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Reverse cycle Heat pumps: Energy Use & Running Costs

3,278 currently registered reverse cycle heat pumps (heat and cool), 4,888 model numbers, compared by the label’s annual electricity use and star rating.

Registered models
3,278
4,888 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
4,207 kWh
mixed 2,346 · hot 2,762
Median estimated running cost
$1,388 / year
middle half: $826 to $2,404
Median star rating
3.0
range 0.0 to 10.0

Cold climate zone, residential profile, one entry per registration. Lowest annual use in the set: 630 kWh; highest: 128,718 kWh.

Star rating distribution

Cooling star ratings, reverse cycle air conditioners (3,278 registrations, cooling stars, cold zone). Click a bar to list models with at least that rating.

Lowest annual electricity use

  1. TCL TAC-06CHSD/VEIH 630 kWh, 3.5 stars, 1.78 kW
  2. TCL TAC-06CHSD/TPG31IH 632 kWh, 4 stars, 1.78 kW
  3. Hitachi RAC-VJ25NHAE/RAI-VJ25RHAE 653 kWh, 4 stars, 2.5 kW
  4. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC05ZTLA-WJ / DXK05ZTLA-WFJ 704 kWh, 1.5 stars, 1.5 kW
  5. Comfee CASG-XG20/CASN-XG20 708 kWh, 5.5 stars, 2 kW
  6. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC05ZTLA-W/DXK05ZTLA-W 711 kWh, 1.5 stars, 1.5 kW
  7. Kaden KSI06 718 kWh, 5.5 stars, 2 kW
  8. Midea MFAB-20WC/MFAB-20NC 718 kWh, 5.5 stars, 2 kW
  9. Midea MFXP20W/MFXP20N 718 kWh, 5.5 stars, 2 kW
  10. Daikin RXM20AVMA / FTXM20AVMA 725 kWh, 6 stars, 2.2 kW

All reverse cycle heat pumps (1,000)

