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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
Carrier 38QUM080D8S4-1Fixed9.5 kW heating9 kW cooling3,592 kWh/yr4$1,185
Actron Air MRC-090DS-4Fixed9.6 kW heating9.2 kW cooling3,648 kWh/yr4$1,204
Midea MULMI0490BFixed9.6 kW heating9.2 kW cooling3,648 kWh/yr4$1,204
Panasonic U-100PZH3R5/S-1014PU3ESplit system11.2 kW heating10 kW cooling3,651 kWh/yr4$1,205
Panasonic U-100PZH3R8/S-1014PU3ESplit system11.2 kW heating10 kW cooling3,651 kWh/yr4$1,205
LG WS24SLU-23 / WS24SLN-23Split system7.7 kW heating7.1 kW cooling3,684 kWh/yr4$1,216
Brivis AONSR13B1/AINHU11B1Split system, ducted11.3 kW heating10.3 kW cooling3,713 kWh/yr5$1,225
Daikin RZAV100FY1 / FCA100CVMASplit system12 kW heating10 kW cooling3,792 kWh/yr4$1,251
Daikin RZAV100F2Y1 / FCA100CVMASplit system12 kW heating10 kW cooling3,795 kWh/yr4$1,252
Daikin RZAV100F2V1 / FCA100CVMASplit system12 kW heating10 kW cooling3,795 kWh/yr4$1,252
Emerald ACSS76Split system9.6 kW heating7.6 kW cooling3,800 kWh/yr5$1,254
Daikin RZAV100F2V1 / FCTA100AVMASplit system12 kW heating10 kW cooling3,802 kWh/yr4$1,255
Daikin RZAV100F2Y1 / FCTA100AVMASplit system12 kW heating10 kW cooling3,802 kWh/yr4$1,255
Daikin RZAV100FY1 / FCTA100AVMASplit system12 kW heating10 kW cooling3,850 kWh/yr4$1,271
Midea MFAB-90WD/MFAB-90NDSplit system9.5 kW heating9 kW cooling3,874 kWh/yr4$1,278
Rinnai HSNRTX90Split system9.5 kW heating9 kW cooling3,874 kWh/yr4$1,278
Midea MFAG90VB-W/MFAG90VB-NSplit system9.5 kW heating9 kW cooling3,874 kWh/yr4$1,278
Carrier 38QAF090N8/42QAF090N8Split system9.5 kW heating9 kW cooling3,874 kWh/yr4$1,278
Kaden KSI-9.0Split system9.5 kW heating9 kW cooling3,874 kWh/yr4$1,278
Rinnai HONRTX90/HINRTX90Split system9.5 kW heating9 kW cooling3,874 kWh/yr4$1,278
Carrier 38QRF090N8/42QRF090N8Split system9.5 kW heating9 kW cooling3,874 kWh/yr4$1,278
Midea MFEP90VB-W/MFEP90VB-NSplit system9.8 kW heating9 kW cooling3,982 kWh/yr4$1,314
Actron Air WRC-090DS / WRE-090DSSplit system9.8 kW heating9 kW cooling3,982 kWh/yr4$1,314
Mdv C-UVC-105HFN8-QC3W/CSV-105N8-QC3WSplit system11 kW heating10.5 kW cooling4,027 kWh/yr4$1,329
Kaden KCI36 / KCI36Split system11 kW heating10.5 kW cooling4,027 kWh/yr4$1,329
Fujitsu AOTH36KBTA5Fixed12 kW heating10 kW cooling4,088 kWh/yr4$1,349
Haier 1U90QADFRA / AS90QFDHRASplit system9.5 kW heating9 kW cooling4,097 kWh/yr4$1,352
Haier AS90*FDHRASplit system9.5 kW heating9 kW cooling4,097 kWh/yr4$1,352
Haier 1U90XADFRA / AS90PFDHRASplit system9.5 kW heating9 kW cooling4,097 kWh/yr4$1,352
Midea UCMI90OB/DUCMI90IBSplit system, ducted11 kW heating10.5 kW cooling4,207 kWh/yr4.5$1,388
Midea DUCMI105IHB/UCMI105OBSplit system, ducted11 kW heating10.5 kW cooling4,207 kWh/yr4.5$1,388
Midea DUCMI105IB/UCMI105OBSplit system, ducted11 kW heating10.5 kW cooling4,207 kWh/yr4.5$1,388
Midea UCMI105OB/DUCMI105IHBSplit system, ducted11 kW heating10 kW cooling4,227 kWh/yr4.5$1,395
Mdv C-UV-105N8-QC3W / CDV-105HN8-QC3WSplit system, ducted11 kW heating10.5 kW cooling4,244 kWh/yr4.5$1,401
Mdv C-UV-105N8-QC3W / CDV-105A6N8-QC3WSplit system, ducted11 kW heating10.5 kW cooling4,253 kWh/yr4.5$1,403
Actron Air LRC-100CS / LRE-100CSSplit system, ducted11.5 kW heating10.5 kW cooling4,311 kWh/yr4.5$1,423
Fujitsu AOTH34KMTD/ASTH34KMTDSplit system10.3 kW heating9.5 kW cooling4,345 kWh/yr4$1,434
Fujitsu AOTH34KNTA/ASTH34KNTASplit system10.3 kW heating9.5 kW cooling4,345 kWh/yr4$1,434
Aurora AU-BS36HR-2A-O / AU-LCF36-2A-ISplit system, ducted11.5 kW heating10.5 kW cooling4,349 kWh/yr4.5$1,435
Brivis AONSR13B1/AINHU13B1Split system, ducted13.8 kW heating12 kW cooling4,365 kWh/yr4.5$1,440
Kaden KDI36 / KDI36Split system, ducted11.5 kW heating10.5 kW cooling4,427 kWh/yr4.5$1,461
Toshiba RAV-GP1101AT8P-A/RAV-GM1101UTP-ASplit system11.2 kW heating10 kW cooling4,455 kWh/yr4$1,470
Panasonic CU-5Z100DBRFixed12 kW heating10 kW cooling4,478 kWh/yr4.5$1,478
Carrier 38QSM105D8S/42QSM105D8SSplit system, ducted10.9 kW heating10.2 kW cooling4,507 kWh/yr4$1,487
Carrier 38QHB090N8-1/42QHB090N8-1Split system10.1 kW heating9.1 kW cooling4,554 kWh/yr4$1,503
Hitachi RAM-G110N5HCEFixed12 kW heating10 kW cooling4,580 kWh/yr4$1,511
Carrier 38QSH105D8S/42QSH105D8SSplit system, ducted10.4 kW heating10.1 kW cooling4,601 kWh/yr4$1,518
Fujitsu AOTH45KBTA5Fixed13.2 kW heating12.5 kW cooling4,625 kWh/yr4$1,526
Westinghouse HSV307HWAE/HSV307HWAISplit system10.4 kW heating9.1 kW cooling4,785 kWh/yr4.5$1,579
Westinghouse WSD91HWA-E/WSD91HWA-ISplit system10.4 kW heating9.1 kW cooling4,785 kWh/yr4.5$1,579