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Reverse cycle portable air conditioner
TECO TPO42HVWAH Heat Pump
TECO TPO42HVWAH is a 4.2 kW reverse cycle portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC7001).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 4,487 kWh
- 763 cooling + 3,724 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $1,481 / year
- $123 / month · $14,807 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 4.2 kW cooling
- 3.9 kW heating
25% more electricity than the median of 24 comparable 3.5 kW reverse cycle portable registrations (3,602 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 0% of them.
Across all 3,612 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 43% (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.
TECO TPO42HVWAH running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 4,487 | $1,481 | $14,807 |
| Mixed zone | 2,983 | $984 | $9,844 |
| Hot zone | 3,534 | $1,166 | $11,662 |
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.
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Same configuration and type, cooling capacity within 12% of 4.2 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Ausclimate ACPAC2402.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling3,936 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,299 | |
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| Goldair PAC13493.2 kW heating4.1 kW cooling3,984 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,315 |
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Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ausclimate Ausclimate 14K PAC2.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling3,936 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,299 | |
| Ausclimate ACPAC2402.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling3,936 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,299 | |
| Modello MODPA013.3 kW heating4.1 kW cooling4,170 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,376 | |
| Excelair EPA58041RWB3.3 kW heating4.1 kW cooling4,370 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,442 | |
| Dimplex DPRC41ECO-C3.4 kW heating4.1 kW cooling4,361 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,439 | |
| Goldair PAC13493.2 kW heating4.1 kW cooling3,984 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,315 | |
| Goldair GPPAC4103.2 kW heating4.1 kW cooling3,984 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,315 | |
| Bonaire PRC60001413.1 kW heating4 kW cooling4,143 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,367 |
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TECO TPO42HVWAH specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 4.20 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.40 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 3.90 kW
- Heating power input
- 1.40 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.00
- COP, full load (tested)
- 2.78
- Rated AEER
- 3.00
- Rated ACOP
- 2.79
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Variable speed
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 64 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.
TECO TPO42HVWAH 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 | 763 | 3,724 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,176 | 1,807 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,146 | 388 |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC7001
- GEMS registration id
- 149477
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 13 September 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [Unitary Single-Duct] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- 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: teco.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.