New Zealand · costs in NZD
Cooling only split system air conditioner, wall hung
Panasonic CU-U35AKR / CS-U35AKR Heat Pump
Panasonic CU-U35AKR / CS-U35AKR is a 3.5 kW cooling only split system heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC8203).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 4
- Annual electricity use
- 172 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $57 / year
- $5 / month · $568 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 3.5 kW cooling
About the same electricity as the median of 20 comparable 3.5 kW cooling only split system registrations (173 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 99% (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.
Panasonic CU-U35AKR running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 172 | $57 | $568 |
| Mixed zone | 268 | $88 | $884 |
| Hot zone | 790 | $261 | $2,607 |
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 3.5 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi RAC-DJ35PCAT/RAK-DJ35PCAT3.5 kW cooling137 kWh/yr | 5 | $45 | |
| Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW35VFD2/MSY-GW35VFD2 Series3.5 kW cooling144 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $48 | |
| Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW35VFD2/MSY-GW35VFD3.5 kW cooling144 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $48 | |
| Daikin RKM35QVMA / FTKM35QVMA3.5 kW cooling146 kWh/yr | 5 | $48 | |
| Daikin RKM35Q2VMA / FTKM35Q2VMA3.5 kW cooling148 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $49 |
Heat pumps similar to the Panasonic CU-U35AKR
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daikin RKM35Q2VMA / FTKM35Q2VMA3.5 kW cooling148 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $49 | |
| Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW35VFD2/MSY-GW35VFD2 Series3.5 kW cooling144 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $48 | |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC13YSA-W/SRK13YSA-WF13.5 kW cooling165 kWh/yr | 4 | $54 | |
| Daikin RKM35QVMA / FTKM35QVMA3.5 kW cooling146 kWh/yr | 5 | $48 | |
| Hitachi RAC-DJ35PCAT/RAK-DJ35PCAT3.5 kW cooling137 kWh/yr | 5 | $45 | |
| SunPacific KF-35GW/N2BP-N5A3.5 kW cooling175 kWh/yr | 4 | $58 | |
| Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW35VFD2/MSY-GW35VFD3.5 kW cooling144 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $48 | |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC13YTA-W/SRK13YTA-WF3.5 kW cooling151 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $50 |
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Panasonic CU-U35AKR specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Split system
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- Wall hung
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 3.50 kW
- Cooling power input
- 0.88 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.89
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 3.94
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 2.5 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 59 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 64 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- Yes
- Country of manufacture
- Malaysia
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Panasonic CU-U35AKR 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 | – | – | 285 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 4.0 | – | 172 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 395 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 3.5 | – | 268 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 999 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 4.0 | – | 790 | – |
Part-load test points (12 values)
- c__t1_min_cap_power_rated
- 210 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 360 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_power_rated
- 155 W
- c__t1_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 900 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 804.32 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 310 W
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1750 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1100 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 3769.5 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1950 W
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8203
- GEMS registration id
- 160739
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 2 May 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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: papamy.panasonic.com.my. How the derived figures are calculated.