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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 (1,725)

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reverse cycle air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Gree GWH18ATDXD-K6DNA1C/O / GWH18ATDXD-K6DNA3C/ISplit system5.8 kW heating5.2 kW cooling2,388 kWh/yr3.5$788
Kinghome KWH52ATBXB-K6DNA2/O / KWH52ATBXB-K6DNA2/ISplit system5.8 kW heating5.2 kW cooling2,388 kWh/yr3.5$788
Gree GWH18ATDXD-K6DNA1C/O / GWH18AWDXD-K6DNA1C/ISplit system5.8 kW heating5.2 kW cooling2,388 kWh/yr3.5$788
Gree GWH18ATDXD-K6DNA1C/O / GWH18ATDXD-K6DNA1C/ISplit system5.8 kW heating5.2 kW cooling2,388 kWh/yr3.5$788
Toshiba RAS-18U2AVSG-NZ1/RAS-18U2FVG-NZ1Split system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling2,404 kWh/yr3.5$793
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
Braemar ACHV50D1S/ASHV50D1SSplit system5.8 kW heating5.2 kW cooling2,417 kWh/yr3.5$798
Daikin RXM60AVMA / FTXM60AVMASplit system7.2 kW heating6 kW cooling2,420 kWh/yr5$799
Toshiba RAS-18U2AVSG-NZ/RAS-18U2FVG-NZSplit system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling2,430 kWh/yr3.5$802
Panasonic CU-3Z54DBRFixed7 kW heating5.4 kW cooling2,457 kWh/yr4.5$811
Panasonic CU-*Z50DKR / CS-*Z50DKRWSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,460 kWh/yr3.5$812
Panasonic CU-RZ50DKR / CS-RZ50DKRWSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,460 kWh/yr3.5$812
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
Panasonic CU-RZ60AKR / CS-RZ60AKRWSplit system6.5 kW heating6 kW cooling2,481 kWh/yr3.5$819
Panasonic CU-Z60AKR / CS-Z60AKRWSplit system6.5 kW heating6 kW cooling2,481 kWh/yr3.5$819
Panasonic CU-RZ60XKR / CS-RZ60XKRWSplit system6.5 kW heating6 kW cooling2,481 kWh/yr3.5$819
Panasonic CU-Z60XKR / CS-Z60XKRWSplit system6.5 kW heating6 kW cooling2,481 kWh/yr3.5$819
Carrier 38VT018188QTSGMulti-split / VRF50.4 kW heating50.4 kW cooling2,485 kWh/yr4$820
Panasonic CU-Z50XKR / CS-Z50XKRWSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,488 kWh/yr3.5$821
Panasonic CU-Z50AKR / CS-Z50AKRWSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,488 kWh/yr3.5$821
Panasonic CU-RZ50AKR / CS-RZ50AKRWSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,488 kWh/yr3.5$821
Panasonic CU-RZ50XKR / CS-RZ50XKRWSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,488 kWh/yr3.5$821
Panasonic CU-*Z50*KR / CS-*Z50*KRWSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,488 kWh/yr3.5$821
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-RZ50AKR / S-50PK4RSplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,517 kWh/yr3.5$831
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK63/DXK21ZRA-WFSplit system7.1 kW heating6.3 kW cooling2,518 kWh/yr3.5$831
Carrier 38QSM060D8S/42QSM060D8SSplit system, ducted6.5 kW heating5.8 kW cooling2,518 kWh/yr3.5$831
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC63ZRA-WF/SRK63ZRA-WFSplit system7.1 kW heating6.3 kW cooling2,518 kWh/yr3.5$831
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC21ZRA-WF/DXK63ZRA-WFSplit system7.1 kW heating6.3 kW cooling2,518 kWh/yr3.5$831
Panasonic CU-3Z54VBRFixed7 kW heating5.4 kW cooling2,524 kWh/yr4$833
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC60ZSXA-W / SRK60ZSXA-WSplit system6.8 kW heating6.1 kW cooling2,537 kWh/yr3.5$837
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC60ZSXA-W/SRK60ZSXA-WFSplit system6.8 kW heating6.1 kW cooling2,540 kWh/yr3.5$838