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Reverse cycle Heat pumps: Energy Use & Running Costs

3,277 currently registered reverse cycle heat pumps (heat and cool), 4,887 model numbers, compared by the label’s annual electricity use and star rating.

Registered models
3,277
4,887 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
4,207 kWh
mixed 2,347 · hot 2,763
Median estimated running cost
$1,388 / year
middle half: $825 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 (3,277 registrations, cooling stars, cold zone). Click a bar to list models with at least that rating.

Lowest annual electricity use

  1. TCL TAC-06CSHD/*IH 630 kWh, 3.5 stars, 1.78 kW
  2. TCL TAC-06CHSD/VBIH 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
Carrier 38VT008188QTSGMulti-split / VRF22.4 kW heating22.4 kW cooling9,836 kWh/yr4$3,246
Midea MULMI0620BFixed24.5 kW heating19.5 kW cooling9,894 kWh/yr3.5$3,265
Toshiba MMY-MUP0801FT8P-AMulti-split / VRF22.4 kW heating22.4 kW cooling9,948 kWh/yr4$3,283
Panasonic U-10MF3R7Multi-split / VRF31.5 kW heating28 kW cooling10,115 kWh/yr4$3,338
Samsung Electronics AM080DXVGGH/SAMulti-split / VRF25.2 kW heating22.4 kW cooling10,864 kWh/yr3.5$3,585
Samsung Electronics AM080DXVGGR/SAMulti-split / VRF25.2 kW heating22.4 kW cooling10,864 kWh/yr3.5$3,585
Hisense AVW-76HKFHH2Multi-split / VRF25 kW heating22.4 kW cooling11,260 kWh/yr3.5$3,716
Hisense AVW-76HJFAH1Multi-split / VRF25 kW heating22.4 kW cooling11,917 kWh/yr3.5$3,933
Carrier 38VT010188QTSGMulti-split / VRF28 kW heating28 kW cooling12,336 kWh/yr4$4,071
LG ARUM101LTE6Multi-split / VRF31.5 kW heating28 kW cooling12,560 kWh/yr3.5$4,145
Toshiba MMY-MUP1001FT8P-AMulti-split / VRF28 kW heating28 kW cooling12,564 kWh/yr4$4,146
Samsung Electronics AM100DXVGGR/SAMulti-split / VRF31.5 kW heating28 kW cooling13,829 kWh/yr3.5$4,564
Samsung Electronics AM100DXVGGH/SAMulti-split / VRF31.5 kW heating28 kW cooling13,829 kWh/yr3.5$4,564
LG ARUM121LTE6Multi-split / VRF37.8 kW heating33.6 kW cooling14,925 kWh/yr3.5$4,925
Toshiba MMY-MUP1201FT8P-AMulti-split / VRF33.5 kW heating33.5 kW cooling16,127 kWh/yr4$5,322
Hisense AVW-96HKFHH2Multi-split / VRF31.5 kW heating28 kW cooling16,405 kWh/yr3.5$5,414
Toshiba MMY-MUP1401FT8P-AMulti-split / VRF40 kW heating40 kW cooling21,195 kWh/yr3.5$6,994
Panasonic U-14ME2R8EMulti-split / VRF, ducted45 kW heating40 kW cooling22,669 kWh/yr3.5$7,481
Panasonic U-14ME2R8Multi-split / VRF, ducted45 kW heating40 kW cooling22,669 kWh/yr3.5$7,481
Toshiba MMY-MUP1601FT8P-AMulti-split / VRF45 kW heating45 kW cooling24,293 kWh/yr3.5$8,017
Panasonic U-18ME2R8E / S-22MF2E5A / S-90MF2E5A / S-106MF2E5AMulti-split / VRF, ducted56 kW heating50 kW cooling26,274 kWh/yr3.5$8,670
Panasonic U-18ME2R8 / S-22MF2E5A / S-90MF2E5A / S-106MF2E5AMulti-split / VRF, ducted56 kW heating50 kW cooling26,274 kWh/yr3.5$8,670
Panasonic U-18ME2R8Multi-split / VRF, ducted56 kW heating50 kW cooling26,274 kWh/yr3.5$8,670
Panasonic U-20ME2R8EMulti-split / VRF, ducted63 kW heating56 kW cooling34,255 kWh/yr3.5$11,304
Panasonic U-20ME2R8Multi-split / VRF, ducted63 kW heating56 kW cooling34,255 kWh/yr3.5$11,304