New Zealand · costs in NZD
Reverse cycle packaged air conditioner
Temperzone OPA 171RLTFY Heat Pump
Temperzone OPA 171RLTFY is a 16.4 kW reverse cycle ducted packaged heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC8815).
A newer registration of this model exists: AAC9219.
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 2.5
- Heating: 1.5
- Annual electricity use
- 8,061 kWh
- 1,081 cooling + 6,980 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $2,660 / year
- $222 / month · $26,601 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 16.4 kW cooling
- 17.3 kW heating
2% more electricity than the median of 6 comparable 16 kW reverse cycle ducted packaged registrations (7,887 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 17% of them.
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.
Temperzone OPA 171RLTFY running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 8,061 | $2,660 | $26,601 |
| Mixed zone | 4,414 | $1,457 | $14,566 |
| Hot zone | 5,283 | $1,743 | $17,434 |
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 16.4 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actron Air PRV15BT-T15 kW heating14.8 kW cooling6,723 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $2,219 | |
| AIRSTAGE RAQ/L/EC/WP/1513 kW heating14.9 kW cooling7,686 kWh/yr | 2 | $2,536 | |
| Temperzone OPA 171RLTFY17.3 kW heating16.4 kW cooling7,720 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $2,548 |
Heat pumps similar to the Temperzone OPA 171RLTFY
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| APAC P015AHR3SA-RBB14.2 kW heating16 kW cooling7,837 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $2,586 | |
| APAC P015AHR3SA14.2 kW heating16 kW cooling7,837 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $2,586 | |
| Actron Air PRV17AT-T18.4 kW heating17 kW cooling11,648 kWh/yr | 2 | $3,844 | |
| Daikin UAYN180AFY1A17.2 kW heating17.4 kW cooling10,894 kWh/yr | 1 | $3,595 | |
| AIRSTAGE RAQ/L/EC/WP/1513 kW heating14.9 kW cooling7,686 kWh/yr | 2 | $2,536 | |
| Actron Air PRV15BT-T15 kW heating14.8 kW cooling6,723 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $2,219 |
Other Temperzone models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperzone OPA 171RLTFY17.3 kW heating16.4 kW cooling7,720 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $2,548 | |
| Temperzone OPA161RKTY14.2 kW heating15.9 kW cooling7,937 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $2,619 |
Compare OPA 171RLTFY with another model
Temperzone OPA 171RLTFY specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Packaged
- Air distribution
- Ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 16.35 kW
- Cooling power input
- 4.89 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 17.30 kW
- Heating power input
- 5.05 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.34
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.42
- Rated AEER
- 3.30
- Rated ACOP
- 3.38
- Standby power (PIA)
- 18.0 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Three phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- No
- Country of manufacture
- Australia, New Zealand
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Temperzone OPA 171RLTFY 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 | – | – | 2,196 | 2,317 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1,081 | 6,980 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 2,838 | 1,261 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1,675 | 2,739 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 6,359 | 285 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 2.5 | 2.0 | 4,843 | 440 |
Part-load test points (22 values)
- h__h2_ext_cap_power_rated
- 6485 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 2120 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- h__h1_half_cap_power_rated
- 2100 W
- h__h1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_full_cap_power_rated
- 4748 W
- h__h2_half_cap_power_rated
- 2060 W
- h__h3_have_ext_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_full_cap_results
- Yes
- h__h2_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- h__h3_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_ext_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 17307 W
- h__h1_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 8300 W
- h__h2_full_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 14431 W
- h__h2_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 7290 W
- h__h2_is_capable_extended_load
- Yes
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 1780 W
- c__low_temp_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 8360 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 8880 W
Related Temperzone model numbers starting with OPA171RLTFY
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPA 171RLTFY | AAC9219 | 2.5 | 7,720 | 11 August 2030 |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8815
- GEMS registration id
- 168273
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 30 April 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Non Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.2:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 6
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.