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reverse cycle air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP50VGD2/MSZ-AP50VGKD2Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,240 kWh/yr4.5$739
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP50VGD2/MSZ-AP50VGD2Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,240 kWh/yr4.5$739
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP50VG2/MSZ-AP50VGDSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,240 kWh/yr4.5$739
Gree GWH18AGDXE-K6DNA1B/O / GWH18AGDXE-K6DNA1B/ISplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,317 kWh/yr4$765
Haier 1U50WAEFRA / AS50QDEHRASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,325 kWh/yr5.5$767
LG AH18S2U / AH18S2NSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,327 kWh/yr5$768
LG WH18SLU-19 / WH18SLN-19Split system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,327 kWh/yr4.5$768
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM60ZS-WMulti-split / VRF6.8 kW heating6 kW cooling2,344 kWh/yr4$774
Panasonic CU-2Z52DBRFixed6.1 kW heating5.2 kW cooling2,358 kWh/yr4$778
Hitachi RAC-XJ50FHAE/RAF-XJ50RHAESplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,412 kWh/yr4$796
Haneco KFR-50GW/BPSH / KFR-50GW/BPSHSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,416 kWh/yr4.5$797
Panasonic CU-RZ60DKR / CS-RZ60DKRWSplit system6.5 kW heating6 kW cooling2,416 kWh/yr4$797
Panasonic CU-Z60DKR / CS-Z60DKRWSplit system6.5 kW heating6 kW cooling2,416 kWh/yr4$797
Rinnai HONRPX60/HINRPX60MSplit system6.5 kW heating6 kW cooling2,417 kWh/yr5$798
Midea MFEZ60VA-W/MFEZ60VA-NSplit system6.5 kW heating6 kW cooling2,417 kWh/yr5$798
Daikin RXM60AVMA / FTXM60AVMASplit system7.2 kW heating6 kW cooling2,420 kWh/yr5$799
Panasonic CU-3Z54DBRFixed7 kW heating5.4 kW cooling2,457 kWh/yr4.5$811
Daikin RXM60WVMA / FTXM60WVMASplit system7.2 kW heating6 kW cooling2,466 kWh/yr5$814
Daikin RXM60W2VMA / FTXM60W2VMASplit system7.2 kW heating6 kW cooling2,471 kWh/yr4.5$815
Hitachi RAM-G55N3HCEFixed6.8 kW heating5.5 kW cooling2,473 kWh/yr4.5$816
Carrier 38VT018188QTSGMulti-split / VRF50.4 kW heating50.4 kW cooling2,485 kWh/yr4$820
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP60VGD2/MSZ-AP60VGD2Split system6.8 kW heating6 kW cooling2,490 kWh/yr4.5$822
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP60VG2/MSZ-AP60VGD2Split system6.8 kW heating6 kW cooling2,490 kWh/yr4.5$822
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP60VG2/MSZ-AP60VGKD2Split system6.8 kW heating6 kW cooling2,490 kWh/yr4.5$822
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP60VG2/MSZ-AP60VGDSplit system6.8 kW heating6 kW cooling2,490 kWh/yr4.5$822
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP60VG2/MSZ-AP60VG2 SeriesSplit system6.8 kW heating6 kW cooling2,490 kWh/yr4.5$822
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP60VGD2/MSZ-AP60VGKD2Split system6.8 kW heating6 kW cooling2,490 kWh/yr4.5$822
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP60VGD2/MSZ-AP60VGDSplit system6.8 kW heating6 kW cooling2,490 kWh/yr4.5$822
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC63ZRA-W / SRK63ZRA-WF1Split system7.1 kW heating6.3 kW cooling2,507 kWh/yr4$827
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK63/DXK21ZRA-WF1Split system7.1 kW heating6.3 kW cooling2,507 kWh/yr4$827
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC21ZRA-W / DXK21ZRA-WF1Split system7.1 kW heating6.3 kW cooling2,507 kWh/yr4$827
Midea MFEP60VB-W/MFEP60VB-NSplit system6.6 kW heating6 kW cooling2,517 kWh/yr5$831
Actron Air WRC-060DS / WRE-060DSSplit system6.6 kW heating6 kW cooling2,517 kWh/yr5$831
Panasonic CU-3Z54VBRFixed7 kW heating5.4 kW cooling2,524 kWh/yr4$833
Midea MFAB-60WD/MFAB-60NDSplit system6.6 kW heating6 kW cooling2,547 kWh/yr4.5$841
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP60VG/MSZ-AP60VGD2Split system6.8 kW heating6 kW cooling2,586 kWh/yr4$853
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP60VGD/MSZ-AP60VGD2Split system6.8 kW heating6 kW cooling2,586 kWh/yr4$853
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP60VGD/MSZ-AP60VGKDSplit system6.8 kW heating6 kW cooling2,586 kWh/yr4$853
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP60VG/MSZ-AP60VGKDSplit system6.8 kW heating6 kW cooling2,586 kWh/yr4$853
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP60VGD/MSZ-AP60VGDSplit system6.8 kW heating6 kW cooling2,586 kWh/yr4$853
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP60VG/MSZ-AP60VGDSplit system6.8 kW heating6 kW cooling2,586 kWh/yr4$853
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP60VG/MSZ-AP60VG SeriesSplit system6.8 kW heating6 kW cooling2,586 kWh/yr4$853
Toshiba RAS-22ZAVSG-A / RAS-22ZKVSG-ASplit system6.9 kW heating6 kW cooling2,602 kWh/yr4$859
Solar Acdc DGWA5-ACDCBLW-24KR2Split system7 kW heating6.5 kW cooling2,612 kWh/yr5$862
Hitachi RAC-VJ60PHAT/RAK-VJ60PHATSplit system7 kW heating6 kW cooling2,619 kWh/yr4.5$864
Daikin RXV60AVMA / FTXV60AVMASplit system7.2 kW heating6 kW cooling2,619 kWh/yr4$864
Daikin RXV60WVMA / FTXV60WVMASplit system7.2 kW heating6 kW cooling2,621 kWh/yr4$865
Daikin RXV60W1VMA / FTXV60W1VMASplit system7.2 kW heating6 kW cooling2,624 kWh/yr4$866
Daikin RXV60W2VMA / FTXV60W2VMASplit system7.2 kW heating6 kW cooling2,624 kWh/yr4$866
Actron Air MRC-075CS-3Fixed7.6 kW heating7.5 kW cooling2,624 kWh/yr4$866