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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 (555)

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reverse cycle air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
TCL TAC-09CHSD/TPH21IHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling847 kWh/yr5$280
Smart User SUFA26RSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling847 kWh/yr5$280
TCL TAC-09CHSD/VEIHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling847 kWh/yr5$280
TCL TAC-09CHSD/TPG31IHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling847 kWh/yr5$280
TCL TAC-09CHSD seriesSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling847 kWh/yr5$280
Braemar TCHV25T1S/TSHV25T1SSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling847 kWh/yr5$280
TCL TAC-09CHSD/VAIHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling847 kWh/yr5$280
TCL TAC-09CHSD/VBIHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling847 kWh/yr5$280
TCL TAC-09CHSD/TPG11IHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling847 kWh/yr5$280
TCL TAC-09CHSD/TPG21IHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling847 kWh/yr5$280
Daikin RXM25AVMA / FTXM25AVMASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling888 kWh/yr6$293
Fujitsu AOTH07KMCD/ASTH07KMCDSplit system2.8 kW heating2 kW cooling891 kWh/yr5.5$294
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP20VGD2 / MSZ-AP20VGD2Split system2.5 kW heating2 kW cooling896 kWh/yr4.5$296
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP20VGD / MSZ-AP20VGD2Split system2.5 kW heating2 kW cooling896 kWh/yr4.5$296
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP20VGD / MSZ-AP20VGDSplit system2.5 kW heating2 kW cooling896 kWh/yr4.5$296
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP20VGD2 / MSZ-AP20VGDSplit system2.5 kW heating2 kW cooling896 kWh/yr4.5$296
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP20VGD2 / MSZ-AP20VGD2 SeriesSplit system2.5 kW heating2 kW cooling896 kWh/yr4.5$296
Carrier 38QRF026N8/42QRF026N8Split system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling897 kWh/yr5$296
Rinnai HONRTX25/HINRTX25Split system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling897 kWh/yr5$296
Comfee CASG-XG26B/CASN-XG26BSplit system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling897 kWh/yr5$296
Kaden KSI-2.5Split system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling897 kWh/yr5$296
Rinnai HSNRTX25Split system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling897 kWh/yr5$296
Fujitsu AOTH07KNCA/ASTH07KNCASplit system2.5 kW heating2 kW cooling897 kWh/yr5$296
Carrier 38QAF026N8/42QAF026N8Split system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling897 kWh/yr5$296
Midea MFAG26VB-W/MFAG26VB-NSplit system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling897 kWh/yr5$296
Carrier 42QHG026N8PB/38QUH026N8PBSplit system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling897 kWh/yr5$296
Daikin RXV20WVMA / FTXV20WVMASplit system2.7 kW heating2 kW cooling899 kWh/yr5$297
Daikin RXV20W2VMA / FTXV20W2VMASplit system2.7 kW heating2 kW cooling902 kWh/yr4.5$298
Daikin RXV20W1VMA / FTXV20W1VMASplit system2.7 kW heating2 kW cooling902 kWh/yr4.5$298
Samsung Electronics AR40H09C1AMX / AR40H09C1AMNSplit system2.8 kW heating2.4 kW cooling903 kWh/yr5$298
Midea MFEF26VA-W/MFEF26VA-NSplit system2.9 kW heating2.5 kW cooling919 kWh/yr5.5$303
Actron Air HRC-026DS / HRE-026DSSplit system2.9 kW heating2.5 kW cooling919 kWh/yr5.5$303
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZSXA-W / SRK25ZSXA-WSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling920 kWh/yr4.5$304
Kaden KSI09Split system2.7 kW heating2.6 kW cooling923 kWh/yr5$305
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZSXA-W/SRK25ZSXA-WFSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling923 kWh/yr4.5$305
Daikin RXV20UVMA / FTXV20UVMASplit system2.7 kW heating2 kW cooling941 kWh/yr4.5$311
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGHZ2/MSZ-LN25VGDRSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling946 kWh/yr5$312
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGHZ2/MSZ-LN25VGD SeriesSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling946 kWh/yr5$312
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGHZ2/MSZ-LN25VG2BSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling946 kWh/yr5$312
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGHZ2/MSZ-LN25VG2RSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling946 kWh/yr5$312
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGHZ2/MSZ-LN25VG2VSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling946 kWh/yr5$312
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGHZ2/MSZ-LN25VGDVSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling946 kWh/yr5$312
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGHZ2/MSZ-LN25VGDBSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling946 kWh/yr5$312
Daikin RXM20UVMZ / FTXM20UVMZSplit system2.8 kW heating2 kW cooling950 kWh/yr5$314
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGD/MSZ-LN25VG2VSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling951 kWh/yr5$314
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VG2/MSZ-LN25VG2VSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling951 kWh/yr5$314
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VG2/MSZ-LN25VG2BSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling951 kWh/yr5$314
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGD/MSZ-LN25VGD SeriesSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling951 kWh/yr5$314
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGD/MSZ-LN25VGDBSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling951 kWh/yr5$314
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VG2/MSZ-LN25VG2RSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling951 kWh/yr5$314