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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 (2,519)

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reverse cycle air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Tosot TFH18KBXE-S6DNK2D/O / TFH18KBXE-S6DNK2D/ISplit system, ducted5.7 kW heating5.1 kW cooling2,426 kWh/yr3$801
Gree GFH18KBXE-S6DNK2D/O / GFH18KBXE-S6DNK2D/ISplit system, ducted5.7 kW heating5.1 kW cooling2,426 kWh/yr3$801
Toshiba RAS-18U2AVSG-NZ/RAS-18U2FVG-NZSplit system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling2,430 kWh/yr3.5$802
Daikin RZAV60CV1 / FCA60CAVMASplit system7.1 kW heating6 kW cooling2,438 kWh/yr3$805
Daikin RZAV60CBV1 / FCA60CAVMASplit system7.1 kW heating6 kW cooling2,438 kWh/yr3$805
Panasonic CU-QZ50BKR/CS-QZ50BKRSplit system5.4 kW heating5 kW cooling2,440 kWh/yr3$805
Hitachi PAS-2.0UFASNQ1 / PPIM-2.0UFA1NQSplit system, ducted6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,440 kWh/yr3$805
Daikin RZAV60CAV1 / FCA60CAVMASplit system7.1 kW heating6 kW cooling2,441 kWh/yr3$806
Daikin RZAV60C1V1 / FCA60CAVMASplit system7.1 kW heating6 kW cooling2,441 kWh/yr3$806
Daikin RZAV60C2V1 / FCA60CAVMASplit system7.1 kW heating6 kW cooling2,441 kWh/yr3$806
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC18ZTLA-WJ / DXK18ZTLA-WFJSplit system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling2,445 kWh/yr3$807
Daikin RZAV60CBV1 / FCTA60AVMASplit system7.1 kW heating6 kW cooling2,445 kWh/yr3$807
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC50ZTLA-W / SRK50ZTLA-WFSplit system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling2,446 kWh/yr3$807
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC18ZTLA-W / DXK18ZTLA-WFSplit system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling2,446 kWh/yr3$807
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC18ZTLA-W / DXK18ZTLA-WSplit system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling2,446 kWh/yr3$807
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC50ZTLA-W / SRK50ZTLA-WSplit system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling2,446 kWh/yr3$807
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK50/DXK18ZTLA-WFSplit system5.8 kW heating5 kW cooling2,446 kWh/yr3$807
Fujitsu AOTH18KBTA/ABTH18KRTASplit system6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,452 kWh/yr3$809
Fujitsu AOTH18KBTA/ARTH18KMTAPSplit system, ducted6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,456 kWh/yr3$810
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
Hisense HAWJ18KRSplit system5.4 kW heating5.3 kW cooling2,460 kWh/yr3$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
Toshiba RAS-18E2AVG-A/RAS-18E2KVG-ASplit system5.6 kW heating5 kW cooling2,496 kWh/yr3$824
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
Reverse cycle Heat pumps: Energy Ratings & Running Costs