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Reverse cycle multi-split / vrf air conditioner
Samsung Electronics AM280MXVGNR/ET Heat Pump
Samsung Electronics AM280MXVGNR/ET is a 78.6 kW reverse cycle ducted multi-split / vrf heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC6945).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 2
- Heating: 1.5
- Annual electricity use
- 41,674 kWh
- 5,753 cooling + 35,921 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $13,752 / year
- $1,146 / month · $137,524 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 78.6 kW cooling
- 88.2 kW heating
2% less electricity than the median of 6 comparable 80 kW and above reverse cycle ducted multi-split / vrf registrations (42,709 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 50% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 2% (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 AM280MXVGNR running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 41,674 | $13,752 | $137,524 |
| Mixed zone | 21,770 | $7,184 | $71,841 |
| Hot zone | 27,833 | $9,185 | $91,849 |
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 that use less electricity
Same configuration and type, cooling capacity within 12% of 78.6 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics AM260MXVGNR/ET72.8 kW heating72.8 kW cooling34,270 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $11,309 | |
| Samsung Electronics AM260KXVAGH/EU81.9 kW heating72.8 kW cooling39,639 kWh/yr | 2 | $13,081 |
Heat pumps similar to the Samsung Electronics AM280MXVGNR
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
No comparable registrations from other brands.
Other Samsung Electronics models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics AM280KXVAGH/EU88.2 kW heating78.6 kW cooling43,744 kWh/yr | 2 | $14,436 | |
| Samsung Electronics AM300MXVANR/ET94.5 kW heating84 kW cooling45,632 kWh/yr | 2 | $15,059 |
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Samsung Electronics AM280MXVGNR specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Multi-split / VRF
- Air distribution
- Ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 78.60 kW
- Cooling power input
- 25.04 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 88.20 kW
- Heating power input
- 24.16 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.19
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.77
- Rated AEER
- 3.10
- Rated ACOP
- 3.61
- Standby power (PIA)
- 82.0 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R410A
- Power supply
- Three phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- No
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Samsung Electronics AM280MXVGNR 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 | – | – | 12,703 | 10,917 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 2.0 | 1.5 | 5,753 | 35,921 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 15,880 | 5,476 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8,889 | 12,881 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 35,029 | 1,186 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 2.0 | 2.5 | 25,959 | 1,874 |
Part-load test points (20 values)
- h__h1_min_cap_power_rated
- 2900 W
- h__h2_ext_cap_power_rated
- 29090 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 10430 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- h__h1_half_cap_power_rated
- 10070 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
- 13230 W
- h__h2_ext_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 70600 W
- h__h1_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 44100 W
- h__h2_is_capable_extended_load
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_power_rated
- 4010 W
- c__low_temp_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 39300 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- No
- c__low_temp_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 15720 W
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC6945
- GEMS registration id
- 144676
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 30 September 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Multi-Split >65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners above 65kW) Determination 2022
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.4:2012
- MEPS
- 2020
- Product class
- Class 27
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.