New Zealand · costs in NZD
Reverse cycle fixed air conditioner
Spt AM180C-6 Heat Pump
Spt AM180C-6 is a 18 kW reverse cycle fixed heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC8379).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 3.5
- Heating: 2
- Annual electricity use
- 8,044 kWh
- 884 cooling + 7,160 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $2,655 / year
- $221 / month · $26,545 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 18 kW cooling
- 20.7 kW heating
Only 4 comparable registrations in this cohort, so no percentile is shown.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 18% (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 AM180C-6 running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 8,044 | $2,655 | $26,545 |
| Mixed zone | 3,956 | $1,305 | $13,055 |
| Hot zone | 4,394 | $1,450 | $14,500 |
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 18 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smart User SM4OU-D200MK20 kW heating18 kW cooling7,630 kWh/yr | 3 | $2,518 |
Heat pumps similar to the Spt AM180C-6
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midea MULMI0618B20.5 kW heating18 kW cooling8,090 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $2,670 | |
| Kaden KM6020 kW heating17.5 kW cooling7,964 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $2,628 | |
| Smart User SM4OU-D200MK20 kW heating18 kW cooling7,630 kWh/yr | 3 | $2,518 | |
| Carrier 38QUM190D8S621.5 kW heating19 kW cooling8,459 kWh/yr | 4 | $2,791 | |
| Midea MULMI0619C21.5 kW heating19 kW cooling8,459 kWh/yr | 4 | $2,791 |
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Spt AM180C-6 specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Fixed
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 18.00 kW
- Cooling power input
- 4.90 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 20.70 kW
- Heating power input
- 5.05 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.63
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.89
- Rated AEER
- 3.62
- Rated ACOP
- 4.04
- Standby power (PIA)
- 22.1 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- 71 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 AM180C-6 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 | – | – | 1,558 | 2,178 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 3.5 | 2.0 | 884 | 7,160 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 2,103 | 1,093 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1,399 | 2,557 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 5,081 | 244 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4,016 | 378 |
Part-load test points (25 values)
- c__t1_min_cap_power_rated
- 840 W
- h__h1_min_cap_power_rated
- 930 W
- h__h2_ext_cap_power_rated
- 6500 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 1690 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- h__h1_half_cap_power_rated
- 1850 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
- 5260 W
- h__h2_ext_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 17800 W
- h__h1_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 9850 W
- h__h2_is_capable_extended_load
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_power_rated
- 680 W
- c__t1_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 5100 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 4478.6 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 1335 W
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 9250 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 5600 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 19386 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 9550 W
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8379
- GEMS registration id
- 163527
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 5 August 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.