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Reverse cycle multi-split / vrf air conditioner
Samsung Electronics AM040NXMDER/EU Heat Pump
Samsung Electronics AM040NXMDER/EU is a 12.1 kW reverse cycle ducted multi-split / vrf heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC9314).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1.5
- Heating: 1.5
- Annual electricity use
- 5,738 kWh
- 893 cooling + 4,845 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $1,894 / year
- $158 / month · $18,935 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 12.1 kW cooling
- 12.1 kW heating
4% less electricity than the median of 7 comparable 12.5 kW reverse cycle ducted multi-split / vrf registrations (6,009 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 57% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 34% (this compares very different sizes, so the cohort figure above is the useful one).
Annual kWh is the government label figure for a residential user in the cold zone (Canberra climate: Canberra, Hobart, Ballarat, alpine areas). All of New Zealand is the cold zone on the Zoned Energy Rating Label. Cost = kWh × 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
Samsung Electronics AM040NXMDER running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 5,738 | $1,894 | $18,935 |
| Mixed zone | 3,135 | $1,035 | $10,346 |
| Hot zone | 3,961 | $1,307 | $13,071 |
At 33c/kWh. Formula: cost = annual kWh × price. The kWh figure is the label’s residential estimate for that zone; commercial-profile figures are in the specifications.
Heat pumps similar to the Samsung Electronics AM040NXMDER
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gree GMV-Y120WL/A-T(A)14 kW heating12.1 kW cooling6,484 kWh/yr | 1 | $2,140 | |
| Gree GMV-120WL/A-T(A)14 kW heating12.1 kW cooling7,146 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $2,358 | |
| Midea MDV-V120WHN8(At)14 kW heating12.3 kW cooling6,009 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $1,983 | |
| Haier AU042FPERA14.2 kW heating12.6 kW cooling6,989 kWh/yr | 2 | $2,306 |
Other Samsung Electronics models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics AM040NXMDGR/EU12.1 kW heating12.1 kW cooling5,738 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,894 | |
| Samsung Electronics AM040KXMDEH/EU/ AM036ANLDKH / AM045ANLDKH12.1 kW heating12.1 kW cooling5,623 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,856 |
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Samsung Electronics AM040NXMDER specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Multi-split / VRF
- Air distribution
- Ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 12.10 kW
- Cooling power input
- 3.37 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 12.10 kW
- Heating power input
- 3.20 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.77
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.86
- Rated AEER
- 3.43
- Rated ACOP
- 3.60
- Standby power (PIA)
- 47.0 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R410A
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- 67 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- No
- Country of manufacture
- South Korea, China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Samsung Electronics AM040NXMDER zoned energy rating figures
As published for each climate zone. Residential figures drive the star ratings; commercial figures assume a commercial usage pattern.
| Zone | Profile | Cooling stars | Heating stars | Cooling kWh | Heating kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,820 | 1,518 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.5 | 1.5 | 893 | 4,845 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 2,247 | 796 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1,338 | 1,797 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 4,818 | 229 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3,624 | 337 |
Part-load test points (20 values)
- h__h1_min_cap_power_rated
- 380 W
- h__h2_ext_cap_power_rated
- 3860 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 1400 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- h__h1_half_cap_power_rated
- 1330 W
- h__h1_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- h__h3_have_ext_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h1_min_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 1820 W
- h__h2_ext_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 9700 W
- h__h1_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 6050 W
- h__h2_is_capable_extended_load
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_power_rated
- 540 W
- c__low_temp_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 6050 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- No
- c__low_temp_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 2420 W
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC9314
- GEMS registration id
- 172209
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 27 October 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.4:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 20
Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.