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Cooling only portable air conditioner

Polo PQ10CWF Heat Pump

Polo PQ10CWF is a 2.7 kW cooling only portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC8078).

c/kWh
Energy rating (cooling)
0
Annual electricity use
545 kWh
Estimated running cost
$180 / year
$15 / month · $1,799 over 10 years
Capacity
2.7 kW cooling

About the same electricity as the median of 52 comparable 2.5 kW cooling only portable registrations (545 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 35% of them.

Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 94% (this compares very different sizes, so the cohort figure above is the useful one).

coolingheatingClick a zone to use it across the page.

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.

Polo PQ10CWF running cost by climate zone

Climate zonekWh / yearPer year10 years
Cold zone 545$180$1,799
Mixed zone 840$277$2,772
Hot zone 2,247$742$7,415

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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Polo PQ10CWF specifications

Type
Cooling only
Configuration
Portable
Air distribution
Non-ducted
Indoor unit
–
Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
2.70 kW
Cooling power input
1.00 kW
Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
–
Heating power input
–
EER, full load (tested)
2.68
COP, full load (tested)
–
Rated AEER
2.70
Rated ACOP
–
Standby power (PIA)
–
Compressor
Fixed speed
Refrigerant
R290
Power supply
Single phase
Indoor sound power
57 dB(A)
Outdoor sound power
–
Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
–
Country of manufacture
China

Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.

Polo PQ10CWF zoned energy rating figures

As published for each climate zone. Residential figures drive the star ratings; commercial figures assume a commercial usage pattern.

ZoneCooling starsHeating starsCooling kWhHeating kWh
Coldresidential0.0–545–
Mixedresidential0.0–840–
Hotresidential0.0–2,247–

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
AAC8078
GEMS registration id
159691
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
3 March 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
–
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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: rinnai.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.