New Zealand · costs in NZD
Reverse cycle fixed air conditioner
Spt AM140C-5 Heat Pump
Spt AM140C-5 is a 13.6 kW reverse cycle fixed heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC8196).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 4
- Heating: 2.5
- Annual electricity use
- 5,016 kWh
- 650 cooling + 4,366 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $1,655 / year
- $138 / month · $16,553 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 13.6 kW cooling
- 14.4 kW heating
About the same electricity as the median of 5 comparable 14 kW reverse cycle fixed registrations (5,016 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 40% of them.
Across all 3,612 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 38% (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.
Spt AM140C-5 running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 5,016 | $1,655 | $16,553 |
| Mixed zone | 2,700 | $891 | $8,910 |
| Hot zone | 3,213 | $1,060 | $10,603 |
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 13.6 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fujitsu AOTH45KBTA513.2 kW heating12.5 kW cooling4,625 kWh/yr | 4 | $1,526 | |
| Bonaire H5M125S1AE12.2 kW heating12.2 kW cooling4,758 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $1,570 | |
| TECO TSOM123HVAG512.6 kW heating12.3 kW cooling4,771 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $1,574 |
Heat pumps similar to the Spt AM140C-5
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actron Air MRC-135DS-514 kW heating13.5 kW cooling5,548 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $1,831 | |
| Kaden KM4814 kW heating13.5 kW cooling4,925 kWh/yr | 4 | $1,625 | |
| Carrier 38QUM135D8S513.5 kW heating13.5 kW cooling5,402 kWh/yr | 3 | $1,783 | |
| Kaden KM13.014 kW heating13 kW cooling5,594 kWh/yr | 3 | $1,846 | |
| Midea MULMI0513B14 kW heating13.5 kW cooling4,925 kWh/yr | 4 | $1,625 | |
| Hisense AMW5-125U4RTAG14.2 kW heating12.6 kW cooling5,911 kWh/yr | 3 | $1,951 | |
| Emerald ACR126U14.5 kW heating12.6 kW cooling6,014 kWh/yr | 3 | $1,985 | |
| Fujitsu AOTH45KBTA513.2 kW heating12.5 kW cooling4,625 kWh/yr | 4 | $1,526 |
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Spt AM140C-5 specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Fixed
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 13.60 kW
- Cooling power input
- 3.70 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 14.40 kW
- Heating power input
- 3.10 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.47
- COP, full load (tested)
- 4.28
- Rated AEER
- 3.62
- Rated ACOP
- 4.55
- Standby power (PIA)
- 18.2 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- 69.4 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- Yes
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Spt AM140C-5 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 | – | – | 1,084 | 1,386 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 4.0 | 2.5 | 650 | 4,366 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,506 | 733 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1,033 | 1,667 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 3,697 | 174 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2,947 | 266 |
Part-load test points (25 values)
- c__t1_min_cap_power_rated
- 800 W
- h__h1_min_cap_power_rated
- 660 W
- h__h2_ext_cap_power_rated
- 4900 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 1300 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- h__h1_half_cap_power_rated
- 1270 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
- 3800 W
- h__h2_ext_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 15000 W
- h__h1_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 6800 W
- h__h2_is_capable_extended_load
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_power_rated
- 590 W
- c__t1_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 5100 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 3381.8 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 1020 W
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 7480 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 5000 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 14647.199999999999 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 7600 W
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8196
- GEMS registration id
- 161114
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 30 April 2029
- 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.