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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 (2,519)

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reverse cycle air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Panasonic U-16ME2R8EMulti-split / VRF, ducted50 kW heating45 kW cooling28,547 kWh/yr3$9,421
Panasonic U-16ME2R8Multi-split / VRF, ducted50 kW heating45 kW cooling28,547 kWh/yr3$9,421
Temperzone OPA 680RLTB2FPDQPackaged, ducted64.5 kW heating65.1 kW cooling29,720 kWh/yr3$9,808
Toshiba MMY-MUP1801FT8P-AMulti-split / VRF50.4 kW heating50.4 kW cooling29,800 kWh/yr3$9,834
LG ARUM241LTE6Multi-split / VRF74.3 kW heating67.2 kW cooling30,413 kWh/yr3$10,036
Mitsubishi Electric PUHY-EP300YNW-A1-BSMulti-split / VRF37.5 kW heating33.5 kW cooling30,714 kWh/yr3$10,136
Mitsubishi Electric PUHY-EP300YNW-A1Multi-split / VRF37.5 kW heating33.5 kW cooling30,714 kWh/yr3$10,136
Mitsubishi Electric PUHY-EP300YNW-A1 SeriesMulti-split / VRF37.5 kW heating33.5 kW cooling30,714 kWh/yr3$10,136
LG ARUM261LTE6Multi-split / VRF74.3 kW heating72.8 kW cooling31,524 kWh/yr3$10,403
Samsung Electronics AM240DXVGGR/SAMulti-split / VRF75.6 kW heating67.2 kW cooling32,140 kWh/yr3$10,606
Samsung Electronics AM240DXVGGH/SAMulti-split / VRF75.6 kW heating67.2 kW cooling32,140 kWh/yr3$10,606
Toshiba MMY-MUP2001FT8P-AMulti-split / VRF56 kW heating56 kW cooling33,962 kWh/yr3$11,207
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
Samsung Electronics AM260DXVGGR/SAMulti-split / VRF78.4 kW heating72.8 kW cooling37,372 kWh/yr3$12,333
Samsung Electronics AM260DXVGGH/SAMulti-split / VRF78.4 kW heating72.8 kW cooling37,372 kWh/yr3$12,333
Mitsubishi Electric PUHY-EP350YNW-A1Multi-split / VRF45 kW heating40 kW cooling37,673 kWh/yr3$12,432
Mitsubishi Electric PUHY-EP350YNW-A1 SeriesMulti-split / VRF45 kW heating40 kW cooling37,673 kWh/yr3$12,432
Mitsubishi Electric PUHY-EP350YNW-A1-BSMulti-split / VRF45 kW heating40 kW cooling37,673 kWh/yr3$12,432
Reverse cycle Heat pumps: Energy Ratings & Running Costs