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Reverse cycle portable air conditioner
Sheffield PLA1738 Heat Pump
Sheffield PLA1738 is a 2.9 kW reverse cycle portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZAC0774).
A newer registration of this model exists: ZAC0799.
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 3,188 kWh
- 608 cooling + 2,580 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $1,052 / year
- $88 / month · $10,520 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.9 kW cooling
- 2.5 kW heating
18% more electricity than the median of 11 comparable 2.5 kW reverse cycle portable registrations (2,705 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 0% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 59% (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.
Sheffield PLA1738 running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 3,188 | $1,052 | $10,520 |
| Mixed zone | 2,189 | $722 | $7,224 |
| Hot zone | 2,774 | $915 | $9,154 |
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 2.9 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/MW2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr | 0 | $835 | |
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/MU2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr | 0 | $835 | |
| Kensington A007C-09CH1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr | 0 | $847 | |
| Craig&Russell A007H-09CH1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr | 0 | $847 | |
| Kensington A007C-09CH1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr | 0 | $847 |
Heat pumps similar to the Sheffield PLA1738
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimplex DPRC29ECO-B2.5 kW heating2.9 kW cooling3,188 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,052 | |
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/MY2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr | 0 | $835 | |
| Goldair PAC10142 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,705 kWh/yr | 0 | $893 | |
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/MW2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr | 0 | $835 | |
| Click CPAC1609-H2 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,705 kWh/yr | 0 | $893 | |
| Goldair GCPAC220 Range2 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,705 kWh/yr | 0 | $893 | |
| Dimplex DPRC26ECO-A2.1 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,769 kWh/yr | 0 | $914 |
Other Sheffield models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield PLA17382.5 kW heating2.9 kW cooling3,188 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,052 |
Compare PLA1738 with another model
Sheffield PLA1738 specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.93 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.11 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 2.49 kW
- Heating power input
- 0.97 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.64
- COP, full load (tested)
- 2.58
- Rated AEER
- 2.63
- Rated ACOP
- 2.57
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 63.8 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- –
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Sheffield PLA1738 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 608 | 2,580 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 937 | 1,252 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,505 | 269 |
Related Sheffield model numbers starting with PLA1738
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLA1738 | ZAC0799 | 0 | 3,188 | n/a |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZAC0774
- GEMS registration id
- 147380
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [Unitary Single-Duct] (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) EE Regulations 2020 Schedule 2A
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.5:2015
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 4
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. Manufacturer: prolinkasia.com. How the derived figures are calculated.