL TAC-16CPB/NX4.6 kW cooling948 kWh/yr | 0 | $313 | |
| Arlec PA1622HA4.7 kW cooling933 kWh/yr | 0 | $308 | |
| Dimplex DCP16C4.5 kW cooling981 kWh/yr | 0 | $324 | |
| Kogan KAWFPAC16YA4.7 kW cooling1,025 kWh/yr | 0 | $338 | |
| Kogan KAWFPAC16YD4.7 kW cooling1,025 kWh/yr | 0 | $338 |
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Olimpia Splendid Elite 16 specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- β
- Rated cooling capacity (35 Β°C)
- 4.60 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.74 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 Β°C)
- β
- Heating power input
- β
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.78
- COP, full load (tested)
- β
- Rated AEER
- 2.64
- Rated ACOP
- β
- Standby power (PIA)
- β
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 64.8 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- β
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- β
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Olimpia Splendid Elite 16 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 | β | 948 | β |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | β | 1,462 | β |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | β | 3,910 | β |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8347
- GEMS registration id
- 163165
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 10 July 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- β
- Regulatory standard
- [Unitary Single-Duct] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.