New Zealand · costs in NZD
Cooling only window / wall air conditioner
TECO TVS26CVWAH Heat Pump
TECO TVS26CVWAH is a 2.6 kW cooling only window / wall heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC9951).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 2
- Annual electricity use
- 186 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $61 / year
- $5 / month · $614 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.6 kW cooling
13% less electricity than the median of 9 comparable 2.5 kW cooling only window / wall registrations (215 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 67% of them.
Across all 3,612 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 98% (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 TVS26CVWAH running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 186 | $61 | $614 |
| Mixed zone | 285 | $94 | $941 |
| Hot zone | 866 | $286 | $2,858 |
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 2.6 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gree GJC09AJ-K6DRNG1B2.5 kW cooling180 kWh/yr | 2 | $59 |
Heat pumps similar to the TECO TVS26CVWAH
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gree GJC09AJ-K6DRNG1A2.5 kW cooling183 kWh/yr | 2 | $60 | |
| Gree GJC09AJ-K6DRNG1B2.5 kW cooling180 kWh/yr | 2 | $59 | |
| Westinghouse WWH27CWA2.8 kW cooling215 kWh/yr | 2 | $71 | |
| Kelvinator WH272.8 kW cooling215 kWh/yr | 2 | $71 | |
| Kelvinator KWH27CRF2.8 kW cooling215 kWh/yr | 2 | $71 | |
| Westinghouse WWH28CWC2.8 kW cooling221 kWh/yr | 2 | $73 |
Other TECO models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECO TWW27CFAT2.7 kW cooling225 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $74 | |
| TECO TWW27CFWDG2.8 kW cooling215 kWh/yr | 2 | $71 |
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TECO TVS26CVWAH specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Window / wall
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.60 kW
- Cooling power input
- 0.87 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.99
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 2.98
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 1.0 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R410A
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 59.3 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 64.9 dB(A)
- 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.
TECO TVS26CVWAH 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 | – | – | 358 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 2.0 | – | 186 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 464 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 2.0 | – | 285 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,145 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 2.0 | – | 866 | – |
Part-load test points (10 values)
- c__t1_min_cap_power_rated
- 200 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 400 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_power_rated
- 170 W
- c__t1_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 660 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 370 W
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1370 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 840 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1480 W
Other model numbers on registration AAC9951
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC9951
- GEMS registration id
- 177339
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- TVS26CV**AH
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Non Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.1:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 5
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.